AsyncAPI Generator vs TypeDoc
AsyncAPI Generator
asyncapi.comTypeDoc
typedoc.orgSide by side
| Figure | AsyncAPI Generator | TypeDoc |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | Free |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 1 | 1 |
| Spec score · Documentation Generators | 8.0 (#9) | 8.0 (#10) |
| Spec score · Api Docs | 8.0 (#9) | 8.0 (#11) |
| Extensibility | Users can create custom templates or extend existing templates to change the output. | TypeDoc is extensible through a plugin API, and plugins can add features such as Markdown output. |
| Purpose | The Generator uses an AsyncAPI document and a template to generate documentation, code, diagrams, microservices, applications, and other defined outputs. | TypeDoc converts comments in TypeScript source code into HTML documentation or a JSON model. |
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AsyncAPI Generator
AsyncAPI Generator has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
TypeDoc
TypeDoc is a free TypeScript documentation generator that turns source comments into HTML pages or a JSON model. It builds from project exports and follows re-exports, allowing members declared elsewhere to appear in documentation. TSDoc and JSDoc tags are extracted, Markdown is accepted in comments, and fenced code blocks receive Shiki syntax highlighting. HTML and JSON are built in; Markdown output needs a plugin such as typedoc-plugin-markdown. A default theme is included, while plugins can add themes, alter conversion and symbol organization, or change display. Custom CSS and JavaScript can further adjust generated pages. Configuration can come from an options file, package.json, or tsconfig.json. TypeDoc runs on Node.js, uses the TypeScript compiler, and supports the current Node.js LTS or newer. For npm monorepos, the packages entry-point strategy can combine package documentation into one site. The project is Apache-2.0 licensed. Documentation warns that global installation can separate plugins and themes from the intended TypeDoc installation.