Complete guide to migrating your GraphCMS website to Docusaurus. Leave GraphCMS's requires graphql knowledge behind and get purpose-built for documentation with versioning, search, and i18n. Free migration tool included.
You can migrate from GraphCMS to Docusaurus for free using LeaveWP. Enter your site URL, choose Docusaurus as the destination, and download your content — posts, pages, and media — in minutes. No API keys, passwords, or CLI tools required. Difficulty: Medium. Estimated time: 20-40 minutes.
GraphQL-native headless CMS (now Hygraph). Teams building GraphQL-first applications with federated data needs, but these limitations push teams toward modern alternatives.
Requires GraphQL knowledge — no REST API option
This is the most common reason teams migrate away from GraphCMS. Docusaurus eliminates this issue entirely.
Free tier is restricted — paid plans start at $199/month
With Docusaurus, purpose-built for documentation with versioning, search, and i18n.
Rebranded to Hygraph which caused community confusion
Modern architectures like Docusaurus are designed to avoid this from the ground up.
Smaller ecosystem than Contentful or Strapi
After migrating, you'll no longer need to worry about this — Docusaurus takes a fundamentally different approach.
Meta's documentation framework built on React. Built with JavaScript/TypeScript (React), it's open-source projects and companies needing versioned technical documentation.
Purpose-built for documentation with versioning, search, and i18n
Used by major open-source projects (React, Babel, Jest, Redux)
React-based — extend with any React component
Algolia DocSearch integration for free search
Docusaurus is open-source and free to use. You own your code and data with no vendor lock-in. Deploy to any host that supports JavaScript/TypeScript, or use managed platforms like Vercel and Netlify for zero-config deployments.
Side-by-side comparison based on real platform characteristics
| Metric | GraphCMS | Docusaurus |
|---|---|---|
| Ease of Use | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Performance | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 |
| Flexibility | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Cost | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5/5 |
| Scalability | ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Ecosystem | ⭐⭐ 2/5 | ⭐⭐⭐ 3/5 |
| Language | API-based (GraphQL-first) | JavaScript/TypeScript (React) |
| Pricing | Free / $199+/month | Free (open-source) |
| Open Source | No | Yes |
Ratings are based on publicly available data, documentation, and community consensus as of 2026. Individual experience may vary.
A detailed breakdown of how your GraphCMS content maps to Docusaurus
What may need manual attention
Custom server-side logic, third-party integrations, and platform-specific plugins will need equivalent solutions in Docusaurus. The core content (text, images, metadata) transfers cleanly.
Migrate your content in three simple steps
Enter your GraphCMS site URL — LeaveWP connects automatically.
Select Docusaurus as destination and choose content options.
Download your migrated content or preview it in your browser.
Migrating from GraphCMS to Docusaurus makes the most sense if you're experiencing requires graphql knowledge — no rest api option or outgrowing GraphCMS's architecture. Docusaurus is best for open-source projects and companies needing versioned technical documentation.
You should migrate if: your GraphCMS site is slow, your hosting costs are climbing, you need developer flexibility, or you want to adopt a modern JAMstack architecture.
You might want to stay if: your GraphCMS site benefits from graphql-native — built from the ground up for graphql and you don't have JavaScript/TypeScript developers on your team.
The migration itself is straightforward with LeaveWP — enter your GraphCMS URL, select Docusaurus, and download your content. The more important question is whether Docusaurus's architecture fits your team's skills and your project's long-term needs.
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