# Jekyll vs Zola

| Attribute | Jekyll | Zola |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 54.2 (48% (low)) | 54 (54% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 7 | 48 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 490,112 | 0 |
| adoption.github_stars | 51,713 | 17,513 |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"A Ruby-based command-line tool that transforms Markdown, Liquid, and HTML into static websites ready for deployment. Designed specifically for blogs and content-focused sites, it integrates seamlessly with GitHub Pages for free hosting. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"What is Jekyll?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Jekyll 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://jekyllrb.com","question":"Is Jekyll free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Jekyll supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"What platforms does Jekyll support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Jekyll can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"Can Jekyll be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Jekyll, including GitHub Pages, GitHub Actions and Jekyll plugins ecosystem. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"What does Jekyll integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Jekyll 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/jekyll/jekyll","question":"Is Jekyll open source?","confidence":0.95}]` | `[{"answer":"Compiles entire websites into static files using a single binary, eliminating the need for server management or external tooling. Renders sites in under a second with built-in support for templating, syntax highlighting, and Sass compilation. It is indexed under Static Site Generators.","source":"https://www.getzola.org","question":"What is Zola?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Zola is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the EUPL-1.2 licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.getzola.org","question":"Is Zola free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Zola supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.getzola.org","question":"What platforms does Zola support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Zola can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.getzola.org","question":"Can Zola be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Zola is published under the EUPL-1.2 licence, a copyleft licence, so check its terms before embedding it in a closed-source product. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/getzola/zola","question":"Is Zola open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Jekyll is a command-line tool that compiles Markdown and Liquid templates into static websites without requiring a database or server-side processing. It powers GitHub Pages and can be deployed to any standard web server like Apache or Nginx. | Zola is a static site generator that compiles into a single self-contained executable with no external runtime dependencies. It provides native features for template component embedding, image optimization, multi-language sites, and automatic generation of page navigation aids. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Ruby","search":"none","runtime":"ruby","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":false,"build_model":"fully_static","api_reference":false,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` | `{"i18n":true,"runtime":"rust","build_model":"fully_static","image_optimization":true,"mdx_component_embeds":true,"single_binary_no_deps":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 1 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub Pages"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Jekyll plugins ecosystem"}]` | `[{"name":"Cloudflare Pages"}]` |
| language.primary | Ruby | Rust |
| license.spdx | MIT | EUPL-1.2 |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jekyllrb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:19:48.968Z"}` | `{"type":"free","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.getzola.org","retrievedAt":"2026-10-14T22:35:23.029Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | free |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 86 | 22 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.4.1","date":"2025-01-29T12:47:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.4.0","date":"2025-01-27T15:28:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.3.4","date":"2024-09-16T16:24:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v3.9.4","date":"2023-12-28T22:51:37Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.3.3","date":"2023-12-27T19:20:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v3.9.3","date":"2023-01-30T02:39:43Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.3.2","date":"2023-01-20T18:13:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.3.1","date":"2022-10-26T17:57:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.3.0","date":"2022-10-20T16:05:01Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v3.9.2","date":"2022-03-28T10:26:54Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.2.2","date":"2022-03-03T11:01:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.2.1","date":"2021-09-27T11:26:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v3.9.1","date":"2021-04-08T15:39:17Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.2.0","date":"2020-12-14T12:32:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v3.9.0","date":"2020-08-05T18:48:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.1.1","date":"2020-06-24T16:58:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.1.0","date":"2020-05-27T13:41:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.0.1","date":"2020-05-08T15:24:10Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v3.8.7","date":"2020-05-08T15:21:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.8.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases/tag/v4.0.0","date":"2019-08-20T14:48:12Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.0.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.6","date":"2026-09-12T22:06:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.5","date":"2026-09-11T22:02:23Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.4","date":"2026-08-20T16:35:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.3","date":"2026-08-11T13:37:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.2","date":"2026-08-07T09:49:31Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.1","date":"2026-08-05T12:03:29Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.23.0","date":"2026-08-05T10:50:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.23.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.22.1","date":"2026-01-22T09:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.22.0","date":"2026-01-09T22:37:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.22.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.21.0","date":"2025-07-14T21:33:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.21.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.20.0","date":"2025-02-14T21:53:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.20.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.19.2","date":"2024-08-15T18:43:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.19.1","date":"2024-06-24T21:33:18Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.19.0","date":"2024-06-20T21:47:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.19.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.18.0","date":"2023-12-18T22:50:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.18.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.17.2","date":"2023-03-19T19:58:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.17.1","date":"2023-02-24T21:43:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.17.0","date":"2023-02-16T20:17:34Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.16.1","date":"2022-08-14T15:14:53Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/getzola/zola/releases/tag/v0.16.0","date":"2022-07-16T21:59:42Z","type":"stable","version":"v0.16.0"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6.2 | 5.1 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=jekyll&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=alpine&package_name=zola&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Static Site Generators)

| Capability | Jekyll | Zola |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Capabilities** |  |  |
| Runtime | Ruby | Rust |
| 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 2026-10-16T17:47:53.516Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*