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Papermark Pricing (2026): Plans, Free Plan, Free Trial and Self-Hosted Costs

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Papermark pricing in short: Papermark publishes flat plan prices in euros, and each plan includes a set number of users. Extra users cost more. There is a free plan (1 user, 50 documents, 50 links, no data rooms). Pro costs €24/month (≈ $26) billed yearly (€29 (≈ $32) monthly) and Business costs €59 (≈ $65) (€79 (≈ $87)). Data rooms start with the Data Rooms plan at €99/month (≈ $109) billed yearly (€149 (≈ $163) monthly) for 3 users. New accounts get a 7-day free trial of Data Rooms Plus without a credit card. Papermark is open source, but data rooms sit in the commercially licensed part of the code, and the supported self-hosted edition is an Enterprise plan with a price on request.

Disclosure: HelpRange is our product and a Papermark competitor. Papermark's prices were read on papermark.com/pricing on 7 November 2026. The licence and self-hosting details come from the Papermark GitHub repository, read on the same day.

One price per team – unlimited users and guests

Pro $39, Max $87 or Unlimited $174 a month, or a Deal Room Pass for $199 once for one deal. No per-user fees, no sales call.

Papermark plans and prices (2026)

PlanBilled yearly (per month)Billed monthlyUsers includedExtra user (yearly / monthly)Main limits
Free€0€01€10 (≈ $11)50 documents, 50 links, page-by-page analytics, no data rooms
Pro€24 (≈ $26)€29 (≈ $32)1€24 (≈ $26) / €29 (≈ $32)100 documents, large uploads, no data rooms
Business€59 (≈ $65)€79 (≈ $87)3€19 (≈ $21) / €26 (≈ $29)1,000 documents, custom domain for documents, multi-file sharing
Data Rooms€99 (≈ $109)€149 (≈ $163)3€33 (≈ $36) / €49 (≈ $54)Unlimited data rooms and storage, custom domain
Data Rooms Plus€249 (≈ $273)€349 (≈ $383)5€49 (≈ $54) / €69 (≈ $76)Unlimited documents and data rooms
Data Rooms Premium€549 (≈ $602)€699 (≈ $767)10€55 (≈ $60) / €70 (≈ $77)Unlimited encrypted storage
Data Rooms Unlimited€999 (≈ $1,096)€1,499 (≈ $1,645)unlimited–Everything unlimited
Enterpriseprice on requestunlimited–Managed self-hosting, SSO, white-label, dedicated support

Every plan includes unlimited visitors. Papermark says yearly billing saves up to about 35%. Source: papermark.com/pricing, read 7 November 2026.

Papermark free plan and free trial

  • Free plan: €0 with no time limit. It includes 1 user, 50 documents, 50 links and page-by-page analytics. It does not include data rooms.
  • Free trial: 7 days of Data Rooms Plus with no credit card. Use the trial to test the data room features, because the free plan does not have them.

What Papermark costs for a team

A team of five that needs data rooms can either take Data Rooms (3 users included) and add 2 users, or move up to Data Rooms Plus (5 users included). These figures use the list prices above.

Team of 5, data roomsBilled yearly (per month)Billed monthly
Papermark Data Rooms + 2 extra users€99 (≈ $109) + 2 × €33 (≈ $36) = €165 (≈ $181)€149 (≈ $163) + 2 × €49 (≈ $54) = €247 (≈ $271)
Papermark Data Rooms Plus (5 users)€249 (≈ $273)€349 (≈ $383)
HelpRange Max (any number of users, NDA included)$69$87
HelpRange Unlimited (any number of users)$139$174
HelpRange Deal Room Pass (one deal)$199 once for 90 days, no subscription

What is Papermark?

Papermark is an open-source alternative to DocSend for sharing documents with tracked links and running virtual data rooms. Papermark, Inc. started building it in 2023; the public repository was created in May 2023. Its about page says "70,000+ companies across 100+ countries" use it (papermark.com/about, read 7 November 2026). It does the same jobs as DocSend: decks behind a link with time per page, custom domains, and data rooms with permissions and Q&A.

