Antora vs Sphinx
Antora
antora.org
Sphinx
sphinx-doc.orgSide by side
| Figure | Antora | Sphinx |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | $1,166.67/mo | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | — | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Documentation Generators | 8.2 (#5) | 8.2 (#7) |
| Spec score · Technical Documentation Software | 8.2 (#11) | 8.1 (#18) |
| Spec score · Developer Documentation Software | 8.2 (#10) | 8.2 (#12) |
| Spec score · Technical Writing Platforms | 8.2 (#11) | 8.1 (#16) |
| Spec score · Knowledge base software | 7.7 (#99) | 8.2 (#61) |
| Integrations | The documentation describes GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, and other code hosting services as platforms for Git-based documentation workflows. | Built-in extensions include GitHub Pages publishing, Graphviz graphs, and intersphinx links to other projects’ documentation. |
| License | The Antora GitLab project states that it is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. | The project states that its code is released under the two-clause BSD license. |
| Purpose | Antora is a documentation site generator for technical writers working in AsciiDoc. | Sphinx generates technical documentation from structured text. |
| Support | OpenDevise offers paid Pro and Premier support packages covering Antora configuration and deployment, Asciidoctor extensions, and AsciiDoc syntax. | The project directs users to Stack Overflow, GitHub Discussions, GitHub Issues, or the sphinx-users mailing list for questions and problem reports. |
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In their own words
Sphinx
Sphinx is a free Python application that generates technical documentation from structured text. Authors can use reStructuredText or MyST Markdown; Markdown requires installing MyST-Parser separately. Built-in builders produce HTML, LaTeX for PDF, ePub, manual pages, Texinfo, and plain text. References can link sections, figures, tables, citations, glossaries, and code objects within one project or across projects. The autodoc extension imports documented modules and includes material from their docstrings. Themes and extensions, both built-in and third-party, add options such as diagrams, doctests, and API documentation. Other built-in extensions provide GitHub Pages publishing, Graphviz graphs, and intersphinx links. Sphinx also supports gettext-based translation and full-text search. It can be installed through Python and platform package managers, Docker, or from source, then deployed to services such as Read the Docs, GitHub Pages, GitLab Pages, Netlify, or self-hosted servers. Its code is released under the two-clause BSD license, and the project is community supported.