Comparison

Gatsby vs VitePress

On the evidence we track, VitePress 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
VitePress60
Score
Vioscale score
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 65%
VitePress60 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatsby
VitePress
Model
Gatsbyfree
VitePressopen_source
Price level
Gatsbyfree
VitePressfree
Transparent
Gatsby
VitePress
Integrations
Count
Gatsby4
VitePress
Security
Disclosure policy
Gatsby
VitePress
Gdpr
Gatsby
VitePress
Scorecard
Gatsby6.8
VitePress4.4
Soc2
Gatsby
VitePress
Reliability
Status page
Gatsby
VitePress
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatsby
VitePress2
Github stars
Gatsby55,941
VitePress18,245
Package downloads weekly
Gatsby296,956
VitePress1,043,743
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatsby1
VitePress100
Release
Cadence days
Gatsby
VitePress15
History
Gatsby20 items
VitePress20 items
License
Spdx
GatsbyMIT
VitePressMIT
Language
Primary
VitePressTypeScript

Capabilities

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

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

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

VitePress

Leader

A documentation site generator that transforms markdown files into fast static websites. Powered by Vite and Vue, it enables developers to embed Vue components directly in markdown and build custom themes.

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 ↗

VitePress

Leader
Open sourceFree tier

Free, MIT Licensed

  • Open SourceFree
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

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

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

VitePress

Leader

Not documented yet.

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