The short answer
Pick SendNow if
You want larger files, an NDA gate and screenshot blocking for less. SendNow Pro is $9/mo.
Pick Papersend if
You want a free plan, 2–5 users on one plan, or blocklists for disposable email addresses.
Price, plan by plan
Each row matches a need with the cheapest plan that covers it on each side. Bars show the cost of one year.
Unlimited tracked links
SendNow costs $252 less a yearData rooms and branding
SendNow costs $751.2 less a yearPapersend prices shown are billed monthly, from papersend.io/pricing; yearly billing saves about 17–30%. SendNow prices are per month, billed yearly.
Files bigger than 50 MB? Papersend Pro won't take them.
SendNow Pro takes files up to 2 GB, from $9/mo.
Feature table
A dot marks the side that is clearly ahead. Out of 9 rows, SendNow leads on 5, Papersend leads on 2, and the rest are even.
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How to Share a PDF Securely and Track Who Reads It
Upload a confidential PDF, protect it with email verification, a password, disabled downloads, screenshot protection and a dynamic watermark, then see who read it.
Where each one wins
Where SendNow is better
Bigger files
Up to 2 GB on Pro and 10 GB on Business. Papersend tops out at 150 MB.
NDA and screenshot blocking
Not listed on Papersend's plan page.
Dynamic watermark today
Papersend lists it as coming soon.
Where Papersend is better
Free plan
5 documents and 10 links free.
More users
Pro includes 2 users and Business 5.
What is Papersend?
Papersend shares documents as tracked links with passcodes, expiry, email verification and blocklists for temporary email services. Business adds data rooms.
Who should pick which
Choose SendNow when
- You send large files
- You need NDAs or screenshot blocking
- You want a watermark now
Choose Papersend when
- You want a free plan
- Two to five people share one plan
How to switch from Papersend
- 01
Start the free trial
Sign up for SendNow. The trial lasts 24 hours and needs no card, so you can test it on a real document first.
- 02
Upload your files
Upload the documents you currently share through Papersend. PDF, Word, Excel, CSV, PowerPoint, images and MP4 video all work.
- 03
Set the protection you need
Turn on an email gate, password, NDA, screenshot blocker, expiry date or watermark, link by link.
- 04
Share and watch
Send the new links and watch opens arrive page by page. Keep your Papersend setup running until open conversations finish.
Questions people ask
How much is Papersend?
Pro is $30 a month and Business $75 a month billed monthly; yearly billing is cheaper. There is also a free plan.
Written by
Rifana Hameem
Founder of SendNow
Rifana is the founder of SendNow. She leads the team in building secure, compliant, and analytics-rich document sharing tools for finance and professional teams worldwide.
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Prices were read on each vendor's own pricing page on 21 Oct 2026 and are re-checked every month. SendNow features come from the plan settings the app itself uses. SendNow wrote this page, so we list where Papersend is better too. Spot something out of date? Write to contact@sendnow.live.