Docusaurus vs Docsify

Docusaurus and Docsify are both open source static site generators written in JavaScript, but that's where the similarities end. See the full comparison of Docusaurus and Docsify.

Property Docusaurus Docsify
Language JavaScript JavaScript
Templates Markdown Markdown, Vue
License MIT MIT

Docusaurus benefits

Powered by Markdown

Save time and focus on your project's documentation. Simply write docs and blog posts with Markdown and Docusaurus will publish a set of static html files ready to serve.

Built Using React

Extend or customize your project's layout by reusing React. Docusaurus can be extended while reusing the same header and footer.

Ready for Translations

Localization comes pre-configured. Use Crowdin to translate your docs into over 70 languages.

Document Versioning

Support users on all versions of your project. Document versioning helps you keep documentation in sync with project releases.

Document Search

Make it easy for your community to find what they need in your documentation. We proudly support Algolia documentation search.

Docsify benefits

docsify generates your documentation website on the fly. Unlike GitBook, it does not generate static html files. Instead, it smartly loads and parses your Markdown files and displays them as a website.

Simple and lightweight (~21kB gzipped) No statically built html files Multiple themes