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HackMD

Partially Agent-Ready
Agent-Ready SaaS Index · hackmd.io · scored 2026-05-09 · rubric v2.0
Score 49 / 100
Collaboration
Free tier
Self-serve checkout
Public API

HackMD scores 49/100 on xpay's Agent-Ready Index v2: partial pricing visibility; self-serve checkout is available; a free entry path exists.

See HackMD pricing summaryLive pricing page
Pricing
HackMD pricing
As of 2026-05-09 · hackmd.io/pricing
Free
Free
forever
Unlimited notes
3 invitees
1 MB image upload
GitHub integration (20 pushes/mo)
Prime
$5/user/mo
billed annually
Full‑text search
20 MB image upload
PDF export
Unlimited invites
Unlimited versions
Enterprise
Sales
Contact sales
Role‑based access control
SSO (SAML, LDAP)
Custom domain
Custom homepage
GitLab integration
Score breakdown · rubric v2.0
How HackMD scores on the agent-ready dimensions

Public pricing visibility

15 / 15

Self-serve checkout

15 / 15

Public API + docs

0 / 20

Usage-based / metered pricing

0 / 20

Free entry path

7 / 7

No sales call required

7 / 7

Card / wallet / x402 payment

5 / 6

Machine-readable bonus (MCP / OpenAPI)

0 / 10

Total
49 / 100
Effective pricing
What it actually costs at typical scale
Free plan (up to 3 teammates)
$0/mo
· Free tier· No paid seats
Confidence: high
Prime plan for 3 seats (billed annually)
$15/mo
· Prime tier· 3 seats· Annual billing
Confidence: high
Agent purchase verdict
Can an autonomous agent transact here?
Agent-ready
LLM score: 60/100

Can create account

Yes

Can enter payment method

Yes

Can upgrade plan

Yes

Can buy more usage

No

Can cancel online

Yes

Payment methods

card

Human approval recommended

No

Pricing transparency

partial

Purchase motion

self_serve

Demo required

No

Quote required

No

Annual commit required

Unknown

Auto-renewal mentioned

No

Cancellation policy visible

No

Refund policy visible

No

Invoice payment available

Unknown

Purchase orders supported

Unknown

MSA required

Unknown

DPA available

Unknown

Security review required

Unknown

Annual discount

37.5% off

Enterprise signals
Trust & compliance

SSO / SAML

Yes

RBAC

Yes

Audit logs

Unknown

Competitive intel
Positioning & ecosystem
Headline

“Build together with Markdown.Start for free”

Buyer persona

smb
enterprise
developer

Integrations mentioned
GitHub
GitLab
Agent purchase simulation
Six-step check: can an agent actually buy from HackMD?
✓

Discover price

✓

Select a plan

✗

Pay per task

✓

Avoid a sales call

◐

API docs without auth

✗

Estimate cost upfront

Analysis
Pros and cons for AI agents
Observational summary written by xpay from the signals captured on 2026-05-06. Not a review of the product — only of its current pricing posture for agent buyers.
✓ For an AI agent
  • Pricing is publicly visible on an indexable page — agents can read tiers without scraping past auth.
  • Every advertised tier is self-serve; no tier requires scheduling a call.
  • A free tier exists, lowering the bar for an agent builder to prototype before committing budget.
◐ Opportunities for the provider
  • No per-unit price was advertised, so an agent has no way to estimate the cost of a single task.
  • API documentation is gated or absent; an agent cannot inspect the integration surface without authentication.
  • PPU requires account creation and an issued API key; a fully unauthenticated agent purchase is not yet supported.
  • No /.well-known/ai-pricing.json or equivalent machine-readable pricing manifest is published — agents must rely on HTML scraping.
One-line fix
How HackMD could lift its score

Add a per-unit price (e.g. $X / 1K calls) to the pricing page so an agent can compute its own cost before committing.

pricing_visible

true

headline_phrasing

Build together with Markdown.Start for free — Scale collaboration with your team and community.

