Jekyll
A Ruby-based static site generator that transforms markdown and templates into ready-to-deploy websites
- Also known as
- jekyll
Available worldwide
What is Jekyll?
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.
Jekyll pricing
We don't have Jekyll's full plan breakdown yet (its pricing page resisted automated reading). Here's what we could confirm. Always check live pricing for exact numbers.
Free and open source
What Jekyll does
The capabilities that matter for documentation tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Tool kind
- Static-site generator
- Engine / language
- Ruby
- Authoring format
- Markdown
- API reference from OpenAPI / code
- ✗
- Multi-version docs
- ✗
- Internationalisation
- ✗
- Search
- None
- Theming / custom design
- ✓
- Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
- ✓
- Self-hostable
- ✓
- Official managed host
- ✓
- Built-in usage analytics
- ✗
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (3)
Independently observed- GitHub Pages
- GitHub Actions
- Jekyll plugins ecosystem
Security & compliance
Known vulnerabilities: 1 (0 in the last 12 months), max severity HIGH sourcea count reflects scale & disclosure, not quality
Jekyll FAQ
Common questions about Jekyll, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is Jekyll?
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
Is Jekyll free to use?
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
What platforms does Jekyll support?
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
Can Jekyll be self-hosted?
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
What does Jekyll integrate with?
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
Is Jekyll open source?
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
Jekyll alternatives
Other documentation tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- DocusaurusA static site generator for building and maintaining documentation websites, particularly for open-source projectshigh · 80%
- GitBookDocumentation platform combining AI assistance with automated accuracy checksmedium · 72%
- VitePressDocumentation and site building tool for Vue projectsmedium · 69%
- MintlifyDocumentation platform that automatically updates content for developers and AI agentsmedium · 73%
- SphinxA tool for generating technical documentation from structured markuphigh · 77%
- Read the DocsA platform that hosts and publishes project documentation onlinelow · 43%
Compare Jekyll
Side by side against other documentation tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for Jekyll, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dependent projects | 95 | 0.08 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 67 | 0.08 | 5.6 | ✓ |
| Release cadence | 52 | 0.07 | 3.5 | ✓ |
| Development activity | 28 | 0.12 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Security score | 62 | 0.05 | 3.3 | ✓ |
| Stars | 89 | 0.03 | 2.9 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 17 | 0.05 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 5 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
| Package downloads | 0 | 0.17 | 0.0 | - |
| Developer Q&A activity | 0 | 0.08 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 7 | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 65% |
Adoption
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 66% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | I18n: No · Kind: static_generator · Engine: Ruby · Search: none · Runtime: ruby · Git sync: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-10-15 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | Ruby | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 95% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-08-14 · 75% |
Pricing
Release
Security
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Disclosure policy | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-14 · 60% |
| Scorecard | 6.2 | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
| 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 | highsource · 2026-10-15 · 90% |
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