Speakeasy vs Stoplight
Speakeasy and Stoplight are both API & developer docs tools aimed at developers and enterprise. Only Stoplight has a free plan.
Speakeasy
OpenAPI-to-SDK, Terraform and MCP generator, now an AI control plane
Stoplight
API design, docs and governance
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium · $56 |
| Starting price | Not published | $56/mo |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Free trial | — | 14 days |
| Built for | Developers, Enterprise | Developers, Enterprise |
| Platforms | web, macos, windows, linux | web |
| Country | US · 2022 | US · 2015 |
| Rating | — | — |
Choose Speakeasy if
API-first companies that need idiomatic multi-language SDKs and Terraform providers, and enterprises governing AI agent access to tools.
- SDKs read like hand-written code rather than generic generators
- Keeps SDKs, Terraform and MCP servers in sync from one spec
- Removes the need for a dedicated SDK engineering team
Look elsewhere if: Teams looking mainly for a hosted API docs portal or transparent self-serve pricing (Fern, ReadMe, Mintlify).
Choose Stoplight if
API-first organizations.
- Design-first workflow
- Spectral linting
- Mocking
Look elsewhere if: Small projects.
Speakeasy vs Stoplight pricing
Speakeasy
- EnterpriseCustomTailored quote; SDKs, Terraform, MCP gateway and control plane
Stoplight
- Free$01 user, 1 project
- Basic$56/mo$44/mo billed annually; 3 users, unlimited projects
- Startup$147/mo$113/mo billed annually; 8 users
- Pro Team$453/mo$362/mo billed annually; 15 users, up to 20 teams
- EnterpriseCustom
Speakeasy · Key features
- Type-safe SDK generation from OpenAPI in seven languages
- Terraform provider generation from the same API spec
- CLI generation from OpenAPI, currently in alpha
- GitHub workflow that regenerates and publishes SDKs on spec changes
- Built-in pagination, retries, auth and webhook handling in SDKs
- Gram for building and hosting MCP servers from existing APIs
Cons
- No public pricing; everything is quote-based
- Product focus has shifted toward the AI control plane
- Does not replace a full developer docs portal
Stoplight · Key features
- Visual API design
- Mock servers
- Style guides (Spectral)
- Hosted docs
- Git sync
- Governance
Cons
- Pricey tiers
- SmartBear integration changes
- UI heavier
Speakeasy vs Stoplight: FAQ
Do Speakeasy and Stoplight have a free plan?
Speakeasy has no free plan. Stoplight has a free plan.