PaperOffice

PaperOffice AI is described by the vendor as an AI document management platform, offered as an app, an API and an MCP server.

Its page lists AI-OCR for scans, photos and PDFs in more than 120 languages, more than 300 REST endpoints and 300 MCP tools that use the same workspaces and permissions as the app, audit-proof archiving with retention periods and an audit trail, and storage mounts that connect a NAS, server or S3 bucket through SFTP, WebDAV or S3. PaperOffice Classic, the older Windows client with local storage and a perpetual licence, continues alongside it as a separate product.

The contracting party for PaperOffice services is PAPEROFFICE ENTERPRISE OPERATIONS, S.L.U. at Calle Cataluña 8 in Pamplona, Spain, entered in the Navarra commercial register, with Daniel Schönland as managing director. The vendor states that the brand was founded in Germany in 2002.

Processing and storage run in its own data centre in the EU, without a country or city named, and it states that no external AI providers or subprocessors are used and that customer data is not used for training. ISO 27001 is stated as certified, with the certificate available under NDA, and SOC 2 Type II as in preparation.

PaperOffice publishes list prices, which is rare in this comparison. Per month, Free costs EUR 0 for one user, Starter EUR 39 for 20 users, Plus EUR 99 for 50, Professional EUR 249 for 200 and Corporate EUR 499 for 500, with usage billed in credits at EUR 0.001 each.

The page marks these as early access prices. Cost can therefore move with page volume, and a team should model its expected pages before committing. It suits small and mid-sized teams that want to start free and pay by usage.

What PaperOffice does well

• A free plan with no credit card, subscription or contract
• Published monthly list prices from EUR 39 for 20 users
• Own EU data centre, with bring-your-own storage over SFTP, WebDAV or S3
• States no external AI providers or subprocessors and no training on customer data
• Large API surface with 300+ REST endpoints and MCP tools on the same permissions

Where PaperOffice falls short

• The pricing page marks the AI plans as early access
• Usage is billed in credits, so the monthly cost depends on page volume
• The data centre country is not named, only the EU
• SOC 2 Type II is still in preparation, and the ISO certificate is only available under NDA

Standout feature. PaperOffice is the only product here that combines a free plan, published list prices and a pay-by-usage model with an API and MCP interface.