--- title: "Mintlify vs ReadMe: Which is searched more?" description: "Is Mintlify or ReadMe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer documentation platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time." canonical: "https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/developer-documentation-platforms/compare/mintlify-vs-readme" publisher: "Brandwave" --- # Mintlify vs ReadMe: Which is searched more? Is Mintlify or ReadMe more popular in search? Compare estimated monthly branded-search demand and Share of Search inside the Developer documentation platforms set worldwide. Branded searches tell you how often people look for a brand by name or related terms. Comparing these searches across competitors helps you see how popular each brand is over time. ## Key facts - **Compared**: Mintlify and ReadMe - **Competitive set**: Developer documentation platforms - **Market**: Global - **Month measured**: Sep 2026 - **Mintlify Share of Search**: 35.9% - **ReadMe Share of Search**: 1.2% ## Is Mintlify or ReadMe more popular in search? - In September 2026, Mintlify had more branded searches than ReadMe among developer documentation platforms worldwide. Mintlify had about 18,100 branded searches, while ReadMe had 630. Mintlify made up 35.9% of all developer documentation platform searches we track, and ReadMe accounted for 1.2%. - Mintlify was ahead of ReadMe in every measured month of the 12 months ending September 2026. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, Mintlify’s share of searches among developer documentation platforms worldwide moved from 32.7% to 35.9%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 27.1K to 18.1K. - Across the 12 months ending September 2026, ReadMe’s share of searches among developer documentation platforms worldwide moved from 1.3% to 1.2%, and its estimated monthly branded searches moved from 1.1K to 630. ## Top developer documentation platforms in ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews In three ChatGPT questions and two Google AI Overviews, both Mintlify and ReadMe showed up in all five answers. Mintlify was listed before ReadMe in four of them. Brands get a higher AI rank if they are mentioned earlier in the answers that list options. | Brand | AI rank | ChatGPT answers that named it | Google AI Overviews that named it | All answers that named it | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Mintlify | 1st | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | ReadMe | 2nd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | GitBook | 3rd | 3 of 3 | 2 of 2 | 5 of 5 | | Docusaurus | 4th | 3 of 3 | 1 of 2 | 4 of 5 | | Fern | 5th | 2 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 2 of 5 | | Read the Docs | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | | Slate | Not ranked | 0 of 3 | 0 of 2 | 0 of 5 | ## Every AI answer about developer documentation platforms - Asked ChatGPT "Which developer documentation platform should I use?": 1. Mintlify, 2. Docusaurus, 3. ReadMe, 4. GitBook, 5. Fern - Asked ChatGPT "What are the best developer documentation platforms?": 1. Mintlify, 2. ReadMe, 3. GitBook, 4. Fern, 5. Docusaurus - Asked ChatGPT "What's the best developer documentation platform for a dev team?": 1. Mintlify, 2. GitBook, 3. ReadMe, 4. Docusaurus - Searched Google, AI Overview "api documentation tool": 1. ReadMe, 2. Mintlify, 3. GitBook, 4. Docusaurus - Searched Google, AI Overview "developer documentation platforms": 1. Mintlify, 2. ReadMe, 3. GitBook Not named in any answer: Read the Docs and Slate. Brands are listed in the order each answer named them. The answers were collected in the United States on October 20, 2026. ## How did search popularity change for developer documentation platforms worldwide in September 2026? - In September 2026, ReadMe gained share of searches among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 0.73% to 1.2%. - In September 2026, Mintlify lost share of searches among developer documentation platforms worldwide, from 38.1% to 35.9%. ## Month by month | Month | Mintlify estimated searches | Mintlify Share of Search | Mintlify rank | ReadMe estimated searches | ReadMe Share of Search | ReadMe rank | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Oct 2025 | 27.1K | 32.7% | 2 | 1.1K | 1.3% | 5 | | Nov 2025 | 22.2K | 28.6% | 2 | 880 | 1.1% | 5 | | Dec 2025 | 27.1K | 33.2% | 2 | 830 | 1% | 5 | | Jan 2026 | 27.1K | 32% | 2 | 920 | 1.1% | 5 | | Feb 2026 | 22.2K | 34.9% | 2 | 1K | 1.6% | 5 | | Mar 2026 | 27.1K | 35.9% | 2 | 1K | 1.3% | 5 | | Apr 2026 | 33.1K | 42.1% | 2 | 850 | 1.1% | 5 | | May 2026 | 22.2K | 36% | 2 | 710 | 1.2% | 5 | | Jun 2026 | 33.1K | 39% | 2 | 800 | 0.94% | 5 | | Jul 2026 | 27.1K | 41.6% | 2 | 650 | 1% | 5 | | Aug 2026 | 27.1K | 38.1% | 2 | 520 | 0.73% | 5 | | Sep 2026 | 18.1K | 35.9% | 2 | 630 | 1.2% | 5 | ## How each brand is measured Brandwave collects information about searches that people make online using Mintlify’s and ReadMe’s names. When viewed over time, estimated search volumes for these branded terms can be used to understand whether interest in the brands is growing, holding steady, or fading. - **Mintlify**: Measured on the search term “mintlify”. - **ReadMe**: Measured on the search terms “api documentation readme”, “readme api”, “readme api documentation” and “readme documentation”, summed into one figure. - [Mintlify profile](/demand/global-en/brands/mintlify) - [ReadMe profile](/demand/global-en/brands/readme) - [All developer documentation platforms worldwide](/demand/global-en/categories/developer-documentation-platforms): The set both shares are measured inside, 7 brands. ## Methodology - [How is the Brand Demand Index measured?](/demand/methodology): Where the figures come from, what they compare, and how they may be reused. ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Mintlify or ReadMe more popular in search? In September 2026, Mintlify had more branded searches than ReadMe among developer documentation platforms worldwide. Mintlify had about 18,100 branded searches, while ReadMe had 630. Mintlify made up 35.9% of all developer documentation platform searches we track, and ReadMe accounted for 1.2%. ## Cite this page Brandwave. "Mintlify vs ReadMe: Which is searched more?". https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/developer-documentation-platforms/compare/mintlify-vs-readme This page is also available as HTML at https://gobrandwave.com/demand/global-en/categories/developer-documentation-platforms/compare/mintlify-vs-readme. Brandwave publishes an index of its Markdown pages at https://gobrandwave.com/llms.txt.