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Comparison

Fumadocs vs Mintlify

On the evidence we track, Mintlify leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Fumadocs full profile →Mintlify full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Fumadocs55
★Mintlify64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Fumadocs55 / 100medium · 57%
Mintlify64 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Fumadocs–
Mintlify✓
Model
Fumadocs–
Mintlifyfreemium
Price level
Fumadocs–
Mintlifyhigh
Starting price
Fumadocs–
Mintlify$189
Transparent
Fumadocs–
Mintlify✓
Integrations
Count
Fumadocs9
Mintlify2
Security
Disclosure policy
Fumadocs–
Mintlify✓
Gdpr
Fumadocs–
Mintlify✓
Soc2
Fumadocs–
Mintlify✓
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Sla pct
Fumadocs–
Mintlify99.99
Status page
Fumadocs–
Mintlify✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Fumadocs0
Mintlify–
Github stars
Fumadocs13,360
Mintlify–
Package downloads weekly
Fumadocs2,167,532
Mintlify–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Fumadocs100
Mintlify–
Release
History
Fumadocs20 items
Mintlify–
License
Spdx
FumadocsMIT
Mintlify–
Language
Primary
FumadocsTypeScript
Mintlify–
Market
Availability
Fumadocs–
MintlifyAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Fumadocs5 items
Mintlify6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
FumadocsStatic-site generator
MintlifyHosted platform
Engine / language
FumadocsReact
Mintlifyweb-based
Authoring
Authoring format
FumadocsMDX
MintlifyMDX
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Fumadocs✓
Mintlify✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Fumadocs-
Mintlify✓
Internationalisation
Fumadocs-
Mintlify✓
Discovery
Search
FumadocsAlgolia DocSearch
MintlifyBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Fumadocs✓
Mintlify✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Fumadocs-
Mintlify✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Fumadocs✓
Mintlify✓
Official managed host
Fumadocs✗
Mintlify✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Fumadocs-
Mintlify✓

What each one is

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

Fumadocs

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.

Independently observed

Mintlify

Leader

A cloud-based documentation system that keeps technical content automatically updated and optimized for both human developers and AI agents to discover and understand products.

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.

Mintlify

Leader
from $189/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $189/mo. First month free, no credit card required.

  • Starter$189/mo; first month free
    • 5 editor seats
    • Full platform access
    • Custom domain
    • Web editor
    • Authentication
    • +2 more
  • Pro$450/mo
    • Unlimited editor seats
    • Everything in Starter
    • Agent
    • Assistant
    • Automations
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro
    • SSO, SCIM & RBAC
    • Performance SLA
    • Advanced insights
    • Enterprise security & legal
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • OpenAPI

Fumadocs

13 total - 12 not shared
  • AsyncAPI
  • GraphQL
  • Next.js
  • Astro
  • React Router
  • Tanstack Start
  • Waku
  • Algolia Search
  • Orama Search
  • content-collections
  • contentlayer
  • Content Collections
Independently observed

Mintlify

Leader
11 total - 10 not shared
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • Google
  • MCP servers
  • Webhooks
  • Websockets
  • Google Drive
Independently observed
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