Floppy vs Papermark
Papermark and Floppy both show who read which page, and Papermark's free plan is generous. Pick Papermark for data rooms, NDAs and self-hosting; pick Floppy if your AI agent does the sharing, or you share more than documents, for €8/mo instead of a Business plan.
| FLOPPY | PAPERMARK | |
|---|---|---|
| Best for | Sharing any file fast, by you or your agent | Tracked document sharing and data rooms |
| Price | Free (2 GB, 500 MB per file, links up to 30 days). Pro €8/mo (1 TB, 50 GB per file, links that never expire). | Free plan. Pro €24/mo, Business €59/mo, Data Rooms €99/mo (billed yearly) |
| Page analytics | Page by page: who opened it, pages reached, time per page, revisits. Bots and link previews filtered out. | Time spent on each page, on every plan including Free |
| Link controls | Password, expiry, download on/off, email gate on every plan | Password, expiry, download toggle, email capture on every plan |
| AI agents | Remote MCP server and REST API on every plan. Agents can upload with one curl call and no account; you claim the files later | API, CLI and MCP server on Business and above; needs an account and API token |
| File types | Any file: PDFs, decks, video, Markdown, images | Documents and data rooms |
| Upload | The link exists before the upload finishes | Upload, then create a link |
| Open source | No | Yes, and self-hostable |
- →Your AI agent should upload, share and read the analytics, without an account or a Business plan
- →You share videos, Markdown and other files, not only documents
- →You want the link in your clipboard before the upload finishes
- →You want MCP and API access for €8/mo
- ·You need data rooms, NDAs, watermarks or custom domains
- ·You want to self-host an open-source tool
- ·You want a broader agent API surface and can pay for Business
Do both show time per page? +
Yes. Papermark shows time spent on each page on every plan. Floppy shows pages reached, time per page and revisits for every viewer, with bots and email scanners filtered out.
Can an AI agent use Papermark or Floppy? +
Both have an MCP server. Papermark's API and MCP are on Business and above and need an account. Floppy's MCP server and API are on every plan, and an agent can upload with one curl call before anyone signs up; you claim the files later.
Is Floppy open source? +
No. If self-hosting matters most, Papermark is the better fit.
PAPERMARK DETAILS CHECKED 2026-11-09 FROM: PAPERMARK PRICING · PAPERMARK FOR AGENTS.