Comparison

Hexo vs Pelican

No leader: the top candidate Hexo has only 0.28 confidence (low), below the 0.35 needed to declare a winner. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

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Hexo49
Pelican39
Score
Vioscale score
Hexo49 / 100low · 28%
Pelican39 / 100low · 21%
Pricing
Free tier
Hexo
Pelican
Model
Price level
Hexofree
Pelicanfree
Integrations
Count
Hexo9
Pelican
Adoption
Dependent repos
Hexo21,451
Pelican3,322
Github stars
Hexo41,773
Pelican13,337
Activity
Commits last 30d
Hexo6
Pelican0
Release
Cadence days
Hexo80
Pelican60
History
Pelican20 items
License
Spdx
HexoMIT
PelicanAGPL-3.0
Language
Primary
PelicanPython

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for static site generators. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capabilities
Runtime
Hexo-
Pelican-
Build model
Hexo-
Pelican-
Incremental builds
Hexo-
Pelican-
Islands partial hydration
Hexo-
Pelican-
I18n
Hexo-
Pelican-
Image optimization
Hexo-
Pelican-
Docs specialised
Hexo-
Pelican-
Plugin ecosystem size
Hexo-
Pelican-
Zero js by default
Hexo-
Pelican-
Mdx component embeds
Hexo-
Pelican-
Single binary no deps
Hexo-
Pelican-

What each one is

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

Hexo

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.

Independently observed

Pelican

Create static websites from text files using Markdown, reStructuredText, or HTML without requiring a database or server-side logic. Customize your site's appearance using Jinja2-based themes.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Hexo

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Pelican

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Hexo
Pelican
Deployment
Self-hosted
Hexo
Pelican

Integrations

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

Hexo

9 total
  • EJS
  • Pug
  • Nunjucks
  • Babel
  • PostCSS
  • Less
  • Sass
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown
  • Octopress
Independently observed

Pelican

Not documented yet.

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.