# ReadMe

> Developer-friendly API documentation

- **Canonical URI:** https://www.vioscale.ai/software/readme
- **Category:** Documentation Tools
- **Homepage:** https://readme.com
- **Also known as:** readme
- **Profile claimed by vendor:** no
- **Last updated:** 2026-08-01T16:08:07.234Z

## Vioscale score

**62.7 / 100**, confidence 61% (medium).

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

| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence present |
|---|--:|--:|--:|:--:|
| price_level | 25 | 6 | 150 | ✓ |
| reliability | 50 | 8 | 400 | ✓ |
| capabilities | 86.7 | 16 | 1387.5 | ✓ |
| integrations | 31 | 8 | 248.3 | ✓ |
| security_posture | 55 | 13 | 715 | ✓ |
| pricing_transparency | 100 | 8 | 800 | ✓ |

## Pricing

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

from $250/mo · Subscription · Free tier

> Free tier available. Pro from $250/month (billed annually). Enterprise from $3000/month (contact sales).

| Plan | Price | Free | Commitment |
|---|---|:--:|---|
| Starter | Free | ✓ | - |
| Pro | $250/month billed annually. Free trial available. | - | annual |
| Enterprise | Contact sales | - | annual |

### Starter

**Included limits:** projects: 1, versions: 1

- 1 project
- Custom domain
- Bi-directional Sync
- Interactive API reference
- Usage metrics
- Markdown editor
- Customizable themes
- AI Dropdown
- LLMs.txt
- MCP Server

### Pro

**Included limits:** admins: 5, projects: 1, versions: unlimited

- All Starter features
- Invite teammates
- Branching and reviews
- Notifications
- Private docs
- Landing page
- Changelog, recipes & forums
- Custom MDX components
- Reusable content
- CSS/HTML
- Ask AI Lite
- Agent
- Owlbert
- AI Linter
- GitHub AI Writer

### Enterprise (Contact sales)

- All Pro features
- Multiple combined projects
- No ReadMe branding
- User roles & access control
- Branch review permissions
- Global reusable content library
- Audit logs
- SSO
- OAuth
- Dedicated support
- Implementation services
- Docs Audit
- Private AI Context
- Global Lint Rules

### Add-ons

- **Ask AI** ($150/mo)
- **Extended history & logs** ($100/mo)

## About

ReadMe provides a full documentation stack for creating and managing API documentation, technical guides, and developer resources. It includes AI-powered writing assistance, version control, bi-directional Git sync, and interactive API reference generation.

_Independently observed._

## Platform & deployment

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

## Integrations (5)

_Independently observed._

- GitHub
- GitLab
- Slack
- Zendesk
- Google Analytics

## Capabilities

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

| Capability | Supported |
|---|:--:|
| **Core** | |
| Tool kind | Hosted platform |
| **Authoring** | |
| Authoring format | Markdown |
| **Core** | |
| Engine / language | API and technical documentation platform |
| **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.

### pricing

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| pricing.starting_gbp | 250 | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.transparent | yes | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.model | commercial | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |
| pricing.price_level | high | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

### reliability

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

### security

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| security.gdpr | yes | [link](https://trust.readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.hipaa | yes | [link](https://trust.readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 75% (high) |
| security.soc2 | yes | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 48% (low) |

### integrations

| Attribute | Value | Source | Retrieved | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| integrations.count | 11 | [link](https://readme.com) | 2026-08-01 | 60% (medium) |

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*Source: Vioscale (https://www.vioscale.ai/software/readme). Independent, evidence-based software intelligence. Cite the canonical URI.*