Comparison

Fumadocs vs Read the Docs

On the evidence we track, Read the Docs leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Fumadocs full profile →Read the Docs full profile →

Machine formatsJSON Markdown GraphQLor send Accept: application/json

Fumadocs56

★Read the Docs65

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Fumadocs	Read the DocsLeader
Vioscale score	56 / 100medium · 66%updating	65 / 100medium · 51%updating
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	-	✓
Modelpricing.model	-	commercial
Price levelpricing.price_level	-	mid
Transparentpricing.transparent	-	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	6	7
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	-	7.5
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=arielweinberger-fumadocs-ui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0	-
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	-	✓
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	0	-
Github starsadoption.github_stars	12,988	8,377
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	1,484,879	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	100	44
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	6
Historyrelease.history	20 items	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	TypeScript	Python
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide

Score

Vioscale score

Fumadocs56 / 100medium · 66%updating

Read the Docs65 / 100medium · 51%updating

Pricing

Free tier

Fumadocs–

Read the Docs✓

Model

Fumadocs–

Read the Docscommercial

Price level

Fumadocs–

Read the Docsmid

Transparent

Fumadocs–

Read the Docs✓

Integrations

Count

Fumadocs6

Read the Docs7

Security

Disclosure policy

Fumadocs–

Read the Docs✓

Scorecard

Fumadocs–

Read the Docs7.5

Vulnerabilities

FumadocsCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=arielweinberger-fumadocs-ui&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Read the Docs–

Reliability

Status page

Fumadocs–

Read the Docs✓

Adoption

Dependent repos

Fumadocs0

Read the Docs–

Github stars

Fumadocs12,988

Read the Docs8,377

Package downloads weekly

Fumadocs1,484,879

Read the Docs–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Fumadocs100

Read the Docs44

Release

Cadence days

Fumadocs–

Read the Docs6

History

Fumadocs20 items

Read the Docs20 items

License

Spdx

FumadocsMIT

Read the DocsMIT

Language

Primary

FumadocsTypeScript

Read the DocsPython

Market

Availability

Fumadocs–

Read the DocsAvailable worldwide

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Documentation Tools
Capability	Fumadocs	Read the Docs
Core
Tool kind	Static-site generator	Hosted build service
Engine / language	React	Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others
Authoring
Authoring format	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	-	✓

Core

Tool kind

FumadocsStatic-site generator

Read the DocsHosted build service

Engine / language

FumadocsReact

Read the DocsSphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others

Authoring

Authoring format

FumadocsMDX

Read the Docs-

API docs

API reference from OpenAPI / code

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs-

Content

Multi-version docs

Fumadocs-

Read the Docs✓

Internationalisation

Fumadocs-

Read the Docs-

Discovery

FumadocsAlgolia DocSearch

Read the DocsBuilt-in

Design

Theming / custom design

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs-

Workflow

Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip

Fumadocs-

Read the Docs✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs-

Official managed host

Fumadocs✗

Read the Docs✓

Insight

Built-in usage analytics

Fumadocs-

Read the Docs✓

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

Read the Docs

Leader

A managed documentation platform that connects to Git repositories to automatically build, preview, and host documentation. Handles infrastructure for builds, search, versioning, and authentication so teams can focus on writing documentation.

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.

Read the Docs

Leader

from $50/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $50/month. Free tier for open source. 30-day trial available. Annual billing and purchase orders supported.

CommunityFree
- Clone public repositories
- Public documentation
- Ads-supported hosting
- Automatic builds
- Versioning
- +3 more
Basic$50/month
- 2 concurrent builds
- Shared domain
- SSO with GitHub and GitLab
- 50 redirects
- Pageview analytics (30 days)
- +10 more
Advanced$150/month
- 4 concurrent builds
- 5 custom domains
- SSO with GitHub and GitLab
- 250 redirects
- Pageview analytics (90 days)
- +10 more
Pro$250/month
- 6 concurrent builds
- 15 custom domains
- SSO with Google
- 500 redirects
- Pageview analytics (90 days)
- +10 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- SAML SSO
- Dedicated builders
- Advanced audit tracking
- Support SLA

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Fumadocs	Read the Docs
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✗
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs✓

CLI

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs✗

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs✓

Self-hosted

Fumadocs✓

Read the Docs✗

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

Read the Docs

Leader

7 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Google
Sphinx
MkDocs
Docusaurus

Independently observed

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