PilotDocs
PilotDocs is a hosted platform for creating, managing, and publishing interactive API documentation.
What PilotDocs is
PilotDocs is a hosted platform for creating, managing, and publishing interactive API documentation. Its browser-based references support REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket APIs, and it imports OpenAPI 3.0 and Swagger 2.0 specifications. Developers can test endpoints in a browser with configurable parameters and API Key, OAuth, or Bearer Token authentication. Guides support Markdown and MDX, code blocks, custom components, and syntax highlighting for over 100 languages. Documentation can be organized by version, with version-specific endpoints and guides, deprecation warnings, migration guides, and comparisons. Search covers guides and endpoints with filters and analytics. Hosting features include company subdomains, custom domains on Starter and Business, per-tenant branding, and white-label options. Listed controls include Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles, public or private docs, enterprise SSO, API key authentication, and audit logs. The Free plan includes one project, 30 endpoints, and 10 guides and tutorials. Starter costs $49 per month and Business $99 per month; paid plans include a 14-day trial without a credit card and a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Good
- Imports OpenAPI 3.0 and Swagger 2.0
- Tests APIs in-browser with three auth methods
- Version-specific guides and endpoints
- Search includes filters and analytics
- Paid plans offer a 14-day trial
Watch out
- Free plan is limited to one project
- Free plan allows 30 API endpoints
- Free plan includes 10 guides and tutorials
- Custom domains are limited to Starter and Business
Who it suits
PilotDocs is aimed at development teams, startups, established companies, agencies, and SaaS platforms managing API documentation. It may suit groups that need interactive references, documentation versions, and tenant-specific branding or domains.
Verdict
PilotDocs brings API references, guides, version management, and tenant hosting into one hosted documentation platform. The Free plan has project and content caps; paid plans start at $49 per month.
Plans and prices
From PilotDocs's own pricing page, checked 30 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | $49 a month | 10 projects · Unlimited API endpoints · Unlimited guides & tutorials · $49/ per month |
| Business | $99 a month | 25 projects · Unlimited API endpoints · Unlimited guides & tutorials · $99/ per month |
| Free | — | 1 project · 30 API endpoints · 10 guides & tutorials · $0/ per month |
The facts
Each one read from PilotDocs's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access and security
- Listed controls include Admin, Editor, and Viewer roles, public or private documentation, enterprise SSO, API key authentication, and audit logs.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Analytics
- Analytics include page views, search queries, API endpoint usage statistics, user journeys, and custom event tracking.checked 30 Sep 2026
- API formats
- The interactive API reference supports REST, GraphQL, and WebSocket APIs and imports OpenAPI 3.0 and Swagger 2.0 specifications.checked 30 Sep 2026
- API testing
- Developers can test APIs from the browser with customizable parameters and authentication methods including API Key, OAuth, and Bearer Token.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Custom domains
- Custom domains are available on Starter and Business plans.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Guides
- Guides support Markdown and MDX, code blocks, custom components, and syntax highlighting for 100+ languages.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Intended users
- The maker describes PilotDocs as suitable for development teams, startups, established companies, agencies, and SaaS platforms managing API documentation.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Pricing limits
- The Free plan includes 1 project, 30 API endpoints, and 10 guides and tutorials; Starter includes 10 projects, and Business includes 25.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Product
- PilotDocs is a multi-tenant SaaS platform for creating, managing, and publishing interactive API documentation.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Search
- Full-text search covers guides and API endpoints, with filtering by section, version, or content type and search analytics.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Support
- The site lists community support for Free, email support for Starter, and phone support for Business; all plans include documentation and a knowledge base.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Tenant hosting
- The platform provisions isolated company subdomains and offers custom domains, per-tenant branding, and white-label options.checked 30 Sep 2026
- Versioning
- Version management includes version-specific endpoints and guides, deprecation warnings, migration guides, and version comparison tools.checked 30 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2023checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United Stateschecked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Trial and refunds
- All paid plans include a 14-day free trial with no credit card required, and paid plans have a 30-day money-back guarantee.checked 30 Sep 2026
