Redocly is a full developer-portal platform built on Redoc. If you want hosted docs and an automatic changelog without per-seat pricing or portal configuration, ApiNotes is the simpler route, from $0.
Redocly offers a hosted developer portal (Reunite) built on Redoc, with Git-based content, API reference, custom domains, a linting CLI and API monitoring (Respect). It is powerful and priced per seat: $10 per seat per month on Pro and $24 on Enterprise, with SSO and role-based access control on the higher tier. It takes real configuration to run well.
ApiNotes is the no-configuration version: paste or publish a spec and it hosts the reference, tracks versions and writes the changelog with breaking-change flags. Starter is free, and Team is $19/month flat, not per seat.
| Feature | Redocly | ApiNotes |
|---|---|---|
| Basics | ||
| What it is | Developer portal platform (Redoc-based) | Hosted docs + changelog platform |
| Hosting included | ✅ Included | ✅ your-api.apinotes.io, CDN-cached |
| Custom domain | ✅ Custom domain (Pro) | ✅ CNAME, TLS handled (Team) |
| Documentation | ||
| Layout | ✅ Three-panel Redoc | ✅ Three-column reference |
| Code samples | ✅ Multiple languages | ✅ 10+ languages per endpoint |
| Try-it console | ✅ Try-it in paid products | ✅ Try-it panel with auth |
| Search | ✅ Built-in; AI search on Enterprise | ✅ Full-text across endpoints and guides |
| Guides and prose pages | ✅ Markdown portal pages | ✅ Documentation editor |
| Server-side rendering / SEO | ✅ Server-rendered | ✅ SSR, indexable, per-project meta |
| Change management | ||
| Version history | ✅ Git-based versions | ✅ Every push kept, switch versions in docs |
| Automatic changelog | ⚠️ Authored content, not spec-diff driven | ✅ Written from the spec diff on every push |
| Breaking-change detection | ⚠️ Linting; diff via CLI | ✅ Flagged per release |
| Email subscribers + RSS/JSON feed | ❌ | ✅ 25 on Starter, unlimited on Team |
| CI/CD and access | ||
| Publish from CI | ✅ Git integration and CLI | ✅ GitHub Action or one API call |
| PR comment with breaking changes | ⚠️ Possible via CLI in your CI | ✅ GitHub Action (Team) |
| Spec validation | ✅ Redocly CLI lint | ✅ Validator with line numbers and hints |
| Private docs | ⚠️ RBAC and guest SSO on Enterprise | ✅ Password or magic link (Team) |
| Price | $10 / $24 per seat per month | Free Starter / $19 per month Team, flat |
Redocly prices from redocly.com/pricing (per seat, monthly billing) as of October 2026. Verified October 2026.
Redocly charges per seat, and its Pro plan has limits on projects and pages. Costs grow as you add people and APIs.
Team is $19 per month flat for five team members, five APIs and unlimited subscribers.
Reunite is a portal you configure: content in Git, sidebars, themes, SSO, search. It is strong for large developer programs.
ApiNotes needs no configuration to start. The spec is the content, and a documentation editor handles extra guides.
The Redocly CLI is a best-in-class OpenAPI linter and bundler. It does not email consumers about changes.
ApiNotes diffs every push, writes the changelog, flags breaking changes and notifies subscribers. You can keep running Redocly CLI lint in CI alongside it.
Role-based access control and guest SSO are listed on the Enterprise plan.
Private docs with a password or magic-link guest readers are included on the $19 Team plan.
Redocly lists Pro at $10 per seat per month (1 project, 100 pages, custom domain) and Enterprise at $24 per seat per month (500 pages, SSO, RBAC, AI search), plus custom Enterprise+ pricing.
Starter, $0: 1 public API, hosted docs, changelog for the last 10 releases, breaking-change detection, 25 subscribers, GitHub Action, Try-it panel. Team, $19/month flat: 5 APIs, full changelog history, unlimited subscribers, PR comments, private docs, 25 guest readers, custom domain, your own branding, 5 team members. 14-day trial, no card needed.
Paste the same OpenAPI file you use today. Hosted docs, a changelog and breaking-change alerts are live in under a minute.