Complete cloud-native print management for business

Cloud print management with MFP embedded software, brewed with IoT and Edge Mesh

Look under the hood.

The on-prem mesh keeps your printing reliable and fast, and your documents local and secure. Oh! And it also means you don't need any special hardware or servers on-site :-).

Easy printing

Convenient printing for everyone

Somehow, printing got complicated, for both users and SysAdmins: BYOD and smartphones, multiple operating systems, mixed printer brands... well PaperCut Hive, with its serverless printing, makes printing easy again. Users simply print from any device to a single print queue and securely release their print job using their mobile phone or the MFP/MFD’s touchscreen.

Print from any device to any printer in seconds

Print quickly from Chromebooks, Android, macOS, iOS, and Windows devices to any printer brand, without setting up printer drivers.

Convenient print release options

Print to one queue and pick up at any MFP/MFD using the simple ’tap and release’ workflow powered by Find-Me printing.

Simple and quick onboarding for users and guests

Get people printing with simultaneous group invites - just sync with Office 365 (Microsoft 365) or Google Workspace ( former G Suite ).

Secure printing

Keeping data secure for peace-of-mind printing

Have you ever forgotten to pick up the payroll from the printer? PaperCut Hive has security features built-in to keep your documents private and on-site, helping to protect your data before, during, and after printing.

Before: Access control

Keep your printing activity above board and under budget with authentication at the MFD. Choose when and where users can print, copy, and scan.

During: Secure release

Securely collect jobs at the MFP/MFD using a phone, ID card or the MFD touchscreen. Innovative Edge Mesh and IoT tech keeps your documents in the local network.

After: Watermarking

Bring back document ownership. Promote responsible document handling by applying a username watermark or a digital signature.

Sustainable printing

Shrink your footprint and your bills

Giving back to the earth and your printing budget, PaperCut Hive boasts eco-friendly policies perfect for businesses wanting to reduce their environmental impact — so you can reduce paper waste, save on toner/ink, recover costs, and make sustainable habits the status quo. You can also turn your printing into tree planting with our Forest Positive printing program, PaperCut Grows.

Responsible reminders

Give users a friendly nudge to print 2-sided or black & white with timely in-touchscreen prompts.

Zero uncollected print jobs

Up to 12% of print jobs are uncollected. Track users’ printing to identify opportunities to reduce waste. Secure Print Release stops overflowing recycling bins.

Forest Positive printing

Reduce print waste with PaperCut MF or PaperCut Hive then transform your essential document output into a Forest Positive force for the environment by planting trees with our PaperCut Grows program.

Print compatibility

Built for all brands and print platforms

Right out of the box we support serverless printing everywhere (we haven’t found a printer yet that we can’t support). We also developed cloud-based MFP/MFD embedded software for most brands with more being added all the time.

Printing on every brand

PaperCut Hive cloud print management software works with every brand, from Brother, Canon, Epson, HP, Konica Minolta, Kyocera, Lexmark, Ricoh, Sharp, Toshiba, Xerox, you get the point…

Touchscreen embedded software

Our PaperCut Hive touchscreen software enables secure print release for most MFP/MFD brands and we’re adding more constantly.

Copy, scan and fax tracking

Full device visibility is not just tracking printing - track copy and scan as well! Visibility is the first step in empowering and building accountability.

Let's dive deep...

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Set up your printers

No need for either you or your users to set up print servers, print queues, or printer drivers. Automatic print discovery does that for you.

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Invite users

Enable printing for guests, people in your organizations, or visitors from another office, by simply entering their email. Users receive self-setup instructions in their inbox.

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Synchronize user list and save time

Sync with Google Workspace, Azure AD and Office 365 (Microsoft 365) to automatically add new users and quickly enable printing for anyone. Users receive self-setup instructions in their email inbox.

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Intuitive apps for self setup

Users get printing working quickly on their devices by simply installing a computer and mobile app. No drivers, no searching for printers — on any platform, for most OS.

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IoT inspired MFP/MFD touchscreen software

Embedded PaperCut Hive touchscreen software runs directly on the MFP/MFD and securely communicates with the multi-tenant cloud. The embedded software has been developed from the ground up to work in the cloud and an IoT environment. We’ve brought the latest tech from IoT and Edge Mesh into the print world.

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Secure print release with ID card

“Tap and release” with an ID card to make sure documents end up in the right hands. Full compatibility with the major card technologies such as contactless proximity cards (HID, MIFARE, etc.). Pull-printing at the tap of a card!

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Mobile touch-free print release

Support secure print release on any printer - even printers that don’t have the power to support MFD embedded software. Contactless print release using your own personal phone.

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Instructions on the printer

PaperCut Hive automatically creates customized ID labels. Print and stick them to the printers and MFDs so guests and users can request print access, as well as release their jobs with a simple scan.

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Level up the power of integrations with Add-ons

Modern cloud software is always more powerful when leveraging external tools or ecosystems. Do more with Add-ons by integrating with external services, to do even more.

