Head to head
| Metric | Sphinx | Docusaurus | VitePress | Starlight |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | 8.1k | 66.7k | 18.5k | 9.5k |
| Weekly downloads | 4.6M | 2M | 2M | 2.2M |
| Download growth | +13% | +11% | +89% | +152% |
| Popularity score | 77/100 | 82/100 | 77/100 | 75/100 |
| Forks | 2.6k | 10.1k | 2.7k | 1.1k |
| Open issues | 1.4k | 446 | 376 | 30 |
| Last commit | 3d ago | 5d ago | 6d ago | 5d ago |
| Latest version | 9.2.0Oct 21, 2026 | 3.10.2 | 1.6.4 | 0.42.10 |
| License | n/a | MIT | MIT | MIT |
| First released | 2015 | 2017 | 2020 | 2023 |
| Signals | Popular | Popular | Trending (detected automatically) | Trending |
| Listed in | CMS, Content & Commerce › Documentation Sites | Frontend › Static Sites & DocsGit & Developer Tools › Documentation & Diagrams as CodeCMS, Content & Commerce › Documentation Sites | Frontend › Static Sites & DocsCMS, Content & Commerce › Documentation Sites | Frontend › Static Sites & DocsGit & Developer Tools › Documentation & Diagrams as CodeCMS, Content & Commerce › Documentation Sites |
Weekly downloads over time
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- Docusaurus
- VitePress
- Starlight