HelpDocs vs ReadMe

See how their public offers line up before you choose your own position. Prices stay in the currency, billing schedule, and charged unit each vendor publishes.

HelpDocs

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USD · US · source: www.helpdocs.io

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Sprout	USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment $129 $99 /month billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Bloom Highlighted	USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment $299 $239 /month billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Harvest	USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment $499 $399 /month billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed

ReadMe

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USD · US · source: readme.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Starter	Free $ 0 /month Free for everyone	Flat · /month	Standalone · Free
Pro Highlighted	USD 250 / month with annual commitment $ 250 /month Billed annually	Flat · /month	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	Contact sales Contact Us Annual billing only	Flat	Standalone · Contact sales

What each plan includes

Feature names follow each vendor’s own pricing page, so verify the wording before treating them as exact equivalents.

HelpDocs

Sprout

Team Editors: 5

Included
HelpDocs AI AI credits: 1,000 per month

Included
HelpDocs AI AI drafts, rewrites & Ask AI: Included
HelpDocs AI AI meta, alt text & search tags: Included
Multilingual Languages: 3

Included
Hosting Unlimited viewers: Included
Integrations Lighthouse widget: Included
Customization Custom CSS & JavaScript: Included
Insights Historical analytics: 90 days

Included
Highlights Contact form submissions: 1,000

Included
Multilingual Machine translations: 10 per month

Included
HelpDocs AI AI improve & style enforcement: Excluded
Govern Advanced permissioning: Excluded
Govern Audit trail: Excluded
Govern Embedded SSO (JWT): Excluded
Customization Custom HTML templating: Excluded
Hosting Additional domains: Excluded

Bloom

Team Editors: 15

Included
HelpDocs AI AI credits: 5,000 per month

Included
HelpDocs AI AI drafts, rewrites & Ask AI: Included
HelpDocs AI AI meta, alt text & search tags: Included
HelpDocs AI AI improve & style enforcement: Included
Multilingual Languages: 20

Included
Hosting Unlimited viewers: Included
Integrations Lighthouse widget: Included
Customization Custom CSS & JavaScript: Included
Customization Custom HTML templating: Included
Govern Advanced permissioning: Included
Govern Audit trail: Included
Govern Embedded SSO (JWT): Included
Insights Historical analytics: 180 days

Included
Highlights Contact form submissions: 5,000

Included
Multilingual Machine translations: 100 per month

Included
Govern SSO with anonymous mode: Excluded
Govern IP restriction & custom HTTP headers: Excluded
Hosting Additional domains: Excluded

Harvest

Team Editors: 25

Included
HelpDocs AI AI credits: 10,000 per month

Included
HelpDocs AI AI drafts, rewrites & Ask AI: Included
HelpDocs AI AI meta, alt text & search tags: Included
HelpDocs AI AI improve & style enforcement: Included
Multilingual Languages: Unlimited

Included
Hosting Unlimited viewers: Included
Integrations Lighthouse widget: Included
Customization Custom CSS & JavaScript: Included
Customization Custom HTML templating: Included
Govern Advanced permissioning: Included
Govern Audit trail: Included
Govern Embedded SSO (JWT): Included
Govern SSO with anonymous mode: Included
Govern IP restriction & custom HTTP headers: Included
Hosting Additional domains: 2 included

Included
Insights Historical analytics: 365 days

Included
Highlights Contact form submissions: 25,000

Included
Multilingual Machine translations: 500 per month

Included

ReadMe

Starter

Highlights Custom domain: Included
Highlights Bi-directional Sync: Included
Highlights Interactive API reference: Included
Highlights Usage metrics: Included
Highlights Markdown editor: Included
Highlights Customizable themes: Included
AI AI Dropdown: Included
AI LLMs.txt: Included
AI MCP Server: Included
Documentation Projects: 1 project

Included
Documentation Published versions: 1 version

Limited
Management Admins: 1

Limited
Developer Dashboard Request History: 24 Hours

Limited

Pro

Highlights Invite teammates: Included
Highlights Multiplayer editing: Included
Highlights Branching and reviews: Included
Highlights Notifications: Included
Highlights Private docs: Included
Highlights Landing page: Included
Highlights Changelog, recipes & forums: Included
Highlights Custom MDX components: Included
Highlights Reusable content: Included
Highlights CSS/HTML: Included
AI Ask AI Lite: Included
AI Agent Owlbert: Included
AI AI Linter: Included
AI GitHub AI Writer: Included
Documentation Projects: 1 project

Included
Documentation Published versions: Unlimited

Included
Management Admins: 5 · $20/additional admin

Limited

Enterprise

Highlights Multiple combined projects: Included
Highlights Aggregated doc metrics: Included
Highlights No ReadMe branding: Included
Highlights User roles & access control: Included
Highlights Branch review permissions: Included
Highlights Global reusable content library: Included
Highlights Audit logs: Included
Highlights SSO, OAuth, & more: Included
Highlights Dedicated support: Included
Highlights Implementation services: Included
AI Docs Audit: Included
AI Private AI Context: Included
AI Global Lint Rules: Included
Documentation Projects: Custom

Included
Documentation Published versions: Unlimited

Included
Management Admins: Custom

Included

How their prices changed

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HelpDocs

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Sprout: USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
- Bloom: USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment
- Harvest: USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment
August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Sprout: USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
- Bloom: USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment
- Harvest: USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Sprout: USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
- Bloom: USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment
- Harvest: USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Sprout: USD 129 monthly · USD 99 / month with annual commitment
- Bloom: USD 299 monthly · USD 239 / month with annual commitment
- Harvest: USD 499 monthly · USD 399 / month with annual commitment

ReadMe

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Starter: Free
- Pro: USD 250 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
August 31, 2026
Official pricing page
- Starter: Free
- Pro: USD 250 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Starter — default: Free