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Reports and dashboards - visualize your print data

Boost your organization’s print intelligence with customized print data dashboards and reports. Use a selection of data visualization add-ons, including: PowerBI, Google Data Studio, and Tableau.

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Access control

Add rules to control who, where, and when someone can print/copy/scan/fax. Monitor everything, from print tracking, to user logins, copies and scans.

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Watermarking and Digital Signatures

Enable print accountability by adding a watermark or digital signature (small gray text at the top, bottom, or all over every page) so you can trace who printed a document. This acts as a constant reminder to users after their job has printed that they are responsible for its confidentiality and compliance.

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Paper and toner forecast

Make budgeting and batch ordering easy by forecasting your paper and toner usage for a month or even up to the full year.

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Low toner alerts

Don’t wait for the tears at the helpdesk. Get ahead of toner replacement with email notifications.

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Safety Net

Prevent the unintentional (or intentional!) mistakes from slipping through to the recycling bin.

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The story of your printing

Get insights into your printing. Some things you might want to know, and some things you might wish you didn’t!

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Rich print job logging

View a log of all copy, print, scan, and fax activity. All actions in the system are auditable and available in a real-time report.

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Gamify your setup!

Level-up your security, environmental, and usability scores by enabling the most impactful features for you.

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Plant more than you print

Join our sustainability program PaperCut Grows to make your essential documents Forest Positive by planting more trees than your printing consumes

More than just features

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World-class partner network for the best possible customer experience

Our team is full of SysAdmins, PaperCut gurus, and a partner network of local PaperCut experts who strive for the great customer experience and are passionate about sustainability. With this, our Help Center, and our Knowledge base, we're geared to help.

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Secure, touch-free printing

We've re-invented how printing works with always verify, self healing mesh networks that take on hive-like characteristics. Using tech such as edge computing and IoT, Papercut Hive is secure, reliable, and provides a touchless printing environment... perfect for today's office environments with printers and MFP/MFDs.

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Do more with Add-ons

A highly advanced print management solution, PaperCut Hive is based on an innovative cloud-native platform that provides easy integrations with other services available that already support your organization. Together with our partner network we'll be building and bringing to live more Add-ons to support small business needs.

How to access PaperCut Hive

For the best possible customer experience, we sell PaperCut Hive through our certified network of partners who guide you in the selection and set up of PaperCut Hive.

Let us help put you in touch with the right partner in your local region.

And remember, for every new PaperCut order we plant a tree on your behalf.

How to buy

PaperCut Hive FAQs

All the things you want to know about PaperCut Hive.

Is PaperCut Hive easy to set up?

Yes it's easy to set up. With the help of our global partner network you can be set up in no time on most modern printers and MFDs. PaperCut Hive is based on the same design principles as PaperCut Pocket. We are super proud with the intuitive admin interface that allows you to quickly enable features that make printing secure, easy and sustainable.

Will PaperCut Hive work with my brand of MFP/MFD/printer

One of PaperCut's strengths over the last 20 years has been to support every printer and operating system.

We've stayed true to this vision in this product. Over the first few months PaperCut Hive has been tested on printer models from pretty much every manufacturer, every brand and we’re yet to find a brand we cannot support.

MFP/MFD touchscreen embedded software supports on-device secure print release and is available for leading printer brands; and we’re adding more brands as you are reading this. Our goal is to support the same set of brands and modes of printers/MFPs/MFDs as supported by our flagship product PaperCut MF.

I'm a potential customer. How can I get Papercut Hive?

PaperCut Hive just like PaperCut MF is sold and supported by our global network of certified resellers and partners. Please reach out to us, let us know your story and let's talk about the best way to get PaperCut Hive in your hands.

Can I use PaperCut Hive in my school, high school, or university?

PaperCut Hive is used successfully around the world in lower to middle schools where only the teachers and staff print. We know that there are some areas in education that require features that PaperCut Hive doesn’t currently support and we’ll be introducing those features over time. Stay tuned for more announcements.

If you require specific advanced features in PaperCut Hive to cater for your Higher Education environment, let us know. In the meantime, all features are available in our flagship product, PaperCut MF, which was specifically designed for all levels of education. Education has special requirements and the initial phase of PaperCut Hive is not tailored for education. Check out the product information on this page to learn more.

I’m a large enterprise. Is PaperCut Hive suitable for me to use?

We’ve designed PaperCut Hive to be enterprise scalable, with security and reliability at its core. An example of this is using the latest IoT technology such as Edge Mesh. For example, this is similar to what you see in modern lighting and security systems as they continue to work locally even if they lose connectivity to the cloud.

PaperCut Hive is suitable to scale up to any size in a wide range of industries and applications. As long as the PaperCut Hive feature set meets your print management requirements, it will certainly work for any number of devices. Should your environment require advanced features not currently available in PaperCut Hive, please speak to us about our flagship product, PaperCut MF, which can be self-hosted on premise or in the cloud.

Can I easily enable visitors/contractors to print with PaperCut Hive?

Computer says yes! It's super easy. The SysAdmin just sends the visitor an email invite so they can self-onboard. Or they can request access themselves by simply scanning the QR code at the MFD’s label.

