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DocSend vs Papermark for document sharing.
DocSend and Papermark both upload a file and track that file; Papermark is the open-source one. HTMLRadar keeps a web page, an HTML deck or a Claude artifact as it is, and reports reading by section.
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Each is described from its own pages, with the sources under the table.
Checked on 29 September 2026
The deciding question: file or live web page?
| What you need | DocSend | Papermark | HTMLRadar |
|---|---|---|---|
| What it is built around | |||
| The document | Uploaded files: PDF, office documents, images, audio, video and spreadsheets1 | Uploaded files: PDF, office documents, Notion pages, images, videos, spreadsheets, CAD files and more3 | Web pages: an HTML file, or the address of a page you host |
| An .html file | Not on its accepted-file list1 | Not on its list of file types3 | The main input |
| Reading detail | Per page, for PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Google Slides and Keynote2 | Time spent on each page3 | Time on each section, for each named reader |
| Control | |||
| Proof of the reader’s e-mail | E-mail authentication for visitors, Advanced and above2 | E-mail verification, Business and above3 | A one-time code, on every plan |
| Your own domain | Branded custom subdomain, Standard and above2 | Custom domain for documents, Business and above3 | Included in Pro6 |
| Beyond sending | |||
| Data rooms | Yes, called Spaces2 | Yes3 | No |
| NDAs and dynamic watermarking | Advanced and above2 | On its Data Rooms plan3 | No |
| Source code and hosting | Hosted by DocSend, part of Dropbox2 | Open source under AGPLv3, apart from its enterprise directories; a self-hosted version is offered34 | A hosted service, developed privately |
| Price, in US dollars | |||
| Free plan | None; a 14-day trial of Advanced Data Rooms2 | 50 links and 50 documents, with 30-day analytics retention3 | 2 tracked links, free. No credit card.6 |
| First paid plan | Personal $10 or Standard $45 a user a month, billed yearly5 | Pro: $29 a month billed yearly, or $35 monthly, for one person3 | Pro: $15 a month, or $150 a year6 |
| For a team | Advanced: $150 a month billed yearly, or $250 monthly, for 3 users2 | Business: $69 a month billed yearly, or $90 monthly, for 3 people3 | Team: $20 a seat a month, minimum 5 seats6 |
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DocSend
What it is built around
- The document
- Uploaded files: PDF, office documents, images, audio, video and spreadsheets1
- An .html file
- Not on its accepted-file list1
- Reading detail
- Per page, for PDF, Word, PowerPoint, Google Docs, Google Slides and Keynote2
Control
- Proof of the reader’s e-mail
- E-mail authentication for visitors, Advanced and above2
- Your own domain
- Branded custom subdomain, Standard and above2
Beyond sending
- Data rooms
- Yes, called Spaces2
- NDAs and dynamic watermarking
- Advanced and above2
- Source code and hosting
- Hosted by DocSend, part of Dropbox2
Price, in US dollars
- Free plan
- None; a 14-day trial of Advanced Data Rooms2
- First paid plan
- Personal $10 or Standard $45 a user a month, billed yearly5
- For a team
- Advanced: $150 a month billed yearly, or $250 monthly, for 3 users2
Papermark
What it is built around
- The document
- Uploaded files: PDF, office documents, Notion pages, images, videos, spreadsheets, CAD files and more3
- An .html file
- Not on its list of file types3
- Reading detail
- Time spent on each page3
Control
- Proof of the reader’s e-mail
- E-mail verification, Business and above3
- Your own domain
- Custom domain for documents, Business and above3
Beyond sending
- Data rooms
- Yes3
- NDAs and dynamic watermarking
- On its Data Rooms plan3
- Source code and hosting Only Papermark
- Open source under AGPLv3, apart from its enterprise directories; a self-hosted version is offered34
Price, in US dollars
- Free plan
- 50 links and 50 documents, with 30-day analytics retention3
- First paid plan
- Pro: $29 a month billed yearly, or $35 monthly, for one person3
- For a team
- Business: $69 a month billed yearly, or $90 monthly, for 3 people3
HTMLRadar
What it is built around
- The document
- Web pages: an HTML file, or the address of a page you host
- An .html file Only HTMLRadar
- The main input
- Reading detail
- Time on each section, for each named reader
Control
- Proof of the reader’s e-mail
- A one-time code, on every plan
- Your own domain
- Included in Pro6
Beyond sending
- Data rooms
- No
- NDAs and dynamic watermarking
- No
- Source code and hosting
- A hosted service, developed privately
Price, in US dollars
- Free plan
- 2 tracked links, free. No credit card.6
- First paid plan
- Pro: $15 a month, or $150 a year6
- For a team
- Team: $20 a seat a month, minimum 5 seats6
Sources
- 1DocSend help centre, How to upload files to Dropbox DocSend, updated 5 June 2026.
- 2DocSend, Plans and pricing, with both billing options and its questions and answers.
- 3Papermark, Pricing, in US dollars, with both billing options and its feature table.
- 4Papermark’s public repository, LICENSE.
- 5DocSend’s pricing page showed one of two versions across repeated loads on 29 September 2026. One lists Personal at $10 a user a month billed yearly ($15 monthly), Standard at $45 ($65 monthly), Advanced at $150 a month ($250 monthly) and Advanced Data Rooms at $180 ($300 monthly). The other has no Personal plan and lists Standard at $30 a user a month billed yearly ($43 monthly), with Advanced and Advanced Data Rooms at the same prices.
- 6HTMLRadar, Pricing.
What DocSend is built for
DocSend is built for a conventional document as the source, with a mature file workflow: uploaded documents, spaces, access controls, watermarks, or e-signatures. Its accepted-file list is broad. That is useful when fidelity means a recipient sees a managed viewer for a familiar file format.
What Papermark is built for
Papermark is built for the same document-sharing model, with source access and self-hosting added. Its public project offers shareable document links, analytics, custom domains, and a self-hosted deployment path.
The case neither file tracker solves
A growing number of decks and client documents start as HTML: a Claude artifact, a reveal.js presentation, or a hand-built page. Turning one into a PDF removes the interactions and layout it was made for. HTMLRadar stores or fetches the HTML, serves it through a tracked link, and reports the sections that held attention.
See the HTML deck workflowDo I need to replace DocSend or Papermark to use HTMLRadar?
No. They solve the file-sharing case. HTMLRadar is for the separate case where the document itself is HTML and should stay that way for the reader.
Does DocSend accept HTML files?
DocSend’s published accepted-file list does not include HTML. It accepts common document, presentation, media, image, and spreadsheet formats instead.
How should I test the right product quickly?
Send one real document. DocSend and Papermark are built for a PDF or office file as the source of truth. If the browser version is the source of truth, test the same HTML through HTMLRadar before converting it.