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 |
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.
Extend or customize your project's layout by reusing React. Docusaurus can be extended while reusing the same header and footer.
Localization comes pre-configured. Use Crowdin to translate your docs into over 70 languages.
Support users on all versions of your project. Document versioning helps you keep documentation in sync with project releases.
Make it easy for your community to find what they need in your documentation. We proudly support Algolia documentation search.
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