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Eleventy vs Gatsby

Security & risk comparison · Updated June 2026

How does Eleventy compare to Gatsby on security, AI-readiness, and total cost of ownership? We scored both across 7 dimensions using NVD/NIST CVE data, GitHub metrics, and our scan of 10M+ sites.

Key finding

Eleventy scores 70/100 overall versus Gatsby's 60/100. Eleventy has 1 total CVEs compared to Gatsby's 15, giving it a smaller vulnerability surface. (Source: WebPulse framework scoring, NVD/NIST, July 2026)

70
Eleventy
Modern · JAVASCRIPT
vs
60
Gatsby
Modern · JAVASCRIPT
Dimension-by-dimension breakdown
security Eleventy
95
78
Eleventy
Gatsby
performance Tie
65
65
Eleventy
Gatsby
ecosystem Eleventy
45
25
Eleventy
Gatsby
ai readiness Eleventy
86
60
Eleventy
Gatsby
developer experience Gatsby
60
70
Eleventy
Gatsby
market trajectory Gatsby
20
25
Eleventy
Gatsby
cost of ownership Tie
90
90
Eleventy
Gatsby
Security details
Metric Eleventy Gatsby
Total CVEs 1 15
Critical CVEs 0 1
Exploited (KEV) 0 0
CVEs last year 0 4
Avg CVSS 2.5 4.2
Security score 95/100 78/100
Acceptable
Eleventy

Eleventy scores 70/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Acceptable
Gatsby

Gatsby scores 60/100. Verdict: Acceptable.

Quick facts
Eleventy
Category: Ssg
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2018
Generation: Modern
Trend: Rising
Market share: 0.05%
Gatsby
Category: Ssg
Language: JAVASCRIPT
First release: 2015
Generation: Modern
Trend: Stable
Market share: 0.3%
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Data sourced from NVD/NIST CVE database, GitHub API, and WebPulse framework scanner. Scores calculated using a 7-dimension model covering security, performance, ecosystem health, AI-readiness, developer experience, market trajectory, and cost of ownership. Updated June 2026.