Is DocSend free?
No. DocSend has a 14-day free trial, then paid plans start at $30 per user a month billed yearly.
Want the short version? See ArtifactSend, the free DocSend alternative.
The short answer
No. DocSend has a 14-day free trial, then paid plans start at $30 per user a month billed yearly, or $43 billed monthly. We checked docsend.com/pricing on November 1, 2026.
If you want tracked links without a bill, ArtifactSend is free for links, readers, team members, reader doors, analytics and data rooms. The other free options below have limits.
What happened to Dropbox Send and Track
Dropbox had a feature called Send and Track for sharing a file and seeing who viewed it. Dropbox discontinued it on March 31, 2025, and announced it in the Dropbox Community.
People who used it for tracking now need another tool. DocSend has no free plan, so the free options below are where most people look.
The free options
- ArtifactSend. Free with no limits on documents, links, readers or members. PDF, Office files, HTML pages and Claude artifacts, with time on each page or section, email code doors and data rooms. AI features cost cents by use.
- Papermark free plan. 1 member, 50 documents, 50 links and 30 days of analytics. Paid plans start at 24 euros a month.
- Peony free plan. 1 admin, 50 documents, 500 MB and 30 days of analytics. Paid plans start at $30 per admin a month.
- Google Drive. Free sharing with specific people or anyone with the link. Its Activity dashboard shows viewers only for work or school accounts and signed-in viewers, with no time per page.
| Feature | ArtifactSend | DocSend | Papermark | Peony | Google Drive |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price to start | Free, no card | $30 per user a month | Free plan, then Pro at 24 euros a month | Free plan, then $30 per admin a month | Free, viewer list needs paid Workspace |
| Free plan | Yes, no limits on documents, links, readers or members | No, a 14-day trial | 1 member, 50 documents, 50 links, 30 days of analytics | 1 admin, 50 documents, 500 MB, 30 days of analytics | Yes |
| Team members | Free, unlimited | Per user, $30 each | 1 on Free, 3 on Business, extra seats paid | Per admin | Not applicable |
| PDF with time on each page | Free | Standard, $30 | Free | Free | No |
| Email before viewing | Free | All plans | Free | Free | No |
| Email verification code | Free | Advanced, $150 a month | Business, 59 euros | Business, $30 | Google sign-in |
| A separate link for each person | Free | All plans | Free | Free | No |
| Alert when someone opens it | Free | Standard, $30 | Free | Free | No |
| How far each reader got, and time per section | Free | Time per page | Time per page | Time per page | No |
| Data rooms with folders | Free, up to 300 documents a room | Folders from Advanced, $150, full rooms $180 a month | Data Rooms, 99 euros | Business, 3 rooms, unlimited at $52 | Shared folders, no reading data |
Rival facts from each vendor's public pricing and feature pages, November 2026, prices billed yearly. Not listed means the vendor's pages do not say. Prices change, so check theirs before you decide.
Send a tracked link for free
- Sign in at artifactsend.com with Google or an email code. No card.
- Drop in a PDF, a deck, a Word or Excel file, or paste a Claude artifact.
- Pick a door, such as email or email code.
- Send the link, then open the report to see who read what.