VERDICT
Quartz is a fast, batteries-included static-site generator that transforms Markdown content into fully functional websites. - quartz.jzhao.xyz
Depends. Excellent free pick if you live in Markdown or Obsidian and can run a terminal. Skip it if you want no-code hosting, managed publishing, or vendor support.
Medium. Based on 14 public sources, mostly official docs plus social posts; no independent review platforms found.
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Open source
medium
Upgrades pull from upstream via npx quartz upgrade; local customizations can conflict and need manual merging.
medium
No security page exists — you rely on community patching, not vendor commitments.
medium
Self-hosting means your hosting costs, maintenance, and breakage are yours alone.
low
Migrating away means exporting raw Markdown; themes, components, and graph features don't transfer.
Value for money: 5/5
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Sources
Analyzed
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No known vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed.
Posters on X and LinkedIn praise Quartz as a free way to publish Markdown and Obsidian notes as self-hosted sites.
“Turns your markdown notes into a self-hosted site with Obsidian-style graph view”
“Great alternative to Obsidian Sync.”
“This was built entirely using Quartz 5.”
Compare Welcome to Quartz 5 with each alternative.
Paid hosted publishing; no terminal required.
Very fast static-site generator, steeper theming curve.
Welcome to Quartz 5 vs HugoClassic Markdown blog generator with huge theme ecosystem.
Welcome to Quartz 5 vs JekyllDocumentation-focused Markdown sites, simple config.
Welcome to Quartz 5 vs MkDocsBased on 14 public sources, mostly official docs plus social posts; no independent review platforms found.
Free, open-source Markdown-to-site generator, great for Obsidian users — but you must self-host and use a terminal.
Based on 14 public sources, mostly official docs plus social posts; no independent review platforms found.
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