Introwise vs Paperbell

Both sell session packages. $97 a month, or free with a 2.5% commission.

Both tools sell packages and count the sessions as clients book them. Paperbell adds contracts, a website and text reminders for $97 a month. Introwise adds built-in video calls and starts free.

Paperbell facts checked on 12 November 2026.

The short answer

Paperbell's contracts and text reminders are real reasons to pay $97 a month. If you don't need them, the maths changes.

Choose Introwise if

  • You have a handful of clients and $97 a month is a lot
  • You want the video call built in, with no call tool to connect
  • You want to connect both Stripe and PayPal, and choose which one each service uses
  • You want a free plan to start on, not a 7-day trial

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Choose Paperbell if

  • Every client must sign a contract before paying
  • Your clients expect text message reminders
  • You sell monthly subscriptions, or long programmes paid weekly or every few months
  • You want a simple website built from your packages

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Introwise and Paperbell, line by line

For a coach working alone. Paperbell facts come from its own pricing page and help centre.

Feature
Introwise
Paperbell
A free plan
YesNo time limit
NoA 7-day trialSource
Price a monthBilled monthly, for one person.
$0, $15 or $39
Fee on what your clients payOn top of card processing.
2.5% on Free, 1.5% on Growth, none on Pro
NoneSource
Payments go straight to your own account
YesYour own Stripe or PayPal
YesYour own Stripe or PayPal, one of the twoSource
Session packages, counted as clients bookA client prepays several sessions and books them one by one.
YesOn every plan
Clients can see how many sessions they have left
YesIn the client portal, on every plan
YesIn the client portalSource
Packages with an expiry date
YesGrowth and Pro
YesAn account-wide default that you can change per purchaseSource
Paying for a package in instalments
YesPro, with Stripe
YesWith Stripe; weekly to every 3 monthsSource
Group sessions with paid seats
YesUp to 42 clients
Subscriptions billed automatically
No
YesMonthly, with StripeSource
Discount codes
YesGrowth and Pro
YesWith Stripe; percentage discounts onlySource
Video callsWhere the session itself takes place.
YesBuilt in: 1,000 call minutes a month on Free, about 8 hours of 1:1 calls
NoNot built in; connects to Zoom or Google MeetSource
Clients and remindersSee how Introwise does it
Email reminders
Yes
YesYou set them up for each packageSource
Text message reminders
No
YesIn 45 countriesSource
Forms for your clients
YesGrowth and Pro
YesIntake surveysSource
Contracts with e-signature
No
YesSigned before the client paysSource
Your page and your toolsSee how Introwise does it
Booking page on your own domain
YesPro
Yes$5 a month extraSource
Mobile apps
NoWorks in the phone browser

We checked the facts about Paperbell on 12 November 2026.If a line here is out of date or unfair, tell us and we will correct it.

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Worth knowing

Paperbell costs $97 a month, and some comparison pages still show $57

Paperbell's own pricing page and FAQ show $97 a month or $970 a year. Two third-party pages that were checked in August and September 2026, linked below, quote $57; both are published by companies that sell competing tools. When you compare tools, read the price on the vendor's own page, including ours. Introwise starts at $0 and takes a small share only when a client pays you. The calculator below lets you check that against $97.

Sources: Paperbell's pricing page, a review by Ruzuku, a comparison by Cohere. How we read forums

What each costs at your numbers

Paperbell is a flat $97 a month. Introwise is free to start, and its top plan is $39.

With Paperbell, would you also pay for

We show Introwise on whichever plan works out cheapest for these numbers, billed monthly, assuming every session is a 1:1 call on its built-in video. Extra call minutes are $5 per 1,000. See Introwise pricing

At $800 a month in client payments: Introwise costs $77 less a month than Paperbell.

Before card processing, which your payment processor charges with either tool.

  • Paperbell
    $97 a month
    $97 subscription Source
  • Introwise Free
    $20 a month
    2.5% of your payments ($20). Video calls are built in.

Monthly billing on both sides; Paperbell is $970 when paid yearly. Stripe and PayPal charge their own processing fee with either tool, so it is left out.

What reviewers say about Paperbell

Paperbell has few reviews on Trustpilot: 14 when we read them on 12 November 2026. Capterra and G2 hold more.

What they like

What they complain about

Most of those reviews are from 2025 and 2026. Ratings are as each platform showed them that day.

Read the reviews yourselfDon't take our word for it.

Paperbell

Introwise

Introwise has far fewer public reviews than the tools we compare ourselves with, and most are a few years old.

Moving from Paperbell

Moving means setting up your packages and availability again here; there's no import yet. Clients keep paying into the same Stripe or PayPal account. If clients still hold sessions in Paperbell, write to us and we'll help you carry them over.

Questions about Introwise and Paperbell

Is Introwise cheaper than Paperbell?

For almost everyone, yes. Paperbell is $97 a month. Introwise is free with a 2.5% commission, $15 a month with 1.5%, or $39 a month with none, so the plan never costs more than $39. Extra call minutes cost $5 per 1,000; you would need about 140 hours of 1:1 video calls a month before Introwise cost more.

Does Introwise have contracts?

No. If every client must sign an agreement before paying, Paperbell does that in one flow and Introwise does not. You would need a separate signing tool.

Do both count the sessions left in a package?

Yes. Both count sessions as clients book and show the client what is left.

Does Paperbell include video calls?

Paperbell says video calling is not built in; it connects to Zoom or Google Meet, which can be free. Introwise has video calls built in.

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Introwise is free to start, with no card and no time limit.