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Gatsby vs Jekyll
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Gatsby | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| Language | JavaScript | Ruby |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 56k | 52k |
| Latest | gatsby@5.16.1 | v4.4.1 |
| Last push | 2026-11-11 | 2026-10-13 |
| Release cadence | about 7 days between 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
Gatsby replaces Jekyll. Alternatives to Jekyll →
PartialA React-based static site generator with a GraphQL data layer, which needs more tooling than Jekyll.
Gatsby
- gatsby@5.16.12026-02-10Fix various regressions with Gatsby Head API, such as <title> not updating document.title by @serhalp and @pieh in
- gatsby@5.16.02026-01-26feat: support React 19
- gatsby@5.15.02025-08-27fix: support node 22
- gatsby@5.14.62025-08-272025-08-06
- gatsby@5.14.52025-08-272025-06-19
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)
Gatsby
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Jekyll
unsigned The latest release, v4.4.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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