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Papyrs vs Red Arch Knowledge Manager

Both stand on internal knowledge base software. Which one you can start free with, which one lets you read the code, and what each costs once you pay.

Papyrs

Free plan AndroidAPIiPhone+4

Papyrs combines wiki and intranet publishing with search, forms, and collaboration features. The free plan is small, while paid plans and the trial provide broader team and intranet capabilities.

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Red Arch combines organizational content, AI search, workflow automation, and learning tools in a free Apache-licensed platform. Its access controls and integration options are central considerations for organizations evaluating a self-hosted system.

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The facts

	Papyrs	Red Arch Knowledge Manager
Free plan	Yes	Yes
Open source	Not published	Not published
Runs on	Android, API, iPhone, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows	API, Self-hosted, Web
Lowest paid plan	Team Wiki: $89 a month	Free or on request
Plans published	7	1
Maker	Papyrs	Not published
Website	papyrs.com	redarchlabs.com
On internal knowledge base software	#4 of 25	#8 of 25

Papyrs: what it does well

Search spans pages, files, discussions, and forms.
Includes version history and permission management.
Supports Slack, Google Workspace, Zapier, and an API.
Trial includes Company Intranet features for 14 days.

What to know first

Free Personal Wiki permits one user.
Free Personal Wiki includes 1 GB of storage.
Individual uploads are limited to 512 MB.
Team Wiki costs $89 a month billed annually.

Red Arch Knowledge Manager: what it does well

AI answers include passage-level citations.
Access controls apply to search and AI chat.
Visual BPMN builder includes triggers and approvals.
Self-hostable with Docker and Compose.
Apache License 2.0 permits commercial use.

What to know first

Self-hosting requires Docker and Compose.
The listed plan is self-hosted.

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