# Starlight vs VuePress

**Leader by Vioscale score:** Starlight

| Attribute | Starlight | VuePress |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 59.5 (77% (high)) | 52.1 (72% (medium)) |
| activity.commits_last_30d | 38 | 0 |
| adoption.dependent_repos | 35 | 14,372 |
| adoption.github_stars | 9,131 | 22,741 |
| adoption.package_downloads_weekly | 845,041 | 73,387 |
| deployment.options | `{"self_hosted":true}` | `{"self_hosted":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | 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":"Astro","search":"built_in","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true}` | `{"kind":"static_generator","engine":"Vue.js","git_sync":true,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"self_hostable":true}` |
| integrations.count | 4 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"React"},{"name":"Vue"},{"name":"Svelte"},{"name":"Solid"}]` | - |
| language.primary | TypeScript | JavaScript |
| license.spdx | MIT | MIT |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | - | `{"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 |
| pricing.model | - | open_source |
| pricing.price_level | - | free |
| pricing.transparent | - | yes |
| release.cadence_days | 5 | 19 |
| release.history | 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| `[{"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 | - | 3.3 |
| security.vulnerabilities | `{"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}` | `{"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 | Starlight | VuePress |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Static-site generator | Static-site generator |
| Engine / language | Astro | Vue.js |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | - | 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 2026-09-01T17:38:18.799Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*