ReadMe
A cloud-based platform for creating, publishing, and maintaining API documentation
- Also known as
- readme
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is 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.
ReadMe pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
Free tier. Pro from $250/year (billed annually). Enterprise custom pricing.
Starter
FreeFree tier with core documentation features
- Custom domain
- Bi-directional Sync
- Interactive API reference
- Usage metrics
- Markdown editor
- Customizable themes
- AI Dropdown
- MCP Server
Pro
Team collaboration with advanced documentation features
- All Starter features
- Invite teammates
- Multiplayer editing
- Branching and reviews
- Notifications
- Private docs
- Landing page
- Changelog, recipes & forums
- Custom MDX components
- Reusable content
- CSS/HTML
- Agent Owlbert
- AI Linter
- GitHub AI Writer
Enterprise
Contact salesFull-featured enterprise documentation platform with dedicated support
- All Pro features
- Multiple combined projects
- Aggregated doc metrics
- 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
Add-ons
- Ask AI$150/mo
- Ask AI Lite$150/mo
- Docs Audit History$100/mo
- Extended history & logs$100/mo
- Additional admin$20/admin/mo
What ReadMe does
The capabilities that matter for documentation tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Tool kind
- Hosted platform
- Engine / language
- OpenAPI/REST/GraphQL/SOAP/RPC
- Authoring format
- Markdown
- API reference from OpenAPI / code
- ✓
- Multi-version docs
- ✓
- Internationalisation
- ✓
- Search
- Built-in
- Theming / custom design
- ✓
- Edit-in-Git / WYSIWYG round-trip
- ✓
- Self-hostable
- ✗
- Official managed host
- ✓
- Built-in usage analytics
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (12)
Independently observed- GitHub
- GitLab
- Bitbucket
- Google Analytics
- Intercom
- Slack
- Zendesk
- Statuspage
- Segment
- Localize
- Smartling
- Transifex
ReadMe FAQ
Common questions about ReadMe, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under Documentation Tools.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
Is ReadMe free?
ReadMe offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $250 per year. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
What platforms does ReadMe support?
We have confirmed browser-based access to ReadMe. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
Can ReadMe be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for ReadMe, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
What does ReadMe integrate with?
We have confirmed 12 integrations for ReadMe, including GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Google Analytics, Intercom, Slack, Zendesk and Statuspage, plus 4 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
What security certifications does ReadMe have?
We have independently confirmed SOC 2, HIPAA and GDPR for ReadMe. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as ReadMe not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
Where is ReadMe available?
ReadMe is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://readme.com/pricing
ReadMe alternatives
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Compare ReadMe
Side by side against other documentation tools, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for ReadMe, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.05 | 5.3 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 55 | 0.09 | 4.8 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 87 | 0.03 | 2.8 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.05 | 2.7 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 32 | 0.04 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Price level | 25 | 0.04 | 1.0 | ✓ |
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All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 7 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 59% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | I18n: Yes · Kind: hosted_platform · Engine: OpenAPI/REST/GraphQL/SOAP/RPC · Search: built_in · Git sync: Yes · Analytics: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 12 | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | highsource · 2026-09-23 · 75% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-12 · 60% |
Security
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