Dosu review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Shared knowledge layer that keeps docs and coding agents in sync
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Dosu report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 13, 2026
Best for docs that update as your code changes
Dosu keeps documentation and a shared knowledge base up to date from your code and your coding agents. The free plan is public repositories only with 200 credits a month, and private repositories need Pro at $16 a month billed yearly.
Who Dosu is for
- Fits if your team wants docs that follow code changes in GitHub or GitLab
- Works for open-source maintainers, since public repositories are free
Who Dosu is not for
- Tight if your code is private: the free plan covers public repositories only
- Pricey if you pay monthly, because the $16 price is the yearly rate and $192 is charged upfront
- Skip it if you rely on Linear, which is an Enterprise integration
- Watch out: extra credits can be added on Pro but their price is not published
- Watch out: the Pro trial length is not stated
Why Dosu gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- BValue for moneyPro is $16 a month on yearly billing ($192 upfront), under the category's $19.99 cheaper-quarter start.
- CFree plan and trialFree gives 200 credits a month but only on public repositories, so private code means paying.
- CFeaturesSelf-updating pull-request docs, doc generation, an MCP server and chat. Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only, and extra credits have no published price.
- CEase of useNo rating on record. You connect repositories and knowledge sources before it does anything.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb product with GitHub, GitLab, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda links plus an MCP server and CLI. No desktop or phone app.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Dosu'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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<a href="https://toolgpa.com/tools/dosu#review"><img src="https://toolgpa.com/badge/dosu.svg" alt="Dosu: 2.4 GPA on ToolGPA" width="196" height="56"></a>Where Dosu stands among AI agents
Dosu's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade, and level with 15.
It stands best on value for money (B, above 135 of 178) and worst on features (C, above 2).
Its paid plans start at $16 a month, against a middle price of $25 for the category: 7 of the 98 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 1 tool scores higher and costs less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 179 AI agents we grade, cut by the letter each got. Dosu’s own letter is outlined.
- BValue for moneyAbove 135 of 178, level with 25
- CFree plan and trialAbove 64 of 178, level with 79
- CFeaturesAbove 2 of 178, level with 130
- CEase of useAbove 36 of 178, level with 132
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 47 of 178, level with 121
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 109 AI agents. 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 Dosu, or make your own?
Keep it
To replace Dosu you would be making an AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.4 is higher than 123 of the 178 other AI agents we grade. It costs $192 a year.
What you could make
- Wiki: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- An AI agent, with the models and the safeguards behind it.
- An AI model, which you can rent by the request but not make.
- It plugs into other products, GitHub, GitLab and Slack among them, and has an API.
What this rests on. Dosu’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 Dosu?
Dosu captures what a team and its coding agents learn and turns it into documentation and a shared knowledge base. It updates docs as code changes, generates docs on request, syncs existing documentation, and exposes the knowledge to coding agents through an MCP server and a command-line tool.
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is limited to public repositories and 200 credits a month.
- The $16 Pro price is shown on the annual setting, as $192 billed upfront; the monthly-billing price was not readable.
- Linear and custom integrations are Enterprise only; Pro covers Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda.
- Extra credits can be added on Pro, but the page does not give their price.
Key features
- Self-documenting pull requests
- Documentation is updated when the code it describes changes.
- Doc generation and sync
- Dosu writes docs from a description you give it and can connect to existing documentation to maintain it in place.
- Shared knowledge for agents
- Coding agents connect over MCP and contribute what they learn, so other agents reuse it instead of re-discovering it.
- Source integrations
- GitHub and GitLab repositories on all plans, and Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda on Pro and above.
- Observability and analytics
- Pro adds views of what the team is working on and what Dosu's contribution has been.
Dosu pricing
As of Nov 13, 2026, Dosu has a free plan, and paid plans start at $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront).
- Starts at
- $16 per month, billed annually ($192 upfront)
- Free plan
- 200 credits a month, public repositories only.
- Free trial
- Free trial of Pro offered; length not stated on the page
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 200 credits a month, public repositories only, self-documenting PRs, doc generation, MCP server and web chat. |
| Pro | $16per month, billed annually ($192 upfront) | 4,000 credits a month, private repositories, private knowledge bases, Slack, Confluence, Notion and Coda, analytics. |
| Enterprise | Custom | Credits as needed, SSO and custom RBAC, audit logs, Linear and custom integrations, Slack support. |
Read from dosu.dev on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Dosu before you buy.
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Common questions
Does Dosu have an Android app?
No Android app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Dosu is listed for Web.
Does Dosu have an iPhone app?
No iPhone app was listed when its pages were read on Nov 13, 2026. Dosu is listed for Web.
Is Dosu open source?
Dosu is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 13, 2026.
Does Dosu have an API?
Yes. Dosu 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.