Read the Docs 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.

Read the Docs

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USD · US · source: about.readthedocs.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Community	Free Free for open-source software.	Flat	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 833.333333 / month with annual commitment Enterprise plans start at $10,000 per year	Flat · per year	Standalone · Starting at

Scalar

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USD · US · source: scalar.com

Plan	Pricing	Charged by	Offer type
Free	Free $0	Flat	Standalone · Free
Pro	USD 150 monthly · USD 125 / month with annual commitment $150/month, or $125/month billed yearly	Flat	Standalone · Fixed
Business	USD 600 monthly · USD 500 / month with annual commitment $600/month, or $500/month billed yearly	Flat	Standalone · Fixed
Enterprise	Contact sales Custom	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.

Read the Docs

Community

Highlights Clone public repositories: Included
Highlights Public documentation: Included
Highlights Ads supported hosting: Included

Basic

Highlights Concurrent builds: 2

Included
Highlights Domain: Shared domain

Included
Highlights SSO: GitHub and GitLab

Included
Highlights Redirects: 50

Included
Highlights Support: 3 business days

Included
Highlights Authentication auditing: 30 days

Included

Advanced

Highlights Concurrent builds: 4

Included
Highlights Custom domains: 5

Included
Highlights SSO: GitHub and GitLab

Included
Highlights Redirects: 250

Included
Highlights Support: 2 business days

Included
Highlights Authentication auditing: 30 days

Included

Pro

Highlights Concurrent builds: 6

Included
Highlights Custom domains: 15

Included
Highlights SSO: GitHub, GitLab, and Google

Included
Highlights Redirects: 500

Included
Highlights Support: 1 business day

Included
Highlights Authentication auditing: 90 days

Included

Enterprise

Highlights SAML SSO: Included
Highlights Dedicated builders: Included
Highlights Advanced audit tracking: Included
Highlights Support SLA: Included

Scalar

Free

Highlights Hosted OpenAPI docs: Included
Highlights Built-in API client: Included
Highlights Landing pages: Included
Usage & pricing Max APIs: 3

Limited
Usage & pricing Included SDK size: Up to 25 endpoints

Limited
Usage & pricing SDKs included: 1

Limited
Usage & pricing Additional SDKs: Not included

Excluded
Usage & pricing Editor seats: 1

Limited
Usage & pricing Agent Scalar credits: 50

Limited
Docs Custom HTML/CSS/JS: Excluded
Docs Email domain access control: Excluded
Docs Custom domains: Excluded
Docs Subpath hosting: Excluded
Docs Version deploys: Excluded
Docs Git Sync: Excluded
Docs Markdown + MDX: Excluded
Docs Full developer portal: Excluded
Docs SSO/SAML: Excluded
Docs Access groups: Excluded
Docs RBAC: Excluded
Docs Priority support: Excluded
Docs Dedicated Slack/Teams channel: Excluded
SDKs Automated GitHub workflow: Excluded
SDKs Custom code: Excluded
SDKs Code samples: Excluded
SDKs Full OpenAPI auth support: Excluded
SDKs File streaming: Excluded
SDKs Full language publishing registry: Excluded
SDKs Automatic sync with docs: Excluded
SDKs Webhooks support: Excluded
SDKs Migration services: Excluded
SDKs SLAs: Excluded
Agent Scalar Hosted MCP servers: Excluded
Agent Scalar Production deployment: Excluded
Registry Private + public access: Excluded
Registry Git integration: Excluded
Registry CI/CD workflows: Excluded

Pro

Highlights Custom domains and subdomains: Included
Highlights Git Sync, Markdown, and MDX: Included
Highlights Access groups: Included
Highlights Hosted MCP servers: Included
Usage & pricing Max APIs: 15

Limited
Usage & pricing Included SDK size: 100 endpoints

Limited
Usage & pricing SDKs included: 1

Limited
Usage & pricing Additional SDKs: $150 / month each

Included
Usage & pricing Editor seats: 5

Limited
Usage & pricing Agent Scalar credits: 500

Limited
Docs Custom HTML/CSS/JS: Included
Docs Email domain access control: Included
Docs Custom domains: Included
Docs Subpath hosting: Excluded
Docs Version deploys: Included
Docs Git Sync: Included
Docs Markdown + MDX: Included
Docs Full developer portal: Included
Docs SSO/SAML: Excluded
Docs RBAC: Excluded
Docs Priority support: Excluded
Docs Dedicated Slack/Teams channel: Excluded
SDKs Automated GitHub workflow: Included
SDKs Custom code: Included
SDKs Code samples: Included
SDKs Full OpenAPI auth support: Included
SDKs File streaming: Included
SDKs Full language publishing registry: Included
SDKs Automatic sync with docs: Included
SDKs Webhooks support: Included
SDKs Migration services: Excluded
SDKs SLAs: Excluded
Agent Scalar Production deployment: Included
Registry Private + public access: Included
Registry Git integration: Included
Registry CI/CD workflows: Included

