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Gridsome vs Scully

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted blogging platforms options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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GR Gridsome Vue.js static site generator with a GraphQL data layer VS SC Scully Static site generator for Angular applications
FeatureGridsomeScully
Deploy effortRead-the-docs projectRead-the-docs project
Health score29 · At risk18 · At risk
CategoryBlogging PlatformsBlogging Platforms
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageJavaScriptTypeScript
Setup difficultyMediumMedium
Min. RAM512 MB512 MB
Deploymentsource, binarysource, binary
GitHub stars★ 8,464★ 2,527
First released20182019
ReplacesGatsby, WordPressGatsby, WordPress

What are Gridsome and Scully?

Gridsome

Gridsome is a free and open-source Vue.js-powered framework for building static generated websites and apps that are fast by default. It pulls data from any source into a unified GraphQL layer for use in pages and templates.

  • Unified GraphQL data layer
  • Vue single-page experience
  • Plugin sources
  • Static prerendering

Scully

Scully is a static site generator designed for Angular projects that prerenders pages into static HTML for better performance and SEO. It adds blogging capabilities to Angular apps through its plugin system.

  • Angular prerendering
  • Static HTML output
  • Blog plugin
  • Improved SEO

Gridsome vs Scully: key differences

Gridsome is written in JavaScript, while Scully is built with TypeScript. Gridsome has the considerably larger community, at 8,464 GitHub stars versus 2,527.

Why pick each one

Choose Gridsome if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Mature project with 8.5k GitHub stars
  • Written in JavaScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Gridsome details

Choose Scully if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (2.5k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Lightweight — runs in 512 MB RAM
Scully details

Frequently asked questions

Is Gridsome or Scully better?

Neither is universally better. Gridsome has the larger community; both share a medium setup difficulty, so the decision comes down to features and licensing.

Are Gridsome and Scully free and open-source?

Yes. Gridsome is licensed under MIT and Scully under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Gridsome and Scully with Docker?

Gridsome: check the project docs for container support. Scully: check the project docs for container support.

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