vioscale
Comparison

Read the Docs vs Starlight

On the evidence we track, Read the Docs 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.

Read the Docs full profile →Starlight full profile →
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★Read the Docs65
Starlight60
Score
Vioscale score
Read the Docs65 / 100medium · 51%
Starlight60 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tier
Read the Docs✓
Starlight–
Model
Read the Docscommercial
Starlight–
Price level
Read the Docsmid
Starlight–
Transparent
Read the Docs✓
Starlight–
Integrations
Count
Read the Docs7
Starlight4
Security
Disclosure policy
Read the Docs✓
Starlight–
Scorecard
Read the Docs7.5
Starlight–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
Read the Docs✓
Starlight–
Adoption
Dependent repos
Read the Docs–
Starlight35
Github stars
Read the Docs8,377
Starlight9,131
Package downloads weekly
Read the Docs–
Starlight845,041
Activity
Commits last 30d
Read the Docs44
Starlight38
Release
Cadence days
Read the Docs6
Starlight5
History
Read the Docs20 items
Starlight20 items
License
Spdx
Read the DocsMIT
StarlightMIT
Language
Primary
Read the DocsPython
StarlightTypeScript
Market
Availability
Read the DocsAvailable worldwide
Starlight–

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
Read the DocsHosted build service
StarlightStatic-site generator
Engine / language
Read the DocsSphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others
StarlightAstro
Authoring
Authoring format
Read the Docs-
Starlight-
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Read the Docs-
Starlight-
Content
Multi-version docs
Read the Docs✓
Starlight-
Internationalisation
Read the Docs-
Starlight✓
Discovery
Search
Read the DocsBuilt-in
StarlightBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Read the Docs-
Starlight✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Read the Docs✓
Starlight-
Deployment
Self-hostable
Read the Docs-
Starlight✓
Official managed host
Read the Docs✓
Starlight-
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Read the Docs✓
Starlight-

What each one is

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

Read the Docs

Leader

A managed documentation platform that connects to Git repositories to automatically build, preview, and host documentation. Handles infrastructure for builds, search, versioning, and authentication so teams can focus on writing documentation.

Independently observed

Starlight

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.

Read the Docs

Leader
from $50/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $50/month. Free tier for open source. 30-day trial available. Annual billing and purchase orders supported.

  • CommunityFree
    • Clone public repositories
    • Public documentation
    • Ads-supported hosting
    • Automatic builds
    • Versioning
    • +3 more
  • Basic$50/month
    • 2 concurrent builds
    • Shared domain
    • SSO with GitHub and GitLab
    • 50 redirects
    • Pageview analytics (30 days)
    • +10 more
  • Advanced$150/month
    • 4 concurrent builds
    • 5 custom domains
    • SSO with GitHub and GitLab
    • 250 redirects
    • Pageview analytics (90 days)
    • +10 more
  • Pro$250/month
    • 6 concurrent builds
    • 15 custom domains
    • SSO with Google
    • 500 redirects
    • Pageview analytics (90 days)
    • +10 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SAML SSO
    • Dedicated builders
    • Advanced audit tracking
    • Support SLA
as of verify ↗

Starlight

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Read the Docs✓
Starlight✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Read the Docs✓
Starlight✗
Self-hosted
Read the Docs✗
Starlight✓

Integrations

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

Read the Docs

Leader
7 total
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Google
  • Sphinx
  • MkDocs
  • Docusaurus
Independently observed

Starlight

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.