Our take
Pick Docusaurus if you're on a docs team who will stay on the MIT generator at $0 while they open a first docs page, then add their own host (GitHub Pages / Netlify / any static host) — not a paid docs SaaS unless they want hosted auth / seats. Pick Fumadocs if you're on a next.js team who will keep docs in the same app and host it themselves. Skip Fumadocs if you're on a team who want a no-code hosted hub (ReadMe)
local docs-site generator
Best for
Docusaurus A docs page you start at a public $
Fumadocs Docs as a Next.js route at $0
Free plan
Docusaurus $0 · npm @docusaurus/core. Generate a static site from Markdown / MDX. Host it yourself
Fumadocs $0 · npm packages + CLI. You run Next.js
Lowest paid
Docusaurus Not published by the vendor
Fumadocs Not published by the vendor
Runs where
Docusaurus Hosted
Fumadocs Hosted
Watch out
Docusaurus You host the build
Fumadocs You run a Next.js app
Last checked
Docusaurus 2026-10-23 · github.com/facebook/docusaurus
Fumadocs 2026-10-28 · Not published by the vendor
docs teams who will stay on the MIT generator at $0 while they open a first docs page, then add their own host (GitHub Pages / Netlify / any static host) — not a paid docs SaaS unless they want hosted auth / seats.
Read the Docusaurus pagenext.js teams who will keep docs in the same app and host it themselves.
Read the Fumadocs page