Our take
Pick Docusaurus if 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. Pick Mintlify if product teams who will keep docs in Git and want a Try-it playground on every endpoint. Skip Mintlify if people who want a slide deck (Gamma) or a workspace wiki
local docs-site generator
Best for
Docusaurus A docs page you start at a public $
Mintlify Developer docs with a live Try-it pane
Free plan
Docusaurus $0 · npm @docusaurus/core. Generate a static site from Markdown / MDX. Host it yourself
Mintlify $0 · 5 seats
Lowest paid
Docusaurus Not published by the vendor
Mintlify Overage $0.01
Next step up
Docusaurus
Mintlify Pro $450/mo
Runs where
Docusaurus Hosted
Mintlify
Watch out
Docusaurus You host the build
Mintlify Starter is 5 seats
Last checked
Docusaurus 2026-10-23 · github.com/facebook/docusaurus
Mintlify 2026-10-21 · mintlify.com/pricing
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 pageproduct teams who will keep docs in Git and want a Try-it playground on every endpoint.
Read the Mintlify page