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Eleventy is a simpler static site generator.

Why should you use Eleventy?

Get started with Eleventy today! or read more about Eleventy’s project goals.

Don’t just take my word for it 🌈 Jump to heading

There are a bunch of sites built using Eleventy. But listen to what these happy developers are saying about Eleventy:

“The Eleventy + Netlify combo continues to be 🤌” IndieWeb Avatar for https://danmall.com/Dan Mall

“2022 winner of the Google Open Source Peer Bonus Award” IndieWeb Avatar for https://google.com/Google

“Eleventy is my fave.” Tatiana Mac’s Twitter PhotoTatiana Mac

“Seriously can't remember enjoying using a Static Site Generator this much. Yes Hugo is rapid, but this is all so logical. It feels like it was designed by someone who has been through lots of pain and success using other SSGs.” Phil Hawksworth’s Twitter PhotoPhil Hawksworth

“I heard Eleventy was good” Lach Zeatherman’s Twitter PhotoLach Zeatherman

“Eleventy is almost fascinatingly simple.” Chris Coyier’s Twitter PhotoChris Coyier

“Think the reason everyone is loving [Eleventy] so much (myself included) is that it doesn't come with a prescription about data sources or template rendering.” Brian Leroux’s Twitter PhotoBrian Leroux

“Eleventy and web components go really, really well together.” Justin Fagnani’s Twitter PhotoJustin Fagnani

“I use Eleventy on almost every project at this point and I love it.” IndieWeb Avatar for https://lea.verou.me/Lea Verou

“Eleventy is absolutely wonderful. It’s by far the nicest static site generator I’ve used in what feels like forever.” Addy Osmani’s Twitter PhotoAddy Osmani

“Don’t tell Zach I said it but Eleventy is seeming fresh as hell so far” Mat Marquis’s Twitter PhotoMat Marquis

“I looked into and actively tried using various static site generators for this project. Eleventy was the only one I could find that gave me the fine-grained control I needed at blazingly fast build times.” Mathias Bynens’s Twitter PhotoMathias Bynens

“I actually used Eleventy for the first time this week. Loved it.” Paul Lewis’s Twitter PhotoPaul Lewis

“Just the kind of simple / common sense tool I love. The data/folder hierarchy mechanism is super obvious and elegant.” Heydon Pickering’s Twitter PhotoHeydon Pickering

Read the replies to: “Fans of Eleventy.... why do you like it better than other static site generators?”

“Eleventy + Netlify have become my new workflow for static sites. I think I'm in love.” Mina Markham’s Twitter PhotoMina Markham

“#1 Product of the Day (May 2022)” IndieWeb Avatar for https://producthunt.com/Product Hunt

“Eleventy is a killer static site generator. That’s all.” Sara Soueidan’s Twitter PhotoSara Soueidan

“Jekyll is dead to me” Andy Bell

…and many more!

Competitors Jump to heading

This project aims to directly compete with all other Site Generators. We encourage you to try out our competition:


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