PaperCut NG

• A premium cross-platform printer control system with enterprise level features.
• Designed for organizations of all sizes.
• Allows student quota control or charging of printer usage.
• Log and track staff printing budgets.
• Shared accounts for tracking printing by department or faculty.
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Why is PaperCut the ideal solution for education?

History

PaperCut was developed 8 years ago in conjunction with network technicians and staff from a number of education establishments. We realize that printer control is not solely the domain of education, but is also appropriate in business. From its inception as simple printer log software, PaperCut now offers much more. We now also target the business market, however education remains our number one priority.

Design

Our education customers play a big part in current development. All new features are defined, prioritized and ranked by our key education customers.

Functionality

The education IT environment is unique. User turnover is high and networks are dynamic. PaperCut includes many features for administration streamlining including:

• rules for automatic account creation,
• automatic scheduling of credit and quotas,
• simple web-based administration for office staff,
• 100% server based printer control implementation and
• a cross platform printer counter solution for Windows, Mac, Linux and Novell.

Stability

PaperCut has been in production use on networks with many thousands of users for over 9 years. It has proven scalability and stability. Clustering support has taken this one level further allowing scalability to 300,000+ users!

Cost

Server applications can be costly. PaperCut's price and licensing model is structured so that our printer counter system is available to all organizations. No matter if your organization is large or small, you can benefit from PaperCut's print quota system.

Per-user licensing ensures multiple server networks are not penalized for their existing structure. There are no yearly contracts or fees.

Simplicity

We try to make PaperCut’s printer control features simple to use, yet provide the power needed for flexible administration. PaperCut is renowned for its straightforward installation and easy-to-use interface. Some highlights include:

• self applying security permissions upon install
• no backend databases to configure
• automatic user account importing from Active Directory groups or organizational units
• zero install deployment for optional client software

As software developers we're big believers in the idea that "simplicity" and "power" are not mutually exclusive. PaperCut provides for the simplicity of a straightforward printer log as well as retaining a set of features that will satisfy even the most technical system administrator.

User Base

PaperCut has been in use in schools, colleges and universities close to 10 years. All our features are prioritized and implemented based on "votes" from our user base. This ensures that PaperCut's printer control features are always evolving to meet the needs of our users. Please see the testimonials page to read some comments from other users.

Our customers agree that educational organizations need more than just a printer log. PaperCut can provide an all-round software based solution.