# Eleventy vs Hexo

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Eleventy

| Attribute | Eleventy | Hexo |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.9 (77% (high)) | 50.1 (38% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 48 | 6 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 21,451 |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,963 | 41,778 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 212,310 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Eleventy is a static site generator that lets you author content in standard formats like Markdown and choose from various template languages without vendor lock-in. It emphasizes simplicity and flexible gradual migration between versions. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://11ty.dev","question":"What is Eleventy?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Eleventy is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://11ty.dev","question":"Is Eleventy free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Eleventy supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://11ty.dev","question":"What platforms does Eleventy support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Eleventy can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://11ty.dev","question":"Can Eleventy be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 11 integrations for Eleventy, including HTML, Markdown, JavaScript, Liquid, Nunjucks, WebC, Sass and Vue, plus 3 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://11ty.dev","question":"What does Eleventy integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Eleventy is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/11ty/eleventy","question":"Is Eleventy open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A static blog generator powered by Node.js that rapidly compiles markdown files. It offers extensible plugins, multiple template engines, and command-line deployment tools. It is indexed under Static Site Generators.","source":"https://hexo.io","question":"What is Hexo?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hexo is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://hexo.io","question":"Is Hexo free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Hexo supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://hexo.io","question":"What platforms does Hexo support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 9 integrations for Hexo, including EJS, Pug, Nunjucks, Babel, PostCSS, Less, Sass and GitHub Flavored Markdown, plus 1 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://hexo.io","question":"What does Hexo integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Hexo is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/hexojs/hexo","question":"Is Hexo open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A JavaScript-based command-line tool that transforms various template formats into static HTML output, offering a flexible alternative to traditional site generators. | A static blog generator powered by Node.js that rapidly compiles markdown files. It offers extensible plugins, multiple template engines, and command-line deployment tools. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"JavaScript","runtime":"node","git_sync":false,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":false,"build_model":"fully_static","api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false,"incremental_builds":true,"zero_js_by_default":true}` | `{"runtime":"node","build_model":"fully_static"}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"HTML"},{"name":"Markdown"},{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"Liquid"},{"name":"Nunjucks"},{"name":"WebC"},{"name":"Sass"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"JSX"}]` | `[{"name":"EJS"},{"name":"Pug"},{"name":"Nunjucks"},{"name":"Babel"},{"name":"PostCSS"},{"name":"Less"},{"name":"Sass"},{"name":"GitHub Flavored Markdown"},{"name":"Octopress"},{"name":"GitHub Pages","category":"deployment"},{"name":"Heroku","category":"deployment"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true,"linux":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://11ty.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-09-11T19:14:55.934Z"}` | `{"type":"free","sourceUrl":"https://hexo.io","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T22:36:52.808Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 80 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 7.8 | 6.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=go&package_name=github.com%2F11ty%2Feleventy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":2,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=hexo&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Static Site Generators)

| Capability | Eleventy | Hexo |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Runtime | Node | Node |
| Build model | Fully static | Fully static |
| Incremental builds | ✓ | - |
| Islands partial hydration | - | - |
| I18n | ✗ | - |
| Image optimization | - | - |
| Docs specialised | - | - |
| Plugin ecosystem size | - | - |
| Zero js by default | ✓ | - |
| Mdx component embeds | - | - |
| Single binary no deps | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:28:27.699Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*