ReadMe review

ReadMe ranks third because it is built specifically for API companies and links docs to how developers use the API. The free Starter plan includes a custom domain, bi-directional sync with your repository, an interactive API reference, usage analytics, LLMs.txt and an MCP server. Pro costs $250 a month billed annually and adds multiplayer editing, branching and reviews, private docs, a landing page, changelog, recipes and forums, custom MDX components and reusable content, plus AI tools such as the ReadMe Agent, AI Linter and AI Writer. The Developer Dashboard keeps 24 hours of API request history, with extended history at $100 a month. Costs add up: Ask AI is a $150 a month add-on, and SAML, audit logs and removing ReadMe branding are reserved for Enterprise. Starter limits doc metrics to 7 days and one published version.

Who it is for

API companies that want docs tied to developer usage data

Price

Free Starter plan; Pro $250 per month billed annually.

$ 250 /month Billed annually
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Interactive API reference generated from your OpenAPI spec
• Bi-directional sync between ReadMe and your repository
• LLMs.txt and an MCP server on the free Starter plan
• Pro adds branching and reviews, private docs, changelog, recipes and forums
• Developer Dashboard shows API request history, with extended logs at $100 a month

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Free Starter plan includes a custom domain and usage analytics
• Strength: Pro includes 5 admins, with extra admins at $20 each
• Strength: Changelog, recipes and discussion forums cover DevRel content beyond reference pages
• Weakness: Ask AI is a $150 a month add-on
• Weakness: Starter allows 1 published version and 7 days of doc metrics
• Weakness: SAML, audit logs and removing the ReadMe logo need Enterprise

Key facts

• Free plan: Yes, Starter
• Paid plans: Pro and Enterprise
• Admins on Pro: 5, then $20 per additional admin
• Ask AI add-on: $150 per month

Where it ranks

ReadMe is No. 3 in our Best API Documentation Tools verdict.