🆚 Hexo vs. MkDocs

Statistics based on 3.3M+ analyzed websites. About this data
Hexo
MkDocs

Type

Static site generator
Static site generator

About

Hexo is a Node.js-powered static site generator.

MkDocs is an open-source static site generator for building project documentation from Markdown files with a simple configuration-driven workflow.

It uses a single YAML configuration file to define navigation and site settings, includes a built-in development server with live reloading, supports theming and plugins, and provides one-command deployment to GitHub Pages.

Headquarters

Brighton, United Kingdom

Website

hexo.io #214,341
mkdocs.org #688,977

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Static Site Generators › Rank #9
Static Site Generators › Rank #6

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The MkDocs static site generator is 1.2 times more popular than Hexo.
Total websites

Market share

Static Site Generators

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

MkDocs is more popular in Germany, France, and Russia, while Hexo is more popular in China, the United States, and Italy.
China
United States
Germany
France
Russia
Netherlands
United Kingdom
Italy
Japan
Sweden

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

MkDocs is more popular among sites focused on software and hardware, Internet services, and technical information, while Hexo is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, business, and technical, business forums sites.
Blogs/Wiki
Software/Hardware
Business
Internet Services
Technical Information
Technical/Business Forums
Education/Reference
Travel
Games
Personal Pages

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#13,371
#20,359
#64,263
#141,588
#151,878
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Name
Rank
#12,026
#22,422
#30,903
#54,106
#57,081
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See also

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