# Alternatives to ReadMe (https://devrel.directory/directory/readme/alternatives)

ReadMe is listed under API & SDK tooling, tagged docs. This page lists the alternatives this directory has curated, compared on the same criteria.

## Curated alternatives

- [Mintlify](https://devrel.directory/directory/mintlify): Documentation platform with built-in analytics and AI features; now positioning toward agents and self-updating documentation.
- [Redocly](https://devrel.directory/directory/redocly): Maker of Redoc, the long-standing OpenAPI reference renderer, plus a full API docs platform.

## Also in this space (ranked by shared tags, not hand-picked)

- [Bump.sh](https://devrel.directory/directory/bump-sh): API documentation platform that diffs every deploy and generates changelogs, now also offering MCP server documentation for AI agents.
- [Fern](https://devrel.directory/directory/fern): Generates SDKs, API documentation, and CLIs from an OpenAPI spec, enabling small teams to build developer portals.
- [Scalar](https://devrel.directory/directory/scalar): Open-source tool for rendering OpenAPI specs into interactive API documentation, with integrated SDKs, API client, and registry features.
- [Algolia DocSearch](https://devrel.directory/directory/algolia-docsearch): Free hosted search for open-source docs sites; the default search layer on thousands of developer docs.

## Compared on the same criteria

| Criterion | ReadMe | Mintlify | Redocly | Bump.sh | Fern | Scalar | Algolia DocSearch |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Category | Tools | Tools | Tools | Tools | Tools | Tools | Tools |
| Type | API & SDK tooling | Docs & dev portals | API & SDK tooling | API & SDK tooling | API & SDK tooling | API & SDK tooling | Docs & dev portals |
| Focus | docs, api | docs | docs, api | docs, api, changelog | api, sdk, docs | docs, api, open-source | docs, search |
| Public source repo | Not stated | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Last commit | Not stated | Not stated | Aug 2026 | Not stated | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
| Stars | Not stated | Not stated | 25k | Not stated | 3.7k | 15k | 4.3k |
| Documentation | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated |
| MCP endpoint | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Yes |
| llms.txt | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not stated | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Pricing model | Freemium (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Freemium (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Open core (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Paid (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Open core (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Open core (checked Jul 26, 2026) | Free (checked Jul 26, 2026) |
| Link verified | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | Aug 1, 2026 | Not stated |
| Listed since | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 8, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 | Jul 12, 2026 |

## How to read this

Every fact on this page is copied from the product's own site or repository and dated. We do not test these tools hands-on, and the criteria are structural (what a product publishes) rather than qualitative (how well it works). Pricing is read off each product's own pricing page and carries the date it was read, so check the current page before budgeting. Where a product does not state something, the table says so instead of guessing.