Comparison

Gatsby vs ReadMe

On the evidence we track, ReadMe leads this comparison with a composite score of 59/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gatsby53

★ReadMe59

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	Gatsby	ReadMeLeader
vioscaleAI score	53 / 100medium · 53%	59 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	✓
Modelpricing.model	free	freemium
Price levelpricing.price_level	free	high
Starting pricepricing.starting_price	-	$250
Transparentpricing.transparent	✗	✓
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	1	12
Security
Disclosure policysecurity.disclosure_policy	✓	-
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	✓
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	-	✓
Scorecardsecurity.scorecard	7.4	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	✓
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	✓
Adoption
Github starsadoption.github_stars	55,937	-
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	270,321	-
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	3	-
Release
Historyrelease.history	20 items	-
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	MIT	-
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	JavaScript	-
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	-	Available worldwide · Popular in US
Content
Faqcontent.faq	7 items	7 items

Score

vioscaleAI score

Gatsby53 / 100medium · 53%

ReadMe59 / 100high · 75%

Pricing

Free tier

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Model

Gatsbyfree

ReadMefreemium

Price level

Gatsbyfree

ReadMehigh

Starting price

Gatsby–

ReadMe$250

Transparent

Gatsby✗

ReadMe✓

Integrations

Count

Gatsby1

ReadMe12

Security

Disclosure policy

Gatsby✓

ReadMe–

Gdpr

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Hipaa

Gatsby–

ReadMe✓

Scorecard

Gatsby7.4

ReadMe–

Soc2

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Reliability

Status page

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Adoption

Github stars

Gatsby55,937

ReadMe–

Package downloads weekly

Gatsby270,321

ReadMe–

Activity

Commits last 30d

Gatsby3

ReadMe–

Release

History

Gatsby20 items

ReadMe–

License

Spdx

GatsbyMIT

ReadMe–

Language

Primary

GatsbyJavaScript

ReadMe–

Market

Availability

Gatsby–

ReadMeAvailable worldwide · Popular in US

Content

Faq

Gatsby7 items

ReadMe7 items

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Documentation Tools
Capability	Gatsby	ReadMe
Core
Tool kind	Static-site generator	Hosted platform
Engine / language	JavaScript/React	OpenAPI/REST/GraphQL/SOAP/RPC
Authoring
Authoring format	Markdown	Markdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code	✓	✓
Content
Multi-version docs	-	✓
Internationalisation	-	✓
Discovery
Search	-	Built-in
Design
Theming / custom design	✓	✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip	✓	✓
Deployment
Self-hostable	✓	✗
Official managed host	✓	✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics	-	✓

Core

Tool kind

GatsbyStatic-site generator

ReadMeHosted platform

Engine / language

GatsbyJavaScript/React

ReadMeOpenAPI/REST/GraphQL/SOAP/RPC

Authoring

Authoring format

GatsbyMarkdown

ReadMeMarkdown

API docs

API reference from OpenAPI / code

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Content

Multi-version docs

Gatsby-

ReadMe✓

Internationalisation

Gatsby-

ReadMe✓

Discovery

Gatsby-

ReadMeBuilt-in

Design

Theming / custom design

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Workflow

Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Deployment

Self-hostable

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✗

Official managed host

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Insight

Built-in usage analytics

Gatsby-

ReadMe✓

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

ReadMe

Leader

A cloud-based service for publishing and managing technical documentation and API references, featuring interactive reference tools, version control, customizable themes, AI-assisted writing, and team collaboration features.

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 2026-08-14verify ↗

ReadMe

Leader

from $250/yrHybridFree tier

Free tier. Pro from $250/year (billed annually). Enterprise custom pricing.

StarterFree
- Custom domain
- Bi-directional Sync
- Interactive API reference
- Usage metrics
- Markdown editor
- +3 more
Pro$250/year billed annually
- All Starter features
- Invite teammates
- Multiplayer editing
- Branching and reviews
- Notifications
- +9 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Pro features
- Multiple combined projects
- Aggregated doc metrics
- No ReadMe branding
- User roles & access control
- +9 more

as of 2026-09-23verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	Gatsby	ReadMe
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
CLIPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✓
Self-hostedDeployment	✓	✗

Platforms

Web

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

CLI

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✓

Self-hosted

Gatsby✓

ReadMe✗

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

ReadMe

Leader

12 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Google Analytics
Intercom
Slack
Zendesk
Statuspage
Segment
Localize
Smartling
Transifex

Independently observed

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