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Comparison

Gatsby vs Mintlify

On the evidence we track, Mintlify leads this comparison with a composite score of 64/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gatsby53
★Mintlify64
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 53%
Mintlify64 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Model
Gatsbyfree
Mintlifyfreemium
Price level
Gatsbyfree
Mintlifyhigh
Starting price
Gatsby–
Mintlify$189
Transparent
Gatsby✗
Mintlify✓
Integrations
Count
Gatsby1
Mintlify2
Security
Disclosure policy
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Gdpr
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Scorecard
Gatsby7.4
Mintlify–
Soc2
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Trust center
Reliability
Sla pct
Gatsby–
Mintlify99.99
Status page
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Adoption
Github stars
Gatsby55,937
Mintlify–
Package downloads weekly
Gatsby270,321
Mintlify–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatsby3
Mintlify–
Release
History
Gatsby20 items
Mintlify–
License
Spdx
GatsbyMIT
Mintlify–
Language
Primary
GatsbyJavaScript
Mintlify–
Market
Availability
Gatsby–
MintlifyAvailable worldwide
Content
Faq
Gatsby7 items
Mintlify6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
GatsbyStatic-site generator
MintlifyHosted platform
Engine / language
GatsbyJavaScript/React
Mintlifyweb-based
Authoring
Authoring format
GatsbyMarkdown
MintlifyMDX
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Gatsby-
Mintlify✓
Internationalisation
Gatsby-
Mintlify✓
Discovery
Search
Gatsby-
MintlifyBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Official managed host
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Gatsby-
Mintlify✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Gatsby

React-based framework designed for creating fast, scalable web applications. Emphasizes performance, security, and developer experience with support for multiple data sources including headless CMS platforms.

Independently observed

Mintlify

Leader

A cloud-based documentation system that keeps technical content automatically updated and optimized for both human developers and AI agents to discover and understand products.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Gatsby

FreeFree tier
as of verify ↗

Mintlify

Leader
from $189/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $189/mo. First month free, no credit card required.

  • Starter$189/mo; first month free
    • 5 editor seats
    • Full platform access
    • Custom domain
    • Web editor
    • Authentication
    • +2 more
  • Pro$450/mo
    • Unlimited editor seats
    • Everything in Starter
    • Agent
    • Assistant
    • Automations
    • +2 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Everything in Pro
    • SSO, SCIM & RBAC
    • Performance SLA
    • Advanced insights
    • Enterprise security & legal
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
CLI
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓
Self-hosted
Gatsby✓
Mintlify✓

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

Gatsby

5 total
  • Netlify
  • Google APIs
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
  • Shopify
Independently observed

Mintlify

Leader
11 total
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
  • OpenAPI
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • Google
  • MCP servers
  • Webhooks
  • Websockets
  • Google Drive
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Gatsby or Mintlify: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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