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HelpSite vs Scalar

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.

USD · US · source: www.helpsite.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Standard
USD 14.99 monthly · USD 13.49 / month with annual commitment

StandardAs your business scales$1349$14.99/moBilled annually · $161.89/yrStart free trial250 articles · 5 members · 2 sitesCustom domain and SSLRemove HelpSite brandingAI Assist

Flat · per year Standalone · Fixed
Gold
USD 49.99 monthly · USD 44.99 / month with annual commitment

Most popularGoldFor growing teams$4499$49.99/moBilled annually · $539.89/yrStart free trial2,500 articles · 50 members · 5 sitesEverything in StandardPrivate/internal KBVersioning and assignmentsAnalytics and search-gap reportsRead-only API access

Flat · per year Standalone · Fixed
Plus
USD 99.99 monthly · USD 89.99 / month with annual commitment

PlusFor complex businesses$8999$99.99/moBilled annually · $1079.89/yrStart free trial10,000 articles · 250 members · 25 sitesEverything in GoldAI ChatbotCustom roles and permissionsRead and write API accessModel Context Protocol (MCP)

Flat · per year Standalone · Fixed

USD · US · source: scalar.com

Plan Pricing Charged by Offer type
Free
Free

Free Start with beautiful API docs. $0Get started Hosted OpenAPI docs Built-in API client 50 Agent Scalar credits Viewer seats included 1 editor seat

Flat · per month Standalone · Free
Pro
USD 72 monthly

Pro Ship docs, SDKs, and MCP servers. $72 / MonthGet started Custom domains and subdomains Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX SDKs in every supported language Hosted MCP servers Automated GitHub workflows

Flat · per month Standalone · Fixed

What each plan includes

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

HelpSite

Standard

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Custom domain and SSL

Included

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Remove HelpSite branding

Included

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AI Assist

Included

Gold

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Everything in Standard

Included

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Private/internal KB

Included

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Versioning and assignments

Included

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Analytics and search-gap reports

Included

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Read-only API access

Included

Plus

Plan card

Everything in Gold

Included

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AI Chatbot

Included

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Custom roles and permissions

Included

Plan card

Read and write API access

Included

Plan card

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

Included

Scalar

Free

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Hosted OpenAPI docs

Included

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Built-in API client

Included

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50 Agent Scalar credits

Included

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Viewer seats included

Included

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1 editor seat

Included

Pro

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Custom domains and subdomains

Included

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Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX

Included

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SDKs in every supported language

Included

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Hosted MCP servers

Included

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Automated GitHub workflows

Included

How their prices changed

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

HelpSite

  1. Source
    • Standard: USD 14.99 monthly · USD 13.49 / month with annual commitment
    • Gold: USD 49.99 monthly · USD 44.99 / month with annual commitment
    • Plus: USD 99.99 monthly · USD 89.99 / month with annual commitment

Scalar

  1. Source
    • Free: Free
    • Pro: USD 72 monthly