Comparison

Docusaurus vs Eleventy

On the evidence we track, Docusaurus leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Docusaurus68
Eleventy54
Score
Vioscale score
Docusaurus68 / 100high · 79%
Eleventy54 / 100high · 79%
Pricing
Free tier
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Model
Docusaurusopen_source
Eleventyopen_source
Price level
Docusaurusfree
Eleventyfree
Transparent
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Integrations
Count
Docusaurus3
Eleventy11
Adoption
Dependent repos
Docusaurus16,786
Eleventy0
Github stars
Docusaurus66,092
Eleventy19,861
Package downloads weekly
Docusaurus1,644,193
Eleventy201,177
Activity
Commits last 30d
Docusaurus29
Eleventy9
Release
Cadence days
Docusaurus22
Eleventy2
History
Docusaurus20 items
Eleventy20 items
License
Spdx
DocusaurusMIT
EleventyMIT
Language
Primary
DocusaurusTypeScript
EleventyJavaScript
Market

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
DocusaurusStatic-site generator
EleventyStatic-site generator
Engine / language
DocusaurusReact
EleventyJavaScript
Authoring
Authoring format
Docusaurus-
EleventyMarkdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Content
Multi-version docs
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Internationalisation
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Discovery
Search
DocusaurusAlgolia DocSearch
Eleventy-
Design
Theming / custom design
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Deployment
Self-hostable
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Official managed host
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Docusaurus
Eleventy

What each one is

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

Docusaurus

Leader

A React-based static site generator that converts Markdown and React components into optimized HTML documentation sites. It provides built-in support for multiple language versions, full-text search, API documentation, blog posts, and version management.

Independently observed

Eleventy

Eleventy is a static site generator that lets you author content in standard formats like Markdown and choose from various template languages without vendor lock-in. It emphasizes simplicity and flexible gradual migration between versions.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Docusaurus

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Eleventy

Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Docusaurus
Eleventy
CLI
Docusaurus
Eleventy
Deployment
Self-hosted
Docusaurus
Eleventy

Integrations

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

Docusaurus

Leader
3 total
  • Algolia
  • Crowdin
  • React
Independently observed

Eleventy

11 total
  • HTML
  • Markdown
  • JavaScript
  • Liquid
  • Nunjucks
  • WebC
  • Sass
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • TypeScript
  • JSX
Independently observed

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