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Gelato.io vs Read the Docs: What are the differences?

Developers describe Gelato.io as "Really Sweet API Documentation". Gelato.io is a SaaS tool for creating API documentation and developer portals. On the other hand, Read the Docs is detailed as "Create, host, and browse documentation". Read the Docs hosts documentation, making it fully searchable and easy to find. You can import your docs using any major version control system, including Mercurial, Git, Subversion, and Bazaar. We support webhooks so your docs get built when you commit code. There's also support for versioning so you can build docs from tags and branches of your code in your repository.

Gelato.io and Read the Docs 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, Read the Docs provides the following key features:

  • Github and Bitbucket Integration
  • Auto-updating
  • Internationalization

Read the Docs is an open source tool with 5.24K GitHub stars and 2.87K GitHub forks. Here's a link to Read the Docs's open source repository on GitHub.

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Pros of Gelato.io
Pros of Read the Docs
  • 4
    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
  • 13
    GitHub integration
  • 7
    Free for public repos
  • 2
    Automated Builds

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Cons of Gelato.io
Cons of Read the Docs
  • 1
    Dead
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    What is Gelato.io?

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

    What is Read the Docs?

    It hosts documentation, making it fully searchable and easy to find. You can import your docs using any major version control system, including Mercurial, Git, Subversion, and Bazaar.

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