Theneo vs Mintlify: flat pricing, no AI credits, and an editor your whole team can use
Mintlify makes beautiful docs and its Git workflow is excellent for engineers. Teams move to Theneo when metered AI credits make costs unpredictable, when the jump from free to a custom quote arrives too early, and when writers and PMs need to contribute without touching MDX.
Why Teams Choose Theneo Over Mintlify
This is not a quality argument. Mintlify's design defaults are excellent and its agent features are ahead of most of the market. The reasons teams switch are commercial and structural: what your documentation costs when people actually use it, and who is allowed to edit it.
Features | Mintlify | |
|---|---|---|
AI features included, not metered per use | ||
AI-powered search (conversational Q&A) | Credit-metered | |
Auto-generated endpoint descriptions | ||
Auto-generated code samples | ||
AI-generated changelogs | ||
MCP server generation | ||
Agent/LLM discoverability (llms.txt) | ||
OpenAPI 3.x import | ||
Swagger 2.0 import | ||
Postman collection import | ||
GraphQL support | ||
CI/CD auto-sync | ||
User guides & tutorials | ||
Interactive API playground | ||
Multi-language code samples | ||
SDK documentation | ||
Non-technical editing without MDX or Git | ||
Real-time collaborative editing | ||
Non-developer friendly editor | ||
Inline comments & discussions | Limited | |
Role-based access control | ||
Review & approval workflows | PR-based only | |
White-label branding | ||
Custom CSS / theme control | ||
SSO / SAML | ||
SLA & dedicated support | ||
Audit logs | Limited |
Where each platform fits
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about switching from Mintlify to Theneo.
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For many teams, yes, though it is worth being clear about what Mintlify does well. Its design defaults are excellent, page loads are fast, support is quick, and its agent-native features including MCP server generation and llms.txt are genuinely ahead of most of the market. The reasons teams move are commercial and structural rather than a question of quality. Mintlify meters AI usage in credits, so cost scales with how much your documentation actually gets used. Its self-serve middle tier was removed, so a growing team moves from a free plan to a custom quote with little in between. Security essentials like SSO and RBAC sit behind Enterprise. And every edit runs through MDX and Git, which excludes contributors who are not engineers. Theneo prices on flat tiers with AI included rather than metered, and offers a collaborative editor that writers, PMs and support leads can use directly.
This is the clearest difference between the two. Mintlify is docs-as-code: changes flow through Markdown and MDX files in Git, usually via a pull request, and structural configuration lives in a JSON file. That suits engineers and creates real friction for everyone else, which is why product, support and marketing contributors often end up routing edits through a developer. Theneo offers a Notion-like editor where developers, writers and PMs edit at the same time with inline comments, suggestions and a built-in review and approval workflow. Spec management still runs through Git: connect a GitHub or GitLab repo and choose bi-directional or uni-directional sync. You keep version control for specs without requiring every contributor to learn it.
Theneo is compliant with SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001. We provide SSO/SAML for both internal teams and external API consumers, granular role-based access control, endpoint-level privacy settings, and comprehensive audit logs. Enterprise customers can also self-host Theneo on their own infrastructure via Docker on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, or any environment they prefer — giving you complete data sovereignty.
The models differ in kind, not just amount. Mintlify meters AI usage in credits: assistant answers, editor agent runs and automations each consume a different number of credits from a monthly allowance, with overages billed per credit. That means the cost of your documentation rises as more people read it and as you add automations, which is the opposite of how most teams want a docs budget to behave. Mintlify also removed its self-serve middle tier, so teams that outgrow the free plan negotiate a custom contract, and security features including SSO and RBAC are part of that conversation. Theneo prices on flat tiers with AI features included rather than metered per use, so the invoice does not move with reader volume. Because both vendors change pricing regularly, verify current rates directly before making a decision.
Yes. Theneo powers documentation for 17,000+ companies, from top startups to Fortune 500 companies including Ticketmaster and FIS. We offer SSO and SAML, role-based access control, SLAs with dedicated support via Slack and Teams, and SOC 2, GDPR and ISO 27001 compliance. Theneo also supports self-hosted deployment, which matters for teams whose security review will not approve documentation running on shared infrastructure. If your procurement process requires single-tenant or on-premise hosting, that is worth checking early with any vendor you evaluate.
Migration is free and typically completes within a few days. Mintlify content is Markdown and MDX in a Git repository, with structure defined in a config file, so we import the content directly and rebuild the navigation rather than asking you to reconstruct it by hand. Custom MDX components and the proprietary config are the parts that do not port one-for-one, and mapping those is the main work in any move off Mintlify. A migration specialist handles spec import, structure recreation, CI/CD sync configuration, branding and go-live. We support OpenAPI, Swagger, Postman, GraphQL and gRPC. We also preserve your existing URL structure so you do not lose search rankings or break links in the process.
Full control over layout, design and branding. White-label your docs completely with custom domains, CSS and JS injection, and portal templates so your documentation looks like your product. Build multi-API developer portals that combine endpoint reference, user guides, tutorials and SDK docs in one hub. Mintlify's defaults are excellent and hard to beat if you want to ship without touching design. The difference is what happens when you need to depart from them: Theneo lets you restructure navigation and mix content types through configuration rather than working around a fixed template.
Yes. SSO/SAML integrations for both your internal team and external API consumers, with granular role-based access control to manage who can edit, review, deploy, and view documentation. You can also set endpoint-level privacy — keep some APIs public while restricting sensitive endpoints to specific user groups, all within the same portal.
Dedicated support through Slack and Teams with SLA-backed response times. Enterprise customers get a named account manager, direct access to product engineers and priority feature requests. For teams migrating from Mintlify, we assign a dedicated migration specialist to handle the entire transition end-to-end.
Theneo is compliant with SOC 2, GDPR, ISO 27001, and ISO 9001. All data is encrypted with AES-256 at rest and TLS 1.3 in transit. Enterprise customers can self-host on their own infrastructure via Docker for complete data sovereignty. We also provide comprehensive audit logs and proactive security monitoring.
Direct access to our product engineers, designers and API specialists who tailor the platform to your workflow. For Mintlify migrations specifically, a dedicated specialist manages the whole process: importing Markdown and MDX content from your repo, mapping custom components that do not port one-for-one, rebuilding navigation, configuring CI/CD sync, branding setup and go-live. We preserve your existing URL structure so search rankings and inbound links survive the move.
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