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Documentation

Founders building developer-facing products live and die by their docs. Pick the platform whose author UX you'll actually use weekly — the worst doc platform is the one nobody updates.

Editorial picks; no paid placement.

Who this is for

Founders building APIs, SDKs, devtools, or any product where customers need to read documentation to be successful.

The tools

Mintlify

Free plan: Yes · From Free / $150/mo (Pro)

Best for: Modern API docs with AI-search built in

Stage fit: MVP onwards

Affiliate relationship: No

Docusaurus

Free plan: Yes · From Free (open source)

Best for: Open-source projects; self-hosted; full control

Stage fit: Any

Affiliate relationship: No

ReadMe

Free plan: Yes · From Free / $99-499/mo

Best for: Enterprise API docs with usage analytics + dev hub

Stage fit: First customers onwards

Affiliate relationship: No

GitBook

Free plan: Yes · From Free / $8/user/mo (Pro)

Best for: General-purpose docs (not just API); team knowledge bases

Stage fit: Any

Affiliate relationship: No

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