Eleventy
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VisitEleventy vs Nanoc
What both publish
| Fact | Eleventy | Nanoc |
|---|---|---|
| CMS integration | Yes | No |
| Content sources | markdown | database |
| Founded | 2017 | 2007 |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| License | The official documentation repository is marked as MIT licensed. | Nanoc is licensed under the MIT license. |
| Local preview server | Yes | Yes |
| Multilingual support | Yes | Yes |
| Runtime | Eleventy recommends Node.js version 18 or newer. | Nanoc requires Ruby 3.1 or higher and the CRuby implementation for guaranteed support. |
| Supported languages | HTML,Markdown,WebC,JavaScript,Liquid,Nunjucks,Handlebars,Mustache,EJS,Haml,Pug,TypeScript,JSX,MDX,Sass | Ruby |
| What it does | Eleventy is a simpler static site generator that compiles templates into HTML. | Nanoc is a flexible static-site generator that transforms content such as Markdown or AsciiDoc into HTML. |
Eleventy plans
- EleventyFree
Nanoc plans
- NanocFree
Pick Eleventy if…
Eleventy suits developers building static sites with templates and content such as Markdown. It may not suit projects that need a single-page application approach.
Pick Nanoc if…
Nanoc suits developers building anything from a personal blog to a corporate website who prefer a command-line, filesystem-based workflow. It may fit teams that need metadata-driven content, multilingual output, or custom processing.