Which way of creating users should I choose?

In this article we'll give an overview of the different ways of creating users and help you to select the appropriate process.

Different ways of creating users
Creating a new user by clicking the new button on the users page. To see a tour of how to do this, please click this link.	Creating multiple users at once via a .csv file. To see a tour of how to do this, please click this link.	Allowing the users to create themselves. Please visit this link to see a detailed guide of how to do this.	Creating users via a webservice. If you wish to use this option, please contact us on [e-mail] to get further information regarding our API.
Pros (+) and cons (-)
(+) Great if you need to create just a few of users. I.e. when setting up your system, or helping out a single new user. (-) Can be quite tedious, when creating several users.	(+) Great for creating a lot of user at once. (+) Great if you have information (i.e. name, adress, email) of users stored. (-) Requires some tinkering with spreadsheets. (-) If you have no prior information stored digitally this option is considered quite tedious since it requires you to enter all the data manually. (-) Should be used with caution.	(+) Makes the creation process autonomous. (+) Using challenge codes can direct users to the right ortgtanisations. (+) & (-) Puts the responsibility of writing the appropriate information at the user. (-) If using challenge codes, the system need some setup and distribution of codes to the appropriate users.	(+) Free of charge (+) Integration with your system. (-) Requires developers to integrate this option.