# Redocly vs Bump.sh

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/compare/redocly-vs-bump-sh/

Every value below is read from Redocly's and Bump.sh's own documentation. See https://inetgeek.com/methodology/ for how.

## At a glance

| Criterion | Redocly | Bump.sh |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free tier | No | No |
| Kind of free offer | Free trial | Free trial |
| What the free plan includes | A 30-day free trial of Pro with no credit card, inviting the whole team from day one; the trial can be switched to Scale at any time. | A 14-day free trial of the platform on sign-up, no credit card required. Without an account, the CLI's bump preview command creates a temporary documentation with a unique URL, valid for 30 minutes. |
| When the free offer ends | 30 days | 14 days |
| Entry paid plan | Pro is $249 per month billed annually as $2,988 a year: 3 projects, unlimited seats, readers and Git contributors. The page states annual billing is two months free compared with monthly; its default view shows annual figures only. Extra projects are $390 a year each. | $50/month for Basic: 10 API docs, 5 MCP tools, a custom domain and CLI and GitHub integration. Pro is $120/month. |
| Pricing model | One flat price per plan, not per person: unlimited seats, readers and Git contributors on every plan. Plans differ in projects included (Pro 3, Scale 10, Enterprise unlimited) and in features; extra projects cost $39 a month or $390 a year each. AI features are included in beta under usage limits. | A flat monthly fee per plan with caps on API docs, internal users, external guests and MCP tools: Basic $50, Pro $120, Custom by contact. Plans are billed monthly or annually, by credit card. |
| Sites or apps included | 3 projects on Pro, where a project is one docs site with its own Git repository and domain; more are $390 a year each. Scale includes 10 and Enterprise is unlimited. | 10 API docs and 5 MCP tools on Basic, the entry paid plan ($50/month); Pro raises these to 30 API docs and 50 MCP tools. |
| Self-hostable | Limited — Open-source Redoc CE self-hosts the API reference; no self-hosting of the full platform is described | Not supported — Cloud-only; the Custom plan adds an on-premise MCP dataplane, not a docs host |
| Docs as code in a git repository | Supported | Supported |
| API reference from an OpenAPI spec | Supported | Supported |
| Interactive API playground | Supported | Limited — API Explorer is a Pro plan feature, not on Basic |
| Client SDK generation | Limited — Early access; hosted publishing from Scale, local CLI on Pro | Limited — Basic cURL sample per operation, plus custom x-codeSamples |
| llms.txt and markdown for AI tools | Supported | Supported |
| MCP server for the docs or API | Limited — Beta; on every plan, under fair-use usage limits | Supported — Public docs and hubs only for now |
| Multiple documentation versions | Supported | Limited — Branches need the Pro plan; readers switch by dropdown |
| SOC 2 | Redocly states it has completed the SOC 2 Type II audit; reports are downloadable after logging in. | No. The security page states that Bump.sh has no SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar certifications at this time. |
| GDPR / data residency | Under the Data Processing Addendum, Redocly may transfer and process Customer Data in the United States and anywhere else in the world where it, its affiliates or its sub-processors operate. | Customer data is hosted in Europe: AWS in Ireland, Hetzner in Berlin and Koyeb in France, with file and image storage in Google Cloud Storage's Europe multiregion. |

## Where they differ

### What the free plan includes

- Redocly: A 30-day free trial of Pro with no credit card, inviting the whole team from day one; the trial can be switched to Scale at any time. ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: A 14-day free trial of the platform on sign-up, no credit card required. Without an account, the CLI's bump preview command creates a temporary documentation with a unique URL, valid for 30 minutes. ([source](https://docs.bump.sh/help/faq/))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

### When the free offer ends

- Redocly: 30 days ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: 14 days ([source](https://docs.bump.sh/help/faq/))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

### Entry paid plan

- Redocly: Pro is $249 per month billed annually as $2,988 a year: 3 projects, unlimited seats, readers and Git contributors. The page states annual billing is two months free compared with monthly; its default view shows annual figures only. Extra projects are $390 a year each. ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: $50/month for Basic: 10 API docs, 5 MCP tools, a custom domain and CLI and GitHub integration. Pro is $120/month. ([source](https://bump.sh/pricing))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

### Pricing model

- Redocly: One flat price per plan, not per person: unlimited seats, readers and Git contributors on every plan. Plans differ in projects included (Pro 3, Scale 10, Enterprise unlimited) and in features; extra projects cost $39 a month or $390 a year each. AI features are included in beta under usage limits. ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: A flat monthly fee per plan with caps on API docs, internal users, external guests and MCP tools: Basic $50, Pro $120, Custom by contact. Plans are billed monthly or annually, by credit card. ([source](https://bump.sh/pricing))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

### Sites or apps included

- Redocly: 3 projects on Pro, where a project is one docs site with its own Git repository and domain; more are $390 a year each. Scale includes 10 and Enterprise is unlimited. ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: 10 API docs and 5 MCP tools on Basic, the entry paid plan ($50/month); Pro raises these to 30 API docs and 50 MCP tools. ([source](https://bump.sh/pricing))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

### Interactive API playground

- Redocly: Supported ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: Limited — API Explorer is a Pro plan feature, not on Basic ([source](https://docs.bump.sh/help/documentation-experience/api-explorer/))
- Lean: 64% Redocly / 36% Bump.sh — documented support level. inetGeek's own reading, computed from the two values above by the rules at https://inetgeek.com/methodology/, not a provider claim.

