Comparison

Eleventy vs Gatsby

On the evidence we track, Eleventy leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Eleventy60
Gatsby53
Score
vioscaleAI score
Eleventy60 / 100high · 77%
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 53%
Pricing
Free tier
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✓
Model
Eleventyopen_source
Gatsbyfree
Price level
Eleventyfree
Gatsbyfree
Transparent
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✗
Integrations
Count
Eleventy11
Gatsby1
Security
Disclosure policy
Eleventy–
Gatsby✓
Gdpr
Eleventy–
Gatsby✓
Scorecard
Eleventy7.8
Gatsby7.4
Soc2
Eleventy–
Gatsby✓
Reliability
Status page
Eleventy–
Gatsby✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eleventy0
Gatsby–
Github stars
Eleventy19,963
Gatsby55,937
Package downloads weekly
Eleventy212,310
Gatsby270,321
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eleventy48
Gatsby3
Release
Cadence days
Eleventy2
Gatsby–
History
Eleventy20 items
Gatsby20 items
License
Spdx
EleventyMIT
GatsbyMIT
Language
Primary
EleventyJavaScript
Market
Availability
Gatsby–
Content
Faq
Eleventy6 items
Gatsby7 items

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for documentation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tool kind
EleventyStatic-site generator
GatsbyStatic-site generator
Engine / language
EleventyJavaScript
GatsbyJavaScript/React
Authoring
Authoring format
EleventyMarkdown
GatsbyMarkdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Eleventy✗
Gatsby-
Internationalisation
Eleventy✗
Gatsby-
Discovery
Search
Eleventy-
Gatsby-
Design
Theming / custom design
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Eleventy✗
Gatsby✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✓
Official managed host
Eleventy✗
Gatsby✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Eleventy✗
Gatsby-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Eleventy

Leader

A JavaScript-based command-line tool that transforms various template formats into static HTML output, offering a flexible alternative to traditional site generators.

Independently observed

Gatsby

React-based framework designed for creating fast, scalable web applications. Emphasizes performance, security, and developer experience with support for multiple data sources including headless CMS platforms.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Eleventy

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Gatsby

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Eleventy✗
Gatsby✓
macOS
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✗
Windows
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✗
CLI
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Eleventy✗
Gatsby✓
Self-hosted
Eleventy✓
Gatsby✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Eleventy

Leader
11 total
  • HTML
  • Markdown
  • JavaScript
  • Liquid
  • Nunjucks
  • WebC
  • Sass
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • TypeScript
  • JSX
Independently observed

Gatsby

5 total
  • Netlify
  • Google APIs
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
  • Shopify
Independently observed
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