Comparison

Gatsby vs VitePress

On the evidence we track, VitePress leads this comparison with a composite score of 65/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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Gatsby53
★VitePress65
Score
vioscaleAI score
Gatsby53 / 100medium · 53%
VitePress65 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
Gatsby✓
VitePress✓
Model
Gatsbyfree
VitePressopen_source
Price level
Gatsbyfree
VitePressfree
Transparent
Gatsby✗
VitePress✓
Integrations
Count
Gatsby1
VitePress–
Security
Disclosure policy
Gatsby✓
VitePress–
Gdpr
Gatsby✓
VitePress–
Scorecard
Gatsby7.4
VitePress4.4
Soc2
Gatsby✓
VitePress–
Reliability
Status page
Gatsby✓
VitePress–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Gatsby–
VitePress5,497
Github stars
Gatsby55,937
VitePress18,405
Package downloads weekly
Gatsby270,321
VitePress1,327,372
Activity
Commits last 30d
Gatsby3
VitePress51
Release
Cadence days
Gatsby–
VitePress18
History
Gatsby20 items
VitePress20 items
License
Spdx
GatsbyMIT
VitePressMIT
Language
Primary
VitePressTypeScript
Content
Faq
Gatsby7 items
VitePress5 items

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-
VitePressAlgolia DocSearch
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

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

VitePress

Leader

A framework for generating fast, static documentation websites built on Vue and the Vite build system.

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

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

VitePress

Leader

Not documented yet.

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