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ReadMe pricing & features
Developer hub: interactive API reference + guides with usage analytics
Established API docs platform (founded 2014). Interactive API reference from OpenAPI, developer portal, guides, usage analytics, Metrics product for API usage insights. Used by Intercom, Mux, Box.
Data sourced from vendor documentation · Last updated June 2026
Pricing
| Tier | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | $0. 1 project. ReadMe branding. Public docs only. Basic features. Intended for evaluation. |
| Startup | $99/mo | $99/mo. 1 project. Custom domain, remove branding, 3 admins, API Explorer. |
| Business | $399/mo | $399/mo. Unlimited projects, SSO, usage analytics (Metrics Starter), versioning. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom (typically $10k+/yr). SLA, SAML, advanced metrics, large teams, localization. |
Limits
| Tier | Metric | Value | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | api reference | Generate reference from OpenAPI/Swagger/Postman; try-it console | API reference |
| — | core strength | Purpose-built for API docs — OpenAPI-first with interactive reference | Strength |
| — | editor style | Form-based + Markdown; less flexible than MDX but easier for non-devs | Editor |
| — | metrics | Metrics product — log actual API usage from your servers (separate addon) | Usage analytics |
| — | notable users | Intercom, Mux, Box, Segment, Zapier, Stoplight | Users |
| — | recipes | Recipes = guided multi-step tutorials (unique feature) | Recipes |
| — | versioning | Side-by-side version support (Business+) | Versioning |
| — | vs gitbook | ReadMe = API docs-focused; GitBook = knowledge-base-focused | vs GitBook |
| — | vs mintlify | ReadMe = form editor + API-centric + legacy; Mintlify = MDX + AI + modern | vs Mintlify |
Features
- API Reference — OpenAPI → interactive reference.
- Changelog — Versioned release notes.
- Custom Branding — Logo, colors, fonts.
- Custom Domain — docs.yourco.com.
- Discussion Forum — Developer community.
- Guides — Markdown-style conceptual docs.
- Interactive Tutorials — Guided walkthroughs.
- Localization — Multi-language docs (Enterprise).
- Metrics — API usage logging + analytics.
- Recipes — Multi-step tutorials.
- SSO — SAML + OIDC.
- Search — Full-text search.
- Suggested Edits — Community-contributed edits.
- Try It Console — In-browser request runner.
- Versioning — Multi-version docs.
Developer interfaces
| Slug | Name | Kind | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| metrics-sdk | Metrics SDK | sdk | 1.x |
| openapi | OpenAPI Upload | other | — |
| rest-api | ReadMe API v2 | rest | v2 |
| webui | ReadMe Dashboard | other | — |
| webhooks | ReadMe Webhooks | other | — |
| cli-rdme | rdme CLI | cli | 9.x |
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