Show HN: Papertrailer – Your digital filing cabinet(papertrailer.com)
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Show HN: Papertrailer – Your digital filing cabinet
https://www.papertrailer.com
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Hi Domenic_S, I'm one of Papertrailer's founders!
Thanks for the good catch – there are a couple typos/remnants from prior pricing plans there (both are now updated).
First, there is a difference between the individual and family plans – the individual one is 15 and the family is 30. Second, it is 30 _documents_, not 30 pages per month. From looking at the use of our existing customers, it is our observation that 30 documents per month is more capacity than most need (and most end up using). However, if you find that you need more, just let us know. We want to provide plans that are actually useful to you and best fit our customers needs.
Thanks for the good catch – there are a couple typos/remnants from prior pricing plans there (both are now updated).
First, there is a difference between the individual and family plans – the individual one is 15 and the family is 30. Second, it is 30 _documents_, not 30 pages per month. From looking at the use of our existing customers, it is our observation that 30 documents per month is more capacity than most need (and most end up using). However, if you find that you need more, just let us know. We want to provide plans that are actually useful to you and best fit our customers needs.
I love the idea of this, however I hate the idea of sending all my documents to someone on the interweb.
If you mean you're uncomfortable sending physical documents, we provide the paper service for maximum convenience, and we have tight security on the process[0]. For those uncomfortable with that, or if you do not require that service, there is a digital plan in which you can get the benefits of the organization and sharing features but just do all the uploading yourself.
You raise a valid point, though, about us having to overcome a trust hurdle. So let me ask you – what would theoretically make you feel comfortable about sending in documents?
[0] https://www.papertrailer.com/security
You raise a valid point, though, about us having to overcome a trust hurdle. So let me ask you – what would theoretically make you feel comfortable about sending in documents?
[0] https://www.papertrailer.com/security
I guess I would just want something like this as a desktop application and not something where my information was out on the internet like that. I know I have stacks of physical papers in my office that never get filed. I'd love to be able to just scan them in bulk and have some nice system that was able to read them and learn what they were, sort and tag them, etc... Many of these documents are sensitive in nature. It's a huge thing to trust a 3rd party with. Even if I scan and upload via https, and you encrypt them, you must have a way decrypt them so you can display them back to us, etc...
I've used Papertrailer to organize things like my taxes, grandmother's estate, and the myriad documents required to purchase my condo. The ability to store, search, annotate and share documents (with my accountant, lawyer, family) easily has been a lifesaver several times over.
Full disclosure: the founders are friends of mine and I still pay them full price.
Full disclosure: the founders are friends of mine and I still pay them full price.
Plans max out at 30 docs/month? Is that enough? TBH it seems pricey.
I signed up though, worth a shot. Definitely a pain point for my family.