🆚 MkDocs vs. Quarto

Compare technologies based on real-world usage data *

Type

Static site generator
Static site generator

About

MkDocs is a fast and simple static site generator for building project documentation.

Quarto is an open-source scientific and technical publishing system based on Markdown that allows users to write in plain-text Markdown or work with Jupyter notebooks and embed executable code in Python, R, Julia, or Observable JS.

It supports Pandoc-style Markdown with equations, citations, cross-references, figure panels, and advanced layout, and renders a single source into formats such as HTML, PDF, MS Word, ePub, presentations, websites, blogs, or books.

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Website

Pricing

Free ✔️Open source
Free ✔️Open source

Categories

Static Site Generators › Rank #6
Static Site Generators › Rank #17
Data Science › Rank #2

Popularity

Determined by the number of sites using each technology.

The MkDocs static site generator is 2.8 times more popular than Quarto.
Total websites

Market share

Static Site Generators

Popularity by country

Determined by the number of sites detected from each country.

MkDocs is more popular in the United States, Germany, and France, while Quarto is more popular in Japan and Australia.
United States
Germany
France
United Kingdom
Russia
Netherlands
Brazil
Canada
Japan
Switzerland

Awards

Popularity by domain category

Determined by the number of sites in each category.

MkDocs is more popular among sites focused on software and hardware, technical information, and Internet services, while Quarto is more commonly used on education and reference sites.
Software/Hardware
Technical Information
Education/Reference
Blogs/Wiki
Internet Services
Business
Technical/Business Forums
Shareware/Freeware
Marketing/Merchandising
Sports

Top sites

Top-ranked sites that use these technologies.

Name
Rank
#12,026
#30,903
#54,106
#57,081
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Name
Rank
#18,928
#30,448
#55,725
#69,209
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See also

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