# Eleventy vs Sphinx

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Sphinx

| Attribute | Eleventy | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 53.7 (79% (high)) | 68.9 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 9 | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 68,751 |
| adoption.github_stars | 19,861 | 7,989 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 201,177 | 15,422,418 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"JavaScript","git_sync":false,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":false,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Python","themeable":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 | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://11ty.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:20:03.091Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:27:10.554Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 2 | 1 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.9","date":"2026-07-01T17:00:59Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.10","date":"2026-07-01T20:56:57Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.8","date":"2026-06-18T02:35:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.6","date":"2026-06-02T22:01:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.7","date":"2026-03-20T22:14:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.5","date":"2026-03-18T19:01:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.4","date":"2026-03-18T18:51:05Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.3","date":"2026-03-18T18:36:50Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.6","date":"2025-12-11T23:13:27Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.5","date":"2025-12-05T23:39:21Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.4","date":"2025-08-01T16:47:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.3","date":"2025-07-30T20:31:01Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2025-07-30T19:57:11Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v4.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2025-07-30T19:36:00Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v4.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.2","date":"2025-06-24T21:45:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.2-beta.4","date":"2025-06-23T18:21:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.2-beta.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.2-beta.3","date":"2025-06-20T21:05:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.2-beta.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.2-beta.2","date":"2025-06-18T22:31:43Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.2-beta.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.2-beta.1","date":"2025-06-16T19:58:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v3.1.2-beta.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/11ty/buildawesome/releases/tag/v3.1.1","date":"2025-06-03T18:54:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v3.1.1"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0","date":"2025-12-31T15:08:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc2","date":"2025-12-27T03:17:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc1","date":"2025-12-19T23:30:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.4","date":"2025-12-04T07:46:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.3","date":"2025-12-04T01:46:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.2","date":"2025-12-03T23:03:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.1","date":"2025-12-01T16:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0","date":"2025-11-30T12:41:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc4","date":"2025-11-30T06:18:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc3","date":"2025-11-30T03:03:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc2","date":"2025-11-29T02:44:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc1","date":"2025-11-28T00:47:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2025-03-02T22:31:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2025-03-02T21:01:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2025-02-21T23:29:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2025-02-18T19:52:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc2","date":"2025-02-18T00:39:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc1","date":"2025-02-16T05:41:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2024-10-13T20:26:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2024-10-12T18:44:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 7.8 | 5.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40gerhobbelt%2Feleventy&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=sphinx&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

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

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:05:31.452Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*