# Fumadocs vs Nextra

| Attribute | Fumadocs | Nextra |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.4 (57% (medium)) | 50.7 (59% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 2,302 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,360 | 13,936 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,167,532 | 239,479 |
| 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":"An open-source site generator that combines Next.js with Markdown and MDX, providing automatic link/image optimization, built-in full-text search, internationalization, and hybrid rendering capabilities for documentation and content sites. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://nextra.site","question":"What is Nextra?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nextra 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://nextra.site","question":"Is Nextra free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Nextra supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://nextra.site","question":"What platforms does Nextra support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nextra can be deployed cloud / SaaS, hybrid and self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://nextra.site","question":"Can Nextra be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Nextra 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/shuding/nextra","question":"Is Nextra open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":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. | A site generation framework that leverages Next.js to enable developers to build documentation and static websites with a straightforward, flexible approach. |
| features.capabilities | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"React","search":"algolia","authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Next.js","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| 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}]` | - |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| 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","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nextra.site","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:20:08.323Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.scorecard | - | 3.2 |
| 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":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nextra&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Fumadocs | Nextra |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | React | Next.js |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | MDX |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | - | ✓ |
| Internationalisation | - | ✓ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | Algolia DocSearch | Built-in |
| **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 2026-10-16T19:05:24.489Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*