Pricing

Paprel Pricing

Infrastructure pricing, not seat pricing: a platform fee with included accounting ops, metered per 1,000 past that. Build and test in sandbox with no billing; production starts with a 14-day trial.

API / embedded pricing

Choose your platform tier

Each tier is a platform fee with included accounting ops, metered per 1,000 past that. Move to white-label or private deployment as volume, compliance, or distribution needs grow.

Starter5,000 ops included

Embedded Accounting API

For teams moving embedded accounting into production with early customer volume.

$149/ month

5,000 included accounting ops [1]

$15 per additional 1,000 ops

  • Sandbox and production environments
  • Accounting APIs, webhooks, and MCP
  • Optional finance review workspace
  • Usage controls and audit history
Growth30,000 ops included

Embedded Accounting API

For platforms with active customers, sync jobs, and steady accounting automation.

$499/ month

30,000 included accounting ops [1]

$10 per additional 1,000 ops

  • More included accounting volume
  • Lower overage rate
  • Launch support for production rollout
  • Capacity for onboarding spikes
CustomCustom scope

White-Label & Private Deployment

For branded distribution, BYOC, private infrastructure, security review, or support terms that need a contract.

NeobanksAccounting firmsFintech platformsVertical SaaS
Custom

Partner, enterprise, and private deployment

Usage, support, infrastructure, and commercial terms scoped together

  • White-label SaaS distribution
  • Private deployment or BYOC
  • Committed usage bands
  • Security review and rollout support
What counts as an op
  • Journals
  • Invoices
  • Expenses
  • Payments
  • Credit notes
  • Reconciliation
  • Not counted:
  • Reads
  • Reports
  • Failed requests
  • Sandbox
Double-entry ledger Journals API Reconciliation Live reports Invoicing Expense tracking
Metering, without surprises

What counts as an accounting op

An op is a successful write that creates or changes accounting activity. Reads, reports, failed requests, and sandbox exploration are free.

The rate falls as volume grows

Starter

$15 / 1,000 ops

Beyond 5,000 included ops

Growth

$10 / 1,000 ops

Beyond 30,000 included ops

33% lower overage than Starter

Custom

Lower committed rates, scoped together

Committed volume

Best effective rate

Included allotments bring the effective rate lower still — the platform fee covers your baseline, metering covers growth.

Invoice issued
1 op
Payment recorded
1 op
Journal posted
1 op
Reconciliation match
1 op
Reports, reads, list calls
0 ops
Failed or rejected requests
0 ops

Worked examples (illustrative)

150 active businesses, each averaging 8 invoices and their payments a month

150 × 16 writes ≈ 2,400 ops

Fits Starter with room to spare

900 active businesses with invoicing, payments, and bank reconciliation

900 × 30 writes ≈ 27,000 ops

Fits Growth

Your mix will differ — replay real traffic against the no-billing sandbox to size your volume before production pricing starts.

Estimate your monthly ops

Workflow profile

Estimated ops

3,000

Cheapest plan

Starter

Estimated monthly cost

$149 / mo

Cost per business

$0.74/ business / mo

What the accounting layer costs you per customer — price your accounting feature on top of it.

Platform fee
$149
Within included ops — no overage charge
$0
Estimated total
$149 / mo
Start on Starter

Illustrative only — actual metering depends on your workflow mix.

Weighing this against building a ledger in-house? Read the build-vs-buy guide

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Build in sandbox, launch with a production trial

Use sandbox for developer testing with no billing. When you are ready for real workflows, start production on a monthly plan with a 14-day free trial.

API-First Delivery
Audit-Ready Controls
Sandbox And Guided Rollout