Bump.sh review (2026): is it worth $50 a month?
API documentation portals built from OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files
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Bump.sh report card
Weak · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for API documentation from OpenAPI files
Bump.sh publishes API docs from OpenAPI, AsyncAPI and Arazzo files, with changelogs and version diffs. But Basic at $50 a month caps you at 10 API docs and 3 internal users, and the API Explorer, branches and automatic changelog need Pro at $120.
Who Bump.sh is for
- Fits if you keep OpenAPI or AsyncAPI files and want a published portal with a changelog
- Works for API teams that also want to turn their APIs into MCP servers
Who Bump.sh is not for
- Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one and the trial is on Pro
- Tight if you're on Basic: 10 API docs, 3 internal users and 20 guests
- Pricey if you need API Explorer, branches or release rollback, which are all Pro at $120
- Watch out: SSO and embed mode need the sales-only plan, and the pricing page shows monthly prices only
Why Bump.sh gets a 1.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- DValue for money$50 a month for Basic and $120 for Pro against a category that starts at $7 and has a middle of $19; the features most people want sit on Pro.
- DFree plan and trial14-day free trial on Pro. The pages read don't say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan.
- CFeaturesDoc portals, changelogs, diffs and a CLI. The listing shows gaps on Basic: API Explorer, branches and automatic changelog are Pro only.
- CEase of useNo store rating on record. You connect your API files through the CLI or GitHub, so there is setup work.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb product with GitHub and Slack integrations and a public API. No desktop or phone app is named.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Bump.sh's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Bump.sh's GPA of 1.8 is higher than 2 of the 86 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (B, above 28 of 86) and worst on value for money (D, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $50 a month, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 38 of the 57 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 25 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 87 docs and wiki tools we grade, cut by the letter each got. Bump.sh’s own letter is outlined.
- DValue for moneyAbove 0 of 86, level with 18
- DFree plan and trialAbove 5 of 86, level with 3
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 86, level with 51
- CEase of useAbove 25 of 86, level with 39
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 86, level with 54
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 79 docs and wiki tools. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
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
Keep Bump.sh, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Bump.sh you could make: documents and reports. What surrounds it you could not. The 2 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 81 of the 86 other docs and wiki tools grade higher. It costs $600 a year.
What you could make
- Documents and reports: an app builder makes these well.
What you could not
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, Slack and OpenAPI among them, and has an API.
- AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself.
What this rests on. Bump.sh’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Bump.sh?
Bump.sh publishes API documentation portals from OpenAPI, AsyncAPI and Arazzo files, with changelogs, version diffs and branch previews. It also sells a managed MCP platform that turns an organization's APIs into MCP servers. Plans are priced per month by the number of API docs and MCP tools.
Worth knowing
- The cheapest plan has no free tier and caps at 10 API docs, 3 internal users and 20 guests.
- API Explorer, branches management, automatic changelog and release rollback are Pro only.
- Removing the 'Powered by Bump.sh' mark, custom CSS and JS, SSO and embed mode are not on Basic or Pro; SSO and embed need the sales-only plan.
- The pricing page shows monthly prices only.
Key features
- Specification support
- Reads OpenAPI, AsyncAPI and Arazzo documents, and OpenAPI Overlays.
- Doc portals and hubs
- Publishes API reference pages and a hub that groups several APIs, with unified search.
- Changelog and diffs
- Detects breaking changes between versions, shows previews, and on Pro writes an automatic changelog.
- CI and CLI
- A CLI, an API and a GitHub Action deploy docs and comment on pull requests.
- Managed MCP servers
- Turns APIs into MCP servers with a debugger and secrets vault; private servers need Pro.
Bump.sh pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Bump.sh is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $50 per month.
- Starts at
- $50 per month
- Free plan
- None
- Free trial
- 14-day free trial on the Pro plan
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $50per month for up to 10 API docs and 5 MCP tools | 3 internal users and 20 external guests, custom domain and logo, CLI and GitHub integration. |
| Pro | $120per month for up to 30 API docs and 50 MCP tools | 5 internal users and 40 guests, adds branches management, API Explorer, automatic changelog, private MCP servers and release rollback. |
| Custom | Custom | Unlimited users, SSO, embed mode, on-premise MCP dataplane, custom reports and a stated 99.99% SLA. Sold through sales. |
Read from bump.sh on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bump.sh before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Other savingsFree Pro plan for open-source projects
Open-source projects that submit their project get free access to the Pro plan.
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Common questions
Does Bump.sh have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Bump.sh is listed for Web.
Does Bump.sh have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Bump.sh is listed for Web.
Is Bump.sh open source?
Bump.sh is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Bump.sh have an API?
Yes. Bump.sh offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026.