Asciidoctor vs Doc-O-Matic
Asciidoctor
asciidoctor.orgDoc-O-Matic
doc-o-matic.comSide by side
| Figure | Asciidoctor | Doc-O-Matic |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | — |
| Free plan | Yes | — |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | — |
| API | Yes | — |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 2 |
| Spec score · Documentation Generators | 8.9 (#1) | 7.7 (#13) |
| Integrations | The project ecosystem includes Maven and Gradle plugins, browser extensions, an IntelliJ plugin, and tools such as Asciidoctor Diagram. | The product provides link databases and templates for Microsoft Visual Studio and Embarcadero RAD Studio, as well as linking to VCL and .NET framework Help. |
| Intended users | The project describes its toolchain as serving people who write and publish AsciiDoc content across platforms and runtimes. | The maker says the product serves end-user and team documentation needs across industries ranging from semiconductor manufacturing to game development. |
| Purpose | Asciidoctor parses AsciiDoc source and converts it into publishable formats such as HTML 5 and PDF. | Doc-O-Matic generates source code and API documentation and authors general purpose documentation from source code, comments, conceptual topics, and external input. |
| Support | The documentation directs users seeking real-time community support to the project chat’s #users stream. | Technical support is free for users with valid licenses and is also available during the trial; the company says it aims to respond within 1 to 3 business days, usually in less than 24 hours. |
Plans
Doc-O-Matic
- Build ServerPrice not published
- Professional Pro (Desktop License)Price not published
In their own words
Asciidoctor
Asciidoctor is a free, open-source text processor and publishing toolchain for converting AsciiDoc files or strings into formats such as HTML5, DocBook, PDF, EPUB 3 and manual pages. Its core includes converters for HTML5, DocBook 5 and man pages; PDF and EPUB 3 conversion comes from separate gems. Documents can be processed through a command-line interface or Ruby API. Asciidoctor runs with Ruby, on the JVM through AsciidoctorJ, or in JavaScript environments through Asciidoctor.js, and supports Linux, macOS and Windows. The wider ecosystem includes Maven and Gradle plugins, browser and editor extensions, and diagram tools. Default HTML output includes a stylesheet and integrations such as Font Awesome, highlight.js, Rouge, Pygments and MathJax. It is distributed as a RubyGem, Docker image, Linux packages and macOS packages, and is licensed under MIT. Its security modes include SECURE, SAFE, SERVER and UNSAFE; safe modes do not sanitize generated output or provide a comprehensive security framework.
Doc-O-Matic
Doc-O-Matic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.