# Docusaurus vs Jekyll

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Docusaurus

| Attribute | Docusaurus | Jekyll |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.2 (79% (high)) | 50.6 (50% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 29 | 1 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 16,786 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 66,092 | 51,653 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,644,193 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A React-based static site generator that converts Markdown and React components into optimized HTML documentation sites. It provides built-in support for multiple language versions, full-text search, API documentation, blog posts, and version management. | A Ruby-based command-line tool that transforms Markdown, Liquid, and HTML into static websites ready for deployment. Designed specifically for blogs and content-focused sites, it integrates seamlessly with GitHub Pages for free hosting. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"React","search":"algolia","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":false,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Ruby","search":"none","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":false,"api_reference":false,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 3 | 3 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Algolia"},{"name":"Crowdin"},{"name":"React"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub Pages"},{"name":"GitHub Actions"},{"name":"Jekyll plugins ecosystem"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | Ruby |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://docusaurus.io","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:29:29.805Z"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://jekyllrb.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:19:48.968Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | open_source | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 22 | 86 |
| release.history | 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| 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|
| security.disclosure_policy | - | yes |
| security.scorecard | 7.5 | 5.4 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40docusaurus%2Fcore&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Docusaurus | Jekyll |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | React | Ruby |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | - | Markdown |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✗ | ✗ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | ✓ | ✗ |
| Internationalisation | ✓ | ✗ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | Algolia DocSearch | None |
| **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 2026-09-01T15:21:42.843Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*