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Docusaurus vs Starlight
Pick Docusaurus if you want the published ReadMe / Mintlify stack. Pick Starlight if you want that MIT Astro documentation theme.
Facts checked 25 Oct 2026. License, language, and GitHub activity come from the catalog or the project's own repo. "Not in the catalog row" means the public catalog dump does not store that number.
Docusaurus in the catalog Starlight in the catalog Start on Railway
How they compare
| Docusaurus | Starlight | |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT (catalog) source | MIT (catalog) source |
| Language | TypeScript (catalog) | TypeScript (catalog) |
| GitHub activity | 66,576 stars in the catalog; last push 23 Oct 2026 source | 9,468 stars in the catalog; last push 24 Oct 2026 source |
| Self-host | Published as /stacks/docusaurus-docs. Static build you serve. | Same stack. Astro documentation theme. |
| Best for | The published ReadMe / Mintlify replacement. | Docs if you already live in Astro. |
Self-hosting and resource needs
Both sit on /stacks/docusaurus-docs. Docusaurus is facebook/docusaurus. Starlight is withastro/starlight. OpenAPI stays on /stacks/scalar-api-docs. A wiki stays on /stacks/docmost-wiki. Neither has a one-click c17 Railway template.
FAQ
- ReadMe or Mintlify?
- Same published docs site — /replace/readme-com and /replace/mintlify.
- Is this SwaggerHub?
- An OpenAPI reference stays on /replace/swaggerhub (Scalar). This pair is product docs.
- Are these free?
- Both catalog rows are MIT. You pay hosting.
- How do I deploy Docusaurus?
- Open /stacks/docusaurus-docs. Build one site. Serve the static output.
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