# GitBook vs VuePress

| Attribute | GitBook | VuePress |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 55.6 (74% (medium)) | 52.1 (72% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | - | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | - | 14,372 |
| adoption.github_stars | - | 22,741 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | - | 73,387 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | Open-source static site generator powered by Vue.js that transforms Markdown content into fully rendered documentation websites. Supports TypeScript configuration and plugin development. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Vue.js","git_sync":true,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true}` |
| integrations.count | 9 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Ahrefs"},{"name":"Okta"},{"name":"SAML"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"kapa.ai"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Salesforce"}]` | - |
| language.primary | - | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":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"}` | `{"type":"open_source","summary":"Free and open source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://vuepress.vuejs.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:18:46.220Z"}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | low | free |
| pricing.transparent | no | yes |
| release.cadence_days | - | 19 |
| release.history | - | `[{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.9.10","date":"2023-08-14T08:09:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.10"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.9.2","date":"2021-12-23T19:56:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.9.0","date":"2021-12-22T20:40:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.9.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.8.3","date":"2021-12-20T19:54:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.8.2","date":"2021-02-18T16:16:00Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.8.1","date":"2021-02-11T14:18:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.8.0","date":"2021-01-21T06:10:35Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.8.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.7.1","date":"2020-10-15T17:36:11Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.7.0","date":"2020-10-13T20:10:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.7.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.6.0","date":"2020-09-25T16:28:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.5.4","date":"2020-08-23T16:20:09Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.5.3","date":"2020-08-05T14:07:58Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.5.2","date":"2020-08-05T14:07:30Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.5.1","date":"2020-08-05T14:07:06Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.5.0","date":"2020-05-11T14:32:15Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.4.1","date":"2020-10-21T14:20:07Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.4.0","date":"2020-03-18T11:39:46Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.3.1","date":"2020-02-20T08:31:03Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.3.0","date":"2020-01-31T14:15:57Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/vuejs/vuepress/releases/tag/v1.2.0","date":"2019-10-11T23:28:44Z","type":"stable","version":"v1.2.0"}]` |
| reliability.status_page | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.scorecard | - | 3.3 |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | - | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=%40vuepress%2Fshared-utils&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | GitBook | VuePress |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Hosted platform | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | TypeScript/Node.js | Vue.js |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | Markdown | 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 2026-09-01T17:37:05.461Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*