# ReadMe review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Hosted API documentation with an interactive reference Checked Nov 12, 2026 ยท graded Nov 12, 2026 by ToolGPA. ReadMe hosts developer documentation, with guides written in Markdown and an interactive API reference built from an API definition. Pro adds team editing, branches with reviews and a changelog, and AI features include an LLMs.txt file, an MCP server and an agent that helps write and lint docs. - **Category:** Docs & Wikis - **Made by:** ReadMe - **Website:** https://readme.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Pricey if you need more than one version, as Pro is $250 a month. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 12, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 12, 2026, ReadMe has a free plan, and paid plans start at $250 per month, billed annually. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 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:** 14-day free trial with all Pro features. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | 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). | | Enterprise | Custom | Everything in Pro plus unlimited seats, multiple combined projects, user roles, audit logs, SSO and no ReadMe branding. Annual billing only. | Read from https://readme.com/pricing on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with ReadMe before buying. ## Key features - **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. ## Good for - Companies that publish a public API and want an interactive reference - Small teams starting out: the Starter plan is free for everyone ## Worth knowing - 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. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.2 out of 4**, graded Nov 12, 2026. ReadMe hosts API documentation with an interactive reference, with a free Starter plan and Pro at $250 a month billed annually. Starter is held to 1 project and 1 version, and AI answers and the developer dashboard are priced as add-ons on top. - **Value for money: D.** Pro 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: B.** Starter 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: C.** Interactive 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: C.** No store rating on record. Importing an API spec is quick, but projects, versions and the layout need your setup. - **Platforms and integrations: B.** Web, with Google Analytics, Intercom, Segment, Slack, Zendesk and Statuspage, plus an MCP server. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from ReadMe's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among docs and wiki tools - ReadMe's GPA of 2.2 is higher than 10 of the 69 other docs and wiki tools we grade, and level with 14. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 35 of 69) and worst on value for money (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $250 a month, against a middle price of $18.50 for the category: 48 of the 51 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.3 out of 4. 33 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 ReadMe you could make: documents and Markdown. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 45 of the 69 other docs and wiki tools grade higher. It costs $3,000 a year. - You could make: Documents and Markdown: an app builder makes these well. - You could not: Several people working in it at the same moment. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Analytics, Intercom and Segment 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 Google Analytics, Intercom, Segment, Slack, Zendesk, Statuspage, Smartling, Transifex **Tags:** Documents, Markdown, Public API, AI features, Real-time collaboration ## Alternatives - [Mintlify](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mintlify): Documentation platform with built-in AI agents. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/mintlify-vs-readme) - [GitBook](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gitbook): Documentation platform for product and API docs, synced with Git. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/gitbook-vs-readme) - [Document360](https://toolgpa.com/tools/document360): Hosted knowledge base software for public and private docs. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/document360-vs-readme) - [Archbee](https://toolgpa.com/tools/archbee): Documentation platform for public and internal knowledge portals. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/archbee-vs-readme) - [Docusaurus](https://toolgpa.com/tools/docusaurus): Open-source static site generator for documentation. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/docusaurus-vs-readme) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026: - https://readme.com/pricing Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/readme Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).