Apiary vs PilotDocs

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.

PilotDocs is a hosted SaaS platform for creating, managing, and publishing interactive API documentation. Its references support REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket APIs, with imports for OpenAPI 3.0 and Swagger 2.0. Developers can test APIs in a browser using configurable parameters and API Key, OAuth, or Bearer Token authentication. Guides support Markdown and MDX, code blocks, custom components, and syntax highlighting for 100+ languages. Documentation can be organized by version, with version-specific endpoints and guides, deprecation warnings, migration guides, and comparison tools. Search spans guides and endpoints, with filters and analytics. Hosting includes company subdomains, custom domains on Starter and Business, per-tenant branding, and white-label options. Listed controls include roles, public or private documentation, enterprise SSO, API key authentication, and audit logs. Free provides 1 project, 30 API endpoints, and 10 guides and tutorials. Starter is $49 a month and Business is $99 a month. Paid plans include a 14-day trial without a credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee. PilotDocs was founded in 2023 and is based in Las Vegas, Nevada.