Comparison

Eleventy 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.

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Eleventy54

★Read the Docs65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Eleventy	Read the DocsLeader
Vioscale score	54 / 100high · 79%updating	65 / 100medium · 51%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	open_source	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	11	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.8	7.5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40gerhobbelt%2Feleventy&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	19,861	8,377
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	201,177	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	9	44
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	2	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Eleventy54 / 100high · 79%updating

Read the Docs65 / 100medium · 51%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs✓

Model

Eleventyopen_source

Read the Docscommercial

Price level

Eleventyfree

Read the Docsmid

Transparent

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs✓

Integrations

Count

Eleventy11

Read the Docs7

Security

Disclosure policy

Eleventy–

Read the Docs✓

Scorecard

Eleventy7.8

Read the Docs7.5

Vulnerabilities

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

Read the Docs–

Reliability

Status page

Eleventy–

Read the Docs✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Eleventy0

Read the Docs–

Github stars

Eleventy19,861

Read the Docs8,377

Package downloads weekly

Eleventy201,177

Read the Docs–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Eleventy9

Read the Docs44

Release

Cadence days

Eleventy2

Read the Docs6

History

Eleventy20 items

Read the Docs20 items

License

Spdx

EleventyMIT

Read the DocsMIT

Language

Primary

EleventyJavaScript

Read the DocsPython

Market

Availability

EleventyAvailable worldwide

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	Eleventy	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
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

EleventyStatic-site generator

Read the DocsHosted build service

Engine / language

EleventyJavaScript

Read the DocsSphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others

Authoring

Authoring format

EleventyMarkdown

Read the Docs-

API docs

API reference from OpenAPI / code

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs-

Content

Multi-version docs

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs✓

Internationalisation

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs-

Discovery

Eleventy-

Read the DocsBuilt-in

Design

Theming / custom design

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs-

Workflow

Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs-

Official managed host

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs✓

Insight

Built-in usage analytics

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs✓

What each one is

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

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

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.

Eleventy

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	Eleventy	Read the Docs
WebPlatforms	✗	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✗	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs✓

CLI

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Eleventy✗

Read the Docs✓

Self-hosted

Eleventy✓

Read the Docs✗

Integrations

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

Eleventy

11 total

HTML
Markdown
JavaScript
Liquid
Nunjucks
WebC
Sass
Vue
Svelte
TypeScript
JSX

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.