Apiary vs Palt

Apiary is a hosted web platform for designing, documenting, prototyping, and testing APIs. Its editor supports API Blueprint and OpenAPI (Swagger), with instant validation and a live preview as descriptions are written. Publishing a description creates a mock server that returns the responses specified in it; the default limit is 120 requests per minute, or 5,000 with authentication. Automated tests compare real API responses with expectations generated from the description. Apiary also supports OpenAPI import, interactive references, code samples, and API versioning. Teams can manage document access with Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles, and sync with GitHub. Branch-based GitHub integration is available on Pro. The free plan costs nothing and permits unlimited API projects and five participants per project, but projects are public and teams are not included. Standard and Pro are deprecated, with plan changes handled by support request for current customers. Embedding interactive documentation is supported on Standard and Pro.

Palt is a hosted API documentation platform for creating, publishing, and managing interactive reference material from OpenAPI specifications. Import OpenAPI or Swagger JSON and YAML files for OpenAPI 3.0 and later, then let readers try endpoints in a browser-based console. Palt also generates code samples in cURL, JavaScript, Python, Go, and more. A visual editor offers custom colors, fonts, dark mode, HTTP-method colors, and company logos; endpoint search includes keyboard shortcuts. Published documentation can use a custom domain or be embedded in an existing site. Custom domains are free and include automatic SSL. The Free plan costs nothing and includes 3 projects, a custom domain, the Try It playground, and basic analytics. Pro costs $19 a month per project and adds branding removal, custom CSS, advanced analytics, and priority support. Enterprise pricing is custom and includes SSO, audit logs, an SLA guarantee, and dedicated support. Palt says it does not store API keys or sensitive request data.