# Fumadocs vs GitBook

| Attribute | Fumadocs | GitBook |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.5 (66% (medium)) | 55.6 (74% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | - |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | - |
| adoption.github_stars | 12,988 | - |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,484,879 | - |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | A developer-focused documentation framework built on React, supporting Markdown and MDX authoring with customizable themes, OpenAPI integration for API documentation, and component showcase capabilities. | GitBook is a documentation and knowledge management platform for technical teams. It provides visual and markdown editing tools, AI-powered search and content assistance, Git integration for documentation-as-code workflows, and features for publishing API references, help centers, and internal knowledge bases. |
| features.capabilities | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"React","search":"algolia","authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"hosted_platform","engine":"TypeScript/Node.js","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":true,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 9 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"AsyncAPI"},{"name":"GraphQL"},{"name":"Next.js"},{"name":"Astro"},{"name":"React Router"},{"name":"Tanstack Start"},{"name":"Waku"},{"name":"Algolia Search"},{"name":"Orama Search"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Ahrefs"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"kapa.ai"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | - |
| license.spdx | MIT | - |
| market.availability | - | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Personal","summary":"Free","description":"For open source developers publishing public documentation","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Plus","description":"For teams collaborating on public-facing documentation","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","description":"For advanced documentation needs including visitor authentication and internal knowledge bases","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier plus subscription plans; specific pricing not publicly disclosed","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.gitbook.com/blog/pricing-update-september-2022","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:27:55.931Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | - | yes |
| pricing.model | - | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | - | low |
| pricing.transparent | - | no |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs%4016.15.2","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs@16.15.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4011.3.4","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:21Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@11.3.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/cli%4016.1.20","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"cli@16.1.20"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/satteri%400.4.3","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:21Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/satteri@0.4.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/language%400.2.4","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:21Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/language@0.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/graphql%400.2.2","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/graphql@0.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/asyncapi%400.3.2","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/asyncapi@0.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/api-docs%400.2.5","date":"2026-08-26T10:48:20Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/api-docs@0.2.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-python%401.0.1","date":"2026-08-25T12:17:20Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-python@1.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4011.3.3","date":"2026-08-25T14:18:36Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@11.3.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4011.3.2","date":"2026-08-25T12:17:19Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@11.3.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/language%400.2.3","date":"2026-08-25T12:17:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/language@0.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/graphql%400.2.1","date":"2026-08-25T12:17:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/graphql@0.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/asyncapi%400.3.1","date":"2026-08-25T12:17:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/asyncapi@0.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/%40fumadocs/api-docs%400.2.4","date":"2026-08-25T12:17:19Z","type":"stable","version":"@fumadocs/api-docs@0.2.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs%4016.15.1","date":"2026-08-23T12:35:03Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs@16.15.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-python%401.0.0","date":"2026-08-23T12:35:04Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-python@1.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-openapi%4011.3.1","date":"2026-08-23T12:35:03Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-openapi@11.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/fumadocs-obsidian%401.0.3","date":"2026-08-23T12:35:03Z","type":"stable","version":"fumadocs-obsidian@1.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/releases/tag/cli%4016.1.19","date":"2026-08-23T12:35:03Z","type":"stable","version":"cli@16.1.19"}]` | - |
| reliability.status_page | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=arielweinberger-fumadocs-ui&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | - |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Fumadocs | GitBook |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Hosted platform |
| Engine / language | React | TypeScript/Node.js |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | Markdown |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | - | ✓ |
| Internationalisation | - | ✓ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | Algolia DocSearch | 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 2026-09-01T14:37:03.756Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*