Comparison

Docusaurus vs Gatsby

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
Gatsby53
Score
Vioscale score
Docusaurus68 / 100high · 79%
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 65%
Pricing
Free tier
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Model
Docusaurusopen_source
Gatsbyfree
Price level
Docusaurusfree
Gatsbyfree
Transparent
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Integrations
Count
Docusaurus3
Gatsby4
Security
Disclosure policy
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Gdpr
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Scorecard
Docusaurus7.5
Gatsby6.8
Soc2
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Reliability
Status page
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Adoption
Dependent repos
Docusaurus16,786
Gatsby
Github stars
Docusaurus66,092
Gatsby55,941
Package downloads weekly
Docusaurus1,644,193
Gatsby296,956
Activity
Commits last 30d
Docusaurus29
Gatsby1
Release
Cadence days
Docusaurus22
Gatsby
History
Docusaurus20 items
Gatsby20 items
License
Spdx
DocusaurusMIT
GatsbyMIT
Language
Primary
DocusaurusTypeScript
Market
Availability
Gatsby

Capabilities

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

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

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

Gatsby

An open-source web framework built on React that helps developers create high-performance websites by integrating multiple content sources and services through a unified GraphQL data layer.

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 ↗

Gatsby

FreeFree 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
Gatsby
CLI
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Docusaurus
Gatsby
Self-hosted
Docusaurus
Gatsby

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

Gatsby

4 total
  • Netlify
  • Google APIs
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
Independently observed

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