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Starlight vs VuePress
The same facts for both, read from GitHub every night, and the relation a person reviewed.
| Fact | Starlight | VuePress |
|---|---|---|
| Language | TypeScript | TypeScript |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Stars | 9.5k | 2.8k |
| Latest | @astrojs/starlight-docsearch@0.8.1 | v2.0.0-rc.32 |
| Last push | 2026-11-11 | 2026-11-12 |
| Release cadence | about 4 days between releases | too few releases |
| Active contributors | 52 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days | 3 commit authors on the default branch in the last 90 days |
| Flags | none | none |
How they relate
Both replace Docusaurus. Alternatives to Docusaurus →
Full replacementStarlightBuilt on Astro, ships little JavaScript by default.
Full replacementVuePressMarkdown documentation site with Vue components instead of React.
Starlight
- @astrojs/starlight-docsearch@0.8.12026-11-06
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.102026-11-06
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.92026-11-04
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.82026-10-30
- @astrojs/starlight@0.42.72026-10-23
VuePress
- v2.0.0-rc.322026-11-12client: Replace deprecated scrollBehavior with ScrollRestoration - by @Mister-Hope in and <samp>(5b5cb)</sa…pre-release
- v2.0.0-rc.312026-07-24core:pre-release
- v2.0.0-rc.302026-05-14core: Prepare user style separately - by @Mister-Hope in <samp>(00801)</samp>pre-release
- v2.0.0-rc.292026-05-08cli: Fix page file update racing problems and avoid middle state processing - by @Mister-Hope in <samp>(da1…pre-release
- v2.0.0-rc.282026-04-01cli:pre-release
Starlight
✓ signed The latest release, @astrojs/starlight-docsearch@0.8.1, carries a signature GitHub verified.
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VuePress
unsigned The latest release, v2.0.0-rc.32, carries no signature GitHub could verify.
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