Account

Note

This documentation is under active development. We aim to have it completed by the release of Papermerge Cloud (November 2026).

Papermerge is available as a cloud service at https://papermerge.com.

There are two types of accounts, differing in structure — not just price:

• Solo accounts — a single-user account; there’s no concept of inviting others
• Team accounts — multi-user, with roles, groups, and shared administration

Start with a Solo account

Even if you already know you’ll need a Team account, we recommend starting with a Solo account first. It’s free and takes seconds to set up — no credit card required. Every core concept (documents, categories, metadata, retention) works identically in a Team account, so nothing you learn is wasted. When you’re ready for multiple users, migrate to a Team account — most people find the concepts already feel familiar.

Pricing

Pricing has not been decided yet. It will be announced on the official release of Papermerge Cloud on 11 November 2026. See papermerge.com for announcements.

Solo Accounts

This type of account is aimed at individual or private users (e.g. freelancers).

Solo accounts can upload and work with documents, and configure metadata, categories, and retention settings, among other things.

A solo account is for one user only. If you need to add another user, you will need to migrate to a team account. For more details see Migrating to a Team Account.

Solo accounts cannot manage the following (it doesn’t make sense to manage these in the context of a single-user account):

• roles
• other users
• groups
• cabinets

These features are designed for team use and are available in team accounts.

To create a solo account, simply sign up with your email address. No credit card or upfront payment is required.

Team Accounts

Team accounts are aimed at users who work in teams of 2 or more people.

On initial registration, an admin user is created. The admin user can add and manage other users, groups, roles, cabinets, and more.

Setting up a team account takes 2–3 minutes. You will need to provide your email address and a valid credit card. You will not be charged — we use payment details solely to filter out automated registrations.

If you already have a solo account and want to move to a team account, you will need to create a new team account and migrate your data from there. For more details see Migrating to a Team Account.