Awestruct AlternativesBlog Publishing Tools and other similar apps like Awestruct

Awestruct is described as 'Makes it trivially easy to create non-trivial static websites using lightweight markup languages such as AsciiDoc, Markdown, and Textile, templating languages such as Slim, Haml, and Compass (Sass), as well as UI frameworks like Bootstrap and Zurb Foundation' and is a Blog Publishing tool in the online services category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Awestruct for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, Mac, Windows, Linux and Ruby apps. The best Awestruct alternative is Ghost, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Awestruct are Jekyll, Grav, Gatsby and VuePress.

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  1. Ghost icon
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    The world's most popular modern publishing platform for creating a new media platform.

    291 Ghost alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
    • Node.JS
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  2. Jekyll icon
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    Jekyll is a simple, blog aware, static site generator. It takes a template directory (representing the raw form of a website), runs it through and Liquid converters, and spits out a complete, static website suitable for serving with Apache or your favorite web server.

    141 Jekyll alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
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  3. Grav icon
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    Grav is an easy to use, yet powerful, opensource CMS that requires no database. In a nutshell, installing Grav is a matter of unzipping the file. It is fast, has sophisticated caching, and a light footprint for optimal performance.

    197 Grav alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Cloudron
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  4. Gatsby icon
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    Gatsby provides development teams an open source frontend framework for creating dynamic, optimized websites and a cloud platform for delivering them on a blazing fast edge network.

    112 Gatsby alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • React
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
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  5. VuePress icon
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    VuePress is a static site generator that uses markdown. It allows users to create content like blogs and documentation. Originally designed for Vue.js documentation, it now serves a wider user base. It emphasizes simplicity, with a minimal setup and markdown-centered structure.

    95 VuePress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
    • Vue.js
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  6. Octopress icon
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    Octopress is a framework designed by Brandon Mathis for Jekyll, the blog aware static site generator powering Github Pages. To start blogging with Jekyll, you have to write your own HTML templates, CSS, Javascripts and set up your configuration.

    80 Octopress alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

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    Alerts

    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • Jekyll
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  7. Backdrop CMS icon
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    Backdrop CMS is a simple, lightweight, and easy to use Content Management System used to build attractive, professional websites. Use it for everything from a single-administrator's personal blog site, to a complex, multi-role, business e-commerce platform.

    186 Backdrop CMS alternatives

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    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  8. Staticman icon
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    Static sites with superpowers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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  9. Bridgetown icon
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    In a nutshell, Bridgetown is a static site generator. You give it text written in an author-friendly markup language like Markdown, and it uses layouts and templates to build a website and save the compiled HTML, CSS, and Javascript to an output folder.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • Ruby
    • RubyGems
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  10. MiddleMan icon
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    Middleman is a static site generator using all the shortcuts and tools in modern web development. Check out middlemanapp.com for detailed tutorials, including a getting started guide. You can also follow @middlemanapp for updates.

    78 MiddleMan alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Ruby
    • Ruby on Rails
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  11. Gridsome icon
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    Gridsome is a free & open source Vue JS powered framework for building websites & apps that are fast by default.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
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  12. Static Site Boilerplate is a free, open-source tool for developers that enables a better workflow for building modern static websites. Automated build processes, a local development server, production minification and optimizations, and the latest standards for static websites.

    76 Static Site Boilerplate alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

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    • Self-Hosted
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