# Jekyll vs VitePress

**Leader by Vioscale score:** VitePress

| Attribute | Jekyll | VitePress |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.6 (50% (medium)) | 60.2 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 1 | 100 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 2 |
| adoption.github_stars | 51,653 | 18,245 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 1,043,743 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | A documentation site generator that transforms markdown files into fast static websites. Powered by Vite and Vue, it enables developers to embed Vue components directly in markdown and build custom themes. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Ruby","search":"none","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":false,"api_reference":false,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Vite + Vue","authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub Pages"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Jekyll plugins ecosystem"}]` | - |
| language.primary | Ruby | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jekyllrb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:19:48.968Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Open Source","description":"MIT Licensed","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free, MIT Licensed","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vitepress.dev","retrievedAt":"2026-08-01T15:02:51.439Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | commercial | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 86 | 15 |
| 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/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.19","date":"2026-08-02T00:44:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.18","date":"2026-07-06T19:31:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.18"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.17","date":"2026-03-19T17:06:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.17"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.16","date":"2026-01-31T14:19:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.16"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.15","date":"2025-11-22T08:16:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.15"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.14","date":"2025-11-21T04:20:45Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.14"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.13","date":"2025-11-13T04:28:30Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.12","date":"2025-08-20T16:01:22Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.11","date":"2025-08-14T05:11:38Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.10","date":"2025-08-11T09:06:50Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.9","date":"2025-07-26T21:30:54Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.8","date":"2025-07-08T07:59:31Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.7","date":"2025-06-24T10:13:46Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.6","date":"2025-06-12T07:02:09Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.5","date":"2025-04-21T12:21:16Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.4","date":"2025-03-09T07:27:13Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.3","date":"2025-02-24T20:22:06Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.2","date":"2025-01-23T15:53:07Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v2.0.0-alpha.1","date":"2025-01-22T07:39:17Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v2.0.0-alpha.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vitepress/releases/tag/v1.6.3","date":"2025-01-22T15:30:20Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.3"}]` |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 5.4 | 4.4 |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=doc-theme-323&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Jekyll | VitePress |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | Ruby | Vite + Vue |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | Markdown | Markdown |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✗ | - |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | ✗ | - |
| Internationalisation | ✗ | - |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | None | - |
| **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 2026-09-01T16:57:45.760Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*