# Mintlify vs ReadMe

| Attribute | Mintlify | ReadMe |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 60.6 (73% (medium)) | 61.9 (73% (medium)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true,"self_hosted":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | ReadMe provides a complete documentation platform for building interactive API guides and knowledge bases. Teams can create beautiful docs with markdown, sync with version control systems, add interactive components, and connect with developers through built-in analytics and community features. |
| features.capabilities | `{"i18n":false,"kind":"hosted_platform","engine":"web-based","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":true,"authoring":"mdx","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":true,"hosted_offering":true}` | `{"i18n":true,"kind":"hosted_platform","search":"built_in","git_sync":true,"analytics":true,"authoring":"markdown","themeable":true,"versioning":true,"api_reference":true,"self_hostable":false,"hosted_offering":true}` |
| integrations.count | 10 | 13 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Discord"},{"name":"Git (GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket)"},{"name":"OpenAPI"},{"name":"OAuth"},{"name":"JWT"},{"name":"Google"},{"name":"MCP servers"},{"name":"Webhooks"},{"name":"Websockets"}]` | `[{"name":"GitHub"},{"name":"GitLab"},{"name":"Bitbucket"},{"name":"Google Analytics"},{"name":"Intercom"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Zendesk"},{"name":"Statuspage"},{"name":"Segment"},{"name":"Localize"},{"name":"Smartling"},{"name":"Transifex"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"US","primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free, with 10,000 credits/month and $0.01 per overage credit","features":["5 editor seats","Full platform access","Custom domain","Web editor","Authentication","MCP server","API playground"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"credit"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.01,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"For individuals and small teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"credits":"10,000/month","editor_seats":"5"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"Custom pricing; see sales for details","features":["Unlimited editor seats","Everything in Starter","Agent","Assistant","Automations","Preview deployments","Admin APIs","Multi-repo","Webhooks","Websockets","Developer API","Platform analytics","Agent analytics","Integrations","Built-in components","Custom components","Custom CSS and JS","Search filters","White labeling","SEO optimizations","Agent optimizations","Grammar and spelling checks","OAuth, JWT, SSO","Personalization","PDF export","Role-based permissions"],"description":"For startups and growing teams","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"editor_seats":"Unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing; contact sales","features":["Unlimited editor seats","Everything in Pro","SSO, SCIM & RBAC","Performance SLA","Advanced insights","Enterprise security & legal","Migration & support","Dashboard SSO","SCIM","Audit logs","Audit log streaming","Session IP allowlist","BYOK","Security review","Legal review","Custom SLAs","Self-hosting","EU hosting","Custom developer portals","Migration services","Slack support","Dedicated customer success","24/7 Incident monitoring"],"description":"For scaling and global teams","contactSales":true,"includedLimits":{"editor_seats":"Unlimited"}}],"summary":"Free tier available; Pro and Enterprise pricing custom. Starter free with credits, additional credits at $0.01 each.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.mintlify.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T15:28:48.014Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Starter","summary":"Free forever","features":["Custom domain","Bi-directional sync","Interactive API reference","Usage metrics","Markdown editor","Customizable themes","AI dropdown","LLMs.txt","MCP server","1 project","1 published version"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Free plan with core documentation features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"1","versions":"1"}},{"free":false,"name":"Pro","summary":"$250/month billed annually","features":["All Starter features","Invite teammates","Branching and reviews","Notifications","Private docs","Landing page","Changelog, recipes & forums","Custom MDX components","Reusable content","CSS/HTML","Multiple projects","Unlimited versions","Ask AI Lite","Agent Owlbert","AI Linter","GitHub AI Writer"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":250,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},{"kind":"per_unit","unit":"additional admin","amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Team collaboration and advanced features","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"projects":"unlimited"}},{"free":false,"name":"Enterprise","summary":"Custom pricing from $3000/month","features":["All Pro features","Multiple combined projects","No ReadMe branding","User roles & access control","Branch review permissions","Global reusable content library","Audit logs","SSO, OAuth, & more","Dedicated support","Implementation services","Docs Audit","Private AI context","Global lint rules"],"commitment":"annual","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":3000,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Advanced team management and security features","contactSales":true}],"addOns":[{"name":"Ask AI","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":150,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]},{"name":"Developer Dashboard Extended Logs","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":100,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}]}],"summary":"From free to $250/month (Pro, billed annually) or $3000+/month (Enterprise). Add-ons available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://readme.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T16:45:12.372Z","startingPrice":{"amount":20,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | mid |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | yes | yes |

## Capabilities (Documentation Tools)

| Capability | Mintlify | ReadMe |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Tool kind | Hosted platform | Hosted platform |
| Engine / language | web-based | - |
| **Authoring** |  |  |
| Authoring format | MDX | Markdown |
| **API docs** |  |  |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Content** |  |  |
| Multi-version docs | ✓ | ✓ |
| Internationalisation | ✗ | ✓ |
| **Discovery** |  |  |
| Search | Built-in | Built-in |
| **Design** |  |  |
| Theming / custom design | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Workflow** |  |  |
| Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Deployment** |  |  |
| Self-hostable | ✓ | ✗ |
| Official managed host | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Insight** |  |  |
| Built-in usage analytics | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T14:39:06.463Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*