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jekyll vs gitprofile
jekyll has 51,677 GitHub stars, 10,300 forks, 258 open issues and last shipped yesterday. gitprofile has 2,307 stars, 2,162 forks, 7 open issues and last shipped 17 days ago. jekyll leads on adoption by 2,140% (51,677 vs 2,307 stars). jekyll is written in Ruby under MIT; gitprofile is written in TypeScript under MIT. jekyll has attracted 20% as many forks as stars, gitprofile 94%. jekyll 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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| jekyll | gitprofile | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 52K | ★ 2.3K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | Ruby | TypeScript |
| Last push | 2026-09-17 | 2026-09-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 10K | ⑂ 2.2K |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick jekyll if
- You weight community size — 52K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches Ruby
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick gitprofile if
- You want the gitprofile feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You evaluated both and gitprofile fits your workflow better
About jekyll
Jekyll is a blog aware static site generator written in Ruby and released under the MIT license. It takes content written in Markdown together with Liquid templates and renders a complete static website that can be served by Apache, Nginx, or any other web server. The project describes itself as a file based CMS without the complexity of a database backed one, and it is the engine behind GitHub Pages, which hosts sites directly from GitHub repositories. It lives in the Ruby ecosystem, is distributed as a gem, and has been developed for roughly eighteen years.
read the full jekyll overview →
About gitprofile
GitProfile is an open source portfolio builder written in TypeScript and released under the MIT license. It generates a personal website from a GitHub username and publishes that site through GitHub Pages. The project is designed for people who want a public profile without building a website from scratch.
read the full gitprofile overview →
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Frequently asked questions
Is jekyll or gitprofile more popular?
jekyll has 51,677 GitHub stars and gitprofile has 2,307. jekyll has the larger community by that measure.
Are jekyll and gitprofile free?
Both are open source. jekyll is licensed under MIT and gitprofile under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between jekyll and gitprofile?
jekyll is written in Ruby and gitprofile in TypeScript. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, jekyll or gitprofile?
Choose jekyll if you want the larger community (51,677 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose gitprofile if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.