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OCT 2026 audit

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

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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.
Free tierYes
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Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 17 criteria compared

ReadMe pricing at a glance

Entry paid plan
$250/month for Pro, shown with 'Billed annually' and no monthly-billed price: teammates, multiplayer editing, branching and reviews… source ↗
Pricing model
Per-project plans: Starter is free, Pro is $250/month billed annually, Enterprise is custom with annual billing only source ↗
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… source ↗

First line of each sourced value. The full text is in ReadMe pricing below. How this free offer stacks up: cloud free tiers compared.

01.Evaluation guide

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.

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ReadMe pricing

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Free tierYes
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  • Pricing · ReadMe ↗

    “Starter $ 0 /month Free for everyone Get started Custom domain Bi-directional Sync Interactive API reference Usage metrics Markdown editor Customizable themes”

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Kind of free offerFree tier
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  • Pricing · ReadMe ↗

    “Starter $ 0 /month Free for everyone Get started Custom domain Bi-directional Sync Interactive API reference Usage metrics Markdown editor Customizable themes”

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What the free plan includesThe 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.
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  • Pricing · ReadMe ↗

    “Starter $ 0 /month Free for everyone Get started Custom domain Bi-directional Sync Interactive API reference Usage metrics Markdown editor Customizable themes Included AI features AI Dropdown LLMs.txt MCP Server Ask AI ($150/mo) ADD-ON [...] Projects 1 project 1 project Custom [...] Published versions 1 version Unlimited Unlimited [...] Admins 1 5 · $20/additional admin Custom”

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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.
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  • Pricing · ReadMe ↗

    “Pro Popular $ 250 /month Billed annually Start free trial All Starter features, plus: Restless (+4,000 credits) NEW Invite teammates Multiplayer editing Branching and reviews Notifications Private docs Landing page”

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Pricing modelPer-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.
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  • Pricing · ReadMe ↗

    “Annual billing only [...] Admins 1 5 · $20/additional admin Custom [...] Ask AI ($150/mo) ADD-ON [...] Extended history & logs $100/month $100/month $100/month”

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Limits

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Sites or apps includedOne 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.
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    “Projects 1 project 1 project Custom [...] Admins 1 5 · $20/additional admin Custom [...] Multiple combined projects”

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Auth

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SAML single sign-onLimited — Enterprise plan only; covers teammate sign-in to ReadMe
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  • Single Sign-On (SSO) ↗

    “Single Sign-On is an Enterprise feature. [...] lets your Teammates log in to ReadMe using your organization's existing SAML 2.0 identity provider”

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Documentation

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Docs as code in a git repositorySupported
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  • Docs-as-code ↗

    “Run documentation entirely through Git, with Markdown and OpenAPI in your repository and pull requests as the review step.”

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API reference from an OpenAPI specSupported
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  • OpenAPI Support ↗

    “The API Reference section of your docs will generate reference guides based on your API definition [...] You can import the following file types into ReadMe (either JSON or YAML): OpenAPI v3.0.x/v3.1 Swagger v2.0”

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Interactive API playgroundSupported
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Client SDK generationLimited — Docs say it generates no full client SDK; it shows code samples plus an optional Node api option
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  • Migrate from Fern ↗

    “ReadMe creates interactive API Reference content from OpenAPI definitions and doesn't generate a full client SDK library”

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llms.txt and markdown for AI toolsSupported
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MCP server for the docs or APISupported
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  • MCP ↗

    “Your MCP server gives AI assistants and agents a live connection to your API spec and documentation.”

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Built-in AI assistant over the docsSupported — Ask AI Lite is built into Pro; the full Ask AI is a $150/month add-on on any plan
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  • Ask AI ↗

    “Ask AI gives your users instant answers from your published documentation, directly inside your hub. [...] Available as a purchasable add-on to any customer for $150/month.”

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Multiple documentation versionsSupported — Starter publishes 1 version; Pro and Enterprise unlimited
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Compliance

2 criteria
SOC 2SOC 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.
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GDPR / data residencyAPI request and key data is stored in an Amazon Web Services facility in Virginia (USA); ReadMe's security FAQ names no other region.
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  • Security ↗

    “API request and key data is stored indefinitely in an Amazon Web Services (AWS) facility in Virginia (USA).”

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ReadMe pricing questions

How much does ReadMe cost?

$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.

Pricing · ReadMe · read

How does ReadMe charge?

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.

Pricing · ReadMe · read

Does ReadMe have a free tier?

Yes. 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.

Pricing · ReadMe · read

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