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Do I need PaperCut NG or MF?

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Great news, you can use PaperCut Mobility Print on its own! It’s available as a free standalone tool to share printers with users inside and outside your network. You don’t need PaperCut NG or MF to use it, but pairing Mobility Print with NG or MF unlocks additional features, like print tracking, quota management, and reporting.

So, if all you need is a quick and easy way to get users connected to printers, standalone Mobility Print has you covered. For advanced management, NG or MF brings in the extra tools you might want.

The table below compares the different features and options available with Mobility Print, and when using Mobility Print combined with PaperCut NG or PaperCut MF.

  Mobility Print Mobility Print with PaperCut NG Mobility Print with PaperCut MF
  Mobility Print Logo PaperCut NG Logo PaperCut MF Logo
Available for free Tick
Unlimited users
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Free license for 5 users
 
DIY installation Tick Tick Available through our partner network
Access to PaperCut Support Tick
(email only)
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(email only with free license)
Available through our partner network
Supports all printer brands Tick Tick Tick
BYOD printing (Windows, Mac, Chromebook, iOS and Android devices) Tick Tick Tick
Secure print release   Tick
With a release station
Tick
With a card, badge or signing in at a copier
Additional data loss features (print auditing, watermarking, and digital signatures)   Tick Tick
Automated print driver and queue deployment on managed computers   Tick Tick
Set up print policies to reduce environmental impact   Tick Tick
Printing cost control (quotas, charge cost centers or users, reporting)   Tick Tick
Find-Me printing     Tick
Copy, scan, and fax tracking, and control for multi-function devices (MFDs)     Tick
‘One-click’ Scan to Cloud (including OCR and image enhancements)     Tick

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