Palt vs Scalar

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.

Scalar is a set of API products for documentation, SDK generation, API registries, API requests, and MCP server use. Scalar Docs combines product guides and interactive API references generated from OpenAPI documents in a developer portal. Teams can write in Markdown or MDX, use GitHub content, preview pull requests, and publish through a CLI or after a merge. The SDK Generator builds idiomatic, type-safe client libraries from OpenAPI documents and can publish them through repository pull requests. Registry stores and versions OpenAPI and AsyncAPI documents, JSON Schema, and Spectral rules with Git integration. The open-source API Client works offline for sending requests, organizing collections, and testing APIs from OpenAPI documents. Scalar supports hosted and self-hosted deployment. Its Free plan is free and includes up to three APIs, one SDK with up to 25 endpoints, one editor seat, and 50 Agent Scalar credits. Pro is $150 a month; Business is $600 a month. Scalar states that it has received a SOC 2 Type 1 report and maintains GDPR-compliant privacy practices.