# Sphinx vs VuePress

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Sphinx

| Attribute | Sphinx | VuePress |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 68.9 (71% (medium)) | 52.1 (72% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 2 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 68,751 | 14,372 |
| adoption.github_stars | 7,989 | 22,741 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 15,422,418 | 73,387 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | Converts reStructuredText and Markdown into multiple output formats including HTML, PDF, and ePub, with support for automatic API documentation, customizable themes, and internationalization. | 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":"static_generator","engine":"Python","themeable":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":false}` | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Vue.js","git_sync":true,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true}` |
| language.primary | Python | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | - | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"open_source","sourceUrl":"https://www.sphinx-doc.org","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:27:10.554Z"}` | `{"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 | open_source | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | free | free |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 1 | 19 |
| release.history | `[{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0","date":"2025-12-31T15:08:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.1.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc2","date":"2025-12-27T03:17:14Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.1.0rc1","date":"2025-12-19T23:30:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.1.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.4","date":"2025-12-04T07:46:04Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.3","date":"2025-12-04T01:46:38Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.2","date":"2025-12-03T23:03:33Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.1","date":"2025-12-01T16:43:08Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0","date":"2025-11-30T12:41:22Z","type":"stable","version":"v9.0.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc4","date":"2025-11-30T06:18:15Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc4"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc3","date":"2025-11-30T03:03:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc2","date":"2025-11-29T02:44:03Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v9.0.0rc1","date":"2025-11-28T00:47:08Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v9.0.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.3","date":"2025-03-02T22:31:26Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.2","date":"2025-03-02T21:01:13Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.1","date":"2025-02-21T23:29:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0","date":"2025-02-18T19:52:45Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.2.0"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc2","date":"2025-02-18T00:39:02Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc2"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.2.0rc1","date":"2025-02-16T05:41:49Z","type":"prerelease","version":"v8.2.0rc1"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.3","date":"2024-10-13T20:26:47Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.3"},{"url":"https://github.com/sphinx-doc/sphinx/releases/tag/v8.1.2","date":"2024-10-12T18:44:16Z","type":"stable","version":"v8.1.2"}]` | `[{"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"}]` |
| security.scorecard | 5.5 | 3.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"count":0,"source":"https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories?ecosystem=pypi&package_name=sphinx&per_page=100","last_12m":0,"max_severity":null}` | `{"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 | Sphinx | VuePress |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | Python | Vue.js |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | - | Markdown |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | - |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | - | - |
| Internationalisation | ✓ | - |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | - | - |
| **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 2026-09-01T17:37:39.546Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*