Comparison

Docsify vs Read the Docs

On the evidence we track, Read the Docs leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Docsify full profile →Read the Docs full profile →

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Docsify51

★Read the Docs65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Docsify	Read the DocsLeader
Vioscale score	51 / 100high · 77%	65 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	7.5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=docsify&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,469	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	31,476	8,377
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	72,977	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	12	44
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	134	6
Historyrelease.history	18 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Docsify51 / 100high · 77%

Read the Docs65 / 100medium · 51%

Pricing

Free tier

Docsify✓

Read the Docs✓

Model

Docsifyopen_source

Read the Docscommercial

Price level

Docsifyfree

Read the Docsmid

Transparent

Docsify–

Read the Docs✓

Integrations

Count

Docsify3

Read the Docs7

Security

Disclosure policy

Docsify–

Read the Docs✓

Scorecard

Docsify6

Read the Docs7.5

Vulnerabilities

DocsifyCount: 3 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=docsify&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0 · Max severity: MODERATE

Read the Docs–

Reliability

Status page

Docsify✓

Read the Docs✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Docsify2,469

Read the Docs–

Github stars

Docsify31,476

Read the Docs8,377

Package downloads weekly

Docsify72,977

Read the Docs–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Docsify12

Read the Docs44

Release

Cadence days

Docsify134

Read the Docs6

History

Docsify18 items

Read the Docs20 items

License

Spdx

DocsifyMIT

Read the DocsMIT

Language

Primary

DocsifyJavaScript

Read the DocsPython

Market

Availability

Docsify–

Read the DocsAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for documentation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Capability comparison for Documentation Tools
Capability	Docsify	Read the Docs
Core
Tool kind	Static-site generator	Hosted build service
Engine / language	JavaScript	Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others
Authoring
Authoring format	Markdown	-
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code	✗	-
Content
Multi-version docs	✓	✓
Internationalisation	✓	-
Discovery
Search	Built-in	Built-in
Design
Theming / custom design	✓	-
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip	✗	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	-
Official managed host	✗	✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics	✗	✓

Core

Tool kind

DocsifyStatic-site generator

Read the DocsHosted build service

Engine / language

DocsifyJavaScript

Read the DocsSphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others

Authoring

Authoring format

DocsifyMarkdown

Read the Docs-

API docs

API reference from OpenAPI / code

Docsify✗

Read the Docs-

Content

Multi-version docs

Docsify✓

Read the Docs✓

Internationalisation

Docsify✓

Read the Docs-

Discovery

DocsifyBuilt-in

Read the DocsBuilt-in

Design

Theming / custom design

Docsify✓

Read the Docs-

Workflow

Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip

Docsify✗

Read the Docs✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Docsify✓

Read the Docs-

Official managed host

Docsify✗

Read the Docs✓

Insight

Built-in usage analytics

Docsify✗

Read the Docs✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Docsify

Not documented yet.

Read the Docs

Leader

A managed documentation platform that connects to Git repositories to automatically build, preview, and host documentation. Handles infrastructure for builds, search, versioning, and authentication so teams can focus on writing documentation.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Docsify

Open sourceFree tier

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Read the Docs

Leader

from $50/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $50/month. Free tier for open source. 30-day trial available. Annual billing and purchase orders supported.

CommunityFree
- Clone public repositories
- Public documentation
- Ads-supported hosting
- Automatic builds
- Versioning
- +3 more
Basic$50/month
- 2 concurrent builds
- Shared domain
- SSO with GitHub and GitLab
- 50 redirects
- Pageview analytics (30 days)
- +10 more
Advanced$150/month
- 4 concurrent builds
- 5 custom domains
- SSO with GitHub and GitLab
- 250 redirects
- Pageview analytics (90 days)
- +10 more
Pro$250/month
- 6 concurrent builds
- 15 custom domains
- SSO with Google
- 500 redirects
- Pageview analytics (90 days)
- +10 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- SAML SSO
- Dedicated builders
- Advanced audit tracking
- Support SLA

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Docsify	Read the Docs
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Docsify✓

Read the Docs✓

CLI

Docsify✓

Read the Docs✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Docsify–

Read the Docs✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Docsify

3 total

Google Analytics
Carbon
Prism

Independently observed

Read the Docs

Leader

7 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Google
Sphinx
MkDocs
Docusaurus

Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.