# Eleventy vs Nextra

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Eleventy

| Attribute | Eleventy | Nextra |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 59.9 (77% (high)) | 50.7 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 48 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 2,302 |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,963 | 13,936 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 212,310 | 239,479 |
| 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":"An open-source site generator that combines Next.js with Markdown and MDX, providing automatic link/image optimization, built-in full-text search, internationalization, and hybrid rendering capabilities for documentation and content sites. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://nextra.site","question":"What is Nextra?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nextra 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://nextra.site","question":"Is Nextra free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nextra supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://nextra.site","question":"What platforms does Nextra support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nextra can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://nextra.site","question":"Can Nextra be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nextra 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/shuding/nextra","question":"Is Nextra open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":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 site generation framework that leverages Next.js to enable developers to build documentation and static websites with a straightforward, flexible approach. |
| 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}` | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Next.js","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` |
| integrations.count | 11 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"HTML"},{"name":"Markdown"},{"name":"JavaScript"},{"name":"Liquid"},{"name":"Nunjucks"},{"name":"WebC"},{"name":"Sass"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"TypeScript"},{"name":"JSX"}]` | - |
| language.primary | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"mac":true,"windows":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://11ty.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-09-11T19:14:55.934Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nextra.site","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:20:08.323Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | - |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | 7.8 | 3.2 |
| 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":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nextra&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Eleventy | Nextra |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | JavaScript | Next.js |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | Markdown | MDX |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | ✗ | ✓ |
| Internationalisation | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | - | Built-in |
| **Design** |  |  |
| Theming / custom design | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Official managed host | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Built-in usage analytics | ✗ | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T18:57:05.116Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*