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Rspress vs Starlight
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Rspress | Starlight |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 2.3k | 9.4k |
| Latest | v2.0.23 | @astrojs/starlight@0.42.5 |
| Last push | 2026-10-06 | 2026-10-06 |
| Release cadence | about 16 days between releases | about 4 days between releases |
| Active contributors | 22 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 35 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Docusaurus. Alternatives to Docusaurus →
Full replacementRspressA React documentation site generator built on Rspack, with MDX pages.
Full replacementStarlightBuilt on Astro, ships little JavaScript by default.
Rspress
- v2.0.232026-09-29fix(theme): preserve literal content in inline Markdown
- v2.0.222026-09-17feat(theme/Steps): support multiple heading levels
- v2.0.212026-08-27fix(theme/Link): stabilize anchor scrolling after navigation
- v2.0.202026-08-25Can an AI agent find, read, and understand your documentation as easily as a human? This new guide shows how Rspress co…
- v2.0.192026-07-30When SSG-MD is enabled, every generated Markdown page now starts with an agent-readable directive pointing to llms.txt,…
Starlight
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.52026-10-01
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.42026-09-24
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.32026-09-22
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.22026-09-18
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.12026-09-15
Rspress
✓ signed The latest release, v2.0.23, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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Starlight
✓ signed The latest release, @astrojs/starlight@0.42.5, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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