Pricing comparison

Fern pricing 2026: $0 docs tier vs Sourced $99

Fern (now a Postman company) combines docs and SDKs in one workflow, which is also Sourced's lane. On this page: side-by-side pricing verified 2026-09-14, what's free, what's negotiated, and where Sourced's compatibility report changes the migration math.

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  • SourcePublic pricing
  • SourcedAPI-project pricing
  • UpdateVerified Aug 2026
  • AffiliationIndependent

Pricing at a glance

Current prices, verified 2026-09-14

Fern prices verified on buildwithfern.com/pricing as of 2026-09-14. Fern is now "a Postman company"; the previously published $150/mo Team docs tier no longer appears.

Pricing comparison, verified 2026-09-14
PlanPriceWhat it covers
Fern Docs Free $0/moFree forever: 10 team members, 1,000 pages, 250 AI credits/mo, custom domain
Fern Enterprise CustomSSO/SCIM, multiple repos, custom components, self-hosting, SLA
Fern SDKs Not publishedSDK plans are quoted in sales conversations, not listed publicly
Sourced Launch $99/moPer API project: docs previews + TypeScript and Python SDKs, compatibility report

Source: buildwithfern.com/pricing — retrieved 2026-09-14.

02Pricing, side by side

What it actually costs to ship

Pricing verified 2026-09-14. Fern is now a Postman company and its packaging changes; confirm on their official page before buying.

Sourced

Sourced Launch

$99per API project · monthly

Docs previews + TypeScript + Python SDKs from one OpenAPI spec.

  • Unlimited previews, no credit card
  • Two live SDKs included
  • Compatibility report vs current SDK
  • llms.txt + redirects + sitemap as launch artifacts
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Fern

Fern

$0 docsFree docs tier; Enterprise custom; SDK plans negotiated

Docs + SDK workflow with a strong OpenAPI-native generator, now part of Postman.

  • Free docs tier: 1,000 pages, 10 members, 250 AI credits/mo
  • Enterprise adds SSO, self-hosting, SLA at custom pricing
  • SDK plans not publicly priced — negotiated
  • Mature multi-language SDK output
Official pricing

01Details

Where Fern is strong

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OpenAPI-native generation with idiomatic per-language output.

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Mature docs platform with custom components.

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Multi-language coverage on the SDK side.

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Where Sourced is different

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Compatibility report diffs the new SDK against your current package before publish — Sourced-specific.

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Pricing per API project with no usage-based scaling.

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llms.txt emitted by default; Fern is partial here.

·Example output

Sourced pricing is designed around API projects, not tool sprawl.

Launch$99/mo

One API project with two live SDKs included.

Scale$349/mo

Five live SDK targets, release checks, and repo/publishing readiness.

Extra SDK$99/mo

Only charged after a live SDK is published, not during testing.

ModelProject-based

Pricing stays simple even when docs and SDKs grow.

Example Sourced output for this page
ExampleWhy it mattersCurrent result
Pricing modelCombines live SDK cost basis with simpler per-API-project packaging.Launch $99/mo, Scale $349/mo, extra live SDKs $99/mo.
Billing catalogDefines Free, Launch, Scale, and Enterprise plans.Checkout and customer portal wiring are part of the launch plan.