Comparison

Gatsby vs MkDocs

No clear leader: MkDocs (55.0) and Gatsby (52.5) 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.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Gatsby53
MkDocs55
Score
Vioscale score
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 65%
MkDocs55 / 100medium · 68%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatsby
MkDocs
Model
Gatsbyfree
Price level
Gatsbyfree
MkDocsfree
Transparent
Gatsby
MkDocs
Integrations
Count
Gatsby4
MkDocs
Security
Disclosure policy
Gatsby
MkDocs
Gdpr
Gatsby
MkDocs
Scorecard
Gatsby6.8
MkDocs4.1
Soc2
Gatsby
MkDocs
Reliability
Status page
Gatsby
MkDocs
Adoption
Github stars
Gatsby55,941
MkDocs22,380
Package downloads weekly
Gatsby296,956
MkDocs3,992,344
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatsby1
MkDocs0
Release
Cadence days
Gatsby
MkDocs77
History
Gatsby20 items
MkDocs15 items
License
Spdx
GatsbyMIT
Language
Primary
MkDocsPython

Capabilities

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

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

What each one is

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

Gatsby

An open-source web framework built on React that helps developers create high-performance websites by integrating multiple content sources and services through a unified GraphQL data layer.

Independently observed

MkDocs

A documentation platform that converts Markdown files into static HTML websites. It offers built-in themes, plugin support for extensions, and YAML-based configuration for easy customization.

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 ↗

MkDocs

Open source
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Gatsby
MkDocs
CLI
Gatsby
MkDocs
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Gatsby
MkDocs
Self-hosted
Gatsby
MkDocs

Integrations

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

Gatsby

4 total
  • Netlify
  • Google APIs
  • WordPress
  • Drupal
Independently observed

MkDocs

Not documented yet.

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