AutoKT
Verified Oct 14, 2026 ActiveGenerates and updates code documentation automatically as a connected GitHub repository changes.
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Pricing
- Pricing model
- Paid
- Paid options from
- $5/seat/mo
- Billing
- Per seat, monthly
No separate pricing page; the home page offers a 30-day free trial with no credit card, then $5 per month per user.
Use tool ↗About AutoKT
AutoKT watches a connected code repository and writes documentation from the code itself, aiming to keep docs current without a developer manually updating them after every change. Beyond automatic doc generation, it includes a query engine for searching existing documentation across repositories and can convert code directly into written explanations. GitHub is supported today with read-only access, while GitLab and Bitbucket are listed as planned integrations. The product is built by The Blue Owls Solutions, a development firm whose site describes automation and AI application work. New users get a 30-day free trial with no card required, after which the standalone product is billed per user per month.
- Platforms
- Web
- API
- Not confirmed
- Last verified
- Oct 14, 2026
Verified sources
- Home page: 'Try AutoKT today for free! No credit card required. Continue after 30-days with only 5$/month per user' (15 October 2026)autokt.io ↗
- Home page FAQ: GitHub integration has read access only, GitLab and Bitbucket in the development pipeline; footer 'Built by The Blue Owls Solutions' (15 October 2026)autokt.io ↗
- The Blue Owls site lists offices in Brisbane and Sydney, Australia and Pune, India (15 October 2026)theblueowls.com ↗
Is AutoKT legit?
We don’t label tools safe or unsafe. Below are the records we checked ourselves, each with the date we read it.
- TLS certificate
- Issued by Let's Encrypt, valid until Dec 21, 2026Seen in our own connection to the site on Oct 14, 2026
- Last checked
- Oct 14, 2026The site answered
- Operated by
- The Blue Owls SolutionsOur research, card verified Oct 15, 2026
Pros & cons of AutoKT
AutoKT's core promise, documentation that updates itself as code changes rather than drifting out of date, addresses a genuine and common problem, and the price point is low enough to try without much commitment. Its integration list is narrow today, limited to GitHub, so teams on GitLab or Bitbucket cannot use it yet.
Pros
- Low, clearly published per-user monthly price
- 30-day free trial with no card required to start
- Includes a search and query engine over generated documentation, not just generation
Cons
- GitHub integration is read-only, and GitLab or Bitbucket support is not yet available
- Company location and founding year are not disclosed on the product site
- Being a smaller vendor's side product makes long-term support commitment less certain than a documentation-focused company
Best for
- GitHub-based teams whose documentation regularly falls behind the codebase
- Small teams wanting a low-cost, per-user tool rather than an enterprise documentation platform
Not for
- Teams hosted on GitLab or Bitbucket, since those integrations are not live yet
- Organizations wanting write-access automation rather than read-only doc generation
Watch out: GitHub access is read-only today, so AutoKT can generate and search documentation but cannot push updates back into the repository on its own.
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