Papermark open source and self-hosting: what it costs and needs

"Open source" does not mean every feature is free to host yourself. This is what the repository says (github.com/papermark/papermark, about 9,300 stars, read 7 November 2026):

  • Licence: the code is AGPLv3, except the ee/ folders. Those are under the Papermark Commercial License, which allows production use only with a paid Enterprise Edition subscription.
  • What is in the commercial part: the ee/ README names data rooms, Q&A conversations and advanced permissions. It also says you may not use the code to host your own version of app.papermark.com without a licence.
  • What self-hosting needs: a Next.js app on Node.js 18.17 or later and PostgreSQL through Prisma. The repository's example configuration also expects several outside services: Vercel Blob or S3 for files, Tinybird for analytics, Resend for e-mail, Upstash QStash and Trigger.dev for background jobs, Upstash Redis, Stripe, and the Vercel API for custom domains. It is built around Vercel and these services, not shipped as a single Docker image.
  • Supported self-hosting: it is part of Papermark Enterprise, together with SSO, white-label and dedicated support. The price is on request after a demo, and no figure is published.

In practice, self-hosting the AGPL part suits developers who only need tracked links and are happy to run the services above. For data rooms you either buy a cloud plan from €99/month (≈ $109) or ask about Enterprise. Other open-source options and what self-hosting costs: open-source data rooms.

Papermark vs HelpRange

PapermarkHelpRange
Pricing modelFlat EUR plans with included users, paid extra seatsOne price per team, unlimited users and guests
Data rooms from€99/month (≈ $109) yearly (3 users)$69/month yearly or $87 monthly on Max, NDA included; $139/month yearly or $174 monthly on Unlimited (unlimited users); Pro includes up to 3 basic rooms
One deal without a subscriptionNoDeal Room Pass, $199 once for 90 days
Free planYes (50 documents)Yes (15 document views a month)
Free trial7 days of Data Rooms Plus3 days with all features, no card
Self-hostingAGPL core; data rooms need an Enterprise licenceNo (new uploads stored in Frankfurt, EU; older files in the US)
NDA before accessOn paid plansMax, Unlimited and Pass; e-mail-verified, with a PDF record

Your whole team, unlimited guests, one price. Or $199 for a single deal. No sales call. HelpRange pricing · HelpRange as a Papermark alternative · DocSend vs Papermark · Papermark vs Digify

FAQ

How much does Papermark cost?

The free plan costs €0. Pro is €24/month (≈ $26) billed yearly (€29 (≈ $32) monthly), and Business is €59 (≈ $65) (€79 (≈ $87)). Data Rooms is €99 (≈ $109) (€149 (≈ $163)) with 3 users, Data Rooms Plus €249 (≈ $273) (€349 (≈ $383)) with 5 users, Data Rooms Premium €549 (≈ $602) (€699 (≈ $767)) with 10 users, and Data Rooms Unlimited €999 (≈ $1,096) (€1,499 (≈ $1,645)). Prices were read on papermark.com/pricing on 7 November 2026.

Is Papermark free?

Yes, there is a free plan for 1 user with 50 documents and 50 links, but no data rooms. Paid plans have a 7-day free trial of Data Rooms Plus.

Can I self-host Papermark for free?

You can self-host the AGPLv3 part of the code. Data rooms, Q&A and advanced permissions are in the commercially licensed ee/ folders, which need a paid Enterprise Edition subscription for production use. Papermark Enterprise, which includes self-hosting, is priced on request.

What do I need to self-host Papermark?

According to the repository: Node.js 18.17 or later, Next.js and PostgreSQL (Prisma), plus file storage (Vercel Blob or S3), Tinybird, Resend, Upstash QStash and Redis, Trigger.dev and, for custom domains, the Vercel API.

Is Papermark cheaper than DocSend?

For data rooms on list prices, yes. Papermark Data Rooms costs €99/month (≈ $109) billed yearly for 3 users. DocSend Advanced Data Rooms costs $180/month billed yearly for 3 users (DocSend pricing).

What is a cheaper alternative to Papermark for a bigger team?

A plan priced per team rather than per seat. HelpRange Unlimited costs $139/month billed yearly ($174 monthly) with unlimited users and guests; Max, with NDA, costs $69/month billed yearly ($87 monthly). For a single fundraise or sale, the Deal Room Pass is $199 once for 90 days.

Prices change. Check papermark.com/pricing before you buy. Last checked: 7 November 2026.

Free tools: Data room cost calculator · Data Room Pricing Report 2026

One price per team – unlimited users and guests

Pro $39, Max $87 or Unlimited $174 a month, or a Deal Room Pass for $199 once for one deal. No per-user fees, no sales call.

Amounts after ≈ are converted at the rates of 13 Nov 2026.