Fern vs Typemill
Fern
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| Figure | Fern | Typemill |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | Free | €1.83/mo |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | — | — |
| Open source | Yes | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | — |
| macOS | Yes | — |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| API | Yes | Yes |
| Self-hosted | Yes | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 3 |
| Spec score · Developer Documentation Software | 8.7 (#5) | 8.1 (#13) |
| Access control | Fern supports documentation access through password protection, SSO, JWT, or OAuth, with role-based access control. | It provides Administrator, Editor, Author, and Member roles and can protect an entire website or individual pages. |
| Integrations | Listed integrations include PostHog, Google Analytics, Segment, Mixpanel, FullStory, Intercom, Postman, and Context7. | Kixote connects to providers with OpenAI-compatible APIs or Anthropic’s Claude API, including ChatGPT, Claude, Ollama, and LM Studio. |
| Support | The Enterprise plan includes dedicated support and an uptime SLA. | The free Community plan includes community support, and the license page directs activation issues to [email protected]. |
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In their own words
Typemill
Typemill is a lightweight, self-hosted flat-file CMS for creating product documentation, software manuals, user guides, websites, and eBooks from Markdown. It provides both a WYSIWYG-style editor with drag-and-drop blocks and a raw Markdown editor. Content can be arranged in hierarchical navigation, divided into separate projects, and published in multiple languages. Its eBook plugin can generate PDFs and EPUBs, while the same content can also be published as a website. Typemill stores content in Markdown files and configuration in YAML, without requiring a database. Roles include Administrator, Editor, Author, and Member, and access can be restricted to a whole site or individual pages. Plugins and themes extend it; the Kixote connector works with OpenAI-compatible services and Anthropic’s Claude API, including ChatGPT, Claude, Ollama, and LM Studio. The maker says installation requires Apache or Nginx and PHP 8.1 or higher. Community is free; Maker costs $22 a year, billed 22 € + VAT/Year, for one instance and production domain.