HelpShelf vs Read the Docs

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.

HelpShelf

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USD · US · source: helpshelf.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free	Free $0/month, free forever	Usage · free forever	Standalone · Free
Pro Highlighted	USD 49 monthly $49/month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Scale	USD 149 monthly $149/month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed

Read the Docs

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USD · US · source: about.readthedocs.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Community	Free Free forever	Flat · published offer	Standalone · Free
Basic	USD 50 monthly $50 per month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Advanced	USD 150 monthly $150 per month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Pro	USD 250 monthly $250 per month	Flat · per month	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	USD 833.33 / month with annual commitment from $10k/year	Flat · /year	Standalone · Starting at

What each plan includes

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

HelpShelf

Free

Plan card 500 AI searches: Included
Plan card 100 AI chats: Included
Plan card 100 content items: Included
Plan card Help center and widget: Included

Pro

Plan card 10,000 AI searches: Included
Plan card 2,000 AI chats: Included
Plan card 3 agents: Included
Plan card MCP and llms.txt surface: Included

Scale

Plan card 100,000 AI searches: Included
Plan card 20,000 AI chats: Included
Plan card Unlimited agents: Included
Plan card Markdown and codebase ingestion: Included

Read the Docs

Community

Plan card Public documentation: Included
Plan card Open-source projects: Included

Basic

Plan card 2 concurrent builds: Included
Plan card Shared domain: Included
Plan card 50 redirects: Included

Advanced

Plan card 4 concurrent builds: Included
Plan card 5 custom domains: Included
Plan card 250 redirects: Included

Pro

Plan card 6 concurrent builds: Included
Plan card 15 custom domains: Included
Plan card 500 redirects: Included

Enterprise

Plan card SAML SSO: Included
Plan card Dedicated builders: Included
Plan card Support SLA: Included

How their prices changed

Each dated row shows the public prices observed when that vendor’s pricing page changed.

HelpShelf

August 27, 2026 Source
- Free: Free
- Pro: USD 49 monthly
- Scale: USD 149 monthly

Read the Docs

August 27, 2026 Source
- Community: Free
- Basic: USD 50 monthly
- Advanced: USD 150 monthly
- Pro: USD 250 monthly
- Enterprise: USD 833.33 / month with annual commitment