Compare 7 free documentation tools, free tiers, and developer deals. Verified pricing for ReadMe, GitBook, Docusaurus, Nextra, VitePress and more.
What this name holds: Documentation site generators and hosted docs platforms.
2 other names here answer “how do I build and publish an API”, and each holds a different list: API Development (41), API Gateway (6).
We track 7 documentation services with a free tier we hold as current. This category has been mostly stable — only 1 pricing change recorded across all vendors.
| Vendor | Tier | Description | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
| ReadMe | Free | API documentation platform Starter plan — 1 project, 1 API reference, 1 published version, 1 admin seat, 24-hour request log retention, AI Dropdown / LLMs.txt / MCP Server included (Ask AI is a $150/mo add-on), ReadMe branding (cannot remove). No custom domain, no custom CSS/HTML/JS | 2026-09-05 |
| GitBook | Free | Superseded: As of 2026-08-28, gitbook.com/pricing reads: Free includes 1 free user. AI search, AI writing and editing, and custom domain are not included. GitBook Agent has a 10 message limit per week. We are not publishing our stored GitBook terms beside it — our own pricing change record, discovered 2026-08-28, names them as the previous ones. Read what we recorded ↓ | 2026-07-25 |
| Docusaurus | Free OSS | Free OSS (MIT). Meta-backed React/MDX documentation framework. Built-in search, versioning, i18n, and plugin system | 2026-07-29 |
| Nextra | Free OSS | Free OSS (MIT). Next.js-based documentation framework with MDX, full-text search, syntax highlighting, and dark mode. Simple file-system routing | 2026-07-27 |
| VitePress | Free OSS | Free OSS (MIT). Vite and Vue-powered static site generator for documentation. Fast dev server, lightweight output, built-in search | 2026-07-28 |
| Sphinx | Free OSS | Free OSS (BSD). Python documentation generator. Extensive cross-referencing, automatic indices, code documentation from docstrings. Powers Python official docs and Read the Docs | 2026-07-26 |
| Zoho Wiki | Free | Free for three users with 50 MB storage, unlimited pages, zip backups, RSS & Atom feed, access controls & customizable CSS. | 2026-07-27 |
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