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Routebase
What it is
Routebase is a hosted service for managing API design, mocking, testing, documentation and monitoring from a shared specification. Its visual editor supports OpenAPI endpoints, schemas and versions. Publishing a specification version creates a documentation portal and mock server, while tests and monitors validate that version. Scheduled monitors compare live API responses with the specification and identify field-level differences. Routebase also includes a native Model Context Protocol server that lets agents design, lint and test APIs through the same interface. Integrations include event-driven webhooks, Slack and Microsoft Teams alerts, scoped API keys and MCP access. The Pro plan adds governance and security scanning; Routebase documentation describes checks against the OWASP API Security Top 10. Workspaces can be hosted in the EU or US, selected when created. The service has desktop apps for macOS 10.15+ and Windows 10 or later, while the MCP CLI has macOS, Windows and Linux builds. A Free plan is available; Starter costs $9 a month billed annually. Routebase is hosted only and has no on-premise or self-hosted edition.
For and against
For
- Creates documentation portals and mock servers from specifications
- Scheduled monitors flag field-level API differences
- Includes a native MCP server for agents
- Workspace hosting can be selected in the EU or US
Against
- No on-premise or self-hosted edition
- Production availability averages 99% per calendar year under the terms
- Enterprise requires a 25-seat minimum
The verdict
Routebase links API design artifacts with tests and monitoring, and offers agent access through its MCP server. Teams must use its hosted service and should check plan limits against their project needs.
Who it suits
Routebase suits businesses and commercial freelancers who want API design, documentation, mock servers and monitoring connected to one specification. It may suit teams using agent workflows or seeking regional workspace hosting.
Plans and prices
Free
1 user · 2 projects · 1,000 mock requests/mo · auto-generated docs portal
Read 1 Oct 2026 · routebase.dev
Starter
unlimited users · 10 projects · 10,000 mock requests/mo · scheduled test runs
Read 1 Oct 2026 · routebase.dev
Pro
unlimited projects & specs · 100,000 mock requests/mo · Git branching & merge requests · governance & security scanning
Read 1 Oct 2026 · routebase.dev
Enterprise
25 seats minimum · SAML SSO & SCIM provisioning · unlimited mock requests & monitors · audit log export
Read 1 Oct 2026 · routebase.dev
On the record
- API design
- Its visual editor supports designing OpenAPI specifications with endpoints, schemas and versions.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- API lifecycle
- Routebase provides API design, mocking, testing, documentation, monitoring and MCP capabilities from one living specification.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The production service provides an average availability of 99% per calendar year under the terms.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Data residency
- Workspace data can be hosted in either the European Union or the United States, selected when the workspace is created.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Desktop and CLI
- A native desktop app is available for macOS 10.15+ and Windows 10 or later, and the MCP CLI provides macOS, Windows and Linux builds.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Generated artifacts
- Publishing a specification version generates the documentation portal and mock server, while tests and monitors validate that version.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- Routebase is a hosted service in the EU or US and does not offer an on-premise or self-hosted edition.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Integrations include event-driven webhooks, Slack and Microsoft Teams alerts, scoped API keys and MCP access for AI agents.docs.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- MCP server
- Routebase includes a native Model Context Protocol server so agents can design, lint and test APIs through the same interface.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Monitoring
- Scheduled monitors validate live API responses against the specification and flag divergences with field-level differences.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- OpenAPI migration
- The Free plan includes OpenAPI import and export, and Routebase documentation describes importing OpenAPI YAML or JSON files.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Security scanning
- The Pro plan includes governance and security scanning, and Routebase documentation describes scanning against the OWASP API Security Top 10.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Support
- Starter includes email support, while Enterprise includes dedicated support and an SLA.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
- Supported customers
- The terms state that the service is directed exclusively at businesses, self-employed persons and freelancers acting commercially.routebase.dev · read 1 Oct 2026
