# ReadMe

Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/docs-platforms/readme/

Hosted documentation platform for APIs that builds an interactive API reference from an OpenAPI file alongside guides, with optional two-way Git sync.

## Who it suits

A team publishing an interactive API reference beside guides from an OpenAPI file, with two-way Git sync, a free Starter plan for one project and one admin, and unlimited versions on Pro.

Consider something else if You want a monthly-billed plan or generated SDKs. Pro is $250 a month shown as billed annually with no monthly price on the page, and ReadMe says it generates no full client SDK. The full Ask AI is a $150 a month add-on.

## iScore

84 / 100 (80% interval 75–92), rank 2 of 10 in docs-platforms — interval overlaps the next rank, so this is an ordering, not a finding.

inetGeek's own reading, computed from sourced facts against category peers by disclosed rules. Not a provider claim. Intervals are 80%; a provider with few documented facts is pulled toward the category middle rather than scored on what little is known.
Read this score with care:
- Documented but not scored, because the page states it as text with no comparable number or a yes/limited/no (a one-time, usage-based or other-vendor price, or a per-site choice): minimum_paid_price. Read them on the provider page; the score neither rewards nor penalises what it could not compare.

Method: https://inetgeek.com/iscore/. Full output with every criterion's basis: https://inetgeek.com/scores.json. Every docs-platforms peer ranked: https://inetgeek.com/docs-platforms/readme/alternatives/

- Price: 79 (57–100), weight 38%, 2 of 3 criteria scored; scored for peers, not here — undocumented or stated without a number or a yes/limited/no: minimum_paid_price
- Capabilities: 88 (82–94), weight 40%, 8 of 9 criteria scored; scored for peers, not here — undocumented or stated without a number or a yes/limited/no: self_hostable
- Trust and compliance: 62 (56–69), weight 8%, 1 of 1 criteria scored
- Evidence: 98 (98–98), weight 14%, 4 of 4 criteria scored

## What the documentation says

### Pricing

- Free tier: Yes ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)
- Kind of free offer: Free tier ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)
- What the free plan includes: The Starter plan, free for everyone: one project, one admin and one published version, with a custom domain, bi-directional Git sync, an interactive API reference, usage metrics, a Markdown editor, themes, AI Dropdown, LLMs.txt and an MCP server. Ask AI is a paid add-on. ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)
- Entry paid plan: $250/month for Pro, shown with 'Billed annually' and no monthly-billed price: teammates, multiplayer editing, branching and reviews, private docs, a landing page and custom MDX components, with 5 admins. Starter is free; Enterprise is contact-us, annual billing only. ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)
- Pricing model: Per-project plans: Starter is free, Pro is $250/month billed annually, Enterprise is custom with annual billing only. Pro includes 5 admins and charges $20 for each additional admin. Add-ons are priced separately: Ask AI at $150/month and extended request history and logs at $100/month. ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)

### Limits

- Sites or apps included: One project on Pro, the entry paid plan, with 5 admins and $20 for each additional admin. Starter also has one project and one admin; Enterprise offers multiple combined projects. ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)

### Auth

- SAML single sign-on: Limited — Enterprise plan only; covers teammate sign-in to ReadMe ([source](https://docs.readme.com/ent/docs/setting-up-sso), read 2026-10-25)

### Documentation

- Docs as code in a git repository: Supported ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/docs-as-code), read 2026-10-25)
- API reference from an OpenAPI spec: Supported ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/openapi), read 2026-10-25)
- Interactive API playground: Supported ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/sync-docs-with-openapi), read 2026-10-25)
- Client SDK generation: Limited — Docs say it generates no full client SDK; it shows code samples plus an optional Node api option ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/migrate-from-fern), read 2026-10-25)
- llms.txt and markdown for AI tools: Supported ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/changelog/upgraded-llms-txt), read 2026-10-25)
- MCP server for the docs or API: Supported ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/mcp), read 2026-10-25)
- Built-in AI assistant over the docs: Supported — Ask AI Lite is built into Pro; the full Ask AI is a $150/month add-on on any plan ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/ask-ai), read 2026-10-25)
- Multiple documentation versions: Supported — Starter publishes 1 version; Pro and Enterprise unlimited ([source](https://readme.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25)

### Compliance

- SOC 2: SOC 2 Type II is listed under Compliance on ReadMe's Trust Center, alongside GDPR, HIPAA and WCAG 2.1, with a SOC 2 Type II report among its resources. ([source](https://security.readme.com/), read 2026-10-25)
- GDPR / data residency: API request and key data is stored in an Amazon Web Services facility in Virginia (USA); ReadMe's security FAQ names no other region. ([source](https://docs.readme.com/main/docs/security-faq), read 2026-10-25)

## Compared with

- [ReadMe vs Mintlify](https://inetgeek.com/compare/mintlify-vs-readme/)
- [ReadMe vs Fern](https://inetgeek.com/compare/fern-vs-readme/)
- [ReadMe vs GitBook](https://inetgeek.com/compare/readme-vs-gitbook/)