Comparison

ReadMe vs Starlight

No clear leader: ReadMe (61.9) and Starlight (59.5) 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.

ReadMe full profile →Starlight full profile →

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ReadMe62

Starlight60

Attribute comparison across 2 tools
Attribute	ReadMe	Starlight
Vioscale score	62 / 100medium · 73%	60 / 100high · 77%
Pricing
Free tierpricing.free_tier	✓	-
Modelpricing.model	freemium	-
Price levelpricing.price_level	mid	-
Transparentpricing.transparent	✓	-
Integrations
Countintegrations.count	13	4
Security
Gdprsecurity.gdpr	✓	-
Hipaasecurity.hipaa	✓	-
Soc2security.soc2	✓	-
Vulnerabilitiessecurity.vulnerabilities	-	Count: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40astrojs%2Fstarlight&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0
Reliability
Status pagereliability.status_page	✓	-
Adoption
Dependent reposadoption.dependent_repos	-	35
Github starsadoption.github_stars	-	9,131
Package downloads weeklyadoption.package_downloads_weekly	-	845,041
Activity
Commits last 30dactivity.commits_last_30d	-	38
Release
Cadence daysrelease.cadence_days	-	5
Historyrelease.history	-	20 items
License
Spdxlicense.spdx	-	MIT
Language
Primarylanguage.primary	-	TypeScript
Market
Availabilitymarket.availability	Available worldwide · HQ US	-

Score

Vioscale score

ReadMe62 / 100medium · 73%

Starlight60 / 100high · 77%

Pricing

Free tier

ReadMe✓

Starlight–

Model

ReadMefreemium

Starlight–

Price level

ReadMemid

Starlight–

Transparent

ReadMe✓

Starlight–

Integrations

Count

ReadMe13

Starlight4

Security

Gdpr

ReadMe✓

Starlight–

Hipaa

ReadMe✓

Starlight–

Soc2

ReadMe✓

Starlight–

Vulnerabilities

ReadMe–

StarlightCount: 0 · Source: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40astrojs%2Fstarlight&per_page=100 · Last 12m: 0

Reliability

Status page

ReadMe✓

Starlight–

Adoption

Dependent repos

ReadMe–

Starlight35

Github stars

ReadMe–

Starlight9,131

Package downloads weekly

ReadMe–

Starlight845,041

Activity

Commits last 30d

ReadMe–

Starlight38

Release

Cadence days

ReadMe–

Starlight5

History

ReadMe–

Starlight20 items

License

Spdx

ReadMe–

StarlightMIT

Language

Primary

ReadMe–

StarlightTypeScript

Market

Availability

ReadMeAvailable worldwide · HQ US

Starlight–

Capabilities

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

Capability comparison for Documentation Tools
Capability	ReadMe	Starlight
Core
Tool kind	Hosted platform	Static-site generator
Engine / language	-	Astro
Authoring
Authoring format	Markdown	-
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code	✓	-
Content
Multi-version docs	✓	-
Internationalisation	✓	✓
Discovery
Search	Built-in	Built-in
Design
Theming / custom design	✓	✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip	✓	-
Deployment
Self-hostable	✗	✓
Official managed host	✓	-
Insight
Built-in usage analytics	✓	-

Core

Tool kind

ReadMeHosted platform

StarlightStatic-site generator

Engine / language

ReadMe-

StarlightAstro

Authoring

Authoring format

ReadMeMarkdown

Starlight-

API docs

API reference from OpenAPI / code

ReadMe✓

Starlight-

Content

Multi-version docs

ReadMe✓

Starlight-

Internationalisation

ReadMe✓

Starlight✓

Discovery

ReadMeBuilt-in

StarlightBuilt-in

Design

Theming / custom design

ReadMe✓

Starlight✓

Workflow

Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip

ReadMe✓

Starlight-

Deployment

Self-hostable

ReadMe✗

Starlight✓

Official managed host

ReadMe✓

Starlight-

Insight

Built-in usage analytics

ReadMe✓

Starlight-

What each one is

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

ReadMe

ReadMe provides a complete documentation platform for building interactive API guides and knowledge bases. Teams can create beautiful docs with markdown, sync with version control systems, add interactive components, and connect with developers through built-in analytics and community features.

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.

ReadMe

from $20/moSubscriptionFree tier

From free to $250/month (Pro, billed annually) or $3000+/month (Enterprise). Add-ons available.

StarterFree
- Custom domain
- Bi-directional sync
- Interactive API reference
- Usage metrics
- Markdown editor
- +6 more
Pro$250/month billed annually
- All Starter features
- Invite teammates
- Branching and reviews
- Notifications
- Private docs
- +11 more
EnterpriseContact sales
- All Pro features
- Multiple combined projects
- No ReadMe branding
- User roles & access control
- Branch review permissions
- +8 more

as of 2026-08-14verify ↗

Starlight

Pricing not documented yet.

Platform & deployment

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

Platform and deployment support comparison
Supports	ReadMe	Starlight
WebPlatforms	✓	✓
Cloud / SaaSDeployment	✓	✗
Self-hostedDeployment	✗	✓

Platforms

Web

ReadMe✓

Starlight✓

Deployment

Cloud / SaaS

ReadMe✓

Starlight✗

Self-hosted

ReadMe✗

Starlight✓

Integrations

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

ReadMe

12 total

GitHub
GitLab
Bitbucket
Google Analytics
Intercom
Slack
Zendesk
Statuspage
Segment
Localize
Smartling
Transifex

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.