Asciidoctor vs mdBook
| Asciidoctor | mdBook | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | Free | Free |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | api, extension, Linux, macOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows | Linux, macOS, Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Source inputs | AsciiDoc files; AsciiDoc strings | Markdown |
| CI/CD integration | Yes | Yes |
| Output formats | HTML 5, XHTML, DocBook 5, man pages, PDF, EPUB3, Reveal.js, Bespoke | HTML, Markdown |
| Programming languages | Ruby, Java, JavaScript, JVM languages | 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 |
Both are listed in Best Documentation Generators. On The Geeks Club, Asciidoctor scores higher on our published basis.