ExDoc vs mdBook
| ExDoc | mdBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | — | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Source inputs | Elixir, Erlang, Markdown, Livebooks, cheatsheets, plain text | Markdown |
| API reference generation | Yes | — |
| Versioned documentation | Yes | — |
| Output formats | HTML, Markdown, EPUB | HTML, Markdown |
| Programming languages | Elixir, Erlang | apache, armasm, bash, c, coffeescript, cpp, csharp, css, d, diff, go, handlebars, haskell, http, ini, java, javascript, json, julia, kotlin, less, lua, makefile, markdown, nginx, nim, nix, objectivec, perl, php, plaintext, properties, python, r, ruby, rust, scala, scss, shell, sql |
| CI/CD integration | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Documentation Generators. On Inferse, mdBook scores higher on our published basis.