# Fumadocs vs Starlight

| Attribute | Fumadocs | Starlight |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.5 (66% (medium)) | 59.5 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 100 | 38 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 0 | 35 |
| adoption.github_stars | 12,988 | 9,131 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 1,484,879 | 845,041 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":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. | An open-source documentation platform that provides built-in navigation, search, internationalization, and dark mode. Supports Markdown, Markdoc, and MDX authoring with extensibility via React, Vue, Svelte, and Solid components. |
| 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":"static_generator","engine":"Astro","search":"built_in","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true}` |
| integrations.count | 6 | 4 |
| 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":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Solid"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.9","date":"2026-08-25T17:23:04Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.9"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.8","date":"2026-08-24T16:56:44Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.8"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.7","date":"2026-08-05T10:18:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.7"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.6","date":"2026-07-31T19:55:11Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.6"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.5","date":"2026-07-28T07:55:30Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.4","date":"2026-07-22T14:16:32Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.3","date":"2026-07-03T20:20:31Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.2","date":"2026-07-01T11:32:49Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.1","date":"2026-06-25T12:49:53Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.41.0","date":"2026-06-23T19:21:49Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.41.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight-markdoc%400.7.0","date":"2026-06-23T19:21:47Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight-markdoc@0.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.40.0","date":"2026-06-09T17:33:05Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.40.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.39.3","date":"2026-06-02T11:41:05Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.39.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.39.2","date":"2026-05-08T16:50:52Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.39.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.39.1","date":"2026-05-07T18:08:34Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.39.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.39.0","date":"2026-05-07T09:08:14Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.39.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.38.5","date":"2026-05-05T18:20:23Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.38.5"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.38.4","date":"2026-04-23T13:29:39Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.38.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.38.3","date":"2026-04-07T13:08:22Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.38.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/withastro/starlight/releases/tag/%40astrojs/starlight%400.38.2","date":"2026-03-20T18:00:14Z","type":"stable","version":"@astrojs/starlight@0.38.2"}]` |
| 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}` | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40astrojs%2Fstarlight&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Fumadocs | Starlight |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | React | Astro |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | - |
| **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 2026-09-01T15:09:12.231Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*