# Docsify vs Sphinx

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Sphinx

| Attribute | Docsify | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 51.1 (77% (high)) | 68.9 (71% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 12 | 2 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,469 | 68,751 |
| adoption.github_stars | 31,476 | 7,989 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 72,977 | 15,422,418 |
| deployment.options | - | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | - | Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization. |
| 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}` | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Python","themeable":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Carbon"},{"name":"Prism"}]` | - |
| language.primary | JavaScript | Python |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docsify.js.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:20:22.345Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:27:10.554Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 134 | 1 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v5.0.0","date":"2026-07-23T04:03:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v5.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc.4","date":"2026-03-11T04:00:32Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-rc.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc.3","date":"2025-09-05T04:32:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-rc.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v5.0.0-rc.1","date":"2025-05-27T02:43:19Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v5.0.0-rc.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.13.1","date":"2023-06-24T07:36:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.13.0","date":"2022-10-26T14:40:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.13.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.12.2","date":"2022-01-06T09:40:52Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.12.1","date":"2021-03-07T03:14:40Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.12.0","date":"2021-02-08T01:39:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.12.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.11.6","date":"2020-08-22T11:43:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.11.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.11.5","date":"2020-08-21T12:06:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.11.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.11.4","date":"2020-06-22T08:12:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.11.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.8.3","date":"2018-11-01T11:12:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.8.2","date":"2018-11-01T06:31:41Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.8.1","date":"2018-10-31T14:09:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.8.0","date":"2018-10-31T14:09:49Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.6.8","date":"2018-03-06T04:02:36Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/docsifyjs/docsify/releases/tag/v4.6.0","date":"2018-02-11T14:30:48Z","type":"stable","version":"v4.6.0"}]` | `[{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0","date":"2025-12-31T15:08:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc2","date":"2025-12-27T03:17:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc1","date":"2025-12-19T23:30:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.4","date":"2025-12-04T07:46:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.3","date":"2025-12-04T01:46:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.2","date":"2025-12-03T23:03:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.1","date":"2025-12-01T16:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0","date":"2025-11-30T12:41:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc4","date":"2025-11-30T06:18:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc3","date":"2025-11-30T03:03:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc2","date":"2025-11-29T02:44:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc1","date":"2025-11-28T00:47:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2025-03-02T22:31:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2025-03-02T21:01:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2025-02-21T23:29:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2025-02-18T19:52:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc2","date":"2025-02-18T00:39:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc1","date":"2025-02-16T05:41:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2024-10-13T20:26:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2024-10-12T18:44:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | 6 | 5.5 |
| 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"}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=sphinx&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Docsify | Sphinx |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | JavaScript | Python |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | Markdown | - |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | ✓ | - |
| Internationalisation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | 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 2026-09-01T15:00:37.119Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*