Sparktype
Shares rank 8 of 9 content management systems by recommenders
Recommended as an easy, open, portable publishing platform that respects static site generator conventions. Common caveat: mobile support reportedly doesn't work.
Recommended as an easy, open, portable publishing platform that respects static site generator conventions. Common caveat: mobile support reportedly doesn't work.
5 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 5
- criticize it
- 0
- approval share
- 100%
Recommended in 2 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: not recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: not recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 5 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- Nobody criticizes itNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 2 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
The same three rules apply to every product, and the badge can’t be bought. How the badge works
What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Easy to use, like Medium
“It's first and foremost a publishing platform, designed to be as easy to use as something like Medium while still being simple, open and portable.”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static sites” Open, portable, simple publishing
“It's first and foremost a publishing platform, designed to be as easy to use as something like Medium while still being simple, open and portable.”
Comment from 12 Mar 2026 in “Show HN: s@: decentralized social networking over static sites” Respects SSG conventions and separation
“Really cool that it respects the SSG conventions and separation of content, collections, templates, themes etc.”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Sparktype – a CMS and SSG that runs entirely in the browser”
What people warn about
Each mark is one comment
Mobile support reportedly doesn't work
“mobile just doesn’t seem to work”
Comment from 9 Nov 2025 in “Show HN: Sparktype – a CMS and SSG that runs entirely in the browser”
Other content management systems people recommend
The four most recommended other content management systems, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WordPress | 194 | 326 | 37% | 12 | 15 yrs25 owners | — |
| EmDash | 67 | 91 | 42% | 7 | — | — |
| Drupal | 30 | 48 | 38% | 9 | 6 yrs3 owners | — |
| Wagtail CMS | 11 | 1 | 92% | 5 | — | Approved |
| SparktypeThis page | 5 | 0 | 100% | 2 | — | — |
What people said
3 of the 5 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“It's first and foremost a publishing platform, designed to be as easy to use as something like Medium while still being simple, open and portable.”
“Really cool that it respects the SSG conventions and separation of content, collections, templates, themes etc.”
“mobile just doesn’t seem to work”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.