About Read the Docs
Read the Docs simplifies technical documentation by automating building, versioning, and hosting. It serves developers and writers by integrating with Git workflows to produce up-to-date documentation for web, print, and offline use across multiple versions.
Key Features
Core capabilities include:
Build and versioning automation
Automatically build, host, and version documentation from any branch or tag, producing multi-format outputs (web, print, offline) that stay current.
Pull request previews
Preview documentation on every pull request to verify changes before merge, enabling faster collaboration.
Docs-as-code workflow and tooling support
Write documentation with Git and your preferred editor; maintain through version control, with integrated support for Sphinx, MkDocs, and Jupyter Book.
Access control and authentication
Manage who can view or modify docs with integrated authentication, including SSO with GitHub or GitLab.
Summary
For teams responsible for technical documentation, Read the Docs provides automated builds, versioning, hosting, preview capabilities, and access controls, enabling reliable, collaboratively produced docs across versions.
Pricing
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Free / monthly
- 2 concurrent builds
- Host public documentation
- Clone public repositories
- 2 custom domains
- Hosted documentation includes ads
Basic
$50 / monthly
- 2 concurrent builds
- 30 day retention
- 2 business day response
- GitHub and GitLab support
Advanced
$150 / monthly
- 4 concurrent builds
- 30 day retention
- 2 business day response
- GitHub and GitLab support
Pro
$250 / monthly
- 6 concurrent builds
- 90 day retention
- 1 business day response
- GitHub, GitLab, and Google support
