CryptPad
by CryptPad · End-to-end encrypted, open-source collaborative office suite
46.9 — BenchRank score out of 100
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Overview
CryptPad is an open-source collaborative office suite that is end-to-end encrypted and supports real-time editing. Its apps cover rich text, sheets, code/Markdown, presentations, kanban, diagrams and forms. You can use a free account on a public instance, take a paid plan on the CryptPad.fr flagship instance run by XWiki SAS, or self-host using the documentation.
- Best for
- Teams wanting collaborative documents kept end-to-end encrypted, hosted publicly or self-run
- Pricing
- Free accounts on public instances and documented self-hosting; paid plans on the CryptPad.fr flagship instance are shown as €5 to €100/month, while a fully managed or on-premise instance from XWiki SAS starts at €1.5K/year, with enterprise tiers from €3,000/year to €25,000/year and 50% off for education and nonprofits.
Strengths and trade-offs
Strengths
- End-to-end encrypted, open-source and self-hostable
- Free account available on public instances
- Apps for text, sheets, code, slides, kanban, diagrams, forms
- Real-time editing and collaboration
Trade-offs
- Flagship paid plans only shown as a €5–€100/month range
- Managed or on-premise instance starts at €1.5K/year
- Entry enterprise tier caps at 50 users and 100GB storage
- Critical-issue response times quoted as 1–2 days
Pricing
Published plans from CryptPad’s own pricing page, in EUR. Usage charges and add-ons may apply on top.
| Plan | Monthly | Includes |
|---|---|---|
| FREE | —per account |
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| CryptPad.fr | €5per month |
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| Your Own Instance | Contact sales |
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| Mini | Contact sales |
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| Small | Contact sales |
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| Medium | Contact sales |
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| Large | Contact sales |
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How this score is made up
Each dimension is scored out of 100 and combined into the headline score using fixed weights.
- MCP support
- 0 out of 100
- Documentation
- 50 out of 100
- Agent friendliness
- 60 out of 100
- Pricing transparency
- 85 out of 100
- Changelog
- 80 out of 100
- Marketing site structure
- 65 out of 100
- Operational trust
- 0 out of 100
Measured, but not part of the score
Useful to know, but not a mark for or against the product — so these do not affect the ranking.
- Openness
- 40 out of 100
- Maintenance
- 100 out of 100
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