Pelican

Pelican is a Python-powered static site generator powered that requires no database or server-side logic.

According to our data, Pelican ranks 20th among the static site generators we track.
It has 0.3% of the static site generator market share and is present on 0.002% of all websites.

πŸ’Έ Pricing

Pelican is available for free.

Free βœ”οΈOpen source

πŸ“Š Rankings and Market Share

⚑ Sites Powered by Pelican

We have data on 58 websites that use the Pelican static site generator. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Pelican is aihabitat.org.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 aihabitat.org #269,348 United States English
2 python-excel.org #429,127 United States English
3 notesalexp.org #450,152 Russia English
4 magnum.graphics #468,870 Germany English
5 aldenbradford.com #536,706 English
6 dismail.de #556,754 Germany English
7 python.pt #698,802 Portugal Portuguese
8 leemeng.tw #816,407 Taiwan Chinese
9 blog.echen.me English
10 kdv.bayern #885,252 Germany German
11 hr-sano.net #1,439,135 Japan Japanese
12 mrwonko.de #1,607,939 Germany English
13 easylist.to #2,451,972 English
14 openocd.org #2,530,962 English
15 blog.azelphur.com English
16 obeythetestinggoat.com #4,136,778 English
17 blog.badsectorlabs.com English
18 blog.mahmoudimus.com English
19 webcamoid.github.io United States American English
20 jorisvr.nl Netherlands English

πŸ“ˆ Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Pelican:

Most of the sites using Pelican are from the United States, Germany, and France.

  • United States 29.7%
  • Germany 27%
  • France 8.1%
  • Netherlands 5.4%
  • United Kingdom 5.4%
  • Canada 2.7%
  • China 2.7%
  • Denmark 2.7%
  • Italy 2.7%
  • Other 13.6%

Most Pelican users speak English, German, or French.

  • English 81%
  • German 6.9%
  • French 3.4%
  • Chinese 3.4%
  • Japanese 1.7%
  • Portuguese 1.7%
  • Danish 1.7%
  • Other 0.2%

The Pelican static site generator is especially popular on .com, .org, and .net top-level domains.

  • .com 34.5%
  • .org 17.2%
  • .net 8.6%
  • .de 8.6%
  • .fr 3.4%
  • .me 3.4%
  • .io 1.7%
  • .dev 1.7%
  • .tw 1.7%
  • Other 19.2%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Pelican include blogs and wiki, technical, business forums, and technical information.

  • Blogs/Wiki 22.2%
  • Technical/Business Forums 22.2%
  • Technical Information 22.2%
  • Business 11.1%
  • Personal Pages 11.1%
  • Software/Hardware 11.1%
  • Other 0.1%

πŸ•΅οΈ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Pelican alternatives.

RankName
1
Gatsby
San Francisco, California, United States

An open-source static site generator built on React and Node.js that creates fast pre-rendered websites.

FreeOpen source
2
Astro

A web build tool optimized for creating fast, content-driven websites using server-rendered HTML and an Islands architecture for partial hydration.

FreeOpen source
3
Hugo

A static site generator written in Go that focuses on speed, flexibility and structured content organization.

FreeOpen source
6
MkDocs

A fast and simple static site generator for building project documentation.

FreeOpen source
17
Quarto
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

An open-source scientific and technical publishing system based on Markdown that allows users to write in plain-text Markdown or work with Jupyter notebooks and embed executable code in Python, R, Julia, or Observable JS.

FreeOpen source

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πŸ’¬ Frequently Asked Questions

Can I use Pelican for free?

Yes, it is a free static site generator.
Moreover, it is an open source solution, and you can access its source code on GitHub.

Which country uses Pelican the most?

The majority of Pelican users are from the United States.

Who uses Pelican?

According to our data, Pelican is used on at least 58 sites, including such established ones as aihabitat.org, python-excel.org, and notesalexp.org.

How does Pelican compare to its competitors?

Pelican is a moderately popular static site generator, ranking ahead of 16 other static site generators we track.

What are the alternatives to Pelican?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Pelican may include MkDocs, Quarto, and Gatsby.

πŸ‘‰ See Also

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