Papyrs
8.1#14 in knowledge base softwareFrom $89 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
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| Fact | Papyrs | Scalar |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Papyrs is the flagship product of Stunf B.V., a bootstrapped company headquartered in Eindhoven, the Netherlands; its founders say the first Papyrs version launched ten years before the About page was published. | The company describes itself as a team of 10 engineers and designers focused on accessibility, API-first work, and open source. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Headquarters | Eindhoven, Netherlands | The company's terms list API Documentation Inc. (doing business as Scalar) at 2812 Dewdney Ave., British Columbia, Canada. |
| Integrations | Papyrs supports Slack and Google Workspace integrations, Zapier, an API, and embedding content from third-party services. | Scalar documents more than 35 framework integrations, including Express, Fastify, Hono, NestJS, Next.js, FastAPI, Django, Rails, Laravel, ASP.NET Core, Spring Boot, Go and Rust. |
| Paid from | 89 | 150 |
| Product | Papyrs is a hosted company intranet, team wiki, and knowledge base for sharing news, files, forms, projects, discussions, and documentation. | Scalar provides API documentation, SDK generation, API registry, API client, and MCP server products built around APIs. |
| Security | The security overview says data is encrypted at rest with AES-256 and in transit with TLS, and servers are monitored and protected by firewalls. | Scalar states that it has received a SOC 2 Type 1 report and maintains GDPR-compliant privacy practices. |
Papyrs plans
- Team Wiki$89 a month
- Company Wiki$347 a month
- Company Intranet$899 a month
- Personal WikiFree
- Team Wiki (40 users)$179 a month
- Company Wiki (120 users)$539 a month
Scalar plans
- FreeFree
- Pro$150 a month
- Business$600 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Papyrs if…
Papyrs suits teams that want a shared intranet or wiki for documentation, discussions, forms, and internal updates. Its Personal Wiki plan is limited to one user and two subsites.
Pick Scalar if…
Scalar suits developers and teams that work with OpenAPI-based documentation, SDKs, or API registries. Its hosted and self-hosted options may suit teams with different deployment preferences.