Comparison

Docusaurus vs Fumadocs

On the evidence we track, Docusaurus leads this comparison with a composite score of 74/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Docusaurus74
Fumadocs55
Score
vioscaleAI score
Docusaurus74 / 100high · 80%
Fumadocs55 / 100medium · 57%
Pricing
Free tier
Docusaurus✓
Fumadocs–
Model
Docusaurusopen_source
Fumadocs–
Price level
Docusaurusfree
Fumadocs–
Transparent
Docusaurus✓
Fumadocs–
Integrations
Count
Docusaurus2
Fumadocs9
Adoption
Dependent repos
Docusaurus16,786
Fumadocs0
Github stars
Docusaurus66,478
Fumadocs13,360
Package downloads weekly
Docusaurus1,519,968
Fumadocs2,167,532
Activity
Commits last 30d
Docusaurus100
Fumadocs100
Release
Cadence days
Docusaurus22
Fumadocs–
History
Docusaurus20 items
Fumadocs20 items
License
Spdx
DocusaurusMIT
FumadocsMIT
Language
Primary
DocusaurusTypeScript
FumadocsTypeScript
Market
Availability
Fumadocs–
Content
Faq
Docusaurus7 items
Fumadocs5 items

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Docusaurus

Leader

A framework for generating static documentation websites with built-in support for versioning, localization, and customizable theming. Designed to simplify the process of creating and deploying project documentation.

Independently observed

Fumadocs

A React-based documentation framework supporting Markdown and MDX, featuring customizable themes, a headless architecture for custom UI, OpenAPI integration for API documentation, and compatibility with various content sources.

Independently observed

Pricing

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Docusaurus

Leader
Open sourceFree tier
as of verify ↗

Fumadocs

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Docusaurus✓
Fumadocs✓
CLI
Docusaurus✓
Fumadocs✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Docusaurus✗
Fumadocs✓
Self-hosted
Docusaurus✓
Fumadocs✓

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

Fumadocs

13 total
  • OpenAPI
  • AsyncAPI
  • GraphQL
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • React Router
  • Tanstack Start
  • Waku
  • Algolia Search
  • Orama Search
  • content-collections
  • contentlayer
  • Content Collections
Independently observed
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