Comparison

Gatsby vs Starlight

On the evidence we track, Starlight leads this comparison with a composite score of 60/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Gatsby53
Starlight60
Score
Vioscale score
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 65%
Starlight60 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatsby
Starlight
Model
Gatsbyfree
Starlight
Price level
Gatsbyfree
Starlight
Transparent
Gatsby
Starlight
Integrations
Count
Gatsby4
Starlight4
Security
Disclosure policy
Gatsby
Starlight
Gdpr
Gatsby
Starlight
Scorecard
Gatsby6.8
Starlight
Soc2
Gatsby
Starlight
Reliability
Status page
Gatsby
Starlight
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatsby
Starlight35
Github stars
Gatsby55,941
Starlight9,131
Package downloads weekly
Gatsby296,956
Starlight845,041
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatsby1
Starlight38
Release
Cadence days
Gatsby
Starlight5
History
Gatsby20 items
Starlight20 items
License
Spdx
GatsbyMIT
StarlightMIT
Language
Primary
StarlightTypeScript

Capabilities

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

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

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

Starlight

Leader

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.

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 ↗

Starlight

Leader

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

Starlight

Leader
4 total
  • React
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • Solid
Independently observed

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