🆚 Docusaurus vs. Hexo

Statistics based on 3.3M+ analyzed websites. About this data
Docusaurus
Hexo

Type

Static site generator
Static site generator

About

Docusaurus is a static site generator for React-powered documentation websites that uses MDX and a React-based theme system.

It provides built-in document versioning, internationalization, a flexible plugin architecture, and support for Algolia DocSearch and Typesense DocSearch.

Hexo is a Node.js-powered static site generator.

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California, United States

Website

docusaurus.io #82,361
hexo.io #214,341

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Static Site Generators › Rank #5
Static Site Generators › Rank #9

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The Docusaurus static site generator is 2.3 times more popular than Hexo.
Total websites

Market share

Static Site Generators

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

Docusaurus is more popular in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom, while Hexo is more popular in China, Italy, and Sweden.
United States
China
Germany
United Kingdom
France
Japan
Italy
Australia
Canada
Russia

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

Docusaurus is more popular among sites focused on software and hardware, Internet services, and business, while Hexo is more commonly used on blogs and wiki, education and reference, and travel sites.
Software/Hardware
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Business
Technical Information
Technical/Business Forums
Shareware/Freeware
Games
Education/Reference
Marketing/Merchandising

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#16,835
#19,332
#25,299
#50,238
#62,206
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Name
Rank
#13,371
#20,359
#64,263
#141,588
#151,878
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See also

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