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What it is

Paperspace Notebooks is a hosted, browser-based Jupyter IDE for data exploration and machine-learning model development with accelerated compute. Users can launch GPU-enabled notebooks from a browser using a pre-built template or their own setup. It runs Jupyter files and projects in languages such as Python, with notebook machines running in Docker containers and shared persistent storage for work across notebooks.

Teams can invite collaborators, assign permissions, fork public projects, and create notebooks. Pro and Growth subscribers can mount public or private S3-compatible data sources, including AWS S3 and DigitalOcean Spaces. Listed tools include TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit Learn, TensorRT, TensorBoard, ONNX, XGBoost, HuggingFace, RAPIDS, and Fast.ai. An HTTP-based API supports programmatic resource management. The free plan includes 5 GB storage and free CPU and GPU machines, but free-tier machine auto-shutdown cannot exceed six hours. Paid plans start at $8.00 per month. Platforms listed are API, Linux, macOS, web, and Windows; a separate desktop app is listed for Windows 10+, OS X 10.13+, and Linux beta.

Spec sheet

What it does
Paperspace Notebooks is a browser-based, GPU-enabled Jupyter notebook environment for developing AI and machine-learning projects.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
API
The Paperspace API lets users programmatically manage Paperspace resources using HTTP requests.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Security
The maker says its security team monitors threats in real time around the clock and maintains historical user and resource activity logs.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Support
Standard support is free and ticket-based seven days a week; enterprise support is available by contract and includes infrastructure assistance and customer success managers.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Headquarters
New York, United StatesRead 28 Sep 2026 · paperspace.com
Founded
2012Read 28 Sep 2026 · paperspace.com
Acquisition
DigitalOcean announced its acquisition of Paperspace on July 6, 2023, and later said the Paperspace brand was folded into DigitalOcean in 2024.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
API authentication
API keys are created in the Paperspace console and can authenticate the REST API, JavaScript SDK, and Gradient CLI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
API availability
Paperspace provides a REST API, a command-line interface, and SDK access for managing resources.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Auto-shutdown limit
Machine auto-shutdown can be set between 1 hour and 1 week, while free-tier machines have a maximum timeout of 6 hours.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
CLI status
The legacy paperspace-node repository is archived and tells users to use the newer Paperspace CLI.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Collaboration
The service supports inviting collaborators, permissions, and public notebook links.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Company founding and headquarters
CB Insights lists Paperspace as founded in 2014 and headquartered at 20 Jay Street in Brooklyn, New York.Read 15 Oct 2026 · cbinsights.com
Company funding
CB Insights reports total funding of $26.08 million before acquisition.Read 15 Oct 2026 · cbinsights.com
Company legal name
Crunchbase lists the legal name as Paperspace, Co.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com
Containers
Notebook environments run in lightweight Docker containers intended to improve portability and startup speed.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Current brand status
DigitalOcean says existing users can continue accessing legacy Paperspace products, while new users are directed to DigitalOcean AI and GPU offerings.Read 15 Oct 2026 · digitalocean.com
Data integrations
Pro and Growth subscribers can mount public or private S3-compatible data sources, including DigitalOcean Spaces and AWS S3, into notebooks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Datacenter standards
The security page says its datacenters are individually audited against SOC 1, SOC 2, PCI-DSS, and ISO 27001 standards.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Desktop app
The Paperspace App is listed for Windows 10+, OS X 10.13+, and Linux beta, with hotkeys, drag-and-drop uploads, and multi-monitor support.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Desktop features
The desktop app advertises operating-system hotkeys, drag-and-drop uploads, and multi-monitor support.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Desktop system requirements
The native desktop app supports Windows 10 or newer, macOS 10.13 or newer, and Linux in beta.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Documentation depth
The documentation includes API references, CLI references, legacy tool references, authentication instructions, examples, and sample applications.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.github.io
Framework integrations
Listed integrations and templates include TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, scikit-learn, TensorRT, TensorBoard, ONNX, XGBoost, Hugging Face, RAPIDS, Fast.ai, R, Streamlit, Jupyter, Flask, and TF Serving.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Frameworks
The product page lists TensorFlow, PyTorch, Keras, Scikit Learn, TensorRT, TensorBoard, ONNX, XGBoost, HuggingFace, RAPIDS, and Fast.ai among supported frameworks and tools.Read 7 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
GPU notebooks
Users can launch GPU-enabled Jupyter notebooks from a browser and choose a pre-built template or bring their own.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
GPU scaling
The product advertises a broad range of GPU options and no runtime limits for scaling training.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Independent user profile
TrustRadius describes Paperspace as a cloud MLOps platform focused on building, training, and deploying deep-learning models, with a listed starting price of $268 per month.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com
Languages
The IDE executes Jupyter files and projects in other languages such as Python.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Limit: billing
Trustpilot and GetApp reviewers report charges continuing after deactivation, failed provisioning, or unintended machine runtime.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Limit: environment management
A Capterra reviewer requests a more streamlined way to load and activate Conda environments in JupyterLab.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Limit: notebook interface
A Capterra reviewer says the proprietary Jupyter IDE is less fully featured than standard Jupyter, although the regular notebook interface is available.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Limit: reliability
Trustpilot reviewers report frequent outages, insufficient capacity, and unreliable service in some periods.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
Notable changelog item
A Paperspace changelog entry dated July 14, 2020 announced that notebook startup menus began displaying instance prices.Read 15 Oct 2026 · updates.paperspace.com
Notebook launch
Users can launch notebooks from pre-built templates or bring their own environment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Notebook tooling
The feature list includes persistent storage, terminals, system metrics, versioning, dataset tracking, tagging, log streaming, and run-anywhere workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Open-source components
The archived paperspace-node API and CLI repository is open source under the ISC license, while the current CLI repository is listed under Apache-2.0.Read 15 Oct 2026 · github.com
Persistent storage
Notebooks provide shared persistent storage for long-term development and collaboration between notebooks.Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Praise: ease and value
Independent reviewers repeatedly praise straightforward setup, fast GPU access, reasonable pricing, and ease of use.Read 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Praise: support
Several Capterra and GetApp reviewers describe customer support as responsive and helpful when troubleshooting problems.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Pricing model
Compute outside free instance types is billed hourly, and storage overage is listed at $0.29 per GB.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Rating on Capterra
3.3 out of 5 from 26 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com
Rating on G2
4.9 out of 5 from 10 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com
Rating on GetApp
3.3 out of 5 from 26 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com
Rating on Trustpilot
1.5 out of 5 from 97 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustpilot.com
SDKs
The legacy developer documentation describes a JavaScript Node.js client and direct HTTP API access, with a Python client also documented in the project ecosystem.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.github.io
Security encryption
Official documentation says platform traffic and internal service traffic use SSL/TLS encryption, databases use 256-bit AES or higher, and certificates use 2,048-bit public keys.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Security monitoring
Paperspace states that it monitors threats in real time and operates a cloud security team continuously.Read 15 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Self-hosting
The pricing page describes private-cloud, on-premises, and private-cluster deployments for enterprise Gradient environments.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Web IDE
Its web IDE runs Jupyter files and projects in other languages, including Python, with syntax highlighting.Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com

