# Docsify vs Read the Docs

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Read the Docs

| Attribute | Docsify | Read the Docs |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.1 (77% (high)) | 65 (51% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 12 | 44 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,469 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 31,476 | 8,377 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 72,977 | - |
| deployment.options | - | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | - | 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. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"JavaScript","search":"built_in","git_sync":false,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":false,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"kind":"hosted_build","engine":"Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":true,"versioning":true,"hosted_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 7 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Carbon"},{"name":"Prism"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"Sphinx"},{"name":"MkDocs"},{"name":"Docusaurus"}]` |
| language.primary | JavaScript | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docsify.js.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:20:22.345Z"}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Community","summary":"Free for open source","features":["Clone public repositories","Public documentation","Ads-supported hosting","Automatic builds","Versioning","Search","Pull request previews","CDN hosting"],"description":"For open source and community projects","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Basic","summary":"$50/month","features":["2 concurrent builds","Shared domain","SSO with GitHub and GitLab","50 redirects","Pageview analytics (30 days)","Search analytics (30 days)","Authentication auditing (30 days)","Private repository support","Documentation authentication","Email support (3 business days)","Automatic builds","Versioning","Search","Pull request previews","CDN hosting"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For small teams getting started with private docs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"redirects":"50","custom_domains":"1","concurrent_builds":"2","analytics_retention":"30 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Advanced","summary":"$150/month","features":["4 concurrent builds","5 custom domains","SSO with GitHub and GitLab","250 redirects","Pageview analytics (90 days)","Search analytics (90 days)","Authentication auditing (90 days)","Private repository support","Documentation authentication","Email support (2 business days)","Automatic builds","Versioning","Search","Pull request previews","CDN hosting"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For hosting public docs at your own domain","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"redirects":"250","custom_domains":"5","concurrent_builds":"4","analytics_retention":"90 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$250/month","features":["6 concurrent builds","15 custom domains","SSO with Google","500 redirects","Pageview analytics (90 days)","Search analytics (90 days)","Authentication auditing (90 days)","Private repository support","Documentation authentication","Email support (1 business day)","Automatic builds","Versioning","Search","Pull request previews","CDN hosting"],"commitment":"monthly","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For organizations with scale and security needs","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"redirects":"500","custom_domains":"15","concurrent_builds":"6","analytics_retention":"90 days"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"From $10k/year","features":["SAML SSO","Dedicated builders","Advanced audit tracking","Support SLA"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":10000,"period":"year","currency":"USD"}],"description":"For organizations with custom requirements","contactSales":true}],"summary":"From $50/month. Free tier for open source. 30-day trial available. Annual billing and purchase orders supported.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://readthedocs.org/pricing/","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:27:45.147Z","freeTrialDays":30,"startingPrice":{"amount":50,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | mid |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 134 | 6 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 6 | 7.5 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":3,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=docsify&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":"MODERATE"}` | - |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Docsify | Read the Docs |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Hosted build service |
| Engine / language | JavaScript | Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others |
| **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 | ✗ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T16:41:41.309Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*