ezeep alternative
An ezeep alternative that members use without installing anything
ezeep Blue is a popular choice for coworking printing, with integrations for many coworking platforms. Commontray takes a different route: members print from a web page with no app, documents wait for a QR scan at the printer, and color is charged only on the pages that have it.
The short answer
ezeep Blue or Commontray?
Choose ezeep Blue if members want printers in every app’s print dialog, you have printers that need drivers, or your coworking platform is one ezeep connects to and Commontray doesn’t. Choose Commontray if you’d rather nobody installs anything, want color charged page by page, and prefer one price per location to a price per user.
Choose ezeep Blue if…
- Members want to print from any app’s print dialog.
- Some printers need a manufacturer’s driver.
- Your platform is OfficeRnD, Archie, Deskworks, Spacebring, Cobot or Coworks.
- You have up to 10 users and want a free plan by user count.
- You want guests to join by scanning a QR code and accepting an email invitation.
Choose Commontray if…
- Members print from a web page, with no app to install.
- You want color charged page by page, and only once it has printed.
- You run on Nexudus, or bill from a CSV.
- You’d rather pay per location than per user.
- You want the printers off the shared network, with the Commontray Box’s printer port.
Side by side
Commontray and ezeep Blue, compared
| Commontray | ezeep Blue | |
|---|---|---|
| On people’s devices | Nothing. They use a web page. | The ezeep print app for Windows (needs admin rights to install), Mac, Chrome, iOS and Android; a web upload for one-off prints |
| What runs at your site | A computer you already have, or the Commontray Box | The ezeep Connector on a Windows PC or server, or an ezeep Hub (€8.90 a month) |
| Printers | Driverless: printers that take PDF or support IPP Everywhere | Most printers, through a cloud pool of around 6,000 drivers |
| Release at the printer | Tap Print now on any plan; scan the QR sticker on Team and Space | Scan a QR code or use an NFC release station (Business and Enterprise plans) |
| Guests | Sign in on the print page | Self-Join: scan a QR code or open a link, enter an email, accept the invitation |
| Charging people | Per-page prices, color detected page by page, charged after printing; Nexudus or CSV | Through coworking platform integrations; usage goes on member invoices |
| Coworking platforms | Nexudus | Nexudus, OfficeRnD, Archie, Deskworks, Spacebring, Cobot, Coworks and others |
| How it’s priced | Per location, any number of people: free for one printer, then $29 or $59 a month | Per user: free up to 10 users; Pro $2.75 and Business $4.75 a month, billed yearly; Enterprise on request |
| Trial | Free for one printer, no time limit | 14 days, then the Free plan |
ezeep details are from ezeep’s own public website and documentation, checked in November 2026. Products and prices change, so check with them before you decide. Commontray prices are per location, in US dollars.
Credit where it’s due
What ezeep Blue does well
Coworking platforms
ezeep connects to more coworking and space management platforms than anyone else we looked at, and imports new members automatically.
Older printers
Its cloud driver pool means printers that need a manufacturer’s driver can still be used.
The normal print dialog
With the ezeep app installed, members print from Word, a browser or any other app the usual way.
A free plan
Small teams of up to 10 users can use ezeep Blue for free.
Where Commontray is different
Less to install, fairer to the page
No app at all
Members open the print page in the browser they already have. New members print on their first day without installing anything, and there’s no app to support. See mobile printing.
Color, page by page
A 20-page document with one chart is 19 black & white pages and one color page, even when it’s sent in color. See charging and credits.
Charged after printing
Nothing is charged until the printer reports what it printed. Failed, cancelled and never-released jobs cost nothing.
Per location, not per member
Member numbers change every month; Commontray’s price per location doesn’t. See pricing.
Questions
ezeep alternative questions
Does Commontray work with Nexudus, like ezeep does?
Yes. With the Nexudus integration, members sign in with their Nexudus account, printing credit is used first and charges go on their Nexudus invoice. ezeep supports more coworking platforms today, so if yours isn’t Nexudus, check both.
Can members print from Word’s print dialog with Commontray?
No. With Commontray people upload the document on the print page, from any phone or laptop, or email it. Nothing is added to their computer’s printer list. If printing from every app’s print dialog matters most, ezeep’s app does that.
Does Commontray need hardware like the ezeep Hub?
Commontray runs on a computer you already have at the site (Windows, macOS or Linux, including a Raspberry Pi). If you don’t have one to spare, the Commontray Box plugs in next to the printer, and its screen shows the release code.
Which printers does Commontray work with?
Network printers that accept PDF or support IPP Everywhere, which covers most office printers from the last decade. Printers that only work with a manufacturer’s driver aren’t supported. The free printer checker tells you for each of yours.
Is there a free plan?
Both have one. ezeep’s Free plan covers up to 10 users. Commontray’s Free plan covers one printer for any number of people. See Commontray pricing.
Printing your members don’t have to install.
Try Commontray on one printer, free, and send your members the link.