Silvrback vs Hexo

There is no clutter and it's easy to read.

You can view your end-result right as you're writing.

You can use Markdown syntax to write your articles.

It is intuitive, does not get in the way of writing or reading.

Favicon is the icon in the address bar next to the URL. Most places with a subdomain only allow their own icon. Silvrback allows you your own.

You can set up and use your own domain name.

Hexo built sites can be easily deployed to Github pages, Heroku, Openshift (custom cartridge needs to be setup) or any other custom solution (just copy over thepublic folder). Any deployment is as simple as editing the _config.yml file and running the hexo deploycommand

Generating a new blog with Hexo is generally really fast. Hexo truly lives up to it's name as a simple and fast static website generator.

Hexo's repository in GitHub is very active and it's actively being maintained. Updates are released every two or three months.

Hexo's documentation is very thorough and helpful, especially for people who are just starting with it.