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Comparison

Eleventy vs GitBook

No clear leader: GitBook (64.7) and Eleventy (59.9) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Eleventy full profile →GitBook full profile →
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Eleventy60
GitBook65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Eleventy60 / 100high · 77%
GitBook65 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
Eleventy✓
GitBook✓
Model
Eleventyopen_source
GitBookfreemium
Price level
Eleventyfree
GitBookhigh
Starting price
Eleventy–
GitBook$65
Transparent
Eleventy✓
GitBook✓
Integrations
Count
Eleventy11
GitBook30
Security
Certifications
Eleventy–
GitBookSOC 2, ISO 27001
Gdpr
Eleventy–
GitBook✓
Iso27001
Eleventy–
GitBook✓
Scorecard
Eleventy7.8
GitBook–
Soc2
Eleventy–
GitBook✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Eleventy–
GitBook✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eleventy0
GitBook–
Github stars
Eleventy19,963
GitBook–
Package downloads weekly
Eleventy212,310
GitBook–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eleventy48
GitBook–
Release
Cadence days
Eleventy2
GitBook–
History
Eleventy20 items
GitBook–
License
Spdx
EleventyMIT
GitBook–
Language
Primary
EleventyJavaScript
GitBook–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Eleventy6 items
GitBook7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
EleventyStatic-site generator
GitBookHosted platform
Engine / language
EleventyJavaScript
GitBookTypeScript/Node.js
Authoring
Authoring format
EleventyMarkdown
GitBookMarkdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Eleventy✓
GitBook✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Eleventy✗
GitBook✓
Internationalisation
Eleventy✗
GitBook✓
Discovery
Search
Eleventy-
GitBookBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Eleventy✓
GitBook✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Eleventy✗
GitBook✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Eleventy✓
GitBook✓
Official managed host
Eleventy✗
GitBook✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Eleventy✗
GitBook✓

What each one is

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

Eleventy

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

GitBook

A documentation hosting and management tool that incorporates AI assistance for user support and includes automated checks to identify when content becomes outdated.

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

Open source
as of verify ↗

GitBook

from $65/moHybridFree tier

From $65/site/month. Free tier available. Enterprise custom.

  • FreeFree
    • Git Sync
    • Basic customization
    • Built-in SEO
    • Page view analytics
    • Full text search
    • +6 more
  • Premium$65/site/mo + $12/additional user/mo (annual billing)
    • All Free features
    • Advanced customization
    • Custom domain
    • AI writing and editing
    • AI search
    • +5 more
  • Ultimate$249/site/mo + $12/additional user/mo (annual billing)
    • All Premium features
    • Custom subdirectory
    • Custom fonts
    • Adaptive content
    • Embed Assistant anywhere
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Ultimate features
    • SAML SSO
    • Git Sync IP allowlisting
    • Unlimited adaptive content
    • Custom integrations
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Eleventy

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

GitBook

16 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Ahrefs
  • Okta
  • SAML
  • Intercom
  • kapa.ai
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
  • Discord
  • Confluence
  • Linear
  • YouTube
  • PDF
Independently observed
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