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24 alternatives to Ivy

A static website generator built in Python

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Ivy launched in 2018; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1MA
   Makesite – A static site generator in 125 lines of Python▲146

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2TS
   The static, static site generator▲187

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3PA
   PyCloud, a Python IDE in the web browser with interactive tutorials▲130

   2011 · jitouch.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AD
   A dead simple static site generator – just two template tags▲94

   2014 · tags.brace.io · its alternatives →

5. 5GA
   Gutenberg – A static site engine as a single executable▲241

   2017 · getgutenberg.io · its alternatives →

6. 6MA
   Metalsmith – A pluggable static site generator▲174

   2014 · metalsmith.io · its alternatives →

7. 7GS
   Glyph – Static Site Generator Powered by GitHub Issues and Pages▲75

   2018 · dbriemann.github.io · its alternatives →

8. 8EA
   Eel – a simple Python library for making little HTML GUI applications▲201

   2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

9. 9AB
   Academic Bio – A simple static site generator for academic webpages▲113

   2016 · my.academic.bio · its alternatives →

10. 10GO
    GrapesJS – Open source tool for building templates easily▲74

    2016 · grapesjs.com · its alternatives →

11. 11
    MatrixDS▲79

    The data community's workbench

    2018 · its alternatives →

12. 12WS
    Webhook – Static site generator with a CMS▲78

    2014 · webhook.com · its alternatives →

13. 13IW
    Ice – WSGI microframework to develop small web applications in Python▲53

    2017 · icepy.readthedocs.io · its alternatives →

14. 14CA
    Calyx – A Ruby Library for Generating Text▲14

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15
    Lotus▲3

    A complete web framework for Ruby

    2015 · its alternatives →

16. 16HA
    HastySite – A self-contained static site generator▲6

    A minimalist but powerful static site generator

    2017 · hastysite.h3rald.com · its alternatives →

17. 17BG
    Boilerplate generator for Python 2 and 3, with various configurations▲12

    2017 · python-boilerplate.com · its alternatives →

18. 18M2
    Masonite 2.2 Released – The Modern Python Web Framework▲7

    2019 · reddit.com · its alternatives →

19. 19IB
    Itsy-bitsy static site generator▲8

    2014 · itsy-bitsy.org · its alternatives →

20. 20
    Gugodoc, my static web generator (for what it's worth )▲20

    2014 · gugodoc.free.fr · its alternatives →

21. 21GP
    GitHub Pages Generator – Comprehensive scaffolding with frameworks, tools▲8

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22AS
    A simple static jinja2 site generator▲11

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23OA
    Obelix, a simple and extensible static site generator▲8

    2020 · obelix-site-builder.github.io · its alternatives →

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    PythonistaCafe▲11

    A Peer-to-Peer Learning Community for Python Developers

    2017 · its alternatives →

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