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Apidog vs Whereby

Apidog and Whereby are both developer tools tools. Apidog is aimed at developers and small businesses, while Whereby is aimed at small businesses and developers. Whereby costs less, from $10.99/mo versus $12/mo for Apidog. Both have a free plan.

Apidog

All-in-one API design, testing, mocking and docs; a Postman rival

Whereby

Browser-based meeting rooms and embeddable video API

PricingFreemium · $12Freemium · $11
Starting price$12/mo$10.99/mo
Free planYesYes
Free trial14 days14 days
Built forDevelopers, Small businesses, EnterpriseSmall businesses, Developers
Platformsweb, macos, windows, linuxweb, ios, android
Country—NO · 2013
Rating——

Choose Apidog if

Small and mid-size engineering teams that want one spec-first tool for API design, debugging, testing, mocking and docs at a lower per-seat cost than Postman.

  • Replaces several tools with one spec-first workspace
  • Free for up to four users; paid seats cost less than Postman
  • Imports Postman, Insomnia, OpenAPI, HAR, cURL and WSDL

Look elsewhere if: Companies whose main need is a polished public developer portal or strict design governance (ReadMe, Mintlify, Stoplight).

Choose Whereby if

Businesses embedding video or wanting simple rooms.

  • Very easy for guests
  • Embeddable API
  • Privacy-focused

Look elsewhere if: Large webinars.

Apidog vs Whereby pricing

Apidog

  • Free$0Up to 4 users; design, debug, test, mock and docs
  • Basic$12/user/mo$9/user/mo billed annually; 3 custom domains
  • Professional$24/user/mo$18/user/mo billed annually; unlimited change history
  • Enterprise$27/user/moBilled annually; SSO, organizations; on-prem separately

Whereby

  • Free$01 room, 4 attendees, 30-minute meetings
  • Pro$10.99/mo3 rooms, 100 attendees, no time limit
  • Business$13.99/host/moMin 3 hosts; unlimited rooms, 200 attendees
  • EmbeddedUsage-basedVideo API, charged by usage

Apidog · Key features

  • Visual OpenAPI and JSON Schema designer with change history
  • Request client for HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, WebSocket, SOAP and SSE
  • Postman-compatible pre and post scripts and database connections
  • Visual test scenarios, scheduled runs and performance testing
  • Schema-driven smart mocks, cloud mock and self-hosted runner mock
  • Interactive API docs with custom domains and free readers

Cons

  • Interface is dense and takes time for non-technical users
  • Public docs portals are less polished than ReadMe or Mintlify
  • Smaller community and plugin ecosystem than Postman

Whereby · Key features

  • Permanent room links
  • No downloads
  • Embedded video API
  • Recording
  • Branding
  • GDPR compliance

Cons

  • Fewer features than Zoom
  • Free limits
  • API pricing usage-based

Apidog vs Whereby: FAQ

Which is cheaper, Apidog or Whereby?

Whereby starts at $10.99/mo and Apidog at $12/mo. Both prices are checked on the vendors' own pricing pages.

Do Apidog and Whereby have a free plan?

Yes, both Apidog and Whereby have a free plan; paid plans add more usage and features.

Not sure yet?