Fumadocs vs Starlight
No clear leader: Starlight (59.5) and Fumadocs (55.5) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for documentation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
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.
Starlight
An open-source documentation platform that provides built-in navigation, search, internationalization, and dark mode. Supports Markdown, Markdoc, and MDX authoring with extensibility via React, Vue, Svelte, and Solid components.
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
Fumadocs
- OpenAPI
- AsyncAPI
- GraphQL
- Next.js
- Astro
- React Router
- Tanstack Start
- Waku
- Algolia Search
- Orama Search
Starlight
- React
- Vue
- Svelte
- Solid
Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.