Pick Apidog if
small API teams who will stay on Free for 4 people, then buy Basic at $9 / user / month yearly when the fifth seat arrives.
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Our take
Pick Apidog if you're on a small API team who will stay on Free for 4 people, then buy Basic at $9 / user / month yearly when the fifth seat arrives. Pick Scalar if you're on a aPI team who will stay on Free $0 (3 APIs, 1 SDK ≤25 endpoints, 1 editor) during the 7-day Pro trial, then buy Pro at $150/month ($125 billed yearly) when they need Git Sync, hosted MCP, and 5 editor seats. Skip Apidog if you're a writer who
Scalar
API docs + client + SDK desk
Best for
Apidog One workspace for spec, mocks, tests, and hosted docs
Scalar Docs, SDKs, and MCP metered by API size and editor seats
Free plan
Apidog $0 · up to 4 users. 5 team projects. Unlimited test/collection runs. Basic docs; 7-day API change history. Cloud mock 10K calls/month
Scalar $0 · no card. 3 APIs. 1 SDK up to 25 endpoints. 1 editor seat. Hosted docs + Client + landing pages. 50 Agent credits. No hosted MCP. No Git Sync
Lowest paid
Apidog Basic $9/mo yearly
Scalar Pro $150/mo yearly
Next step up
Apidog Professional $18/mo yearly
Scalar Business $600/mo yearly
Coding agent
Apidog
Scalar Hosted MCP servers
Runs where
Apidog Hosted
Scalar
Watch out
Apidog Free is 4 users
Scalar After the 7-day trial, publishing Docs is paid
Last checked
Apidog 2026-10-28 · apidog.com/pricing
Scalar 2026-10-22 · scalar.com/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Scalar if
aPI teams who will stay on Free $0 (3 APIs, 1 SDK ≤25 endpoints, 1 editor) during the 7-day Pro trial, then buy Pro at $150/month ($125 billed yearly) when they need Git Sync, hosted MCP, and 5 editor seats.
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