Papra
Open-source document archive for receipts, contracts and scans, free to self-host or use in an EU-hosted cloud with a free 512MB plan.
Papra is an open-source document archive for receipts, contracts and scans, with email and folder intake, tag rules and search. It is for households and small teams who want paperwork in one searchable place. Self-hosting is free, the EU cloud has a free 512MB plan, and Plus costs $9 a month.
A good, simple archive for households and small teams; heavy OCR users should look at Paperless-ngx.
A lightweight, open-source digital filing cabinet with email intake, tag rules and search, self-hosted or in an EU cloud.
Papra is easy to start with and does the core job: get paperwork in by email or folder, tag it by rule, find it later. It is younger than Paperless-ngx, with no mobile app or AI yet. The free cloud tier suits a light archive.
It gives a clean, searchable archive at no cost, with automation hooks for people who want them.
Small free cloud storage and no mobile app or AI features yet.
Papra plans and limits
| Plan | Price | Storage | Members | Max upload | Intake emails |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Self-hosted | Free (AGPL-3.0) | Your own server | Self-managed | Self-managed | Self-managed |
| Free (cloud) | $0 | 512MB | 3 | 25MB | 1 |
| Plus | $9/mo or $7.50/mo yearly ($90) | 5GB | 10 | 100MB | 10 |
| Pro | $30/mo or $25/mo yearly ($300) | 50GB | 50 | 500MB | 100 |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom | Custom |
From Papra's pricing page, checked 4 October 2026. Members are per organization. No free trial of paid plans is listed.
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