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Comparison

ReadMe vs Starlight

No clear leader: Starlight (62.2) and ReadMe (58.5) 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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ReadMe59
Starlight62
Score
vioscaleAI score
ReadMe59 / 100high · 75%
Starlight62 / 100medium · 69%
Pricing
Free tier
ReadMe✓
Starlight✓
Model
ReadMefreemium
Starlightopen_source
Price level
ReadMehigh
Starlightfree
Starting price
ReadMe$250
Starlight–
Transparent
ReadMe✓
Starlight✓
Integrations
Count
ReadMe12
Starlight4
Security
Gdpr
ReadMe✓
Starlight–
Hipaa
ReadMe✓
Starlight–
Soc2
ReadMe✓
Starlight–
Vulnerabilities
Reliability
Status page
ReadMe✓
Starlight–
Adoption
Dependent repos
ReadMe–
Starlight35
Github stars
ReadMe–
Starlight9,407
Package downloads weekly
ReadMe–
Starlight1,439,772
Activity
Commits last 30d
ReadMe–
Starlight69
Release
Cadence days
ReadMe–
Starlight4
History
ReadMe–
Starlight20 items
License
Spdx
ReadMe–
StarlightMIT
Language
Primary
ReadMe–
StarlightTypeScript
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
ReadMe7 items
Starlight5 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
ReadMeHosted platform
StarlightStatic-site generator
Engine / language
ReadMeOpenAPI/REST/GraphQL/SOAP/RPC
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
Search
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

A cloud-based service for publishing and managing technical documentation and API references, featuring interactive reference tools, version control, customizable themes, AI-assisted writing, and team collaboration features.

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.

ReadMe

from $250/yrHybridFree tier

Free tier. Pro from $250/year (billed annually). Enterprise custom pricing.

  • StarterFree
    • Custom domain
    • Bi-directional Sync
    • Interactive API reference
    • Usage metrics
    • Markdown editor
    • +3 more
  • Pro$250/year billed annually
    • All Starter features
    • Invite teammates
    • Multiplayer editing
    • Branching and reviews
    • Notifications
    • +9 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Pro features
    • Multiple combined projects
    • Aggregated doc metrics
    • No ReadMe branding
    • User roles & access control
    • +9 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
ReadMe✓
Starlight✓
CLI
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
Still deciding?

ReadMe or Starlight: which one depends on you

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Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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