tier_count

1

lowest_paid_entry_usd

5

free_tier

true

free_tier_terms

null

per_unit_price

null

annual_required

false

self_serve_paid_tiers

1

sales_only_tiers

0

public_api_docs_url

https://hackmd.io/developers

api_docs_auth_walled

false

ai_pricing_json_present

false

agents_txt_present

false

anonymous_purchase_path

false

per_unit_classification

null

usage_headline_present

false

custom_tier_present

true

agent_friendly

{"ai_pricing_json":false,"agents_txt":false,"llms_txt":true,"sitemap_xml":true,"mcp_server_card":false,"agent_skills_index":false,"x402_supported":false}

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Page heading: Build together with Markdown.Start for free · FAQ
CTAs (40): Solutions · Pricing · Enterprise · Developers · About · Learn · Blog · Sign in · Get HackMD free · For Team · For Personal · Monthly
Price tokens (5): $0 · $5per seat · $15 /monthBilled annuallyU · $0 · $5per seat
SolutionsPricingEnterpriseDevelopersAboutLearnBlogSign inSign inGet HackMD freeBuild together with Markdown.Start for freeFor TeamFor PersonalChoose team size:seatsMonthlyYearlyFreeScale collaboration with your team and community.$0FreeforeverUp to 3 teammateSign up freeWhat's included:Unlimited notes3 invitees3 custom templatesSuggest editGitHub integration20 GitHub pushes per monthCustomize permalink to your noteUpload up to 1MB per imageMost popularPrimeScale collaboration with your team and community.Save 37.5%$5per seat/moTotal $15 /monthBilled annuallyUpgrade now-> Everything in Free, plus:Full-text searchUpload up to 20MB per imagePDF exportUnlimited invitesUnlimited versionsUnlimited GitHub pushesUnlimited custom templates20K API calls per monthEnterpriseGet exclusive features for your organizationRequest a demo-> Everything in Prime, plus:Role-based access controlSSO (SAML, LDAP, customized) loginCustom domainCustom homepageGitLab integrationCustom payment methodsDedicated account managerCompare all plans1,000,000+ people around the world build with HackMDCompare plansFree$0Free foreverSign up freePrime$5per seat/moUpgrade nowEnterpriseRequest a demoUsage MembersUp to 3Can be purchasedCan be purchasedInvites3UnlimitedUnlimitedDefault member permissionVersionsRecent 10 versionsUnlimitedUnlimitedCustom templatesDefault note templateDefault note permissionsTrash can timeframe3 days30 days30 daysImage storageUp to 1MB per imageUp to 20MB per imageFull-text searchRendered…
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Agent-Ready Spec
HackMD
Partially Agent-Ready

49

/ 100 (rubric v2.0)
Category

Collaboration

Pricing model

Build together with Markdown.Start for free — Scale collaboration with your team and community.

Tier count

1

Free tier

Yes

Lowest paid entry

$5/mo

Self-serve / sales-only tiers

1 / 0

Public API docs

Public

Anonymous purchase path

No

Machine-readable pricing

Not published

Last refreshed

2026-05-09

Pricing intelligenceInsights extracted from hackmd.io/pricing
Pricing model

Tier-based subscription

Agent-purchase verdict
Agent-ready
60/100 · v2.1
Canonical answer

HackMD pricing starts at $0/mo for the Free plan; Prime is $5 per seat/mo (billed annually) and Enterprise requires contacting sales, with paid plans up to $5 per seat/mo. Billed annually for Prime.

Cheapest entry

Free plan (Free)

Actions
Open live pricing page
Verdict reflects Partially Agent-Ready status under rubric v2.0. Source observed at https://hackmd.io/pricing.
Agent-friendly features2 of 7 present
Discovery files and protocols
Side-channel signals — informational, not part of the score. Each protocol is independent; adoption signals the publisher is thinking about agent buyers.

ai-pricing.json

agents.txt

llms.txt

sitemap.xml

MCP Server Card

Agent Skills

x402 / MPP

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