Comparison

Redocly vs Stoplight

On the evidence we track, Redocly leads this comparison with a composite score of 68/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

Machine formatsMarkdownJSONGraphQLMarkdown is open. JSON and GraphQL need a free key.
★Redocly68
Stoplight47
Score
vioscaleAI score
Redocly68 / 100medium · 74%
Stoplight47 / 100medium · 61%
Pricing
Free tier
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Model
Redoclycommercial
Stoplightcommercial
Price level
Redoclylow
Stoplightlow
Transparent
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Integrations
Count
Redocly1
Stoplight7
Reliability
Sla pct
Redocly99.9
Stoplight–
Status page
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Adoption
Dependent repos
Redocly2,769
Stoplight0
Github stars
Redocly25,948
Stoplight872
Package downloads weekly
Redocly1,344,836
Stoplight–
Activity
Commits last 30d
Redocly6
Stoplight0
Release
Cadence days
Redocly45
Stoplight27
History
Redocly20 items
Stoplight20 items
License
Spdx
RedoclyMIT
Stoplight–
Language
Primary
RedoclyTypeScript
Stoplight–
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
Redocly6 items
Stoplight6 items

Capabilities

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

Core
REST client
Redocly-
Stoplight✓
GraphQL support
Redocly-
Stoplight✓
gRPC support
Redocly-
Stoplight-
Design
Mock servers
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Testing
Automated / contract testing
Redocly-
Stoplight-
Collaboration
Team collaboration & sharing
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Docs
Doc generation
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Standards
OpenAPI / spec import
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
Ops
CI integration / CLI
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓

What each one is

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

Redocly

Leader

Redocly provides tools to generate API documentation, validate specifications against custom rules, maintain centralized API catalogs for organizational discovery, and manage documentation as source code using version control integration.

Independently observed

Stoplight

Stoplight is a design-first platform that facilitates collaborative API development, enabling teams to design APIs using OpenAPI specifications, generate interactive documentation, create mock servers, and enforce consistency standards across API programs.

Independently observed

Pricing

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

Redocly

Leader
from $10/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From $10/seat/month (Pro). 30-day free trial. Respect Monitoring from free (first 1,000 requests/month) with usage-based or commitment tiers.

  • Pro$10/seat/month
    • Custom domain hosting
    • 1 Project
    • 100 Pages
    • OpenAPI/GraphQL/AsyncAPI/SOAP support
    • Mock servers
  • Enterprise$24/seat/month
    • Everything in Pro
    • 500 Pages
    • SSO
    • Guest SSO
    • RBAC
    • +4 more
  • Enterprise+Contact sales
    • Everything in Enterprise
    • Data residency options
    • Sales-assistance
    • Procurement forms
    • Security questionnaires
    • +4 more
as of verify ↗

Stoplight

from $11/moSubscriptionFree tier14-day trial

From $44/month billed annually. Free tier available with 14-day trials on paid plans.

  • FreeFree
    • API editor
    • OpenAPI/JSON schema visual designer
    • Code-based editing
    • Schema reuse
    • Design validation
    • +8 more
  • Basic$44/month (annual), first 3 users free, $11 per additional user/month
    • OpenAPI/JSON schema visual designer
    • Interactive docs
    • Instant mock servers
  • Startup$113/month (annual), first 8 users free, $11 per additional user/month
    • Private projects
    • Multi-branch support
    • Custom domains and theming
    • Google Analytics integration
    • Approved email domains
  • Pro Team$362/month (annual), first 15 users free, $22 per additional user/month
    • Up to 20 teams
    • Shared style guides
    • Workspace groups
    • Remove Stoplight branding
    • Self-hosted Git providers
    • +3 more
  • EnterpriseContact sales
    • Custom pricing
    • Unlimited projects and teams
    • Custom payment terms
    • Invoicing
    • Priority support
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

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

Platforms
Web
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
macOS
Redocly✗
Stoplight✓
Windows
Redocly✗
Stoplight✓
Linux
Redocly✗
Stoplight✓
CLI
Redocly✓
Stoplight✗
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Redocly✓
Stoplight✓
On-premise
Redocly✗
Stoplight✓

Integrations

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

In common (1)
  • GitHub

Redocly

Leader
1 total - 0 not shared
  • GitHub
Independently observed

Stoplight

8 total - 7 not shared
  • GitLab
  • Azure DevOps
  • Bitbucket
  • Google Analytics
  • LDAP
  • SAML
  • Postman
Independently observed
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