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Paperpile pricing
Paperpile publishes 2 tiers. Below is each one, what it adds over the tier beneath it, and where the ladder stops being worth climbing for most people.
As of 28 August 2026, Paperpile pricing is $4.15/month across 2 published tiers. Figures are the vendor's list prices as recorded on this page's last check; the vendor's site is the final word.
- Entry price
- $4.15/month
- Model
- Subscription
- Tiers
- 2
- Free tier
- Not on record
Paperpile plans, side by side
Every published tier in ascending order of price, with the number of features each one lists. An absence here means the record does not itemise it, not that the tier lacks it.
| Plan | Price | Features listed | Step up from the tier below |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regular | $4.15/month | 4 | Entry tier |
| Expert | $5.75/month | 6 | +$1.5999999999999996/month, 6 more features |
What each tier adds
The set difference between each tier's feature list and the one beneath it. Where a tier lists nothing new, the vendor has either stopped repeating the inherited list or the tier raises limits rather than adding capability, the record does not distinguish the two, so this page does not either.
Regular
$4.15/monthThe entry tier. It covers basic reference management, pdf storage and citation generation, integrations with word, google docs, and academic databases, billed annually only ($8.30 per month equivalent).
Expert
$5.75/monthOver Regular, this tier adds:
- All Regular features
- Full-text PDF search
- Notes and annotations
- Shared folders
- Advanced integrations
- Billed annually only ($11.50 per month equivalent)
How that compares in Research
Too few research tools in this directory publish a starting price to quote a meaningful median, so the table below is a like-for-like list rather than a ranking.
| Tool | Entry price | Model | Rated | Head to head |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paperpile (this page) | $4.15/month | subscription | - | |
| Sapio Sciences | On request | quote | - | vs Paperpile |
| Condens | €15/month | Per contributor per month | - | vs Paperpile |
| LabArchives | Free, then $330/year | Per user per year | - | vs Paperpile |
| LabVantage | On request | quote | - | vs Paperpile |
| Florence eBinders | On request | quote | - | vs Paperpile |
| Medidata Rave | On request | quote | - | vs Paperpile |
Ratings are aggregated from third-party sources and imported with each catalogue entry, they are not reviews hosted on Softwr. How each figure is used is set out on the Paperpile badges page.
Before you pay for Paperpile
Three things this page cannot tell you, and all three change the bill. The record carries a price and a billing period but not the unit - per-seat and flat-rate pricing are indistinguishable in this data, so a five-person team may be looking at five times the figure above. It carries no annual rate, so any discount for paying yearly is not something this page can quote. And it carries no trial length.
What it can tell you is the shape of the ladder: 2 tiers between $4.15/month and $5.75/month, with the jump itemised above. With no free tier on record, the cheapest way to answer the rest is to compare Paperpile against the tools that do have one before committing.
Paperpile runs on not recorded. The full record is on the Paperpile review, and the rest of the category is under best research tools.
Paperpile pricing questions
- How much does Paperpile cost?
- Paperpile publishes 2 tiers, from $4.15/month for Regular up to $5.75/month for Expert. The cheapest paid tier is $4.15/month.
- Does Paperpile have a free plan?
- Not on the record we hold: Paperpile is listed as subscription. Whether a free trial is offered is not something this record captures, so check the vendor's site.
- What is the difference between Regular and Expert on Paperpile?
- Expert costs $5.75/month against $4.15/month, and adds all regular features, full-text pdf search, notes and annotations, shared folders.
- Is the Expert plan on Paperpile worth it?
- That depends entirely on whether you need what it adds, which on the published record is all regular features, full-text pdf search, notes and annotations, shared folders. It costs $5.75/month against $4.15/month for Regular. Softwr has not used either tier, so this page can tell you what changes, not whether it is worth the difference to you.
- Which research tools can I use without paying?
- 2 of the 8 research tools listed alongside Paperpile have a free tier: LabArchives, Marvin.
- What am I actually paying for with Paperpile?
- The record we hold does not itemise what each tier includes beyond the plan names and prices. The Paperpile review carries whatever feature detail is available.
- Does Paperpile charge per user?
- The record carries a price and a billing period for each of its 2 tiers, but not the unit that price is charged in. Per-seat and flat-rate billing look identical in this data, so check the vendor's page before budgeting for a team.
- Are these Paperpile prices current?
- They are what the catalogue entry holds, refreshed when the entry is. Vendors change pricing without notice and nobody at Softwr re-verifies each tier by hand, so treat this as a structured summary and the vendor's own pricing page as the authority.
- What should I compare Paperpile against before paying?
- The closest research tools in this directory are Sapio Sciences, Condens, LabArchives, LabVantage. Each has a side-by-side comparison with Paperpile covering price, platforms and features.