# Bump.sh review (2026): is it worth $50 a month? > API documentation portals built from OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 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. - **Category:** Docs & Wikis - **Made by:** Bump.sh - **Website:** https://bump.sh - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a free plan, because there isn't one and the trial is on Pro. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Bump.sh is a paid product with a free trial, starting at $50 per month. - **Pricing model:** Free trial - **Free plan:** None. - **Free trial:** 14-day free trial on the Pro plan. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Basic | $50 per 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 | $120 per 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 https://bump.sh/pricing on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Bump.sh before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Free Pro plan for open-source projects** (Other savings): Open-source projects that submit their project get free access to the Pro plan. Source: https://bump.sh/pricing ## 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. ## Good for - Teams that keep an OpenAPI or AsyncAPI file in version control - API providers that want version diffs and a changelog - Companies exposing APIs to AI agents through MCP ## 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.8 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 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. - **Value for money: D.** $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. - **Free plan and trial: D.** 14-day free trial on Pro. The pages read don't say whether a card is needed, and there is no free plan. - **Features: C.** Doc portals, changelogs, diffs and a CLI. The listing shows gaps on Basic: API Explorer, branches and automatic changelog are Pro only. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. You connect your API files through the CLI or GitHub, so there is setup work. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web product with GitHub and Slack integrations and a public API. No desktop or phone app is named. These are ToolGPA's own grades. 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. ## Where it stands among docs and wiki tools - 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. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/docs-wikis ## Keep it, 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. - You could make: Documents and reports: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: It plugs into other products, GitHub, Slack and OpenAPI among them, and has an API. - You could not: AI features, unless you pay a model provider for each request yourself. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with GitHub, Slack, OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, Arazzo **Tags:** Documents, Public API, AI features, Reports ## Alternatives - [Stoplight](https://toolgpa.com/tools/stoplight): OpenAPI design and documentation platform for API teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bump-sh-vs-stoplight) - [Redocly](https://toolgpa.com/tools/redocly): API reference and docs-as-code publishing platform. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bump-sh-vs-redocly) - [ReadMe](https://toolgpa.com/tools/readme): Hosted API documentation with an interactive reference. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bump-sh-vs-readme) - [Mintlify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mintlify): Documentation platform with built-in AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bump-sh-vs-mintlify) - [Fern](https://toolgpa.com/tools/fern): API documentation sites and SDKs generated from an API spec. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/bump-sh-vs-fern) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://bump.sh/pricing - https://bump.sh - https://bump.sh/about Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/bump-sh Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).