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Head-to-head · Static Site Generators

Publii vs Eleventy

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 4 checks side by side
Higher score Publii #3 in Static Site Generators 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 4 features Visit Publii
Eleventy #6 in Static Site Generators 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 3 of 4 features Visit Eleventy

Publii leads on 0 checks, Eleventy on 0, and 4 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 4 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scorePublii · 9.0/10
  • Free planboth
  • Most featuresEleventy · 3 of 4

Publii scores higher on our rubric for static site generators: 9.0 against 8.7 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Publii is the better fit for nontechnical bloggers. Eleventy is the better fit for simple flexible static sites.

  • Publii fits best

    Nontechnical bloggers

  • Eleventy fits best

    Simple flexible static sites

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Side by side

Feature Publii 9.0/10 Visit ↗ Eleventy 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.0 8.7
Ranking #3 in Static Site Generators #6 in Static Site Generators
Best for Nontechnical bloggers Simple flexible static sites
Pricing model Free Free
Starting price Free plan Free plan
Free plan ✓ ✓
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted, Desktop Self-hosted
Platforms Windows, macOS, Linux Windows, macOS, Linux
Support Email, Community, Docs Community, Docs
Built for Solo, Small business Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Publii 0/4 · Eleventy 3/4
CMS integration Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Incremental builds Not checked yet Not checked yet
Multilingual support Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Local preview server Not checked yet ✓ (best)
Specs
Content sources Not checked yet Markdown
Supported languages Not checked yet HTML, Markdown, WebC, JavaScript, Liquid, Nunjucks, Handlebars, Mustache, EJS, Haml, Pug, TypeScript, JSX, MDX, Sass
Our review
Pros
  • Block, WYSIWYG, and Markdown editors in one desktop app
  • SEO settings include metadata, structured data, social previews, and sitemaps
  • Publishes to GitHub Pages, Netlify, S3, FTP, and SFTP
  • Zero-configuration setup with extensible configuration
  • Supports Markdown and many templating languages
  • Includes collections, data cascade, watch mode, and preview server
Cons
  • Future-dated posts do not automatically publish or synchronize
  • Custom themes require Handlebars, CSS, and JavaScript
  • Hosting, domains, premium themes, and plugins may cost extra
  • Requires Node.js for local development
  • CMS integration is guidance rather than a built-in CMS
  • Internationalization relies on guidance and plugin support
Our verdict

Publii is a free, open-source desktop CMS for writers and site owners who want to create static websites without managing a server runtime. Its Windows, macOS, and Linux applications support block, WYSIWYG, and Markdown editing, along with…

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Eleventy is an open-source static site generator that transforms directories of templates into pre-rendered HTML. It supports Markdown plus HTML, WebC, JavaScript, Liquid, Nunjucks, Handlebars, Mustache, EJS, Haml, Pug, TypeScript, JSX,…

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  1. PubliiStatic Site Generators 9.0Free plan
  2. EleventyStatic Site Generators 8.7Free plan

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Publii — where it wins

    • Block, WYSIWYG, and Markdown editors in one desktop app
    • SEO settings include metadata, structured data, social previews, and sitemaps
    • Publishes to GitHub Pages, Netlify, S3, FTP, and SFTP

    Where it doesn't

    • Future-dated posts do not automatically publish or synchronize
    • Custom themes require Handlebars, CSS, and JavaScript
    • Hosting, domains, premium themes, and plugins may cost extra

  • Eleventy — where it wins

    • Zero-configuration setup with extensible configuration
    • Supports Markdown and many templating languages
    • Includes collections, data cascade, watch mode, and preview server

    Where it doesn't

    • Requires Node.js for local development
    • CMS integration is guidance rather than a built-in CMS
    • Internationalization relies on guidance and plugin support

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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