DigitalAPI vs ReadMe

DigitalAPI brings APIs managed by different gateways into a shared catalogue for developers, partners, and AI agents. It covers API discovery, governance, documentation, subscriptions, monetisation, and marketplace functions, and connects with Apigee, Kong, AWS Gateway, and Azure APIM. Its developer portal offers API search, access requests, role-based key provisioning, usage tracking, and sandboxes for each environment. The platform can expose APIs as MCP tools, with agent credentials, separate rate limits, and an audit trail; listed clients include Claude, GPT via Responses API tool calls, Gemini, Cursor, Continue, and custom copilots. DigitalAPI also lists analytics, API linting, style guide enforcement, lifecycle controls, and CI/CD integration. Deployment options include self-hosting in a VPC or on-premises, and managed single-tenant hosting. The security page describes ISO 27001 certification and control mapping for SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS, HIPAA, and GDPR. The company began as an API consulting firm in Bangalore in 2015 and became a platform in 2020. Starter costs $2.50 a month; Growth costs $8 a month; Enterprise pricing is on request. A free trial is available, with flexible pilot length.

ReadMe is a web service for publishing documentation to internal and external audiences. Its plans organize content by projects and published versions. Starter is free for everyone and includes one project, one published version, 24 hours of request history, and 24 hours of detailed logs. Pro keeps one project, adds unlimited published versions, and costs $250 a month when billed annually; it also includes the same 24-hour history and detailed logs. That plan combines multiple projects, aggregates documentation metrics, removes ReadMe branding, and adds user roles and access control, audit logs, SSO, OAuth, and more. ReadMe supports custom domains, single sign-on, version history, and content analytics. The maker is ReadMe, headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States. The listed platform is web, and a 14-day trial is listed.