Plans and prices

Free Free plus utilization costs on paid instances public projects · 5GB storage · basic instances Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Free Free 5 GB included storage · Free CPU (C4) and Free GPU (M4000) · Free machines only for Notebooks in private workspaces · Free-tier machine auto-shutdown maximum 6 hours Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
T0 Free plus utilization costs on paid instance types public notebooks · 10GB persistent storage · 10 total notebooks · 1 running notebook Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Pro $8 a month per month plus utilization costs on paid instances private projects · 15GB storage · mid-range instances · faster free GPUs based on availability Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Pro (user plan) $8 a month $0.0119/hr, maximum $8.00/mo 15 GB included storage · additional usage $0.29/GB/mo · free CPU (C4), Free GPU (M4000), P4000, P5000, RTX4000, RTX5000, A4000 machines Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Pro (team plan) $12 a month $0.0179/hr, maximum $12.00/mo 15 GB included storage · additional usage $0.29/GB/mo · free CPU (C4), Free GPU (M4000), P4000, P5000, RTX4000, RTX5000, A4000 machines Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
T1 $12 a month per user/month plus utilization costs on paid instance types private notebooks · 500GB persistent storage · 100 total notebooks · 10 running notebooks Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Growth $39 a month per month plus utilization costs on paid instances private projects · 50GB storage · high-end instances · expert support Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com
Growth (team plan) $39 a month $0.0580/hr, maximum $39.00/mo 50 GB included storage · additional usage $0.29/GB/mo · free CPU (C4), Free GPU (M4000), P4000, P5000, RTX4000, RTX5000, A4000, A5000, A6000, A100-80G machines Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
Growth (user plan) $39 a month $0.0580/hr, maximum $39.00/mo 50 GB included storage · additional usage $0.29/GB/mo · free CPU (C4), Free GPU (M4000), P4000, P5000, RTX4000, RTX5000, A4000, A5000, A6000, A100-80G machines Read 7 Oct 2026 · docs.digitalocean.com
T2 Priced on request contact sales private notebooks · scalable storage · unlimited notebooks · unlimited running notebooks Read 15 Oct 2026 · paperspace.com

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Strong points and limits

Strong points

  • GPU-enabled notebooks launch from a browser.
  • Shared persistent storage spans notebooks.
  • Teams can set permissions and invite collaborators.
  • API supports programmatic resource management.

Limits

  • Free-tier machines have a six-hour auto-shutdown maximum.
  • S3-compatible mounts require Pro or Growth.
  • Free plan includes 5 GB storage.

Who it suits

It suits individuals and teams developing Jupyter-based data or machine-learning projects who need hosted GPU notebooks, persistent storage, or collaboration controls. S3-compatible data mounting is available to Pro and Growth subscribers.

Verdict

Paperspace Notebooks brings hosted Jupyter work, GPU machines, storage, and collaboration into one service. Compare the free-tier timeout and included storage with the machine and storage options on paid plans.

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