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Ghost vs docfx
Ghost has 55,658 GitHub stars, 12,130 forks, 182 open issues and last shipped yesterday. docfx has 4,447 stars, 890 forks, 452 open issues and last shipped 2 days ago. Ghost leads on adoption by 1,152% (55,658 vs 4,447 stars). Ghost is written in TypeScript under MIT; docfx is written in C# under MIT. Ghost has attracted 22% as many forks as stars, docfx 20%. Ghost was the more recently maintained of the two, and both are self-hostable with no licence fee.
Two open source projects, one decision. Both are free and self-hostable — the differences are community size, license terms, language stack and release pace.
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Side by side
| Ghost | docfx | |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | ★ 56K | ★ 4.4K |
| License | MIT | MIT |
| Written in | TypeScript | C# |
| Last push | 2026-11-02 | 2026-11-01 |
| Forks | ⑂ 12K | ⑂ 890 |
| Self-hosting | Yes | Yes |
| Data ownership | Your server | Your server |
pick Ghost if
- You weight community size — 56K stars and counting
- You want the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches TypeScript
- You value the larger contributor base for long-term maintenance
pick docfx if
- You want the docfx feature set and don't need the biggest community
- You prefer the MIT license terms
- Your stack matches C#
- You evaluated both and docfx fits your workflow better
About Ghost
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About docfx
Build your docs with docfx Getting Started Contributing Roadmap License .NET Foundation Build your technical documentation site with docfx, with landing pages, markdown, API reference docs for .NET, REST API and more. As you may have heard docfx has been transitioned to be a .NET Foundation project. Microsoft Learn no longer uses docfx and do not intend to support the project since Nov 2022. Docfx is planned to continue as a community driven project. We hope to produce future releases with new features and enhancements to support existing and new use cases. We also would like to invite any interested parties to…
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ghost or docfx more popular?
Ghost has 55,658 GitHub stars and docfx has 4,447. Ghost has the larger community by that measure.
Are Ghost and docfx free?
Both are open source. Ghost is licensed under MIT and docfx under MIT. Neither carries a licence fee.
What is the difference between Ghost and docfx?
Ghost is written in TypeScript and docfx in C#. The practical differences are community size, licence terms, language stack and release cadence — all compared in the table above.
Which should I choose, Ghost or docfx?
Choose Ghost if you want the larger community (55,658 stars) or its MIT licence terms. Choose docfx if its feature set, stack or MIT licence fits better. Both are self-hostable.