Print Manager
Print Manager Plus tracks, audits, restricts, and secures an organization’s printing infrastructure.
What Print Manager is
Print Manager Plus tracks, audits, restricts, and secures an organization’s printing infrastructure. Its audit records can include page counts, color, copies, page size, duplex status, document title, date, and time. The Standard edition adds quotas, budgets, restrictions, rules, a release station, and event notifications. Premium adds Printing Cloud, a Payment Portal, Client and Project Billing, and informational and configuration APIs. The software supports Active Directory, LDAP, workgroup and local accounts, and custom users; administrators can hold or delete jobs from unrecognized users. Payment processing supports PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Payflow Pro, and Authorize.Net. Version 9.0 is licensed per printer audited and uses the Windows print subsystem. It installs on Windows 10/11 workstations and the listed Windows Server versions; jobs from other operating systems can be audited when routed through Windows print servers. Basic, Standard, and Premium each offer a fully functional 30-day evaluation.
Good
- Audits a range of print-job details.
- Standard adds quotas, rules, and notifications.
- Supports multiple account and directory types.
- Each listed edition has a 30-day evaluation.
- Premium includes client and project billing.
Watch out
- Version 9.0 uses the Windows print subsystem.
- Licensing is per printer audited.
- Listed plans are billed per Windows Server license.
Who it suits
Print Manager Plus suits organizations that need to audit print activity, apply quotas or restrictions, and manage user access. It may also fit teams that want print billing or a release station.
Verdict
Print Manager Plus combines print auditing with controls that vary by edition. Check the Windows-based deployment and per-server licensing terms when choosing a plan.
Plans and prices
From Print Manager's own pricing page, checked 5 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Enterprise Small Business Edition | $495, paid once | 35 users · 5 printers per print server running SBE · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (201–300) | $695, paid once | 201–300 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (101–200) | $795, paid once | 101–200 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (51–100) | $895, paid once | 51–100 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (25–50) | $995, paid once | 25–50 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (10–24) | $1,095, paid once | 10–24 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (5–9) | $1,195, paid once | 5–9 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
| Enterprise Edition (1–4) | $1,295, paid once | 1–4 full licenses · unlimited users and shared printers per licensed print server · per Windows Server license |
The facts
Each one read from Print Manager's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Auditing
- It audits print metrics including page counts, color, copies, page size, duplex, document title, date, and time.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Compliance
- The vendor says the product supports organizational compliance with HIPAA, Sarbanes-Oxley, and the Data Protection Act.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Deployment and license
- Print Manager Plus 9.0 is licensed per printer audited and relies on the standard Windows print subsystem.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The product supports Active Directory, LDAP, Workgroup and local users, and custom users.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- The product installs on Windows 10/11 workstations and Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, and 2025; it can audit jobs originating from other operating systems routed through Windows print servers.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Payments
- The Payment Portal supports PayPal Payments Pro, PayPal Payflow Pro, and Authorize.Net.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Product purpose
- Print Manager Plus tracks, audits, restricts, and secures printing infrastructure.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Quotas and rules
- Standard edition adds printing quotas, budgets, restrictions, rules, a release station, and event notifications.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Security
- Printing security options include authentication through Workgroup, Active Directory, LDAP, or custom Print Manager Plus users, and the ability to hold or delete unrecognized users’ jobs.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Support
- The Enterprise Edition includes one year of maintenance for upgrades, updates, and phone support; the product license describes support by electronic, telephone, or internet assistance during business hours.checked 5 Oct 2026
Money
- Cloud and billing
- Premium edition adds Printing Cloud, a Payment Portal, Client and Project Billing, and informational and configuration APIs.checked 5 Oct 2026
- Trial
- Basic, Standard, and Premium editions each offer a fully functional 30 day evaluation.checked 5 Oct 2026
The company
- Company history
- The company says it was founded in 1994 in Redwood City, California, and identifies itself as Print Manager, formerly Software Shelf International, Inc.checked 5 Oct 2026
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