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Jekyll vs Zola
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| Fact | Jekyll | Zola |
|---|---|---|
| Language | Ruby | Rust |
| Licence | MIT | EUPL-1.2 |
| Stars | 52k | 17k |
| Latest | v4.4.1 | v0.23.6 |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-10-05 |
| Release cadence | about 67 days between releases | about 7 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 6 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 15 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Zola replaces Jekyll. Alternatives to Jekyll →
Full replacementSingle binary with Sass, syntax highlighting and a search index built in.
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)
Zola
- v0.23.62026-09-12Welcome to this new release of Zola v0.23.6!
- v0.23.52026-09-11Welcome to this new release of Zola v0.23.5!
- v0.23.42026-08-20Welcome to this new release of Zola v0.23.4!
- v0.23.32026-08-11Welcome to this new release of Zola v0.23.3!
- v0.23.22026-08-07Welcome to this new release of Zola v0.23.2!
Jekyll
unsigned The latest release, v4.4.1, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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Zola
unsigned The latest release, v0.23.6, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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