# Fumadocs vs Sphinx

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Sphinx

| Attribute | Fumadocs | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.4 (57% (medium)) | 64 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 68,751 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,360 | 8,061 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,167,532 | 15,422,418 |
| 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":"Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","question":"What is Sphinx?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sphinx is open source, so it can be self-hosted and used at no licence cost. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","question":"Is Sphinx free to use?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Sphinx supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","question":"What platforms does Sphinx support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Sphinx can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","question":"Can Sphinx be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":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. | Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization. |
| 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":"Python","search":"built_in","authoring":"restructuredtext","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 1 |
| 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":"Jupyter"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:27:10.554Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 1 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0","date":"2025-12-31T15:08:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc2","date":"2025-12-27T03:17:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc1","date":"2025-12-19T23:30:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.4","date":"2025-12-04T07:46:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.3","date":"2025-12-04T01:46:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.2","date":"2025-12-03T23:03:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.1","date":"2025-12-01T16:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0","date":"2025-11-30T12:41:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc4","date":"2025-11-30T06:18:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc3","date":"2025-11-30T03:03:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc2","date":"2025-11-29T02:44:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc1","date":"2025-11-28T00:47:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2025-03-02T22:31:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2025-03-02T21:01:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2025-02-21T23:29:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2025-02-18T19:52:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc2","date":"2025-02-18T00:39:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc1","date":"2025-02-16T05:41:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2024-10-13T20:26:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2024-10-12T18:44:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"}]` |
| security.scorecard | - | 5.4 |
| 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=pypi&package_name=sphinx&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Fumadocs | Sphinx |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | React | Python |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | reStructuredText |
| **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 2026-10-16T19:03:03.863Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*