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scalar.com · Developer documentation platforms
OCT 2026 audit

API documentation platform and OpenAPI toolchain: hosted docs, SDK generator, API client and MCP servers built from an OpenAPI document.

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Entry paid planPro 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.
Free tierYes
CategoryDeveloper documentation platforms

Reviewed by Palash BagchiUpdated 17 criteria compared

Scalar pricing at a glance

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… source ↗
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… source ↗
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… source ↗

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

01.Evaluation guide

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.

Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved

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Scalar pricing

5 criteria
Free tierYes
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Kind of free offerFree tier
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What the free plan includesThe 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.
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  • Scalar Pricing — Free & Paid Plans for API Docs & SDKs ↗

    “Hosted OpenAPI docs Built-in API client Landing pages Up to 3 APIs, 1 SDK up to 25 endpoints 50 Agent Scalar credits 1 editor seat [...] Every new team starts with a 7-day trial with Pro limits, including Docs publishing. After the trial, publishing a Docs site needs a paid plan.”

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Entry paid planPro 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.
Sources (1) →
Pricing modelPriced 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.
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  • Scalar Pricing — Free & Paid Plans for API Docs & SDKs ↗

    “Pricing scales with how many APIs you publish and the size of each SDK, measured by the number of endpoints in your OpenAPI document. [...] Additional SDKs are priced by each SDK's endpoint count: $150 per month each for up to 100 endpoints, or $600 per month each for 101–250 endpoints.”

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Limits

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Sites or apps includedPro, 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.
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Observability

1 criteria
Self-hostableLimited — MIT-licensed core only; no page says the hosted Docs platform itself can be self-hosted.
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Auth

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SAML single sign-onSupported — Business and Enterprise plans; not on Free or Pro.
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Documentation

8 criteria
Docs as code in a git repositorySupported
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API reference from an OpenAPI specSupported
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Interactive API playgroundSupported
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Client SDK generationSupported
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llms.txt and markdown for AI toolsSupported
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  • llms.txt ↗

    “Every published Scalar Docs site automatically serves /llms.txt and /llms-full.txt so AI agents and LLMs can read your documentation.”

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MCP server for the docs or APISupported
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  • Ask AI ↗

    “You can connect your docs AI to LLMs like Cursor, Claude Code, Windsurf, and other tools that support Model Context Protocol (MCP). [...] Just add /mcp to your Scalar Docs domain.”

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Built-in AI assistant over the docsSupported
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  • Ask AI ↗

    “Ask AI adds an AI-powered assistant to your documentation site. [...] Ask AI is enabled by default for all Scalar Docs projects. No setup required.”

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Multiple documentation versionsSupported — Docs plan table lists versions from Pro upward, not on Free.
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  • Versions ↗

    “The versions property in your scalar.config.json allows you to create multiple versions of your documentation. [...] users can switch between versions using a version selector in the UI.”

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Compliance

1 criteria
SOC 2SOC 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.
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  • Security ↗

    “SOC 2 report: Scalar has received a SOC 2 Type 1 report for controls relevant to security.”

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Scalar pricing questions

How much does Scalar cost?

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.

Scalar Pricing — Free & Paid Plans for API Docs & SDKs · read

How does Scalar charge?

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.

Scalar Pricing — Free & Paid Plans for API Docs & SDKs · read

Does Scalar have a free tier?

Yes. 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.

Scalar Pricing — Free & Paid Plans for API Docs & SDKs · read

Can you self-host Scalar?

Partly — MIT-licensed core only; no page says the hosted Docs platform itself can be self-hosted.

Scalar Enterprise — API Platform for Enterprise Teams · read

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