Documate vs. Dropbox Paper

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Documate
Score 5.7 out of 10
N/A
Documate is a document automation software company headquartered in San Francisco that enables users to turn frequently used templates into intelligent workflows and client-facing legal applications.
$99
per month
Dropbox Paper
Score 8.2 out of 10
N/A
Dropbox Paper is a web-based, co-editing tool that includes word processing, document creation and coordination features. The tool is free to use and allows multiple people to collaborate on a document.N/A
Pricing
DocumateDropbox Paper
Editions & Modules
Lite
$99
per month
Standard
$199
per month
Enterprise
Custom
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DocumateDropbox Paper
Free Trial
YesNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsDiscounts available for annual plans.
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Community Pulse
DocumateDropbox Paper
Considered Both Products
Documate
Chose Documate
Easy to use as GUI is very user-friendly and meets all the expectations of someone who needs to take care of their documents.
Dropbox Paper
Chose Dropbox Paper
Paper is a good option for those people looking for a lightweight content creation & collaboration tool & especially if you are already using dropbox. However, all the capabilities that Paper has are not so powerful in-depth of flexibility & range of functionality, for example, …
Chose Dropbox Paper
Very similar for collaboration, however, Dropbox Paper has more features for the types of documents you can create vs Quip or monday.com.
Chose Dropbox Paper
We briefly tried Prezi, but in all honesty DropBox Paper won out for us simply because it lets you use and integrate so many different media types all together into one project. I know that there are a few features that others really liked about Prezi but for the group as a …
Chose Dropbox Paper
Dropbox Paper is very lightweight and cost-effective compared to competitors. Implementation is straightforward and their support is fast and effective. They have better document management, sharing, and organising capabilities however, their UI and experience are not as good …
Chose Dropbox Paper
Dropbox Paper is a good choice for creating very simply formatted documents. Google Docs and Microsoft Word allow you to create documents with a wealth of features and formatting options. Goole Docs is great for collaborating and document sharing with others. Microsoft has the …
Chose Dropbox Paper
I was not part of the decision making to acquire the Dropbox tool against any of the other options and competitors. However, I can assume that the fact that we have been using Dropbox File Management for many years and many important files are stored and shared in the tool …
Chose Dropbox Paper
Having tried all the other document suites from Google, Apple and Microsoft; I can say that Dropbox Paper is the easiest for template creation and management and being able to create documents the fastest. But as someone who is embroiled in another ecosystem, you will get …
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
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User Testimonials
DocumateDropbox Paper
Likelihood to Recommend
Windows or Mac works well, and making client-based documents is flawless because of its customization ability.
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Dropbox Paper is suited for creating very simple documents, where you are collaborating with other users. It is particularly useful in a work environment that primarily uses Dropbox as a storage and file management solution. If you need to create documents where you need more enhanced formatting features, you would need to use Google Docs, or Microsoft Word.
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Pros
  • More control over our data
  • Ability to customize it as per our needs
  • Cross platform work like Windows and Mac is good
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  • Develop multiple individual projects, setting milestone dates within them.
  • Easy to invite others to collaborate on projects.
  • Create to-do lists and assign due dates.
  • Create documents with multiple types of integrated media, going beyond simple text with images, audio, and video.
  • Make edits to documents in real time for all team members to see.
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Cons
  • Adding more examples for help
  • Nothing more as it is such a good software
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  • Its presentation capabilities can definitely be improved, including how page-by-page presentation is to be done & how aspect ratios are maintained for different resolutions.
  • More flexibility in text editing would be a great addition to the text editing functionality, for example, additional fonts would be a nice thing to have.
  • Introducing additional to-do list software capabilities or task management functionality would enhance the software greatly as well.
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Alternatives Considered
Easy to use as GUI is very user-friendly and meets all the expectations of someone who needs to take care of their documents.
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Paper is a good option for those people looking for a lightweight content creation & collaboration tool & especially if you are already using dropbox. However, all the capabilities that Paper has are not so powerful in-depth of flexibility & range of functionality, for example, for to-do lists or task management there are many other better options out there.
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Return on Investment
  • Small monthly fee, so it's a budget-friendly software
  • Keeping all the data and having control over it
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  • Dropbox Paper has allowed all of our employees to be much more productive and on track even when we can't be in the office, which from a management standpoint is a huge positive impact. They know that productivity isn't slowing or lacking when everyone isn't actually sitting in the office under their watchful eye.
  • It has had a huge impact on our turn around time and speed of getting more work and projects completed. The more work you can effectively get done in a time period means more money for the bottom line.
  • It has made the majority of our team members more accountable and reliable when they know everyone is working together on something and each person has their own checklist of items to complete. It is especially helpful that everyone can see the same checklist, so everyone knows what each other is accomplishing.
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