Natural Docs vs Sandcastle Help File Builder
| Natural Docs | Sandcastle Help File Builder | |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | No | No |
| Free trial | No | No |
| Paid from | — | — |
| Open source | No | No |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux | Windows |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Source inputs | source code, text files | managed assemblies, XML comments, Visual Studio solutions and projects, Markdown, MAML |
| API reference generation | Yes | Yes |
| Output formats | HTML | HTML Help 1, MS Help Viewer, website, Open XML, Markdown |
| 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 | C#, VB.NET, C++, F#, J# |
| Versioned documentation | — | Yes |
| CI/CD integration | — | Yes |
Both are listed in Best Documentation Generators. On Samsung Mobile US Press, Sandcastle Help File Builder scores higher on our published basis.