Complete guide to migrating your TinaCMS website to Jekyll. Leave TinaCMS's primarily focused on next.js behind and get native github pages integration. Free migration tool included.
You can migrate from TinaCMS to Jekyll for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose Jekyll as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Medium. Estimated time: 20-40 minutes.
Git-backed CMS with visual editing on your site. Next.js teams wanting Git-backed content with visual on-page editing, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
Primarily focused on Next.js — other framework support is limited
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from TinaCMS. Jekyll eliminates this issue entirely.
GraphQL data layer adds build complexity
With Jekyll, native github pages integration — deploy by pushing to a repo.
Smaller community than established headless CMS options
Modern architectures like Jekyll are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
Visual editing requires specific component setup
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — Jekyll takes a fundamentally different approach.
Ruby-based SSG that powers GitHub Pages. Built with Ruby (Liquid templates), it's developer blogs hosted on github pages with minimal setup.
Native GitHub Pages integration — deploy by pushing to a repo
Mature and battle-tested for blogs and documentation
Large library of themes and plugins
Simple mental model — content in Markdown, layouts in Liquid
Jekyll is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports Ruby, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | TinaCMS | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Cost | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐ 2/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Language | JavaScript/TypeScript (Git-backed) | Ruby (Liquid templates) |
| Pricing | Free / $29+/month | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | Yes | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your TinaCMS content maps to Jekyll
What may need manual attention
Custom server-side logic, third-party integrations, and platform-specific plugins will need equivalent solutions in Jekyll. The core content (text, images, metadata) transfers cleanly.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your TinaCMS site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select Jekyll as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from TinaCMS to Jekyll makes the most sense if you're experiencing primarily focused on next.js — other framework support is limited or outgrowing TinaCMS's architecture. Jekyll is best for developer blogs hosted on github pages with minimal setup.
You should migrate if: your TinaCMS site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need developer flexibility, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your TinaCMS site benefits from visual editing directly on your live site (contextual editing) and you don't have Ruby developers on your team. TinaCMS is genuinely easy to use, and that simplicity has value.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your TinaCMS URL, select Jekyll, and download your content. The more important question is whether Jekyll's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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