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RapiDoc

Web · Self-hosted

Freedom report

Two barsScore 6.3

Free tierA free tier is on its own pricing page
Open codeNo open-source code on record
Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

RapiDoc is ranked #12 of 28 in API documentation tools on Freedom251. It runs on Self-hosted, Web. There is a free plan.

RapiDoc plans and pricing

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RapiDoc Free MIT-licensed software · no paid plan or usage limits stated github.com · 4 Oct 2026

Compared on API documentation tools

Free plan: Yes
OpenAPI import: Yes
Interactive API reference: Yes
Code samples: Yes
Hosting model: self_hosted

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The record

Purpose: RapiDoc is a responsive, customizable web component that renders interactive API documentation from OpenAPI specifications.
Specification support: The project README lists support for OpenAPI 3.0.x, 3.1.x, and Swagger 2.0.
API console: Its built-in API console lets users call and test APIs from the documentation.
Framework integrations: The README says RapiDoc works with plain HTML, React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, and Lit.
Customization: It offers dark and light themes, customizable brand colors, typography, logos, header styling, and read, view, and focused rendering styles.
Use experience: The README describes models and examples expanded by default, pre-populated request fields, and side-by-side request and response views.
Distribution: The README demonstrates loading the component as a JavaScript module from unpkg and identifies the core package as published on npm.
Self-hosting: The repository documents building the component bundle and deploying its documentation site to GitHub Pages.
Security and privacy: The project license and README do not state security certifications, compliance claims, or a security program.
License: The software is distributed under the MIT License, which permits use, copying, modification, distribution, sublicensing, and sale subject to its stated conditions.
Limitations: The README identifies WCAG 2.1 compliance enhancements as a roadmap item, rather than claiming current compliance.
Audience: The project is presented as a tool for rendering API documentation for developers working with OpenAPI or Swagger specifications.
Price from: Free

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Sources

github.com/rapi-doc/RapiDoc· checked 4 Oct 2026
github.com/rapi-doc/RapiDoc/blob/master/LICENSE.tx· checked 4 Oct 2026