Why teams switch

Paperlane vs. the old way

Most teams arrive from a patchwork of docs, sheets and an old wiki. Here's what changes on day one.

Compare with
Features
PaperlaneEverything in one place
Docs + sheetsThe patchwork
Legacy wikiThe old intranet
Writing
Real-time co-editing
Yes
In two tools
No
Comments that turn into tasksAssign, due date, done
Yes
No
No
Templates with live data
Yes
No
Paid add-on
Finding things
Search inside every doc
Yes
Per file
Titles only
Answers with linked sources
Yes
No
No
History down to the paragraph
Yes
Per file
30 days
Admin & cost
Time to set up
4 minutes
A weekend
6–8 weeks
SSO and SCIM
Included
Enterprise only
Paid add-on
Price per seatBilled yearly
$8
$14 over 3 tools
$22
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Compared against public plans and docs as of October 2026.