Static site generators
Nikola privacy rating
Static site generator written in Python that builds blogs and websites from reStructuredText, Markdown, Jupyter notebooks and other formats.
Summary
Nikola scores 50 out of 100 (grade D) on the static site generators criteria. It meets 2 of 4 criteria: open source and no ads or data sales. It does not meet no trackers or telemetry and independent audit.
Score 50 out of 100. How scoring works
Criteria
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No
No trackers or telemetry Weight 3 of 3
Are the website and apps free of third-party trackers, with any analytics anonymous and any telemetry off by default?
The tool has no telemetry, but getnikola.com loads StatCounter analytics and Twitter widgets.
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Yes
No ads or data sales Weight 2 of 3
Is the product funded without advertising, ad targeting or selling user data?
Funded by donations through Open Collective, with no ads.
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No
Independent audit Weight 2 of 3
Has an independent security or privacy audit been published within the last three years?
No independent audit is published.