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Gelato.io vs ReadMe.io: What are the differences?

What is Gelato.io? Really Sweet API Documentation. Gelato.io is a SaaS tool for creating API documentation and developer portals.

What is ReadMe.io? Beautiful documentation made easy. Collaborative Developer Hubs.

Gelato.io and ReadMe.io can be categorized as "Documentation as a Service &" tools.

Some of the features offered by Gelato.io are:

  • Import from Swagger or API Blueprint
  • Sync with Github
  • Guide editor with live preview

On the other hand, ReadMe.io provides the following key features:

  • Collaboration - Crowdsource your docs! Users can keep docs current by suggesting changes.
  • API Explorer - Let users play with your API right inside the documentation.
  • GitHub Sync - Keep auto-generated reference docs synced with your actual code.
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Pros of Gelato.io
Pros of ReadMe.io
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    Swagger and API blueprint import
  • 3
    API explorer
  • 3
    Code auto-generation
  • 2
    Good feature developer likes
  • 2
    Developers on our API are saying how they love our docs
  • 2
    Great API editor
  • 1
    Kong integration
  • 1
    Easy and customizable
  • 18
    Great UI
  • 15
    Easy
  • 10
    Customizable
  • 10
    Cute mascot
  • 8
    Looks great and is fun to use
  • 5
    It's friggin awesome
  • 3
    Make sample API calls inside the docs

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Cons of Gelato.io
Cons of ReadMe.io
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    Dead
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    Support is awful
  • 3
    No backup and restore capability
  • 2
    Important parts of the CSS are locked
  • 2
    Document structure is severely restricted
  • 2
    Full of bugs
  • 2
    No notifications of edits by other users
  • 1
    Supports only two documents plus a blog
  • 1
    Does not support pre-request scripts
  • 1
    Random pages display content of other pages instead
  • 1
    Review and comment functionality is hard to work with
  • 1
    Navigation in user-facing copy is spotty
  • 1
    All admins have full editing rights

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What is Gelato.io?

Gelato.io is a SaaS tool for creating API documentation and developer portals.

What is ReadMe.io?

It is an easy-to-use tool to help you build out documentation! Each documentation site that you publish is a project where there is space for documentation, interactive API reference guides, a changelog, and much more.

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