Stoplight
Stoplight is an API design + docs workspace: visual OpenAPI editing, mock servers, and hosted interactive docs in one Git-backed project.
OUR TAKE
Pick Stoplight for API programs who will pay a workspace card and keep the contract in Git. No lasting $0 plan.
Good fit
API programs who will pay a workspace card and keep the contract in Git.
Poor fit
Teams who need a $0 hosted reference (Scalar) or MIT Redoc only (Redoc).
Startup $113 · Pro Team $362
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · stoplight.io/pricing
OUR TAKE
Pick Stoplight for API programs who will pay a workspace card and keep the contract in Git. No lasting $0 plan. on the table we fetched.
Good fit
API programs who will pay a workspace card and keep the contract in Git.
Poor fit
Teams who need a $0 hosted reference (Scalar) or MIT Redoc only (Redoc).
Startup $113 · Pro Team $362
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · stoplight.io/pricing
What it costs
USD, before tax · Checked 2026-10-28 · stoplight.io/pricing
Basic
or . First 3 users free; / per extra user. Visual designer, interactive docs, mocks. 14-day trial
$44/mo yearly
Startup
annual, or . First 8 users free. Private projects, multi-branch, custom domains
Lowest paid
$113
Pro Team
annual, or . First 15 users free. Shared style guides, SSO, activity logs, remove branding
$362
Enterprise
Not published by the vendor
Not published by the vendor
Checked 2026-10-28·stoplight.io/pricing
Before you pay
Good fit
API programs who will pay a workspace card and keep the contract in Git.
Poor fit
Teams who need a $0 hosted reference (Scalar) or MIT Redoc only (Redoc).
Watch out
No lasting $0 plan. on the table we fetched.
Instead, try
Scalar if Free $0 when you only need to publish a reference; Redocly if flat project plans (Pro $249 annual) with unlimited seats
Compare Stoplight with
Limits, in full
- 01
No lasting $0 plan. on the table we fetched.
- 02
Extra users add $11–$27 / month. after the included bucket.
- 03
A design workspace, not a request runner. For a client see Postman.
If Stoplight isn't it
Why: Free $0 when you only need to publish a reference.
Free· paid from$150/mo yearly
After the 7-day trial, publishing Docs is paidChecked 2026-10-22·scalar.com/pricing
vs Stoplight
Why: flat project plans (Pro $249 annual) with unlimited seats.
Paid only$249/mo yearly
No public $0 planChecked 2026-10-28·redocly.com/pricing
vs Stoplight
Why: collections + docs when the client is the desk.
Free· paid from$9/mo yearly
Team is the collaboration SKUChecked 2026-10-23·postman.com/pricing
vs StoplightLimits & alternatives3 limits · Scalar, Redocly, Postman instead
Limits, in full
- 01
No lasting $0 plan. on the table we fetched.
- 02
Extra users add $11–$27 / month. after the included bucket.
- 03
A design workspace, not a request runner. For a client see Postman.
If Stoplight isn't it
Why: Free $0 when you only need to publish a reference.
Free· paid from$150/mo yearly
After the 7-day trial, publishing Docs is paidChecked 2026-10-22·scalar.com/pricing
vs StoplightWhy: flat project plans (Pro $249 annual) with unlimited seats.
Paid only$249/mo yearly
No public $0 planChecked 2026-10-28·redocly.com/pricing
vs StoplightWhy: collections + docs when the client is the desk.
Free· paid from$9/mo yearly
Team is the collaboration SKUChecked 2026-10-23·postman.com/pricing
vs Stoplight