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Comparison

Mintlify vs Sphinx

On the evidence we track, Sphinx leads this comparison with a composite score of 69/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Mintlify full profile →Sphinx full profile →
Machine formatsJSONMarkdownGraphQLor send Accept: application/json
Mintlify61
★Sphinx69
Score
Vioscale score
Mintlify61 / 100medium · 73%
Sphinx69 / 100medium · 71%
Pricing
Free tier
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✓
Model
Mintlifyfreemium
Sphinxopen_source
Price level
Mintlifylow
Sphinxfree
Transparent
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✓
Integrations
Count
Mintlify10
Sphinx–
Security
Disclosure policy
Mintlify✓
Sphinx–
Gdpr
Mintlify✓
Sphinx–
Scorecard
Mintlify–
Sphinx5.5
Soc2
Mintlify✓
Sphinx–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Mintlify✓
Sphinx–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Mintlify–
Sphinx68,751
Github stars
Mintlify–
Sphinx7,989
Package downloads weekly
Mintlify–
Sphinx15,422,418
Activity
Commits last 30d
Mintlify–
Sphinx2
Release
Cadence days
Mintlify–
Sphinx1
History
Mintlify–
Sphinx20 items
Language
Primary
Mintlify–
SphinxPython
Market
Availability
MintlifyAvailable worldwide
Sphinx–

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
MintlifyHosted platform
SphinxStatic-site generator
Engine / language
Mintlifyweb-based
SphinxPython
Authoring
Authoring format
MintlifyMDX
Sphinx-
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Mintlify✓
Sphinx-
Internationalisation
Mintlify✗
Sphinx✓
Discovery
Search
MintlifyBuilt-in
Sphinx-
Design
Theming / custom design
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Mintlify✓
Sphinx-
Deployment
Self-hostable
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✓
Official managed host
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✗
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Mintlify✓
Sphinx-

What each one is

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

Mintlify

Mintlify is a knowledge management platform that publishes documentation from Git repositories with automatic updates when your code changes. It serves content to both human developers and AI coding agents, with features like API playgrounds, MCP integration, and AI-powered assistance.

Independently observed

Sphinx

Leader

Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Mintlify

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available; Pro and Enterprise pricing custom. Starter free with credits, additional credits at $0.01 each.

  • StarterFree
    • 5 editor seats
    • Full platform access
    • Custom domain
    • Web editor
    • Authentication
    • +2 more
  • ProCustom pricing; see sales for details
    • Unlimited editor seats
    • Everything in Starter
    • Agent
    • Assistant
    • Automations
    • +21 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited editor seats
    • Everything in Pro
    • SSO, SCIM & RBAC
    • Performance SLA
    • Advanced insights
    • +18 more
as of verify ↗

Sphinx

Leader
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
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✗
CLI
Mintlify✗
Sphinx✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✗
Self-hosted
Mintlify✓
Sphinx✓

Integrations

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

Mintlify

10 total
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
  • OpenAPI
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • Google
  • MCP servers
  • Webhooks
  • Websockets
Independently observed

Sphinx

Leader

Not documented yet.

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