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Eleventy vs Jekyll
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Eleventy | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | Ruby |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 20k | 52k |
| Latest | v3.1.6 | v4.4.1 |
| Last push | 2026-10-02 | 2026-09-17 |
| Release cadence | too few releases | about 67 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Eleventy replaces Jekyll. Alternatives to Jekyll →
Full replacementJavaScript, with several template languages side by side.
Eleventy
- v4.0.0-alpha.102026-07-01Build Awesome (11ty) v4.0.0-alpha.10pre-release
- v4.0.0-alpha.92026-07-01Build Awesome (11ty) v4.0.0-alpha.9pre-release
- v4.0.0-alpha.82026-06-18Build Awesome (11ty) v4.0.0-alpha.8pre-release
- v3.1.62026-06-02Eleventy v3.1.6: Everybody wants to do Maintenance
- v4.0.0-alpha.72026-03-20Pre-release: Eleventy v4.0.0-alpha.7pre-release
Jekyll
- v4.4.12025-01-29Restore globbed path behavior in front matter defaults (#9762)
- v4.4.02025-01-27Allow marking specific highlighted lines via Liquid (#9138)
- v4.3.42024-09-16Backport #9662 for v4.3.x: Relax version constraint on wdm in new Gemfile (#9683)
- v3.9.42023-12-28Backport #9392 for v3.9.x: Add support for Ruby 3.3 Logger (#9513)
- v4.3.32023-12-27Backport #9392 for v4.3.x: Fix backward compatibility issues in the Logger (#9510)
Eleventy
unsigned The latest release, v3.1.6, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Jekyll
unsigned The latest release, v4.4.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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