Alternatives and competitors
Sites like docs.rs
The 20 closest software documentation hosting alternatives to docs.rs, ranked by what they actually offer, and the 6 technologies behind it.
Looking for an alternative to docs.rs? The closest matches are Read the Docs, doxygen.org and SlideShare. We match sites by what they actually offer, from their homepages, Wikidata and a summary by Claude, in any language. Vote on each alternative and leave a short note to help the next person choose.
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01 · Entity
About docs.rs
docs.rs
Docs.rs
Wikidata: official documentation website for Rust libraries
Summary by Claude
Docs.rs automatically builds and hosts API documentation for every crate published to crates.io, the Rust package registry, with search and version browsing.
- Who it’s for
- Rust programmers
- Business model
- Nonprofit, sponsored hosting
02 · Embedding space
Competitor map
Each alternative by how close its vector is to docs.rs’s (x) and how much traffic it gets, how much of the stack it shares, or where it sits in the embedding space itself (y). Lines split each axis at the median. Hover for the numbers, click to jump to it in the list.
similarity × popularity
03 · Nearest neighbours
Alternatives to docs.rs
Thumbs up if it’s a real alternative to docs.rs, thumbs down if it isn’t.
- 01
Full featured documentation deployment platform - Read the Docs
Read the Docs is a documentation building and hosting platform aimed at helping developers creating documentation from code with versioned documentation, integrated search, pull request previews and more.
Very close cos 0.914 - 02
Doxygen homepage
Source code documentation and analysis tool
Very close cos 0.906 - 04
R: The R Project for Statistical Computing
programming language for statistical analysis
Close cos 0.890 - 05
Beget — Hosting and Cloud Services | IT Infrastructure Rental
Beget is a Russian cloud provider ☁️Cloud services rental for businesses and IT projects: dedicated servers, VPS/VDS, S3 storage, DBaaS, hosting, and domain registration.⚡️ High speed ⚡️ Guaranteed 99.98% Uptime ⚡️ 24/7 Support
Very close cos 0.895 - 06
The knowledge layer for AI | GitBook
GitBook is a knowledge platform that connects your docs, product and users, answers user questions, and identifies knowledge gaps. Docs-as-code support & AI insights included.
Close cos 0.890 - 07
The Linux Kernel Archives
Unix-like operating system kernel, basis for all Linux operating systems
Close cos 0.890 - 08
Hostgator.com
404: Page not found. You might ensure the URL is spelled correctly, or if you followed a link here please let us know. Please try one of the links below in order to reach your desired destination.
Close cos 0.891 - 09
RustDesk: Open-Source Remote Desktop with Self-Hosted Server Solutions
RustDesk is open-source remote desktop software for your own self-hosted server, a TeamViewer and AnyDesk alternative for Windows, macOS, Linux and Android.
Close cos 0.884 - 10
EuroDNS: Domains, Hosting & Web Essentials All In One Place
Find a domain, launch your website, and make it happen with us! From hosting, to SSL, to branded email: EuroDNS has everything you need in one place.
Close cos 0.887 - 11
Domains, Hosting, Websites & Email in One Place | one.com UK
Everything you need to get your business online: domain, hosting, AI website builder and email. Hosting from £1.99/mo with a free domain for a year.
Close cos 0.888 - 12
NLnet Labs - Home
Research & Development, Internet architecture, DNS, Routing, Stability and Security.
Close cos 0.883 - 13
Home Page
API endpoint
Close cos 0.882 - 14
Docker | Secure Sandboxes for AI Agents
Run AI agents and containers safely, anywhere. Docker gives builders trusted sandboxes, governance, and a secure supply chain for modern software.
Close cos 0.881 - 15
RFC Editor
The official home of RFCs. RFCs outline computer networking and Internet foundations, including Internet Standards and historical or informative content.
Close cos 0.881 - 16
Modrinth
Download Minecraft mods, plugins, datapacks, shaders, resourcepacks, and modpacks on Modrinth. Discover and publish projects on Modrinth with a modern, easy to use interface and API.
Close cos 0.880 - 17
Let's Encrypt
Let's Encrypt is a free, automated, and open Certificate Authority brought to you by the nonprofit Internet Security Research Group (ISRG). Read all about our work in our Annual Report.
Close cos 0.881 - 18
Zotero | Your personal research assistant
Zotero is a free, easy-to-use tool to help you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
Close cos 0.881 - 19
WordPress.com: Everything You Need to Build Your Website
Create your WordPress website with built-in hosting, premium themes, and powerful tools. No technical setup required. Start building today—free plan available.
Close cos 0.883 - 20
Node.js — Run JavaScript Everywhere
Node.js® is a free, open-source, cross-platform JavaScript runtime environment that lets developers create servers, web apps, command line tools and scripts.
Close cos 0.880
Ranked by score: the cosine similarity of each site’s vector to docs.rs’s, less a small penalty for generic sites that are close to everything. Highlighted technologies are ones docs.rs uses too. Votes and comments come from visitors and don’t change the ranking.
04 · Fingerprints
Technology
What docs.rs is built with, and what its closest competitors use, from its homepage’s code and its DNS records.
Built with
- CSS & UI
- Font Awesome asset https://docs.rs/-/static/v/c6adc0736ae17c7d/font-awesome.css
- CDN
- Fastly header x-served-by: cache-sjc10020-SJC, cache-ber1080037-BER
- Web servers
- nginx header server: nginx/1.14.0 (Ubuntu)
- Email delivery
- Mailgun TXT v=spf1 include:mailgun.org ~all
- DNS hosting
- Amazon Route 53 NS ns-1937.awsdns-50.co.uk
- SaaS tools (verified in DNS)
- Google Search Console TXT google-site-verification=nQmKb5oHlB3NddbejV8Akpd9YFcKRL4Eqc9ENoIsWtY
Stack changes
No changes yet. Each new crawl is compared with the last one, and what docs.rs adds or drops shows up here.
What competitors use
Across the 20 closest sites.
- Google Search Console 14/20
- Google Workspace · not on docs.rs 8/20
- Cloudflare · not on docs.rs 7/20
- Cloudflare DNS · not on docs.rs 7/20
- Microsoft 365 · not on docs.rs 6/20
- nginx 5/20
- Bootstrap · not on docs.rs 4/20
- Google Fonts · not on docs.rs 4/20
- jQuery · not on docs.rs 4/20
- Yandex Webmaster · not on docs.rs 4/20
- GlobalSign · not on docs.rs 4/20
- Font Awesome 3/20
- Nuxt · not on docs.rs 3/20
- Vue.js · not on docs.rs 3/20
- Yandex Metrica · not on docs.rs 3/20
- Google Analytics · not on docs.rs 3/20