vioscale
Comparison

Fumadocs vs GitBook

No clear leader: GitBook (55.6) and Fumadocs (55.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Fumadocs full profile →GitBook full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Fumadocs56
GitBook56
Score
Vioscale score
Fumadocs56 / 100medium · 66%updating
GitBook56 / 100medium · 74%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Fumadocs–
GitBook✓
Model
Fumadocs–
GitBookfreemium
Price level
Fumadocs–
GitBooklow
Transparent
Fumadocs–
GitBook✗
Integrations
Count
Fumadocs6
GitBook9
Security
Iso27001
Fumadocs–
GitBook✓
Soc2
Fumadocs–
GitBook✓
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Fumadocs–
GitBook✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fumadocs0
GitBook–
Github stars
Fumadocs12,988
GitBook–
Package downloads weekly
Fumadocs1,484,879
GitBook–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fumadocs100
GitBook–
Release
History
Fumadocs20 items
GitBook–
License
Spdx
FumadocsMIT
GitBook–
Language
Primary
FumadocsTypeScript
GitBook–
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
FumadocsStatic-site generator
GitBookHosted platform
Engine / language
FumadocsReact
GitBookTypeScript/Node.js
Authoring
Authoring format
FumadocsMDX
GitBookMarkdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Fumadocs✓
GitBook✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Fumadocs-
GitBook✓
Internationalisation
Fumadocs-
GitBook✓
Discovery
Search
FumadocsAlgolia DocSearch
GitBookBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Fumadocs✓
GitBook✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Fumadocs-
GitBook✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Fumadocs✓
GitBook✓
Official managed host
Fumadocs✗
GitBook✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Fumadocs-
GitBook✓

What each one is

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

Fumadocs

A developer-focused documentation framework built on React, supporting Markdown and MDX authoring with customizable themes, OpenAPI integration for API documentation, and component showcase capabilities.

Independently observed

GitBook

GitBook is a documentation and knowledge management platform for technical teams. It provides visual and markdown editing tools, AI-powered search and content assistance, Git integration for documentation-as-code workflows, and features for publishing API references, help centers, and internal knowledge bases.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Fumadocs

Pricing not documented yet.

GitBook

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier plus subscription plans; specific pricing not publicly disclosed

  • PersonalFree
  • Plus-
  • Pro-
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

Fumadocs

10 total
  • OpenAPI
  • AsyncAPI
  • GraphQL
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • React Router
  • Tanstack Start
  • Waku
  • Algolia Search
  • Orama Search
Independently observed

GitBook

9 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Ahrefs
  • Okta
  • SAML
  • Intercom
  • kapa.ai
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
Independently observed

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