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GitHub Pages vs Swiftype: What are the differences?
What is GitHub Pages? Public webpages freely hosted and easily published. Public webpages hosted directly from your GitHub repository. Just edit, push, and your changes are live.
What is Swiftype? Powerful and scalable search for any application or website. Swiftype is the easiest way to add great search to your website or mobile application.
GitHub Pages and Swiftype are primarily classified as "Static Web Hosting" and "Search as a Service" tools respectively.
Some of the features offered by GitHub Pages are:
- Blogging with Jekyll
- Custom URLs
- Automatic Page Generator
On the other hand, Swiftype provides the following key features:
- Quick Start- Install by pasting a JavaScript snippet in your page.
- Autocomplete- our search engines come with autocomplete built-in
- Detailed Analytics- Our built-in search analytics give you real-time insight into what your users are looking for.
"Free" is the top reason why over 283 developers like GitHub Pages, while over 7 developers mention "Very easy setup and highly customizable for your search" as the leading cause for choosing Swiftype.
We use Netlify to host static websites.
The reasons for choosing Netlify over GitHub Pages are as follows:
- Netfily can bind multiple domain names, while GitHub Pages can only bind one domain name
- With Netfily, the original repository can be private, while GitHub Pages free tier requires the original repository to be public
In addition, in order to use CDN, we use Netlify DNS.
Pros of GitHub Pages
- Free290
- Right out of github217
- Quick to set up185
- Instant108
- Easy to learn107
- Great way of setting up your project's website58
- Widely used47
- Quick and easy41
- Great documentation37
- Super easy4
- Easy setup3
- Instant and fast Jekyll builds2
- Great customer support2
- Great integration2
Pros of Swiftype
- Very easy setup and highly customizable for your search8
- Easy setup1
- Analytics1
- Role devision to develop, design, manage1
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Cons of GitHub Pages
- Not possible to perform HTTP redirects4
- Supports only Jekyll3
- Limited Jekyll plugins3
- Jekyll is bloated1
Cons of Swiftype
- Expensive1
- API Calls Monitoring/Alerts1
- Cost Prediction1
- Customer Support1
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