AI Index / Open-source developer documentation tools

Open-source developer documentation tools

What AI assistants recommend when buyers ask about open-source developer documentation tools — measured weekly across engines, published as open data.

Sample: 49 AI answers · Window: May 21, 2026Jun 18, 2026 (4-week rolling)

#ProductShareTrendEngines
1
Docusaurus

93.9%

avg pos 4.8

GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 78.6%CLAUDE 100%PERPLEXITY 100%
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2
MkDocs

mkdocs.org

87.8%

avg pos 3.8

GEMINI 100%CHATGPT 92.9%CLAUDE 71.4%PERPLEXITY 92.9%
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3
BookStack

46.9%

avg pos 5.5

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 50%PERPLEXITY 78.6%
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4
Sphinx

44.9%

avg pos 6.3

GEMINI 57.1%CHATGPT 85.7%CLAUDE 35.7%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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5
GitBook

gitbook.com

36.7%

avg pos 11.1

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 78.6%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 21.4%
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6
Hugo

36.7%

avg pos 12.8

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 50%CLAUDE 57.1%
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7
Read the Docs

34.7%

avg pos 9.2

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 64.3%
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8
Docsify

20.4%

avg pos 3.5

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 35.7%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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9
Redoc

redoc.ly

20.4%

avg pos 3.7

GEMINI 42.9%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 28.6%
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10
ReadTheDocs

readthedocs.org

20.4%

avg pos 13.1

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 42.9%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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11
Docmost

docmost.com

18.4%

avg pos 7.3

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 42.9%
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12
Wiki.js

18.4%

avg pos 11

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 21.4%CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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13
Material for MkDocs

squidfunk.github.io

16.3%

avg pos 6.2

GEMINI 71.4%CLAUDE 21.4%
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14
GitHub Releases

github.com

16.3%

avg pos 18.2

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 21.4%CLAUDE 21.4%
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15
Swagger/OpenAPI

swagger.io

14.3%

avg pos 5.2

GEMINI 42.9%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
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16
DokuWiki

12.2%

avg pos 4.6

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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17
Vitepress

vitepress.dev

12.2%

avg pos 6.2

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 28.6%
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18
Jekyll

12.2%

avg pos 16.3

GEMINI 28.6%CHATGPT 21.4%CLAUDE 7.1%
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19
VuePress

vuepress.vuejs.org

12.2%

avg pos 20.3

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 28.6%CLAUDE 7.1%
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20
Redocly

redocly.com

10.2%

avg pos 4.7

CLAUDE 14.3%PERPLEXITY 21.4%
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21
Scalar

10.2%

avg pos 7

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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22
Doxygen

doxygen.nl

10.2%

avg pos 8.5

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 21.4%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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23
DapperDox

8.2%

avg pos 3.3

GEMINI 28.6%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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24
Netlify

netlify.com

8.2%

avg pos 8

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
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25
Vercel

vercel.com

8.2%

avg pos 8

CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 14.3%
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26
GitHub Pages

pages.github.com

8.2%

avg pos 10.7

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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27
Opsgenie

atlassian.com

8.2%

avg pos 11

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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28
Slate

slatedocs.com

8.2%

avg pos 14.7

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 21.4%
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29
Asciidoctor

asciidoctor.org

8.2%

avg pos 19.7

CHATGPT 21.4%CLAUDE 7.1%
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30
GitLab

gitlab.com

8.2%

avg pos 31.5

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 14.3%
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31
XWiki

xwiki.com

6.1%

avg pos 6.3

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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32
MediaWiki

6.1%

avg pos 7.5

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 14.3%
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33
Notion

notion.so

6.1%

avg pos 9

GEMINI 28.6%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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34
Wikijs

js.wiki

6.1%

avg pos 10.3

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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35
NGINX

6.1%

avg pos 17.3

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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36
Apache

apache.org

6.1%

avg pos 18

GEMINI 14.3%CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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37
Material

4.1%

avg pos 1

PERPLEXITY 14.3%
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38
Mintlify

mintlify.com

4.1%

avg pos 1

CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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39
HedgeDoc

hedgedoc.org

4.1%

avg pos 3

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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40
OpenAPI Generator

openapi-generator.tech

4.1%

avg pos 4

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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41
Stoplight

stoplight.io

4.1%

avg pos 4.5

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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42
Fern

buildwithfern.com

4.1%

avg pos 6

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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43
Starlight

starlight.astro.build

4.1%

avg pos 7

CLAUDE 14.3%
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44
AWS SNS

aws.amazon.com

4.1%

avg pos 8

CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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45
DigitalOcean

digitalocean.com

4.1%

avg pos 8

CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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46
Confluence

4.1%

avg pos 8.5

GEMINI 14.3%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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47
Outline

4.1%

avg pos 10

GEMINI 28.6%
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48
Jenkins Cloud

jenkins.io

4.1%

avg pos 14

CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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49
Gitea

gitea.io

4.1%

avg pos 31

CHATGPT 7.1%CLAUDE 7.1%
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50
Let's Encrypt

letsencrypt.org

4.1%

avg pos 34.5

GEMINI 14.3%CLAUDE 7.1%
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51
Documize

4.1%

CLAUDE 7.1%PERPLEXITY 7.1%
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52
Fumadocs

fumadocs.vercel.app

4.1%

CLAUDE 14.3%
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53
RapiDoc

4.1%

CLAUDE 14.3%
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54
Git

2%

avg pos 1

GEMINI 14.3%
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55
Otter Wiki

2%

avg pos 1

GEMINI 14.3%
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56
Nextra

nextra.site

2%

avg pos 6

CLAUDE 7.1%
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57
Hetzner

hetzner.com

2%

avg pos 7

CLAUDE 7.1%
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58
Linode

linode.com

2%

avg pos 7

CLAUDE 7.1%
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59
Theneo

2%

avg pos 8

GEMINI 14.3%
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60
mdBook

rust-lang.github.io

2%

avg pos 9

GEMINI 14.3%
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61
OpenAPI

2%

avg pos 10

CHATGPT 7.1%
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62
MkDocs with Material Theme

2%

avg pos 11

CLAUDE 7.1%
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63
Draw.io

draw.io

2%

avg pos 12

GEMINI 14.3%
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64
Excalidraw

excalidraw.com

2%

avg pos 12

GEMINI 14.3%
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65
Mermaid

mermaid.js.org

2%

avg pos 12

GEMINI 14.3%
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66
Arc

2%

avg pos 13

GEMINI 14.3%
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67
CircleCI

circleci.com

2%

avg pos 17

CHATGPT 7.1%
Claim
68
Travis CI

travis-ci.com

2%

avg pos 17

CHATGPT 7.1%
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69
AsciiDoc

2%

avg pos 22

CHATGPT 7.1%
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70
Astro

astro.build

2%

avg pos 25

GEMINI 14.3%
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71
Antora

2%

avg pos 27

CHATGPT 7.1%
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72
Grav

getgrav.org

2%

avg pos 28

CHATGPT 7.1%
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73
Silex

2%

avg pos 30

CHATGPT 7.1%
Claim
74
Docker

docker.com

2%

avg pos 53

GEMINI 14.3%
Claim
75
Algolia

algolia.com

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
76
Document360

2%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
77
Drone.io

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
78
GitHub Actions

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
Claim
79
ReadMe

readme.com

2%

PERPLEXITY 7.1%
Claim
80
Spotify's Backstage

backstage.io

2%

GEMINI 14.3%
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81
Zudoku

2%

CLAUDE 7.1%
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