### MCP server for the docs or API

- Redocly: Limited — Beta; on every plan, under fair-use usage limits ([source](https://redocly.com/pricing))
- Bump.sh: Supported — Public docs and hubs only for now ([source](https://docs.bump.sh/help/documentation-experience/ask-ai-capabilities/))
- Lean: 36% Redocly / 64% Bump.sh — documented support level. inetGeek's own reading, computed from the two values above by the rules at https://inetgeek.com/methodology/, not a provider claim.

### Multiple documentation versions

- Redocly: Supported ([source](https://redocly.com/docs/platform/content/versions))
- Bump.sh: Limited — Branches need the Pro plan; readers switch by dropdown ([source](https://docs.bump.sh/help/faq/))
- Lean: 64% Redocly / 36% Bump.sh — documented support level. inetGeek's own reading, computed from the two values above by the rules at https://inetgeek.com/methodology/, not a provider claim.

### Self-hostable

- Redocly: Limited — Open-source Redoc CE self-hosts the API reference; no self-hosting of the full platform is described ([source](https://redocly.com/docs/redoc/deployment/intro))
- Bump.sh: Not supported — Cloud-only; the Custom plan adds an on-premise MCP dataplane, not a docs host ([source](https://bump.sh/security))
- Lean: 64% Redocly / 36% Bump.sh — documented support level. inetGeek's own reading, computed from the two values above by the rules at https://inetgeek.com/methodology/, not a provider claim.

### SOC 2

- Redocly: Redocly states it has completed the SOC 2 Type II audit; reports are downloadable after logging in. ([source](https://redocly.com/security))
- Bump.sh: No. The security page states that Bump.sh has no SOC 2, ISO 27001 or similar certifications at this time. ([source](https://bump.sh/security))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

### GDPR / data residency

- Redocly: Under the Data Processing Addendum, Redocly may transfer and process Customer Data in the United States and anywhere else in the world where it, its affiliates or its sub-processors operate. ([source](https://redocly.com/dpa))
- Bump.sh: Customer data is hosted in Europe: AWS in Ireland, Hetzner in Berlin and Koyeb in France, with file and image storage in Google Cloud Storage's Europe multiregion. ([source](https://bump.sh/security))
- Lean: none. No documented basis to lean either way on this criterion.

## Which should you choose?

Pick Redocly if An API reference built from OpenAPI, GraphQL or AsyncAPI descriptions with Git workflows, at one flat price with unlimited seats and readers: Pro is $249 a month billed annually for three projects, with a 30-day trial.

Pick Bump.sh if A team that wants an API documentation portal with an automatic changelog from OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files and MCP server hosting, at $50 a month for Basic, with customer data hosted in Europe.

Consider something else: Redocly — You want a standing free plan, which Redocly does not list. Its AI assistant, MCP server and SDK generation are beta or early access, and its security and pricing pages disagree on which plan includes SAML SSO.

Consider something else: Bump.sh — You need the API Explorer or branches, which need Pro at $120 a month, or a standing free plan, since Bump.sh offers a 14-day trial only. It states no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification and is cloud-only.

## Documented by only one

One side documents these and the other does not. An absence is a missing source, not a stated "no" — except where a line says the other page was READ on a date and does not mention it, which is a sourced observation and the only one-sided case this site leans on.

- Built-in AI assistant over the docs: Redocly: Limited — Beta; on every plan, under fair-use usage limits
- SAML single sign-on: Bump.sh: Limited — Custom plans only; SSO runs on WorkOS

## Questions this comparison answers

**Entry paid plan: Redocly or Bump.sh?**

Redocly: Pro is $249 per month billed annually as $2,988 a year: 3 projects, unlimited seats, readers and Git contributors. The page states annual billing is two months free compared with monthly; its default view shows annual figures only. Extra projects are $390 a year each.
Bump.sh: $50/month for Basic: 10 API docs, 5 MCP tools, a custom domain and CLI and GitHub integration. Pro is $120/month.

**Should I choose Redocly or Bump.sh?**

Pick Redocly if An API reference built from OpenAPI, GraphQL or AsyncAPI descriptions with Git workflows, at one flat price with unlimited seats and readers: Pro is $249 a month billed annually for three projects, with a 30-day trial.
Pick Bump.sh if A team that wants an API documentation portal with an automatic changelog from OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files and MCP server hosting, at $50 a month for Basic, with customer data hosted in Europe.