Read the Docs
Read the Docs is a comprehensive platform for deploying and managing documentation, designed to integrate seamlessly with Git workflows.
Our verdict
Who it's for
Empower your team with versioned documentation, seamless previews, and powerful authentication.
Who should look elsewhere
Free community plan includes ads
Pros
- +Seamless integration with Git workflows for "Docs as Code"
- +Free hosting and features for open-source and community projects
- +Automated build and deployment process on every commit
- +Supports multiple documentation tools and formats
- +Enhances collaboration with pull request previews
Cons
- −Free community plan includes ads
- −Advanced features like private repos and SSO are exclusive to paid plans
- −Requires some YAML configuration for project setup
Key features
- ✓Automatic deploy previews for pull requests
- ✓Supports Sphinx, MkDocs, Jupyter Book, and other documentation tools
- ✓Integrated search across all documentation
- ✓Versioned documentation from any branch or tag
- ✓Private repository support (paid plans)
- ✓Single Sign-On (SSO) with GitHub, GitLab, and Google (paid plans)
- ✓Team management and permissions
- ✓Custom domains
Pricing
| Plan | Price | Billing | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Community | — | month | 2 concurrent builds; Host public documentation; Clone public repositories |
| Gold membership (individuals) | $5 | month | Ad free projects; Support Read the Docs; Keep our Community site sustainable |
| Gold membership (companies) | $50 | month | Ad free projects; Support Read the Docs; Keep our Community site sustainable |
| Basic | $50 | month | API access; Team management; Email support (Best effort) |
| Advanced | $150 | month | Includes all core features; 2 business day response support; Single sign-on (SSO) With GitHub and GitLab |
| Pro | $250 | month | Includes all Advanced plan features; 6 concurrent builds; 15 custom domains |
| Enterprise | — | month | Custom builders; Support SLA; SAML SSO |