Business

Highlights SSO and subpath hosting: Included
Highlights Discounts on additional SDKs: Included
Usage & pricing Max APIs: 25

Limited
Usage & pricing Included SDK size: 250 endpoints

Limited
Usage & pricing SDKs included: 1

Limited
Usage & pricing Additional SDKs: $150–$600 / month each, by SDK size; volume discounts

Included
Usage & pricing Editor seats: 10

Limited
Usage & pricing Agent Scalar credits: 2,000

Limited
Docs Custom HTML/CSS/JS: Included
Docs Email domain access control: Included
Docs Custom domains: Included
Docs Subpath hosting: Included
Docs Version deploys: Included
Docs Git Sync: Included
Docs Markdown + MDX: Included
Docs Full developer portal: Included
Docs SSO/SAML: Included
Docs Access groups: Included
Docs RBAC: Excluded
Docs Priority support: Excluded
Docs Dedicated Slack/Teams channel: Excluded
SDKs Automated GitHub workflow: Included
SDKs Custom code: Included
SDKs Code samples: Included
SDKs Full OpenAPI auth support: Included
SDKs File streaming: Included
SDKs Full language publishing registry: Included
SDKs Automatic sync with docs: Included
SDKs Webhooks support: Included
SDKs Migration services: Excluded
SDKs SLAs: Excluded
Agent Scalar Hosted MCP servers: Included
Agent Scalar Production deployment: Included
Registry Private + public access: Included
Registry Git integration: Included
Registry CI/CD workflows: Included

Enterprise

Highlights Full developer portals: Included
Highlights SSO/SAML and RBAC: Included
Highlights Unlimited APIs, custom SDK size: Included
Highlights Priority support and SLAs: Included
Highlights SDK and MCP migration services: Included
Highlights Dedicated Slack/Teams channel: Included
Usage & pricing Max APIs: Unlimited

Included
Usage & pricing Included SDK size: Custom

Included
Usage & pricing SDKs included: Custom

Included
Usage & pricing Additional SDKs: Volume discounts

Included
Usage & pricing Editor seats: Custom

Included
Usage & pricing Agent Scalar credits: Custom

Included
Docs Custom HTML/CSS/JS: Included
Docs Email domain access control: Included
Docs Custom domains: Included
Docs Subpath hosting: Included
Docs Version deploys: Included
Docs Git Sync: Included
Docs Markdown + MDX: Included
Docs Full developer portal: Included
Docs SSO/SAML: Included
Docs Access groups: Included
Docs RBAC: Included
Docs Priority support: Included
SDKs Automated GitHub workflow: Included
SDKs Custom code: Included
SDKs Code samples: Included
SDKs Full OpenAPI auth support: Included
SDKs File streaming: Included
SDKs Full language publishing registry: Included
SDKs Automatic sync with docs: Included
SDKs Webhooks support: Included
SDKs Migration services: Included
SDKs SLAs: Included
Agent Scalar Hosted MCP servers: Included
Agent Scalar Production deployment: Included
Registry Private + public access: Included
Registry Git integration: Included
Registry CI/CD workflows: Included

How their prices changed

Each date shows when a public price was observed, not when it took effect. An archived region or currency can differ, so a currency change is not necessarily a price increase.

Read the Docs

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Community: Free
- Basic: USD 50 monthly
- Advanced: USD 150 monthly
- Pro: USD 250 monthly
- Enterprise: USD 833.333333 / month with annual commitment
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Community: Free
- Basic: USD 50 monthly
- Advanced: USD 150 monthly
- Pro: USD 250 monthly
- Enterprise: USD 833.33 / month with annual commitment

Scalar

September 21, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Pro: USD 150 monthly · USD 125 / month with annual commitment
- Business: USD 600 monthly · USD 500 / month with annual commitment
- Enterprise: Contact sales
August 27, 2026
Official pricing page
- Free: Free
- Pro: USD 72 monthly