Comparison

Docsify vs Starlight

On the evidence we track, Starlight leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Docsify51

★Starlight60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Docsify	StarlightLeader
Vioscale score	51 / 100high · 77%updating	60 / 100high · 77%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	open_source	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	3	4
Security
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	6	-
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	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40astrojs%2Fstarlight&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	2,469	35
Github starsadoption.github_stars	31,476	9,131
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	72,977	845,041
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	12	38
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	134	5
Historyrelease.history	18 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	TypeScript

Score

Vioscale score

Docsify51 / 100high · 77%updating

Starlight60 / 100high · 77%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Docsify✓

Starlight–

Model

Docsifyopen_source

Starlight–

Price level

Docsifyfree

Starlight–

Integrations

Count

Docsify3

Starlight4

Security

Scorecard

Docsify6

Starlight–

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

StarlightCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40astrojs%2Fstarlight&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

Docsify✓

Starlight–

Adoption

Dependent repos

Docsify2,469

Starlight35

Github stars

Docsify31,476

Starlight9,131

Package downloads weekly

Docsify72,977

Starlight845,041

Activity

Commits last 30d

Docsify12

Starlight38

Release

Cadence days

Docsify134

Starlight5

History

Docsify18 items

Starlight20 items

License

Spdx

DocsifyMIT

StarlightMIT

Language

Primary

DocsifyJavaScript

StarlightTypeScript

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Documentation Tools
Capability	Docsify	Starlight
Core
Tool kind	Static-site generator	Static-site generator
Engine / language	JavaScript	Astro
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

StarlightStatic-site generator

Engine / language

DocsifyJavaScript

StarlightAstro

Authoring

Authoring format

DocsifyMarkdown

Starlight-

API docs

API reference from OpenAPI / code

Docsify✗

Starlight-

Content

Multi-version docs

Docsify✓

Starlight-

Internationalisation

Docsify✓

Starlight✓

Discovery

DocsifyBuilt-in

StarlightBuilt-in

Design

Theming / custom design

Docsify✓

Starlight✓

Workflow

Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip

Docsify✗

Starlight-

Deployment

Self-hostable

Docsify✓

Starlight✓

Official managed host

Docsify✗

Starlight-

Insight

Built-in usage analytics

Docsify✗

Starlight-

What each one is

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

Docsify

Not documented yet.

Starlight

Leader

An open-source documentation platform that provides built-in navigation, search, internationalization, and dark mode. Supports Markdown, Markdoc, and MDX authoring with extensibility via React, Vue, Svelte, and Solid components.

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 ↗

Starlight

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

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	Starlight
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	-	✓

Platforms

Web

Docsify✓

Starlight✓

CLI

Docsify✓

Starlight✗

Deployment

Self-hosted

Docsify–

Starlight✓

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

Starlight

Leader

4 total

React
Vue
Svelte
Solid

Independently observed

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