About Eleventy

Eleventy (11ty) is a simpler, more flexible static site generator built on Node.js. It champions zero-config simplicity and templating freedom — supporting 10+ template languages including Liquid, Nunjucks, Markdown, and JavaScript. For developers who want complete control over their blog's output without framework lock-in, Eleventy is the minimalist's choice.

Pros & Cons

Pros

Maximum flexibility — supports more templating languages than any other SSG
Zero client-side JavaScript shipped by default — pure HTML output
Simple mental model — no GraphQL, no complex build pipeline
Active development with strong community backing
Easy migration from Jekyll or other template-based SSGs

Cons

Key Features

10+ templating languages (Liquid, Nunjucks, Markdown, Handlebars, etc.)

Zero client-side JavaScript by default

Incremental builds for faster development

Data cascade system for flexible content management

Plugin system for extensibility

Works with any directory structure

Built-in development server with hot reload

Image optimization plugin

Pagination and collection APIs

No framework dependency — pure HTML output

Pricing

Open Source

Free

Full feature set
MIT license
Community support

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