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Comparison

GitBook vs Starlight

No clear leader: GitBook (64.7) and Starlight (62.2) 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.

GitBook full profile →Starlight full profile →
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GitBook65
Starlight62
Score
vioscaleAI score
GitBook65 / 100medium · 72%
Starlight62 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
Model
GitBookfreemium
Starlightopen_source
Price level
GitBookhigh
Starlightfree
Starting price
GitBook$65
Starlight–
Transparent
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
Integrations
Count
GitBook30
Starlight4
Security
Certifications
GitBookSOC 2, ISO 27001
Starlight–
Gdpr
GitBook✓
Starlight–
Iso27001
GitBook✓
Starlight–
Soc2
GitBook✓
Starlight–
Trust center
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
GitBook✓
Starlight–
Adoption
Dependent repos
GitBook–
Starlight35
Github stars
GitBook–
Starlight9,407
Package downloads weekly
GitBook–
Starlight1,439,772
Activity
Commits last 30d
GitBook–
Starlight69
Release
Cadence days
GitBook–
Starlight4
History
GitBook–
Starlight20 items
License
Spdx
GitBook–
StarlightMIT
Language
Primary
GitBook–
StarlightTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
GitBook7 items
Starlight5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
GitBookHosted platform
StarlightStatic-site generator
Engine / language
GitBookTypeScript/Node.js
StarlightAstro
Authoring
Authoring format
GitBookMarkdown
Starlight-
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
GitBook✓
Starlight-
Content
Multi-version docs
GitBook✓
Starlight-
Internationalisation
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
Discovery
Search
GitBookBuilt-in
StarlightBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
GitBook✓
Starlight-
Deployment
Self-hostable
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
Official managed host
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
GitBook✓
Starlight-

What each one is

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

GitBook

A documentation hosting and management tool that incorporates AI assistance for user support and includes automated checks to identify when content becomes outdated.

Independently observed

Starlight

A static documentation platform built on Astro with integrated search, multi-language support, code formatting, color theme options, and TypeScript-validated metadata for page organization and discovery.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

GitBook

from $65/moHybridFree tier

From $65/site/month. Free tier available. Enterprise custom.

  • FreeFree
    • Git Sync
    • Basic customization
    • Built-in SEO
    • Page view analytics
    • Full text search
    • +6 more
  • Premium$65/site/mo + $12/additional user/mo (annual billing)
    • All Free features
    • Advanced customization
    • Custom domain
    • AI writing and editing
    • AI search
    • +5 more
  • Ultimate$249/site/mo + $12/additional user/mo (annual billing)
    • All Premium features
    • Custom subdirectory
    • Custom fonts
    • Adaptive content
    • Embed Assistant anywhere
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Ultimate features
    • SAML SSO
    • Git Sync IP allowlisting
    • Unlimited adaptive content
    • Custom integrations
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Starlight

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
GitBook✓
Starlight✓
CLI
GitBook✗
Starlight✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
GitBook✓
Starlight✗
Self-hosted
GitBook✓
Starlight✓

Integrations

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

GitBook

16 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Ahrefs
  • Okta
  • SAML
  • Intercom
  • kapa.ai
  • Slack
  • Salesforce
  • OpenAPI
  • Swagger
  • Discord
  • Confluence
  • Linear
  • YouTube
  • PDF
Independently observed

Starlight

4 total
  • React
  • Vue
  • Svelte
  • Solid
Independently observed
Still deciding?

GitBook or Starlight: which one depends on you

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