Natural Docs vs Sphinx
| Natural Docs | Sphinx | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | api, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Source inputs | source code, text files | — |
| API reference generation | Yes | — |
| Output formats | HTML | — |
| Programming languages | ActionScript, Ada, Assembly, C, C++, C#, ColdFusion, Fortran, Java, JavaScript, Lua, Makefiles, MSBuild Files, Pascal/Delphi, Perl, PHP, PL/SQL, PowerBuilder, PowerShell, Python, R, Ruby, SystemVerilog, Tcl, Text Files, Visual Basic | — |
Both are listed in Best Documentation Generators. On Inferse, Sphinx scores higher on our published basis.