A Dropbox alternative
DropYourFiles and Dropbox, side by side.
Both hold your client’s photos and films and share them with a link. Here is where they differ, from each one’s own pages, with the date we read them.
Free up to 5 GB. No card. Read on each one’s own pages on October 21, 2026.
What you and your client get.
| What | DropYourFiles | Dropbox |
|---|---|---|
| Price a month | Free; Solo $20 ($220 a year); Studio $59; Enterprise from $149 | Basic free; Plus $11.99 for one person ($9.99 billed yearly); Standard $18 a user ($15 yearly); Advanced $30 a user, 3 users or more ($24 yearly) |
| Who the price covers | Your studio, not each person: 1 login on Free and Solo, 3 on Studio, 10 on Enterprise, and more for $15 a month each on Studio and Enterprise | Plus covers one person. Standard and Advanced charge for each user |
| Room | Free 5 GB and 1 h of video; Solo 1 TB and 15 h of video; Studio 2 TB and 50 h of video; Enterprise 6 TB and 150 h of video. Add 100 GB for $5 a month | Basic 2 GB; Plus 2 TB; Standard from 3 TB for the team; Advanced from 15 TB for the team |
| What your client opens | A page of photos and films under your name, to watch, review and download | A shared folder or link to files |
| Your client’s notes on a film at a timecode | Yes, on every plan | Video commenting on Standard and Advanced. Dropbox Replay on paid plans for 4 file uploads, more with the Replay add-on at $10 a user a month billed yearly ($12 monthly) |
| Your client’s notes on a photo | Pinned to the spot, with drawing | Comments on web previews; markup tools in Replay |
| How your client approves | Your client presses Approve and confirms once | Final approval inside Dropbox Replay |
| Approval opens the downloads | Yes. The review mark comes off and the full-size downloads open, on the same link | Downloads are a setting on each link. Turning them off needs Standard or Advanced |
| A watermark while your client reviews | Yes, on every plan. It comes off when your client approves | Watermarking on Standard and Advanced, not Plus |
| Your branding | Your logo, name and colors at the top of your client’s page, on every plan. The link is on dropyourfiles.com | Branded files and transfers on Standard and Advanced, not Plus |
| Your client’s notes in your editor | Final Cut Pro, as to-do markers. Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve not yet. A spreadsheet on every plan | Replay works inside Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Pro Tools |
Dropbox’s side was read on its own pages on October 21, 2026, and prices are in US dollars. Plans change: check theirs before you decide, and tell us at support@dropyourfiles.com if a line here is out of date.
Which one suits you.
Dropbox may suit you better if
- You want your files synced to every computer you work on, as well as shared with a client.
- Your team already keeps everything in Dropbox and needs shared team folders.
- You cut in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Pro Tools and want review inside that app.
DropYourFiles may suit you better if
- Your client should open one page with your name at the top, not a folder.
- You want notes on a film and pins on a photo in one list, on every plan.
- You want your client’s approval to take the watermark off and open the full-size downloads, on the same link.
- Your studio would rather pay one price for its logins than a price for each person.
Sources.
- Dropbox plans, read October 21, 2026
- Dropbox Replay, read October 21, 2026
- DropYourFiles pricing and Final Cut markers, today
- Every price in one table
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Try it on your next client job.
Free up to 5 GB. No card. Your client never makes an account.