About Bump.sh
Bump.sh is a commercial platform for publishing API documentation. Teams supply OpenAPI or AsyncAPI documents and Bump.sh turns them into documentation portals, tracking changes with an automated changelog, versioning and governance that scale with a growing API ecosystem.
A second product is a managed MCP platform, which turns an organization's APIs into deterministic, production-ready MCP servers with built-in authentication and observability, so developers read documentation while AI agents call the same APIs. The site also hosts guides covering OpenAPI and Arazzo workflows. Bump.sh is proprietary and vendor-hosted, with a demo option, sign-up, a help center and a pricing page.
Key features
- Documentation portals from OpenAPI
- AsyncAPI document support
- Automated changelog for API changes
- Versioning of API descriptions
- Governance checks on API documents
- Managed MCP servers with authentication
Good fit for
- →Keeping API docs in sync with each release
- →Exposing APIs to AI agents through MCP
- Tags
- api-documentation
- openapi
- asyncapi
- changelog
- mcp
- api-governance
- saas
Bump.sh: questions and answers
- What is Bump.sh used for?
- Bump.sh is an API documentation platform that publishes portals from OpenAPI and AsyncAPI files, with automated changelogs, versioning and managed MCP servers. It is a good fit for keeping API docs in sync with each release and exposing APIs to AI agents through MCP.
- How much does Bump.sh cost?
- Paid plans for Bump.sh start at $50 per month, and there is no free plan. A free trial is available.
- Is Bump.sh open source?
- No. Bump.sh is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to Bump.sh include Cortex Docs and Scalar.
- What are some alternatives to Bump.sh?
- Bump.sh competes with ReadMe, Redocly and Stoplight. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Bump.sh alternatives.
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