Faster setup. Fairer price.
Mintlify ships polished MDX-driven docs but charges from $150/mo on the team plan and requires git-based scaffolding to get going. Outworx Docs gives you hosted, interactive API docs with AI chat, MCP server, PR previews, and audit log starting at $0 — Pro at just $9/mo, Business at $19/mo.
Free forever for 2 projects · No credit card required
- 1Install CLI: npm i -g mintlify
- 2Clone the starter repo
- 3Edit mint.json (nav, colors, OG)
- 4Author MDX files per endpoint
- 5Wire up GitHub Action for deploy
- 6Configure custom domain DNS
- 1Paste the spec URL
$0 → $9
Outworx free tier · Pro plan starting
$150
Mintlify team plan minimum · per month
0 files
MDX scaffolding required (Outworx)
60 sec
Spec URL → live hosted docs
MDX vs spec
Your spec is the source of truth. Stop maintaining a parallel one.
Mintlify treats your docs as a separate codebase: a mint.json config, MDX files per endpoint, a build pipeline, a deploy step. Outworx reads your OpenAPI / Swagger / GraphQL spec and renders the docs straight from it — every endpoint, schema, and example is generated, not copied.
Mintlify project
What you maintain by hand
- mint.jsonsite config + nav + colors
- introduction.mdx
- api-reference/
- endpoint/get-users.mdxfrontmatter + body
- endpoint/post-users.mdxfrontmatter + body
- endpoint/get-orders.mdxfrontmatter + body
- endpoint/post-orders.mdxfrontmatter + body
- openapi.jsonspec source-of-truth
- .github/workflows/
- mintlify-deploy.ymlCI build step
Outworx project
What you actually need
- openapi.yamlthe spec
That's it. Paste the URL or upload the file. Hosted docs are live in 60 seconds.
No MDX scaffolding
Endpoints render from the spec, not from per-endpoint markdown files you maintain by hand. Schema changes propagate instantly — no MDX update lag.
Per-endpoint extras still work
Want a Mintlify-style markdown intro on a specific endpoint? Use the Customize tab. Same MDX-flavor experience, opt-in per endpoint, no scaffolding for the other 90%.
No build pipeline
Mintlify rebuilds on every commit. Outworx renders on request from the stored spec — push from the dashboard, the API, or the CLI and it's live instantly.
Feature comparison
The features API teams ship every week.
| Feature | Outworx Docs | Mintlify |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | ||
| Starting price | $0 (free) | $150/mo |
| Instant setup (no MDX scaffolding) | ||
| Try-It playground | ||
| AI chat trained on your API | ||
| AI auto-generated descriptions | ||
| Per-project MCP server | ||
| Free hosted mock server | ||
| Stateful mock overrides + templating | ||
| Strict request validation against the spec | ||
| Spec-driven mock auth enforcement | ||
| Webhooks playground | ||
| PR preview deploys (per-PR docs URL) | Pro ($9/mo) | |
| Two-layer RBAC (account + per-project) | Business ($19/mo) | Enterprise |
| Audit log + HMAC SIEM webhook | Business ($19/mo) | Enterprise |
| Configurable retention (30d–10y) | Business ($19/mo) | |
| Official CLI + GitHub Action | ||
| GraphQL support | ||
| Custom domain | Business ($19/mo) | $150/mo+ |
| Remove watermark | Pro ($9/mo) | $150/mo+ |
Pricing math
$9 vs $150. Month one.
Mintlify's solo Pro plan is $20/mo per editor. The team plan starts at $150/mo and scales with seats. Outworx flat pricing covers your whole team on one bill.
| Team size | Outworx | Mintlify |
|---|---|---|
| Solo dev | $9/mo Pro | $20/mo Pro (1 editor) |
| Team of 5 | $19/mo Business · 10 seats | $150/mo Team plan minimum |
| Team of 15 | $19/mo Business · 10 seats + add-ons | $300+/mo Team plan + 5 extra editors |
Why switch
What teams gain by leaving Mintlify.
Save $140+/mo
Outworx Pro starts at $9/mo with custom branding, AI features, MCP server, hosted mock server, PR previews, and auto-sync. Mintlify charges $150/mo for the team plan to unlock the equivalent surface.
No MDX scaffolding
Upload OpenAPI, Swagger, or GraphQL — your docs are live in under a minute. No mint.json to wire up, no per-endpoint MDX files to maintain, no build pipelines.
Free hosted mock server
Schema-walked responses, Prefer-header steering, stateful overrides — included on every plan, no extra service to wire up. Mintlify has no equivalent.
Enterprise foundation included
Business plan unlocks RBAC, audit log with HMAC-SIEM webhook, configurable retention, PR preview deploys, and CLI/Action discoverability. Mintlify gates these behind Enterprise pricing.
Leave Mintlify behind.
Upload your OpenAPI, Swagger, or GraphQL spec. Hosted docs in under 60 seconds. Pro at $9/mo flat — for your whole team.
Comparing other tools?
Outworx Docs vs every major API documentation platform.