Readme Cuts Plans From Four to Three, Caps Admin Seats at Lower Limits
What happened
Between the Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026 captures of Readme's pricing page, Pulse recorded 2 changes: Pricing overhauled: 4 tiers (Free $0, Startup $79, Business $349, Enterprise) reduced to 3 (Starter $0, Pro $250, Enterprise). Startup and Business plans removed; new Pro plan at $250/mo; Admin seat limits reduced across plans: Starter tier now allows 1 admin (previously 5 for Free), Pro allows 5 admins with $20/additional admin overage pricing (previously 10 free admins for Business). Pulse files it as a packaging change (package change, limit decrease) with a downward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Oct 26, 2026) lists Pro at $250, Ask AI at $150 and Extended History & Logs at $100.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Readme. Readme has been tracked since 2024-10-07.
In the same window GitBook, Postman, Notion and Mintlify also changed their Cloud & DevOps pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Enterprise, Starter, Pro · PackagingRemoved
BeforeStartup and Business plans
AfterNot listed
- Starter, Pro · LimitLimit decrease
Admin seat limits reduced across plans: Starter tier now allows 1 admin (previously 5 for Free), Pro allows 5 admins with $20/additional admin overage pricing (previously 10 free admins for Business).
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enterprise, Starter, Pro | Packaging | Startup and Business plans | Not listed | Removed |
| Starter, Pro | Limit | Admin seat limits reduced across plans: Starter tier now allows 1 admin (previously 5 for Free), Pro allows 5 admins with $20/additional admin overage pricing (previously 10 free admins for Business). | Limit decrease | |
Values as written on Readme's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Readme's pricing page (readme.com) from Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where the Startup and Business plans no longer appears.
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Readme, pricing history
Full history- May 19, 2026improvedReadme adds notifications to Pro, branch review to Enterprise
- May 13, 2026improvedReadme adds GitHub AI Writer to Pro, drops Enterprise Translations
- May 5, 2026improvedReadme adds Translations to Enterprise plan and comparison table
- Apr 13, 2026packagingReadme Cuts Plans From Four to Three, Caps Admin Seats at Lower Limits · this change
Across Cloud & DevOps in the same window
All Cloud & DevOps changes- GitBookApr 6GitBook caps AI answers at 200, overhauls plans with audience-based labels
- PostmanApr 6Postman drops AI and API Builder add-ons, launches SSO and Premium Support
- NotionApr 4Notion Adds Dashboards to Database Features Lineup
- MintlifyApr 4Mintlify: Custom tier becomes Enterprise, AI agent features added, SLA trimmed
Questions about this change
Did Readme raise prices in April 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: package change, limit decrease.
What changed on Readme's pricing page between Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026?
Enterprise, Starter, Pro packaging: Startup and Business plans → Not listed, removed; Admin seat limits reduced across plans: Starter tier now allows 1 admin (previously 5 for Free), Pro allows 5 admins with $20/additional admin overage pricing (previously 10 free admins for Business). Pulse compared the captures it took on Apr 6, 2026 and Apr 13, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Readme change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Readme in the 90 days before this one; Readme has been tracked since 2024-10-07.