# Read the Docs

> Full featured documentation deployment platform

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/read-the-docs
- **Category:** Documentation Tools
- **Homepage:** https://readthedocs.org
- **Also known as:** read-the-docs
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:08:02.604Z

## Vioscale score

**61.7 / 100**, confidence 31% (low).

Composite of weighted, independently-sourced signals (no user reviews, no vendor payment).

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 50 | 6 | 300 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 8 | 400 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 67.1 | 16 | 1073.9 | ✓ |
| github_stars | 74 | 5 | 370 | ✓ |
| integrations | 17.3 | 8 | 138.5 | ✓ |
| github_activity | 46 | 18 | 828.7 | ✓ |
| release_cadence | 96.7 | 10 | 966.7 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 5 | 13 | 0 | - |
| package_downloads | 0 | 26 | 0 | - |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |
| stackoverflow_activity | 0 | 12 | 0 | - |

## Pricing

_As of 2026-08-01, [verify at source](https://readthedocs.org). Independently observed._

from $50/mo · Subscription · Free tier · 30-day trial

> From $50/month. Free tier for open source. 30-day free trial.

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Basic | $50/month | - | monthly |
| Advanced | $150/month | - | monthly |
| Pro | $250/month | - | monthly |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | annual |

### Basic

For small teams getting started with private docs

**Included limits:** redirects: 50, custom_domains: 1, concurrent_builds: 2

- 2 concurrent builds
- Shared domain
- SSO with GitHub and GitLab
- 50 redirects
- 3 business day support
- Email support
- Pageview analytics (30 days)
- Search analytics (30 days)

### Advanced

For hosting public docs at your own domain

**Included limits:** redirects: 250, custom_domains: 5, concurrent_builds: 4

- 4 concurrent builds
- 5 custom domains
- SSO with GitHub and GitLab
- 250 redirects
- 2 business day support
- Email support
- Pageview analytics (90 days)
- Search analytics (90 days)
- URL customization

### Pro

For organizations with scale and security needs

**Included limits:** redirects: 500, custom_domains: 15, concurrent_builds: 6

- 6 concurrent builds
- 15 custom domains
- SSO with GitHub, GitLab, and Google
- 500 redirects
- 1 business day support
- Email support
- Pageview analytics (90 days)
- Search analytics (90 days)
- URL customization
- Authentication auditing (90 days)

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

For organizations with custom requirements

- SAML SSO
- Dedicated builders
- Advanced audit tracking
- Support SLA

## About

Read the Docs is a documentation hosting and deployment platform that connects Git repositories to automate builds, previews, and hosting. Supports Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and other documentation tools.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

- **Platforms:** Web
- **Deployment:** Cloud / SaaS

## Integrations (3)

_Independently observed._

- Sphinx
- MkDocs
- Docusaurus

## Capabilities

_The capabilities that matter for Documentation Tools. "-" = undocumented, not absent._

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Tool kind | Hosted platform |
| **Authoring** | |
| Authoring format | - |
| **Core** | |
| Engine / language | Sphinx, MkDocs, Docusaurus, and others |
| **API docs** | |
| API reference from OpenAPI / code | - |
| **Content** | |
| Multi-version docs | ✓ |
| **Discovery** | |
| Search | Built-in |
| **Content** | |
| Internationalisation | - |
| **Design** | |
| Theming / custom design | - |
| **Workflow** | |
| Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip | ✓ |
| **Deployment** | |
| Self-hostable | - |
| Official managed host | ✓ |
| **Insight** | |
| Built-in usage analytics | ✓ |

## Facts

Every value below carries its source and our confidence. Facts are re-crawled on a freshness schedule.

### activity

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| activity.commits_last_30d | 28 | [link](https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org/pulse) | 2026-08-01 | 65% (medium) |

### adoption

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| adoption.github_stars | 8,373 | [link](https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 3 | [link](https://readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### language

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| language.primary | Python | [link](https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 90% (high) |

### license

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| license.spdx | MIT | [link](https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 95% (high) |

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |
| pricing.price_level | mid | [link](https://readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.starting_gbp | 50 | [link](https://readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### release

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| release.cadence_days | 6 | [link](https://github.com/readthedocs/readthedocs.org/releases) | 2026-08-01 | 70% (medium) |

### reliability

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| reliability.status_page | yes | [link](https://status.readthedocs.org) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | [link](https://readthedocs.org/.well-known/security.txt) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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