# Nextra vs Starlight

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Starlight

| Attribute | Nextra | Starlight |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 50.9 (61% (medium)) | 59.5 (77% (high)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 0 | 38 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 2,302 | 35 |
| adoption.github_stars | 13,911 | 9,131 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 218,218 | 845,041 |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"hybrid":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | An open-source site generator that combines Next.js with Markdown and MDX, providing automatic link/image optimization, built-in full-text search, internationalization, and hybrid rendering capabilities for documentation and content sites. | 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 | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Next.js","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":false,"authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"versioning":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 | - | 4 |
| integrations.list | - | `[{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Solid"}]` |
| language.primary | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | - |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://nextra.site","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T09:20:08.323Z"}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | - |
| pricing.model | open_source | - |
| pricing.price_level | free | - |
| release.cadence_days | - | 5 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.6.1","date":"2025-12-04T10:30:12Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra@4.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.6.1","date":"2025-12-04T10:30:15Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-blog%404.6.1","date":"2025-12-04T10:30:10Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-blog@4.6.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.6.0","date":"2025-10-02T14:50:10Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra@4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.6.0","date":"2025-10-02T14:50:07Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-blog%404.6.0","date":"2025-10-02T14:50:04Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-blog@4.6.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.5.1","date":"2025-09-27T16:37:30Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra@4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.5.1","date":"2025-09-27T16:37:27Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-blog%404.5.1","date":"2025-09-27T16:37:24Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-blog@4.5.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.5.0","date":"2025-09-21T16:08:44Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra@4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.5.0","date":"2025-09-21T16:08:50Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-blog%404.5.0","date":"2025-09-21T16:08:47Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-blog@4.5.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.4.0","date":"2025-08-22T09:43:05Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra@4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.4.0","date":"2025-08-22T09:43:11Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-blog%404.4.0","date":"2025-08-22T09:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-blog@4.4.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.3.0","date":"2025-07-28T15:07:46Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra@4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.3.0","date":"2025-07-28T15:07:52Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-blog%404.3.0","date":"2025-07-28T15:07:49Z","type":"stable","version":"nextra-theme-blog@4.3.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra%404.3.0-alpha.31","date":"2025-07-10T13:04:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nextra@4.3.0-alpha.31"},{"url":"https://github.com/shuding/nextra/releases/tag/nextra-theme-docs%404.3.0-alpha.31","date":"2025-07-10T13:04:20Z","type":"prerelease","version":"nextra-theme-docs@4.3.0-alpha.31"}]` | `[{"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.scorecard | 3.4 | - |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=npm&package_name=nextra&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 | Nextra | Starlight |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | Next.js | Astro |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | - |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | - |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | ✓ | - |
| Internationalisation | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | Built-in | 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 2026-09-01T17:21:03.784Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*