Doc-O-Matic vs DocFX
Doc-O-Matic
doc-o-matic.com
DocFX
dotnet.github.ioSide by side
| Figure | Doc-O-Matic | DocFX |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | — | Free |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | Yes | — |
| Open source | — | — |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | — | Yes |
| Linux | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 1 |
| Spec score · Documentation Generators | 7.7 (#13) | 8.2 (#6) |
| Spec score · Developer Documentation Software | 7.7 (#16) | 8.2 (#11) |
| Purpose | Doc-O-Matic generates source code and API documentation and authors general purpose documentation from source code, comments, conceptual topics, and external input. | DocFX builds technical documentation sites from .NET assemblies, XML code comments, REST API Swagger files, and Markdown. |
| Support | 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. | The DocFX project is listed as supported by the .NET Foundation. |
Plans
Doc-O-Matic
- Build ServerPrice not published
- Professional Pro (Desktop License)Price not published
In their own words
Doc-O-Matic
Doc-O-Matic has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.
DocFX
DocFX is a free static site generator for technical documentation. It builds documentation from .NET assemblies, XML code comments, REST API Swagger files and Markdown, and can produce rendered HTML pages, JSON models or PDFs. Static HTML output is placed in the `_site` folder for publication to hosting services such as GitHub Pages. DocFX can also be used as a NuGet library through the `Docfx.App` package and .NET APIs. It parses CommonMark-compliant Markdown with Markdig and supports additional extensions. Built-in templates include a modern option with dark mode and customization settings; users can also customize templates with CSS, JavaScript, Mustache templates and metadata. DocFX can generate git links for GitHub, GitLab, Azure Pipelines, AppVeyor, TeamCity and Jenkins. It requires .NET SDK 8.0 or higher. Node.js v20 or higher is optional generally, but required to create PDFs. Native reference documentation generation covers .NET and REST APIs; other languages need a custom API docs converter. PlantUML diagrams use a remote server by default, with local rendering available as a setting.