Sarmate vs Texeno, side by side.
Sarmate's Pro is €99 a year, with no compile time limit and 5 GB. Scholar is $75 a year, with 8-minute compiles, the priority lane and unlimited collaborators.
The short answer: pick Sarmate for the lowest yearly price (Perso, €39) if 5 minutes per 2-hour window is enough, or for a plan with no compile time limit (Pro). Pick Texeno for a lower price than Pro, the priority lane and a team plan with its price on the page.
The two at a glance
| Feature | Texeno | Sarmate |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | Scholar: $9 a month or $75 a year | Perso: €3.99 a month or €39 a year |
| Paid compile | 8 minutes, no quota | Perso: 5 minutes per 2-hour window. Pro: unlimited |
| Paid storage | 5 GB | Perso: 500 MB. Pro: 5 GB |
| Paid collaborators | Unlimited |
Reading the table
Sarmate's prices are in euros and we show them as it does. Its Perso plan at €39 a year costs less than Scholar at $75, but it allows 5 minutes of compiling per 2-hour window and 2 collaborators. Its Pro plan at €99 a year costs more than Scholar and has no compile time limit, which suits very long documents. Scholar's case against Pro is the price and the priority lane.
For a group, Sarmate's institution licence is €89 a seat a year for 3 to 5 seats, €79 for 6 to 15 and €69 for 16 to 30, and it includes unlimited compiling and 10 GB per account. At those list prices 10 people cost €790 a year and 25 people €1,725. On Texeno's Lab, 10 people cost $490 a year and 25 cost $940. Only members of the team count: people you invite to a single project are free on every plan.
Sarmate's site is not consistent about free-plan collaboration: its pricing page lists it, and its Overleaf comparison page says collaboration comes through a Pro account. Ask before you count on it.
Choose Sarmate if
- You want the lowest yearly price and 5 minutes of compiling per 2-hour window is enough.
- You want no compile time limit at all.
- You are an institution that wants a per-seat licence for a small group.
Choose Texeno if
- You want 8-minute compiles with no 2-hour window, for $75 a year (Sarmate's Perso allows 5 minutes per 2-hour window; its Pro has no limit, for €99).
- You want the priority lane at busy hours.
Sarmate's figures are from sarmate.net. Its pricing page and its comparison pages do not always agree, so check the plan you want before you decide.
Questions
Is Sarmate free?
Yes. Its free plan allows 1 minute of compile time per 2-hour window and 20 MB of storage, and marks the PDF with a notice.
Can I move a Sarmate project to Texeno?
Yes, as long as you can get the project's files as a .zip. In Texeno choose New project, then Upload project, and drop the .zip in.
Does Texeno add a notice to the PDF?
No. PDFs from every Texeno plan, Free included, are clean.
Try your own paper in Texeno.
Start free, upload a project as a .zip and press Recompile. Upgrade when you need longer compiles.
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