Sharelatch vs Papermark: a Papermark alternative for web pages and AI-made files
Prices checked on 15 November 2026. See Papermark's current prices
The short answer
Pick Papermark if you want open-source software you can run yourself, data rooms, or many file types including slides and video. Pick Sharelatch if you mainly share web pages, ZIP websites, Markdown or PDFs made with AI tools, and want those features, publishing from AI tools and QR codes on the free plan.
Prices
Papermark lists its prices in euros. Sharelatch's are in US dollars, or rupees in India.
| Plan | Billed monthly | Billed yearly | What it includes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharelatch Free | $0 | $0 | 10 documents, every link rule, full analytics |
| Sharelatch Pro | $9 a month | $90 a year | No document limit, files up to 100 MB. In India, ₹499 a month including GST |
| Papermark Free | €0 | €0 | 50 documents and 50 links |
| Papermark Pro | €29 a month | €24 a month | 100 documents, your branding, slides and video |
| Papermark Business | €79 a month | €59 a month | 3 users, your own domain, email checks, allow lists |
| Papermark Data Rooms | €149 a month | €99 a month | 3 users, data rooms, watermarks, NDAs |
Papermark also has larger data room plans from €349 a month, and Enterprise prices on request. It offers a 7-day trial.
Features side by side
"Not listed" means we couldn't find it on Papermark's website on the date above.
| Feature | Sharelatch | Papermark |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | Yes, 10 documents | Yes, 50 documents |
| PDF and images | Yes | Yes |
| Spreadsheets, slides, video | No | Yes. Slides and video on Pro and up |
| HTML pages and ZIP websites | Yes, every plan, shown as real pages | HTML on Business and up. ZIP files are download only |
| Markdown | Yes, every plan | Business and up |
| Page-by-page reading time | Yes, pages for PDFs and sections for web pages | Yes, every plan |
| Ask for an email before opening | Yes, every plan | Yes, every plan |
| Check the email is real | Planned | Business and up |
| Allow and block lists | Planned | Business and up |
| Password, expiry date, downloads on or off | Yes, every plan | Yes, every plan |
| Watermarks and screenshot protection | No | Screenshot protection on Business, watermarks on Data Rooms |
| Your own domain | Planned | Business and up |
| Your own branding | Planned | Pro and up |
| Data rooms with NDA | No. Collections share several documents behind one link | Data Rooms plan and up |
| Dynamic QR codes | Yes, every plan | Not listed |
| Publish from AI tools (MCP) | Yes, every plan: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor and other MCP tools | Business and up |
| API | No | Business and up |
| Open source, run it yourself | No | Yes |
| Team accounts | Planned | Yes |
Where Papermark is stronger
- Open source. You can read the code and run your own copy, which matters to some companies.
- Data rooms with folders, permissions, NDAs, questions and answers, and audit logs.
- More file types, including spreadsheets, slides, Keynote, video and audio.
- Stricter access on its paid plans: email checks, allow and block lists, watermarks and screenshot protection.
- A bigger free plan for document count: 50 documents against Sharelatch's 10.
- An API and AI features such as chatting with a data room.
Where Sharelatch is stronger
- Web pages and AI-made files on every plan. HTML, ZIP websites and Markdown open as real pages, with reading time per section. On Papermark, HTML and Markdown need the Business plan.
- Publishing from AI tools on the free plan. Ask Claude or Cursor to share a document and get the link back in the chat.
- Dynamic QR codes with your logo and colours, on every plan.
- A lower paid price. Pro is $9 a month, against €29 a month for Papermark Pro.
- Buttons at the end of a document, such as Accept or Book a call, with the owner told straight away.
- Hot reader alerts when someone comes back or seems to have forwarded the link.
Questions
Is Sharelatch open source like Papermark? No. Sharelatch is a hosted service. If you need to run the software on your own servers, Papermark can do that.
Can I share an HTML file on Papermark's free plan? Papermark lists HTML and Markdown under its Business plan. On Sharelatch they work on the free plan.
Can I move my documents from Papermark? Yes, by uploading the original files to Sharelatch. Each document gets a new link. There is no automatic import.
Which one is cheaper? For one person, Sharelatch Pro is $9 a month and Papermark Pro is €29 a month. Papermark's free plan allows more documents.
Prices checked on 15 November 2026.
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