# Fumadocs review (2026): is it any good? > React documentation framework that works with several frameworks Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Fumadocs is a documentation framework for React, built in layers: a core for search and content adapters, a default UI theme, a content source such as the official MDX one, and a command-line tool. Its guides cover Next.js, React Router, TanStack Start, Waku and Astro. It is MIT licensed and self-hosted. - **Category:** Docs & Wikis - **Made by:** Fumadocs (Fuma Nama and contributors) - **Website:** https://www.fumadocs.dev - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Not for you if you don't write code, as it's a framework rather than a finished tool. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Fumadocs is free to use. - **Pricing model:** Free - **Free plan:** Free and open source under the MIT License; you pay only for wherever you host the output. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Open source | $0 | Free under the MIT License. You build the site with a React framework and host it yourself. | Read from https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/blob/main/LICENSE on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Fumadocs before buying. ## Key features - **Layered architecture:** Core logic, a UI theme, a content source and a CLI are separate packages, so parts can be swapped or customized. - **Several React frameworks:** Setup guides exist for Next.js, React Router, TanStack Start, Waku and Astro. - **Layouts and themes:** Docs, Notebook, Flux, Glass, Spacious and Home layouts, plus color themes such as Neutral, Ocean and shadcn/ui. - **Search options:** The docs list built-in search plus Algolia, FlexSearch, Meilisearch, Mixedbread, Orama Cloud, Trieve and Typesense. - **API docs from specs:** The homepage shows OpenAPI, GraphQL and AsyncAPI pages generated from specifications, and type hints with Twoslash. ## Good for - React developers who want control over docs layout and components - Teams that need to pair docs with a CMS or generated API pages - Projects hosted on Next.js, Astro or other supported frameworks ## Worth knowing - It is a developer framework: you write code and files, and it needs a React framework underneath. - There is no hosted editor or accounts; you deploy and host the site yourself. - The introduction page recommends Next.js for new projects, and a separate Fumapress generator is mentioned. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Fumadocs is a React docs framework that runs on Next.js, React Router, TanStack Start, Waku or Astro, with several search options and API docs from specs. It's code, not a point-and-click tool, and it needs a React framework underneath. - **Value for money: A.** Free and open source under the MIT License; you pay only for the hosting. A program anyone can download and run is graded as free and substantial. - **Free plan and trial: A.** Free outright, with no plan or cap. The only cost is wherever you host the output. - **Features: C.** Layouts, themes, search options and API docs from specs. A framework you write code against, with no editor or accounts. - **Ease of use: D.** It's a developer tool run from the command line with files you write yourself. No store rating on record. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web output only, with Next.js, React Router, TanStack Start, Waku, Algolia, Orama Cloud and Typesense. No app. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Fumadocs's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among docs and wiki tools - Fumadocs's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 47 of the 86 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 17. - It stands best on free plan and trial (A, above 61 of 86) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Fumadocs has no paid plan. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. Nothing scores higher for less, though at least one tool matches that score at a lower price. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/docs-wikis ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Fumadocs is free, so making your own would save you nothing. - You could make: Markdown, documents and templates: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Next.js, React Router and TanStack Start among them, and has an API. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Next.js, React Router, TanStack Start, Waku, Astro, Algolia, Orama Cloud, Typesense **Tags:** Markdown, Documents, Open source, Templates, Public API ## Alternatives - [Nextra](https://toolgpa.com/tools/nextra): Next.js and MDX framework for docs sites and blogs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fumadocs-vs-nextra) - [Docusaurus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/docusaurus): Open-source static site generator for documentation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/docusaurus-vs-fumadocs) - [VitePress](https://toolgpa.com/tools/vitepress): Markdown-to-docs static site generator built on Vite and Vue. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fumadocs-vs-vitepress) - [Starlight](https://toolgpa.com/tools/starlight): Documentation theme for the Astro framework. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fumadocs-vs-starlight) - [Mintlify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mintlify): Documentation platform with built-in AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/fumadocs-vs-mintlify) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.fumadocs.dev - https://www.fumadocs.dev/docs - https://www.fumadocs.dev/docs/headless/search - https://github.com/fuma-nama/fumadocs/blob/main/LICENSE Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/fumadocs Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).