AsyncAPI Generator vs Natural Docs
AsyncAPI Generator
asyncapi.comNatural Docs
naturaldocs.orgSide by side
| Figure | AsyncAPI Generator | Natural Docs |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | — | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | — |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Documentation Generators | 8.0 (#9) | 7.7 (#15) |
| Intended users | The project describes AsyncAPI users as people who implement and maintain event-driven architectures, including backend API developers and teams maintaining Kafka-based microservice communication. | The author describes use by educational institutions, government, companies, and individuals. |
| Purpose | The Generator uses an AsyncAPI document and a template to generate documentation, code, diagrams, microservices, applications, and other defined outputs. | Natural Docs is an open source documentation generator that scans code comments and creates HTML documentation. |
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In their own words
AsyncAPI Generator
AsyncAPI Generator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
Natural Docs
Natural Docs is a command-line documentation generator that scans source-code comments and text files to create HTML documentation, including API references. Its syntax is designed to read like ordinary English in both source code and generated pages. The project says it comes configured for 25 programming languages and can be extended; for certain languages, it can also read Javadoc and Microsoft XML comments without rewrites. Generated pages have three panels, dynamic navigation, search and summaries that appear when readers hover over links. They can be opened from a local hard drive without installed software, and styled with custom CSS and images. Natural Docs runs on Linux, macOS and Windows. It is free and open source under AGPL version 3. The license requires source availability for modified distributions, projects incorporating its source, and services incorporating its functionality; merely documenting a project does not place that project under AGPL. Help is available through a Reddit forum, email and GitHub issues, with commercial support contracts available to businesses.