# Fumadocs vs Starlight

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Starlight

| Attribute | Fumadocs | Starlight |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 55.4 (57% (medium)) | 62.2 (69% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 69 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 35 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,360 | 9,407 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 2,167,532 | 1,439,772 |
| 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 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. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.","source":"https://starlight.astro.build","question":"What is Starlight?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Starlight. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://starlight.astro.build","question":"What platforms does Starlight support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Starlight can be deployed self-hosted, so it does not have to run on the vendor's infrastructure.","source":"https://starlight.astro.build","question":"Can Starlight be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Starlight, including React, Vue, Svelte and Solid. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://starlight.astro.build","question":"What does Starlight integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Yes. Starlight 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/withastro/starlight","question":"Is Starlight open source?","confidence":0.99}]` |
| 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. | A static documentation platform built on Astro with integrated search, multi-language support, code formatting, color theme options, and TypeScript-validated metadata for page organization and discovery. |
| 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":"Astro","search":"built_in","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | 4 |
| 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":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Solid"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://starlight.astro.build","retrievedAt":"2026-10-15T09:19:52.028Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 4 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs%4016.17.3","date":"2026-10-14T06:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs@16.17.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/cli%4016.2.20","date":"2026-10-14T06:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"cli@16.2.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/language%400.2.13","date":"2026-10-14T06:13:06Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/language@0.2.13"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs%4016.17.2","date":"2026-10-13T09:45:31Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs@16.17.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4012.4.2","date":"2026-10-13T09:45:31Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@12.4.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/cli%4016.2.19","date":"2026-10-13T09:45:31Z","type":"stable","version":"cli@16.2.19"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/story%401.5.0","date":"2026-10-13T09:45:31Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/story@1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/language%400.2.12","date":"2026-10-13T09:45:31Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/language@0.2.12"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-typescript%405.5.2","date":"2026-10-12T16:26:00Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-typescript@5.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/satteri%400.6.1","date":"2026-10-12T16:26:00Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/satteri@0.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/changelog%400.1.0","date":"2026-10-12T16:26:00Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/changelog@0.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs%4016.17.1","date":"2026-10-09T13:44:25Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs@16.17.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs%4016.17.0","date":"2026-10-09T10:08:15Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs@16.17.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-typescript%405.5.1","date":"2026-10-09T13:44:25Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-typescript@5.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-typescript%405.5.0","date":"2026-10-09T10:08:17Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-typescript@5.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-twoslash%404.0.2","date":"2026-10-09T10:08:17Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-twoslash@4.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-python%401.0.4","date":"2026-10-09T10:08:16Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-python@1.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4012.4.1","date":"2026-10-09T12:07:04Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@12.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4012.4.0","date":"2026-10-09T10:08:16Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@12.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-obsidian%401.0.6","date":"2026-10-09T10:08:16Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-obsidian@1.0.6"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.6","date":"2026-10-08T18:51:09Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.5","date":"2026-10-01T08:58:14Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.4","date":"2026-09-24T14:59:57Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.3","date":"2026-09-22T16:53:15Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.2","date":"2026-09-18T10:01:56Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.1","date":"2026-09-15T12:20:11Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.42.0","date":"2026-09-02T11:13:55Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.42.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight-docsearch%400.8.0","date":"2026-09-02T11:13:58Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight-docsearch@0.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.11","date":"2026-09-01T16:55:51Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.11"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.10","date":"2026-08-28T14:21:37Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.9","date":"2026-08-25T17:23:04Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.8","date":"2026-08-24T16:56:44Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.7","date":"2026-08-05T10:18:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.6","date":"2026-07-31T19:55:11Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.5","date":"2026-07-28T07:55:30Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.4","date":"2026-07-22T14:16:32Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.3","date":"2026-07-03T20:20:31Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.2","date":"2026-07-01T11:32:49Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.1","date":"2026-06-25T12:49:53Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.0","date":"2026-06-23T19:21:49Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.0"}]` |
| 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=%40astrojs%2Fstarlight&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Fumadocs | Starlight |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | React | Astro |
| **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 | - | - |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T02:35:54.812Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*