API Design and Documentation Platform
Provider 
Founded —
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Venture-backed

Stoplight provides an API design and documentation platform that helps developers build, test, and improve web APIs.
Stoplight offers tools for API design, mocking, documentation, and governance, centered on OpenAPI specifications. Its platform includes visual API designers, style guides, hosted documentation, and collaboration features for API teams.
The product is used by organizations that need to standardize and scale API programs, with a focus on design-first API development and developer experience.
| Attribute | API Design and Documentation Platform | Documentation and Knowledge Platform | Proxymock | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Provider | ||||
| Founded | — | 2022 | 2020 | |
| Sells To | Enterprise | Enterprise, Small Business | Enterprise | |
| Pricing Model | Recurring | Recurring, Software | Recurring, Software | |
| Ownership | Venture-backed | Private, Venture-backed | Private equity-backed, Venture-backed |
Provider 
Founded —
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring
Ownership Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2022
Sells To Enterprise, Small Business
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Private, Venture-backed
Provider 
Founded 2020
Sells To Enterprise
Pricing Model Recurring, Software
Ownership Private equity-backed, Venture-backed


ReadMe provides an API documentation platform and developer hub for companies to create interactive docs and engage developers.


Postman API Platform is a collaborative API development and testing platform with built-in mock server, collection runner, and documentation tools.


Open-source cross-platform API client for designing, testing, and debugging HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, and MCP APIs.



StableBrowse Agent Experience Platform helps devtool, infrastructure, and SaaS companies make their products usable by AI agents.
Managed cloud mocking of third-party APIs with stateful scenarios for developer testing.
Anypoint Platform is MuleSoft's integration and API management platform for connecting applications, data, and devices.


Open-source low-code platform for developers to build internal tools and admin apps.


Apollo for Developers exposes Apollo's go-to-market data and execution layer headlessly through API, CLI, and MCP.


Joggr: An AI-powered platform enhancing developer productivity through automatic, up-to-date documentation.


API gateway combining routing, security, authentication, failover, and observability.


AI-native design tool for building and exporting production React and Tailwind CSS interfaces.


A credential-access product for AI coding agents using scoped expirations and read-only MCP connections.
ReadMe provides an API documentation platform and developer hub for companies to create interactive docs and engage developers.

Postman API Platform is a collaborative API development and testing platform with built-in mock server, collection runner, and documentation tools.

Open-source cross-platform API client for designing, testing, and debugging HTTP, GraphQL, gRPC, and MCP APIs.

Open-source command-line and desktop HTTP client for testing REST and web APIs.

StableBrowse Agent Experience Platform helps devtool, infrastructure, and SaaS companies make their products usable by AI agents.

Managed cloud mocking of third-party APIs with stateful scenarios for developer testing.
Anypoint Platform is MuleSoft's integration and API management platform for connecting applications, data, and devices.
Open-source low-code platform for developers to build internal tools and admin apps.

Apollo for Developers exposes Apollo's go-to-market data and execution layer headlessly through API, CLI, and MCP.

Joggr: An AI-powered platform enhancing developer productivity through automatic, up-to-date documentation.

API gateway combining routing, security, authentication, failover, and observability.

AI-native design tool for building and exporting production React and Tailwind CSS interfaces.

A credential-access product for AI coding agents using scoped expirations and read-only MCP connections.
