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Comparison

Read the Docs vs ReadMe

No clear leader: Read the Docs (62.2) and ReadMe (58.5) 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.

Read the Docs full profile →ReadMe full profile →
Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
Read the Docs62
ReadMe59
Score
vioscaleAI score
Read the Docs62 / 100low · 43%
ReadMe59 / 100high · 75%
Pricing
Free tier
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Model
Read the Docscommercial
ReadMefreemium
Price level
Read the Docsmid
ReadMehigh
Starting price
Read the Docs$50
ReadMe$250
Transparent
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Integrations
Count
Read the Docs7
ReadMe12
Security
Disclosure policy
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe–
Gdpr
Read the Docs–
ReadMe✓
Hipaa
Read the Docs–
ReadMe✓
Scorecard
Read the Docs7.7
ReadMe–
Soc2
Read the Docs–
ReadMe✓
Reliability
Status page
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Adoption
Github stars
Read the Docs8,392
ReadMe–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Read the Docs66
ReadMe–
Release
Cadence days
Read the Docs6
ReadMe–
History
Read the Docs20 items
ReadMe–
License
Spdx
Read the DocsMIT
ReadMe–
Language
Primary
Read the DocsPython
ReadMe–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Read the Docs6 items
ReadMe7 items

Capabilities

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

Core
Tool kind
Read the DocsHosted build service
ReadMeHosted platform
Engine / language
Read the DocsSphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others
ReadMeOpenAPI/REST/GraphQL/SOAP/RPC
Authoring
Authoring format
Read the DocsMarkdown
ReadMeMarkdown
API docs
API reference from OpenAPI / code
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Content
Multi-version docs
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Internationalisation
Read the Docs-
ReadMe✓
Discovery
Search
Read the DocsBuilt-in
ReadMeBuilt-in
Design
Theming / custom design
Read the Docs-
ReadMe✓
Workflow
Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Deployment
Self-hostable
Read the Docs-
ReadMe✗
Official managed host
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
Insight
Built-in usage analytics
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓

What each one is

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

Read the Docs

A hosting service for software documentation that allows projects to build, version, and publish their documentation automatically

Independently observed

ReadMe

A cloud-based service for publishing and managing technical documentation and API references, featuring interactive reference tools, version control, customizable themes, AI-assisted writing, and team collaboration features.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Read the Docs

from $50/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

Free for open source. Paid plans from $50/month for commercial projects. 30-day free trial available.

  • Read the Docs CommunityFree
    • Clone public repositories
    • Public documentation
    • Ads-supported hosting
  • Basic$50/month, billed monthly or annually
    • 2 concurrent builds
    • Shared domain
    • SSO with GitHub and GitLab
    • 50 redirects
    • 3 business day support
    • +5 more
  • Advanced$150/month, billed monthly or annually
    • 4 concurrent builds
    • 5 custom domains
    • 250 redirects
    • 2 business day support
    • Automatic builds
    • +4 more
  • Pro$250/month, billed monthly or annually
    • 6 concurrent builds
    • 15 custom domains
    • SSO with Google
    • 500 redirects
    • 1 business day support
    • +5 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • SAML SSO
    • Dedicated builders
    • Advanced audit tracking
    • Support SLA
as of verify ↗

ReadMe

from $250/yrHybridFree tier

Free tier. Pro from $250/year (billed annually). Enterprise custom pricing.

  • StarterFree
    • Custom domain
    • Bi-directional Sync
    • Interactive API reference
    • Usage metrics
    • Markdown editor
    • +3 more
  • Pro$250/year billed annually
    • All Starter features
    • Invite teammates
    • Multiplayer editing
    • Branching and reviews
    • Notifications
    • +9 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • All Pro features
    • Multiple combined projects
    • Aggregated doc metrics
    • No ReadMe branding
    • User roles & access control
    • +9 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓
CLI
Read the Docs✗
ReadMe✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Read the Docs✓
ReadMe✓

Integrations

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

In common (3)
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Bitbucket

Read the Docs

7 total - 4 not shared
  • Google
  • Sphinx
  • MkDocs
  • Docusaurus
Independently observed

ReadMe

12 total - 9 not shared
  • Google Analytics
  • Intercom
  • Slack
  • Zendesk
  • Statuspage
  • Segment
  • Localize
  • Smartling
  • Transifex
Independently observed
Still deciding?

Read the Docs or ReadMe: which one depends on you

A composite score cannot know your constraints. Describe them and both get re-weighted against what you actually need, with the evidence behind every position.

Free to run, no account needed to start. How the evaluation works

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