# Jekyll

> Transform your plain text into static websites and blogs

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/jekyll
- **Category:** Documentation Tools
- **Homepage:** https://jekyllrb.com
- **Also known as:** jekyll
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-03T22:50:07.896Z

## Vioscale score

**45.4 / 100**, confidence 23% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 100 | 6 | 600 | ✓ |
| reliability | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| capabilities | 57.8 | 16 | 925 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 88.9 | 5 | 444.5 | ✓ |
| integrations | 0 | 8 | 0 | - |
| github_activity | 9.5 | 18 | 170.6 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 52.2 | 10 | 522.2 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 0 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 25 | 8 | 200 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-03, [verify at source](https://jekyllrb.com). Independently observed._

Open source · Free tier

## About

Jekyll is a static site generator that transforms plain text into static websites and blogs. It requires no databases, comment moderation, or updates, and includes first-class support for blog functionality with permalinks, categories, pages, posts, and custom layouts.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** CLI
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS, Self-hosted

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Documentation Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

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

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 1 | [link](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/pulse) | 2026-08-03 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 51,607 | [link](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Ruby | [link](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll) | 2026-08-03 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll) | 2026-08-03 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://jekyllrb.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://jekyllrb.com) | 2026-08-03 | 40% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | free | [link](https://jekyllrb.com) | 2026-08-03 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 86 | [link](https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll/releases) | 2026-08-03 | 70% (medium) |

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