Is PaperCut Hive like PaperCut MF?

In some ways yes and in some ways no. PaperCut Hive, like PaperCut MF, integrates directly with the MFD or printer firmware. It provides advanced features (such as secure print release on the device) and usage tracking (such as print, copy, and scanning tracking). It is also a product that's serviced and supported by our global and partner network.

PaperCut Hive is designed to be only available as a fully-hosted product, while PaperCut MF includes the option to self-host.PaperCut MF is our flagship product and is packed full of features, many of which will make their way into PaperCut Hive gradually over time. Organizations needing the full power of print management should consider PaperCut MF.

Is PaperCut Hive like PaperCut Pocket?

Both products are our first products out of our new cloud-native platform. They share a lot of infrastructure but they are different in terms of features and functionality.

PaperCut Pocket is designed to be for self-set up and aimed at customers for DIY installation. PaperCut Hive integrates directly with MFDs and printers via embedded touch screen technology at the firmware level and contains much more advanced technology and many more features.

We have a global partner network that distributes PaperCut Hive and they have the skills and experience to support you to get the most out of the more advanced technology.

In addition to advanced MFD technology, PaperCut Hive includes a number of advanced Add-ons that empower customers in particular industries. Check out the product information on this page to learn more.

Can I use PaperCut Hive to control MFP/MFD access and track copy, fax, and scan?

Yes, that's one of the main differences between PaperCut Pocket and PaperCut Hive. We already have this functionality for most major print vendor brands and we’re quickly rounding that out to have the same level of coverage PaperCut is known for.

We’ve been working with our global partner network and print manufacturers to ensure the PaperCut Hive MFD embedded software is cloud-ready and supported globally.

Can users print from their phones or tablets?

Yes, PaperCut Hive supports printing from iPhone/iOS or Android mobile devices/smartphones. This is a standard feature that is included by default. Users just need to follow the simple steps in their invitation email to download the PaperCut Hive mobile app. Additionally, they can also use the mobile app that provides a touch-free (contactless) print release experience at the MFP/MFD.

Does PaperCut Hive support swipe proximity cards for user authentication at the MFP/MFD?

Yes, we support most major card technologies out of the box including proximity cards like MIFARE, HID and NFC technologies. Or if you are into retro tech we can even dust off the good old barcode reader.

Your end-users can also self-associate their cards directly on the MFD without any admin interaction required.

Do I need a print server or a cloud account with Azure, AWS or Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?

No, PaperCut Hive is a true public cloud print management solution and it's fully-hosted for you. It's also a server-free product so there is no requirement for you to maintain a print server or have your own cloud account. Think of PaperCut Hive as your outsourced print infrastructure.

How long does the edge node remain in the admin console after being uninstalled?

When a PaperCut Hive or PaperCut Pocket edge node is uninstalled following the steps in our How to uninstall the PaperCut Pocket / Hive Print Client (Edge Node and Printer) KB article, the edge node is immediately removed from the list of edge nodes. You might need to refresh the page to reflect the change.

If the edge node is not uninstalled correctly or the computer is reset before uninstalling the edge node is complete, it will still appear in the PaperCut Pocket or PaperCut Hive edge node list for 30 days before it's automatically removed.

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Always Innovating

PaperCut Hive is our latest and greatest cloud-native print management solution.

It's been part of our strategy not just to develop a cloud product, but a platform that would form the basis of our future printing solutions. Our goal was to rethink printing and challenge ourselves. We built cloud products from scratch, with world-leading security from the ground up, designed to scale to the biggest organizations in the world.

PaperCut Hive is the second product out of our cloud platform. As the premium product on our cloud platform, PaperCut Hive is the product that’s getting most of our attention so we are adding more and more features all the time.

Early 2016

How the product was born

Our free cloud product released. PaperCut Views is tracking printing for more than 50,000 organizations.

Mid 2019

Maturing

Even more cloud features added to PaperCut MF - OCR, Scan to Cloud, etc.

Dec 2019

Evolving cloud

Putting the first product of our multi-tenant cloud platform into the pockets of early beta testers.

July 2020

Beta released

Unleashed PaperCut Hive into the hands and onto the MFDs of our users.

March 2021

3... 2...1...Take off!

PaperCut Hive released into the wild to solve your print management problems easier and faster by leveraging the cloud.

What's next

What about education, enterprise and....?

Adding more and more cool features to PaperCut Hive.

Well done! You've got this far

Now let's go deep into the details...

Support

Need help with anything PaperCut Hive? Our support team is eager to help out.

Help Center

The place to find PaperCut Hive step-by-step instructions, system requirements, FAQs, features in details and many more technical tidbits.

Knowledge base

Search the most comprehensive resource of articles, answers, and information about PaperCut.

PaperCut Grows

Our sustainability program makes your hard copy output Forest Positive by planting more trees than used by your printing.

Percolator (Beta) program

What’s brewing? Visit our Percolator to find out what projects are in our beta program and how you can get involved.

PaperCut MF

Need more today? A Papercut Hive feature might be brewing in our Percolator (Beta) program but check out PaperCut MF.