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Comparison

Mintlify vs Read the Docs

No clear leader: Read the Docs (65.0) and Mintlify (60.6) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.

Mintlify full profile →Read the Docs full profile →
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Mintlify61
Read the Docs65
Score
Vioscale score
Mintlify61 / 100medium · 73%
Read the Docs65 / 100medium · 51%
Pricing
Free tier
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Model
Mintlifyfreemium
Read the Docscommercial
Price level
Mintlifylow
Read the Docsmid
Transparent
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Integrations
Count
Mintlify10
Read the Docs7
Security
Disclosure policy
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Gdpr
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs–
Scorecard
Mintlify–
Read the Docs7.5
Soc2
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs–
Reliability
Status page
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Adoption
Github stars
Mintlify–
Read the Docs8,377
Activity
Commits last 30d
Mintlify–
Read the Docs44
Release
Cadence days
Mintlify–
Read the Docs6
History
Mintlify–
Read the Docs20 items
License
Spdx
Mintlify–
Read the DocsMIT
Language
Primary
Mintlify–
Read the DocsPython
Market
Availability

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for documentation tools. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Tool kind
MintlifyHosted platform
Read the DocsHosted build service
Engine / language
Mintlifyweb-based
Read the DocsSphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others
Authoring
Authoring format
MintlifyMDX
Read the Docs-
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs-
Content
Multi-version docs
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Internationalisation
Mintlify✗
Read the Docs-
Discovery
Search
MintlifyBuilt-in
Read the DocsBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs-
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs-
Official managed host
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

Mintlify

Mintlify is a knowledge management platform that publishes documentation from Git repositories with automatic updates when your code changes. It serves content to both human developers and AI coding agents, with features like API playgrounds, MCP integration, and AI-powered assistance.

Independently observed

Read the Docs

A managed documentation platform that connects to Git repositories to automatically build, preview, and host documentation. Handles infrastructure for builds, search, versioning, and authentication so teams can focus on writing documentation.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

Mintlify

SubscriptionFree tier

Free tier available; Pro and Enterprise pricing custom. Starter free with credits, additional credits at $0.01 each.

  • StarterFree
    • 5 editor seats
    • Full platform access
    • Custom domain
    • Web editor
    • Authentication
    • +2 more
  • ProCustom pricing; see sales for details
    • Unlimited editor seats
    • Everything in Starter
    • Agent
    • Assistant
    • Automations
    • +21 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Unlimited editor seats
    • Everything in Pro
    • SSO, SCIM & RBAC
    • Performance SLA
    • Advanced insights
    • +18 more
as of verify ↗

Read the Docs

from $50/moSubscriptionFree tier30-day trial

From $50/month. Free tier for open source. 30-day trial available. Annual billing and purchase orders supported.

  • CommunityFree
    • Clone public repositories
    • Public documentation
    • Ads-supported hosting
    • Automatic builds
    • Versioning
    • +3 more
  • Basic$50/month
    • 2 concurrent builds
    • Shared domain
    • SSO with GitHub and GitLab
    • 50 redirects
    • Pageview analytics (30 days)
    • +10 more
  • Advanced$150/month
    • 4 concurrent builds
    • 5 custom domains
    • SSO with GitHub and GitLab
    • 250 redirects
    • Pageview analytics (90 days)
    • +10 more
  • Pro$250/month
    • 6 concurrent builds
    • 15 custom domains
    • SSO with Google
    • 500 redirects
    • Pageview analytics (90 days)
    • +10 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SAML SSO
    • Dedicated builders
    • Advanced audit tracking
    • Support SLA
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✓
Self-hosted
Mintlify✓
Read the Docs✗

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

In common (1)
  • Google

Mintlify

10 total - 9 not shared
  • Slack
  • Discord
  • Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)
  • OpenAPI
  • OAuth
  • JWT
  • MCP servers
  • Webhooks
  • Websockets
Independently observed

Read the Docs

7 total - 6 not shared
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket
  • Sphinx
  • MkDocs
  • Docusaurus
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.