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Statiq
What Statiq is
Statiq is a static generation platform for building websites, documentation sites, and custom generator applications. Statiq Web supports Markdown, Razor, Handlebars, and HTML templates, plus JSON and YAML data files, and provides a local preview server. Statiq Docs adds .NET API documentation features and can generate documentation from source files, assemblies, projects, or solutions. The Statiq Framework offers more than 100 modules for custom static-generator applications, with extensibility through custom pipelines, data sources, layouts, and modules. Built-in deployment support is documented for Netlify, Azure App Service, and GitHub Pages. Statiq Web requires the .NET Core SDK and runs inside a user’s console application rather than as a standalone statiq.exe. It supports C#/.NET on Linux, macOS, and Windows. A free plan is available. Commercial-use licensing starts at $50 a month per developer for a major version, while the Web/Docs license costs $50, paid once per developer.
Who it suits
Statiq suits .NET developers creating static websites, documentation, or custom generators. Statiq Docs is aimed at teams producing API documentation from source projects and assemblies.
What it does well
- Supports Linux, macOS, and Windows
- Offers more than 100 framework modules
- Includes local preview server
- Supports multiple template and data formats
- Has a free plan
What to know first
- Requires the .NET Core SDK
- Runs inside a console application
- Commercial license limits apply
- Private-license support is not guaranteed
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Commercial-use license | $50 per developer, per major version · Current major version | $50 a month |
| Statiq Web/Docs commercial-use license | $50.00 per developer; covers all releases of the current major version · commercial use of Statiq Web and Statiq Docs · new major versions outside the one-year grace period require a new license | $50, paid once |
As statiq.dev lists them, read 20 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Statiq provides a modular .NET approach to static sites and documentation, with templates, deployment options, and extensibility. Users should review its runtime requirement and commercial-license conditions before adoption.
Facts from Statiq's own pages
- Application model
- Statiq runs inside a user's console application and does not ship as a standalone statiq.exe. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Content and templates
- Statiq Web supports Markdown, Razor, Handlebars, and HTML templates, along with JSON and YAML data files. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Content sources
- database · statiq.dev, 20 Sept 2026
- Deployment
- Statiq Web documents built-in deployment support for Netlify, Azure App Service, and GitHub Pages. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- Statiq applications can be extended with custom pipelines, data sources, layouts, and modules. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Framework
- Statiq Framework provides more than 100 modules for building custom static generator applications. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Free use
- Statiq Framework and most peripheral projects use the MIT license, while the public license also allows non-commercial use of Statiq Web and Docs. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- License limits
- The public license permits commercial use only for organizations with fewer than 10 employees and contractors and less than $100,000 USD prior-year revenue; commercial use outside those limits requires a private license. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Local preview server
- Yes · statiq.dev, 20 Sept 2026
- Product
- Statiq is a static generation platform for using or creating static generators. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Runtime requirement
- Statiq Web consists of .NET Core libraries and requires the .NET Core SDK. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Security
- The deployment guidance recommends placing secrets such as access tokens and passwords in environment variables for continuous integration environments. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Statiq Docs
- Statiq Docs adds .NET API documentation support and other functionality for documentation websites on top of Statiq Web. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Statiq Web
- Statiq Web is a static website generation toolkit built on Statiq Framework. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker says they try to respond to support requests, but purchasing a private license does not include guaranteed support or priority issue resolution. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
- Supported languages
- C#/.NET · statiq.dev, 20 Sept 2026
- Who it is for
- Statiq Docs is intended for documentation sites and can generate API documentation from source files, assemblies, projects, or solutions. · statiq.dev, 9 Oct 2026
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