Comparison

Eleventy vs Sphinx

On the evidence we track, Sphinx leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. 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
Eleventy54
Sphinx69
Score
Vioscale score
Eleventy54 / 100high · 79%
Sphinx69 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Eleventy
Sphinx
Model
Price level
Eleventyfree
Sphinxfree
Transparent
Eleventy
Sphinx
Integrations
Count
Eleventy11
Sphinx
Adoption
Dependent repos
Eleventy0
Sphinx68,751
Github stars
Eleventy19,861
Sphinx7,989
Package downloads weekly
Eleventy201,177
Activity
Commits last 30d
Eleventy9
Sphinx2
Release
Cadence days
Eleventy2
Sphinx1
History
Eleventy20 items
Sphinx20 items
License
Spdx
EleventyMIT
Sphinx
Language
Primary
EleventyJavaScript
SphinxPython
Market
Availability
Sphinx

Capabilities

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

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

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

Sphinx

Leader

Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization.

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 verify ↗

Sphinx

Leader
Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
CLI
Eleventy
Sphinx
Deployment
Self-hosted
Eleventy
Sphinx

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

Sphinx

Leader

Not documented yet.

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