Our take
Pick ReadMe if you're on a aPI team who will stay on Starter at $0 (1 project, 1 published version, custom domain) while they merge a first Suggested Edit, then buy Pro at $250 / month billed annually when they need Changelog, Recipes, branching, and teammates. Pick Redocly if you're on a aPI team who will pay a flat project plan and invite the whole org without a per-seat invoice. Skip Redocly if you're on a team
Best for
ReadMe API docs plus an edit queue you start at $0
Redocly OpenAPI docs with try-it, billed per project not per seat
Free plan
ReadMe $0 · / month. Free for everyone. 1 project. 1 published version. Custom domain, bi-directional sync, interactive API reference, usage metrics, Markdown editor, themes. Ask AI is a $150 / month add-on
Redocly No free plan
Lowest paid
ReadMe Pro $250/mo yearly
Redocly Pro $249/mo yearly
Next step up
ReadMe
Redocly Scale $729/mo yearly
Coding agent
ReadMe
Redocly MCP + AI Assistant
Runs where
ReadMe Hosted
Redocly Hosted
Watch out
ReadMe Starter is 1 project and 1 published version
Redocly No public $0 plan
Last checked
ReadMe 2026-10-23 · readme.com/pricing
Redocly 2026-10-28 · redocly.com/pricing
aPI teams who will stay on Starter at $0 (1 project, 1 published version, custom domain) while they merge a first Suggested Edit, then buy Pro at $250 / month billed annually when they need Changelog, Recipes, branching, and teammates.
Read the ReadMe pageaPI teams who will pay a flat project plan and invite the whole org without a per-seat invoice.
Read the Redocly page
