# Scalar Canonical: https://inetgeek.com/docs-platforms/scalar/ API documentation platform and OpenAPI toolchain: hosted docs, SDK generator, API client and MCP servers built from an OpenAPI document. ## Who it suits A team that wants OpenAPI-driven docs, an API client, SDK generation and MCP servers from one toolchain with an MIT-licensed core. Pro is $150 a month for 15 APIs and 5 editor seats. Consider something else if You need SAML SSO, which starts at Business, or a SOC 2 Type II report, where Scalar states a Type 1. Publishing a docs site needs a paid plan after the 7-day trial, so the free plan is not a way to host docs. ## iScore 81 / 100 (80% interval 73–89), rank 5 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. 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/scalar/alternatives/ - Price: 71 (51–90), weight 38%, 3 of 3 criteria scored - Capabilities: 88 (82–94), weight 40%, 9 of 9 criteria scored - Trust and compliance: 63 (57–70), 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://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) - Kind of free offer: Free tier ([source](https://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) - What the free plan includes: The Free plan costs $0 with no credit card: hosted OpenAPI docs, built-in API client, landing pages, up to 3 APIs, 1 SDK up to 25 endpoints, 50 Agent Scalar credits and 1 editor seat. Publishing a Docs site needs a paid plan after the 7-day trial every new team gets. ([source](https://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) - Entry paid plan: Pro is $150/month ($125/month billed yearly): 5 editor seats, up to 15 APIs, 1 SDK up to 100 endpoints, custom domains, Git Sync, Markdown and MDX, hosted MCP servers. Business is $600/month. ([source](https://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) - Pricing model: Priced per plan by APIs published, SDK size (endpoints in the OpenAPI document) and editor seats: Free 3 APIs and 1 seat, Pro 15 APIs and 5 seats, Business 25 APIs and 10 seats, Enterprise custom. Each plan includes 1 SDK; extra SDKs are $150/month each up to 100 endpoints or $600/month each for 101-250. Billed monthly or yearly. ([source](https://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) ### Limits - Sites or apps included: Pro, the entry paid plan, allows up to 15 APIs and 5 editor seats; Free allows 3 APIs and 1 editor seat, Business 25 APIs and 10 seats. ([source](https://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) ### Observability - Self-hostable: Limited — MIT-licensed core only; no page says the hosted Docs platform itself can be self-hosted. ([source](https://scalar.com/enterprise), read 2026-10-25) ### Auth - SAML single sign-on: Supported — Business and Enterprise plans; not on Free or Pro. ([source](https://scalar.com/pricing), read 2026-10-25) ### Documentation - Docs as code in a git repository: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/docs), read 2026-10-25) - API reference from an OpenAPI spec: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/api-references), read 2026-10-25) - Interactive API playground: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/api-references), read 2026-10-25) - Client SDK generation: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/sdk-generator), read 2026-10-25) - llms.txt and markdown for AI tools: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/docs/configuration/llms-txt), read 2026-10-25) - MCP server for the docs or API: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/docs/configuration/ask-ai), read 2026-10-25) - Built-in AI assistant over the docs: Supported ([source](https://scalar.com/products/docs/configuration/ask-ai), read 2026-10-25) - Multiple documentation versions: Supported — Docs plan table lists versions from Pro upward, not on Free. ([source](https://scalar.com/products/docs/configuration/versions), read 2026-10-25) ### Compliance - SOC 2: SOC 2 Type 1 report received for controls relevant to security; no Type 2 stated. GDPR privacy rights are described, no data-residency region is stated. ([source](https://scalar.com/security), read 2026-10-25) ## Compared with - [Scalar vs Redocly](https://inetgeek.com/compare/scalar-vs-redocly/) - [Scalar vs Mintlify](https://inetgeek.com/compare/scalar-vs-mintlify/) - [Scalar vs Fumadocs](https://inetgeek.com/compare/fumadocs-vs-scalar/)