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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dropbox DocSend

    Score8.3 out of 10
    N/ADropbox DocSend helps business professionals to securely share and control content. Dropbox DocSend's link-based system is used to set security preferences for each stakeholder, receive notifications each time someone views a file, analyze content performance on a page-by-page basis, and create modern virtual deal rooms. With DocSend, business can offload administrative burdens and securely share the most impactful proprietary information faster. DocSend’s Virtual…

    $10

    per month per user

    SmartVault

    Score7.1 out of 10
    N/ASmartVault is a file syncing and sharing option from the Houston based company of the same name.

    $16

    per user/per month

    Pricing
    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
    Editions & Modules
    Personal
    $10
    per month per user
    Standard
    $45
    per month per user
    Advanced
    $150
    per month
    Advanced Data Rooms
    $180
    per month
    Starter
    $16
    per user/per month
    Professional
    $20
    per user/per month
    Accounting Pro
    $40
    per user/per month
    Enterprise
    Contact sales team
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
    Free Trial
    YesNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
    Considered Both Products
    Dropbox
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    SmartVault Corporation
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    85%
    Would buy again
    11 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Delivers good value for the price
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    13 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    7 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    8 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
    File Sharing & Management
    Comparison of File Sharing & Management features of Dropbox DocSend and SmartVault
    Feature
    Dropbox DocSend
    -
    Ratings
    SmartVault
    8.3
    2 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Document collaboration00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Access control00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    File search00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Security & Administration
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Security & Administration features of Dropbox DocSend and SmartVault
    Feature
    Dropbox DocSend
    -
    Ratings
    SmartVault
    7.0
    2 Ratings
    21% below category average
    User and role management00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    File organization00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Cloud Storage Platform
    Comparison of Cloud Storage Platform features of Dropbox DocSend and SmartVault
    Feature
    Dropbox DocSend
    -
    Ratings
    SmartVault
    5.0
    2 Ratings
    54% below category average
    Performance00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
    Reliability00 Ratings5.02 Ratings
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    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
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    WeTransfer
    Score8.5 out of 10
    IDrive Online Backup and Object Storage e2
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    Apple iCloud
    Score8.4 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    ownCloud
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.0
    (23 ratings)
    1.0
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    2.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Dropbox DocSendSmartVault
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dropbox
    DocSend works really great if you want to send out a doc to a prospect and want to track when they open it and what content they view. The reporting on this works really well and I've been happy with this functionality. Where it falls short is when you're trying to use it for a live demo utilizing the join.me integration. There are a lot of issues when you try to switch your screen and it only works 2/3s the time. I'd prefer an all-in-one solution instead of this Frankenstein model.
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    SmartVault Corporation
    SmartVault sends out a cover letter with the tax returns that includes a link for them to download their tax returns, avoiding the insecurity of an email attachment. It does not include a statement retrieval feature but does work very nicely with a third-party app called FileThis. The majority of the users in the office have not been able to install the Outlook plug-in due to "a certificate error." In five years, SmartVault has not addressed this issue.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Dropbox
    • Additional information from users who have already downloaded the files or material.
    • Additional information if the download link(s) have been resent.
    • Password encryption if necessary.
    • Email verification for third-party download via email.
    • Add-ons with other platforms and applications, such as Outlook and Gmail.
    • Seal of documents by electronic signature
    Incentivized
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    SmartVault Corporation
    • Easy navigation
    • Email notifications
    • Document previews
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    Cons
    Dropbox
    • DocSend has a newer feature called Spaces, it lets you place multiple files into a single "deal room". Unfortunately for us, we need it to support nested file structures for larger content sets. Their support team says this is on the way.
    • I'd like to be able to change the icons for links add to Space, currently, they're a default icon.
    • Navigating the UI is just a bit laborious, it feels like it should be easier to get to link creation since that is what you're doing 90% of the time you go to the site.
    Incentivized
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    SmartVault Corporation
    • They have cut back on support as have many SaaS companies recently.
    • The documentation can sometimes be a little difficult to follow.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Dropbox
    The platform and UI are great. never faced any problems.
    Incentivized
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    SmartVault Corporation
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Dropbox
    I haven’t used the support as our internal teams do a great job of fixing and supporting our DocSend use.
    Incentivized
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    SmartVault Corporation
    Reaching someone is more difficult than it should be. Also, they don't take possession of known issues always suggesting it is a local PC issue in initial conversations. That, of course, can be frustrating for the end-user.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dropbox
    DocSend is more convenient than DocuSign if you are already using Dropbox, otherwise a lot of these solutions come down to pricing and preference on user interface. For us, DocSend was great until our needs changed to needing a more sophisticated contract management tool. With further integrations and API accesses in the future, I think it will be easier to have all systems communicating and working together .
    Incentivized
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    SmartVault Corporation
    Sales team was responsive, price was good, functionality was acceptable
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    Return on Investment
    Dropbox
    • For about $100 you can optimize all
    • Of your pipelines that rely on decks or documents - worth it!
    • The time you’d spend having to send each link to individual clients without tracking is well worth the $100 on the product
    • We’ve been able to close our fundraising round and increase partnerships by utilizing DocSend - would recommend!
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    SmartVault Corporation
    • has made sharing documents with large numbers of clients easier
    • has forced us into using their service, or spending time to find a better alternative, in my experience.
    • Speaking personally the product has cost us several thousand dollars over predicted budget costs for a 3-year projection
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    ScreenShots

    Dropbox DocSend Screenshots

    Screenshot of the granular permissions that give control of what content visitors can access.Screenshot of document analytics that provide insights on the links that have been forwarded to someone that hasn't been engaged with yet. Page-by-page analytics for each viewer of a document reveal any unique interests.Screenshot of the dashboard to manage sensitive documents securely and get real-time deal insights on deals from start to finish with advanced data rooms.