# Fumadocs vs Jekyll

| Attribute | Fumadocs | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.4 (57% (medium)) | 54.2 (48% (low)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 7 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 490,112 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,360 | 51,713 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,167,532 | - |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"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. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://fumadocs.dev","question":"What is Fumadocs?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Fumadocs supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://fumadocs.dev","question":"What platforms does Fumadocs support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Fumadocs can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://fumadocs.dev","question":"Can Fumadocs be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 10 integrations for Fumadocs, including OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, GraphQL, Next.js, Astro, React Router, Tanstack Start and Waku, plus 2 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://fumadocs.dev","question":"What does Fumadocs integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Fumadocs is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs","question":"Is Fumadocs open source?","confidence":0.99}]` | `[{"answer":"A Ruby-based command-line tool that transforms Markdown, Liquid, and HTML into static websites ready for deployment. Designed specifically for blogs and content-focused sites, it integrates seamlessly with GitHub Pages for free hosting. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"What is Jekyll?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Jekyll is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. It is released under the MIT licence. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"Is Jekyll free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Jekyll supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"What platforms does Jekyll support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Jekyll can be deployed cloud / SaaS and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"Can Jekyll be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 3 integrations for Jekyll, including GitHub Pages, GitHub Actions and Jekyll plugins ecosystem. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://jekyllrb.com","question":"What does Jekyll integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Jekyll is published under the MIT licence, a permissive licence that generally allows commercial use and modification. Licence terms can change between releases, so verify against the repository for the version you intend to use.","source":"https://github.com/jekyll/jekyll","question":"Is Jekyll open source?","confidence":0.95}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Jekyll is a command-line tool that compiles Markdown and Liquid templates into static websites without requiring a database or server-side processing. It powers GitHub Pages and can be deployed to any standard web server like Apache or Nginx. |
| features.capabilities | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"React","search":"algolia","authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Ruby","search":"none","runtime":"ruby","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":false,"build_model":"fully_static","api_reference":false,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"AsyncAPI"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"React Router"},{"name":"Tanstack Start"},{"name":"Waku"},{"name":"Algolia Search"},{"name":"Orama Search"},{"name":"content-collections","native":true},{"name":"contentlayer","native":true},{"name":"Content Collections","native":false}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub Pages"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Jekyll plugins ecosystem"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jekyllrb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:19:48.968Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 86 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | - | 6.2 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=fumadocs-openapi&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"count":1,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=rubygems&package_name=jekyll&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"HIGH"}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Fumadocs | Jekyll |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | React | Ruby |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | Markdown |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | - | ✗ |
| Internationalisation | - | ✗ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | Algolia DocSearch | None |
| **Design** |  |  |
| Theming / custom design | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip | - | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✓ |
| Official managed host | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Built-in usage analytics | - | ✗ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:04:40.604Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*