Notaku vs ReadMe (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Notaku and ReadMe share a 2.2 GPA, both have a free plan, and Notaku starts cheaper, at $17 a month against $250 a month.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Notaku grades higher on value for money. ReadMe grades higher on the free plan. 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.
Notaku
Docs, blog, changelog and roadmap sites published from Notion
ReadMe
Hosted API documentation with an interactive reference
Which one is for you
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
Pick ReadMe if
- Fits if you ship an API and want an interactive reference for developers
- Works for a team of one project and one version that can stay on Starter
Look elsewhere if
- Pricey if you need more than one version, as Pro is $250 a month
- Watch out: Ask AI is $150 a month and the Developer Dashboard $100, both on top of the plan
- Tight if you stay free, with 1 project, 1 version and 7 days of metrics
- Watch out: roles, audit logs, SAML and OAuth 2.0 are Enterprise only, with no published price
How we grade them
| 2.2GPANotakuFair | 2.2GPAReadMeFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | 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. | DPro is $250 a month billed annually, which is in the category's dearest tenth that starts at $249 and far above its $18 middle. The page shows no monthly-billed price. |
| Free plan and trial | CFree plan with 20 Notion pages on a notaku.site subdomain, a cap you will reach quickly. No free trial of the paid features. | BStarter is free with 1 project and 1 published version, a custom domain, an interactive reference, bi-directional sync, 7 days of analytics and an MCP server. The 14-day trial gives all Pro features. |
| Features | CHosts Notion pages with search, versions and feedback. The listing shows gaps: page caps on every plan and custom domain only from Basic. | CInteractive reference, branches and reviews, bi-directional sync, AI features and analytics. Gaps: Ask AI is a $150 a month add-on, the Developer Dashboard is $100, and roles, audit logs and SAML are Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You build the content in Notion and then connect it, so there is setup. | CNo store rating on record. Importing an API spec is quick, but projects, versions and the layout need your setup. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb product that connects to Notion, with Cloudflare and Next.js named, and a public API. No desktop or phone app. | BWeb, with Google Analytics, Intercom, Segment, Slack, Zendesk and Statuspage, plus an MCP server. |
| Best for | turning Notion pages into a docs site | API documentation with an interactive reference |
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: Notaku and ReadMe. How we grade
Price against what you get
Notaku starts at $17 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. ReadMe starts at $250 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and Notaku starts $233 a month lower. Of the other docs and wiki tools on the chart, 20 score higher than Notaku for less, and 34 score higher than ReadMe 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
- Notaku also covers AI search and wiki.
- ReadMe also covers Markdown.
At a glance
| Notaku | ReadMe | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | $17 per month, billed monthly | $250 per month, billed annually |
| Free plan | 20 Notion pages on a notaku.site subdomain. | Starter plan: 1 project and 1 published version, with custom domain, bi-directional sync, interactive API reference, 7 days of usage analytics, Markdown editor and themes. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day free trial with all Pro features |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Notaku | ReadMe |
| Price read from | notaku.so | readme.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
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.
ReadMe
- Pro is $250 a month; the page shows annual billing only and no monthly-billed price.
- Ask AI is a $150 per month add-on, and the Developer Dashboard is $100 per month for 5M API logs, then $10 per extra 1M.
- Starter is limited to 1 project, 1 version and 7 days of metrics.
- User roles, audit logs, SAML and OAuth 2.0 are Enterprise only, which has no published price.
Key features
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.
ReadMe
- Interactive API reference
- An API reference is part of every plan, including Starter, next to Markdown guides.
- Branching and reviews
- Pro adds branches with reviews, multiplayer editing and notifications for teams that edit docs together.
- Bi-directional sync
- Bi-directional sync is listed on every plan, including Starter. The pricing page does not say what it syncs with.
- AI features
- Every plan includes an LLMs.txt file and an MCP server. Pro adds ReadMe Agent, an AI linter and an AI writer.
- Usage analytics and Developer Dashboard
- Doc metrics are included, and the paid Developer Dashboard shows how users call an API, priced by log volume.
Plans
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.
ReadMe
Starter$0
1 project and 1 published version, custom domain, bi-directional sync, interactive API reference, 7-day analytics, LLMs.txt and MCP server.
Pro$250
per month, billed annually; the page shows no monthly-billed price
Everything in Starter plus unlimited versions, team editing, branches and reviews, private docs, a changelog, custom MDX components, CSS/HTML and 5 admins ($20 per extra admin).
EnterpriseCustom
Everything in Pro plus unlimited seats, multiple combined projects, user roles, audit logs, SSO and no ReadMe branding. Annual billing only.
Ways to pay less
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.
ReadMe
No public discounts listed.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Notaku or ReadMe?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Notaku is cheaper to start with: $17 a month, against $250 a month for ReadMe. Notaku starts at $17 per month, billed monthly, and ReadMe starts at $250 per month, billed annually.
Which has a free plan, Notaku or ReadMe?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Notaku and ReadMe 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.