Mintlify vs Notaku (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Mintlify and Notaku share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and Notaku starts cheaper, at $17 a month against $450 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Mintlify grades higher on the free plan. Notaku grades higher on value for money. They get the same grade on features, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Mintlify
Documentation platform with built-in AI agents
Notaku
Docs, blog, changelog and roadmap sites published from Notion
Which one is for you
Pick Mintlify if
- Fits if you publish product or API docs to customers and want them in Git
- Works for a team of up to 5 editors that can live without the AI agents
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you want the AI agents, since Pro is $450 a month with 10,000 credits and overages at $0.01 a credit
- Tight if you stay free, as there are no AI credits at all
- Watch out: SSO, SCIM, role-based permissions and audit logs are Enterprise only, with no published price
- Not for you if you want an internal wiki, as it publishes docs to readers
Pick Notaku if
- Fits if your team already writes its docs in Notion and wants them on a public site
- Works for small help centers under 50 pages
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 20 pages on a notaku.site address
- Pricey if you want password protection or user feedback, which start on Business at $37
- Skip it if you need hosting under a subdirectory like /docs, which is Business Plus at $97
- Watch out: there is no free trial of paid features, only a 30-day refund window per the FAQ
How we grade them
| 2.2GPAMintlifyFair | 2.2GPANotakuFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | DPro is $450 a month billed annually ($540 monthly), above the category's dearest tenth at $249 and far above its $18 middle. There is no paid plan between free and that. | C$17 a month for Basic, with the category's middle at $19. Features like password protection sit on Business at $37 for 150 pages. |
| Free plan and trial | BStarter is free with 5 editor seats, a web editor, Git sync, a custom domain, authentication, an MCP server and an API playground, though no AI credits. The Pro trial is 14 days with no card. | CFree plan with 20 Notion pages on a notaku.site subdomain, a cap you will reach quickly. No free trial of the paid features. |
| Features | CWeb editor, Git sync, an assistant, Autopilot, an API playground, MCP and access control. Gaps: the AI agents run on credits Starter lacks, and SSO, SCIM and role permissions are Enterprise only. | CHosts Notion pages with search, versions and feedback. The listing shows gaps: page caps on every plan and custom domain only from Basic. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You set up a repo or the web editor, a domain and authentication. | CNo store rating on record. You build the content in Notion and then connect it, so there is setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, with Git sync, an MCP server and API playground, and admin APIs on Pro. No desktop or phone apps. | BWeb product that connects to Notion, with Cloudflare and Next.js named, and a public API. No desktop or phone app. |
| Best for | developer documentation with built-in AI agents | turning Notion pages into a docs site |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Mintlify and Notaku. How we grade
Price against what you get
Mintlify starts at $450 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Notaku starts at $17 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Notaku starts $433 a month lower. Of the other docs and wiki tools on the chart, 34 score higher than Mintlify for less, and 20 score higher than Notaku for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Mintlify also covers AI agents.
- Notaku also covers wiki.
At a glance
| Mintlify | Notaku | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $450 per month, billed annually ($540 billed monthly) | $17 per month, billed monthly |
| Free plan | Starter plan: 5 editor seats, web editor, custom domain, authentication, MCP server and API playground. No AI credits. | 20 Notion pages on a notaku.site subdomain. |
| Free trial | 14-day Pro trial with 5,000 credits, no card required | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Mintlify | Notaku |
| Price read from | mintlify.com | notaku.so |
| Checked | Nov 12, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Mintlify
- The AI agents run on credits that Starter does not include. Pro has 10,000 a month, and overages are $0.01 per credit.
- The step from free to paid is $450 a month, with no smaller paid plan.
- SSO, SCIM, role-based permissions and audit logs are Enterprise only, and that plan has no published price.
- It is a product for publishing documentation to readers, not an internal wiki for general team notes.
Notaku
- Plans cap Notion pages: 20, 50, 150 or 2,000; empty pages are not counted.
- Custom domain starts on Basic; password protection and user feedback need Business.
- Subdirectory hosting, versions and auto sync need Business Plus.
- The refund window is 30 days after purchase, per the FAQ; there is no free trial of paid features.
Key features
Mintlify
- Web editor and Git sync
- Docs can be written in a web editor, and the pricing table lists Git sync. Both are on the free Starter plan.
- Assistant
- An AI assistant answers questions from the docs on Pro and above. It costs 25 credits per answer and is free when it cannot answer.
- Autopilot
- Proposes updates to keep docs current, at 250 credits per update, and nothing is charged when nothing needs updating. Pro and above.
- API playground and MCP server
- Sites include an interactive API playground and an MCP server, both available on the free plan.
- Access control
- Starter has Mintlify-managed authentication and Pro adds password authentication. OAuth, JWT and SSO sit in Enterprise.
Notaku
- Notion as the CMS
- Content is edited in Notion and published to a site on a custom domain.
- Several site types
- Docs, help desk, blog, changelog and roadmap sites with voting.
- Search and Ask AI
- Built-in search, plus questions answered from the site's Notion content.
- Feedback and emails
- Collects page ratings and text feedback, and visitor emails for summary mailings.
- Versions and languages
- Multiple versions of a site connect to different Notion pages; languages go in separate pages.
Plans
Mintlify
Starter$0
5 editor seats, web editor, Git sync, search, custom domain, API playground and MCP server. No credits for the AI agents.
Pro$450
per month, billed annually ($540 billed monthly)
Unlimited editor seats, 10,000 credits a month for the assistant, writing agent and Autopilot, preview deployments and admin APIs.
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Pro plus automations, SSO, SCIM and role-based permissions, a performance SLA, advanced insights and migration support.
Notaku
Free$0
20 Notion pages on a notaku.site subdomain.
Basic$17
per month for up to 50 pages, billed monthly
1 seat, custom domain, basic customization and basic search.
Business$37
per month for up to 150 pages, billed monthly
5 seats, custom JavaScript and CSS, user feedback, password protection, full-text search and an embeddable widget.
Business Plus$97
per month for up to 2,000 pages, billed monthly
Unlimited seats, versions, auto sync and hosting on a subdirectory such as /docs.
Ways to pay less
Mintlify
- Startups
50% off Pro for 12 months for early startups
Venture-backed startups founded in the past 2 years that raised under $2M and never paid for Mintlify, as well as YC alumni, get 50% off Pro for 12 months.
- Other savings
Free Pro for non-commercial open source
Non-commercial open source projects with a recognized license get Pro free through the OSS Program, if not venture-backed, revenue-funded or primarily owned by a for-profit company.
Notaku
- Annual discount
Yearly billing
The site's billing data lists yearly prices of $180 for Basic, $396 for Business and $1,044 for Business Plus, against $17, $37 and $97 a month. The page shows a Yearly billing toggle.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Mintlify or Notaku?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Notaku is cheaper to start with: $17 a month, against $450 a month for Mintlify. Mintlify starts at $450 per month, billed annually ($540 billed monthly), and Notaku starts at $17 per month, billed monthly.
Which has a free plan, Mintlify or Notaku?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Mintlify and Notaku have a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.