Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is Scalar?
Create beautiful API docs, SDKs, and secure MCP servers from your API. Scalar keeps every interface in sync as your API evolves.
Scalar 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.
From $72/month. Free tier. SDK languages available: TypeScript, Python, C#, Java, PHP, Go, Ruby (+$100 each for Pro/Enterprise).
Free
FreeStart with beautiful API docs.
- editor_seats
- 1
- agent_credits
- 50
- tokens_per_credit
- 50000
- docs_chat_per_credit
- 2
- mcp_tool_calls_per_credit
- 200
- Hosted OpenAPI docs
- Built-in API client
- Themes
- Unlimited viewer seats
- 1 editor seat
Pro
Ship docs, SDKs, and MCP servers.
- agent_credits
- 500
- tokens_per_credit
- 50000
- docs_chat_per_credit
- 2
- mcp_tool_calls_per_credit
- 200
- Custom domains and subdomains
- Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX support
- API References from OpenAPI/AsyncAPI
- Custom HTML/CSS/JS
- Email domain access control
- Guides and versioning
- Landing pages
- Full developer portal
- Hosted MCP servers
- Production deployment
- Automated GitHub workflows
- Custom code and code samples
- Full OpenAPI authentication support
- File streaming
- Full language publishing registry
Enterprise
Contact salesScale every API interface.
- Full developer portals
- SSO/SAML
- Role-based access control (RBAC)
- Priority support and SLAs
- SDK and MCP migration services
- Dedicated Slack/Teams channel
- Custom Agent Scalar credits
Add-ons
- SDK Language$100 one-time
What Scalar does
The capabilities that matter for api development tools, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- REST client
- ✓
- GraphQL support
- -
- gRPC support
- -
- Mock servers
- -
- Automated / contract testing
- ✓
- Team collaboration & sharing
- ✓
- Doc generation
- ✓
- OpenAPI / spec import
- ✓
- CI integration / CLI
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
- Self-hosted
Integrations (2)
Independently observed- GitHub
- Slack
Scalar alternatives
Other api development tools we track, ranked by the same independent score.
The Vioscale 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 Scalar, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Package Downloads | 75 | 0.20 | 15.0 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 81 | 0.12 | 10.0 | ✓ |
| Github Activity | 63 | 0.14 | 8.7 | ✓ |
| Release Cadence | 98 | 0.08 | 7.6 | ✓ |
| Pricing Transparency | 100 | 0.06 | 6.2 | ✓ |
| Security Posture | 50 | 0.10 | 5.0 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 50 | 0.06 | 3.1 | ✓ |
| Github Stars | 79 | 0.04 | 3.0 | ✓ |
| Price Level | 25 | 0.05 | 1.2 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 14 | 0.06 | 0.9 | ✓ |
| Stackoverflow Activity | 0 | 0.09 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
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.
Activity
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Commits last 30d | 100 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 65% |
Adoption
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | {"api_docs":true,"rest_client":true,"collaboration":true,"ci_integration":true,"openapi_import":true,"automated_testing":true} | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 2 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 60% |
Language
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Primary | TypeScript | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 90% |
License
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Spdx | MIT | highsource · 2026-08-01 · 99% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | {"primaryMarkets":["US"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]} | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 50% |
Pricing
Release
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cadence days | 3 | mediumsource · 2026-08-01 · 70% |
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |