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hexo vs Pagecord
hexo has 41,779 GitHub stars, 42 forks, 75 open issues and last shipped 22 days ago. Pagecord has 190 stars, 15 forks, 9 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. hexo leads on adoption by 21,889% (41,779 vs 190 stars). hexo is written in TypeScript under MIT; Pagecord is written in Ruby under a custom or non-standard licence. hexo has attracted 0% as many forks as stars, Pagecord 8%. Pagecord was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| hexo | Pagecord | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 42K | ★ 190 |
| License | MIT | Custom / other |
| Written in | TypeScript | Ruby |
| Last push | 2026-08-29 | 2026-09-18 |
| Forks | ⑂ 42 | ⑂ 15 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick hexo if
- You weight community size — 42K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick Pagecord if
- You want the Pagecord feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the Custom / other license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You evaluated both and Pagecord fits your workflow better
About hexo
Hexo is a static site generator for blogs, built on Node.js and distributed as the hexo package through npm. The project is written in TypeScript, licensed under MIT, and lives in the Node.js and JavaScript ecosystem alongside the broader set of static site generators tracked under the static site generator topic. It has been published for roughly 14 years, carries about 41,766 stars, and points users to a dedicated website and documentation set at hexo.io.
About Pagecord
Pagecord is a personal website and blogging platform built on Ruby on Rails that is aimed at people who want to run their own blog, either through the hosted service at pagecord.com or from their own machine, and who would rather write than fight a publishing pipeline.
read the full Pagecord overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is hexo or Pagecord more popular?
hexo has 41,779 GitHub stars and Pagecord has 190. hexo has the larger community by that measure.
Are hexo and Pagecord free?
Both are open source. hexo is licensed under MIT, and Pagecord has no licence declared in this registry. Both are free to self-host.
What is the difference between hexo and Pagecord?
hexo is written in TypeScript and Pagecord in Ruby. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, hexo or Pagecord?
Choose hexo if you want the larger community (41,779 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose Pagecord if its feature set, stack or Custom / other licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.