DocSend Reviews

Pros
Professional, flexible, scalable technology that makes every start-up look good and gives every investor a sense of confidence

Cons
Sometimes confusing to differentiate between content, spaces, etc. Sometimes confusing to figure out how to create custom links.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
We like the integration with gmail. It allows us to share large files easily, while keeping track of who opens it.

Cons
We feel the e-signature feature needs lots of improvement. We would love to see form completion and signature so we could have share our business agreements/contracts using this platform. Also it will be great to share videos privately and keep track of who watches de video.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
The fact that I can track who views it, where it's viewed, and how many times is a big deal whether for fundraising or business development.

Cons
Yes, I wish I could share videos securely and track views within docsend or with a standalone docsend video feature. It's my number 1 future feature want.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
Pricing looked attractive. BUT it turned out this was a "you get what you pay for" situation.

Cons
DocuSend falsely claims that you can set the software to disallow downloading of documents. [SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN] This is NOT true. What they don't tell you is that anyone can simply Print the document to PDF. When I challenged their customer service people on this, they claimed that they couldn't stop it, but that their software would distort the document so it is not readable. It is true that longer multi-page documents were cut off after 5+ pages, but the material that was left was only distorted by less than 10% of the content.... meaning that it is possible that a substantial leakage of your confidential info could occur. It wouldn't be so bad if they simply owned up to the lack of this feature in their software; then a buyer can decide whether the feature is necessary and the rest of the package is worth the price. But their lack of transparency on their website, coupled with their inept customer service response gave me a total lack of trust in this company.

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Likelihood to recommend: 0/10

Pros
1.-Easy of use for managing documents on the platform 2.-Extremely easy way to upload files to the software 3.-Weekly reports by email 4.- Really love that you could see who access your files, how many times and the time spent per page

Cons
I think personal version almost no reporting, something that could be a withdrawal since next subscription plan is 4.5x more expensive

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10

Pros
Awareness of when your audience engages with time sensitive documents (eg fundraising pitchdecks)

Cons
Generally good value - our usage ebbs and flows so wish we could price by usage if minimal activity that month

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
I love the feedback on the decks I send out to potential investors. Who has reviewed them, how long they spend on them. Its also VERY mobile friendly so that's amazing. I've heard from 1st hand sources of companies where well meaning investors offered to share a competitor's deck (they declined). This is less likely to happen with DocSend and a link that expires on a date you set. Especially impressed with the new features that the DocSend has rolled out in the last month.

Cons
I want the same features and support for video!

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
control confidential information, get insights, simple and good UX

Cons
I think you guys could upgrade the logo and look of the interface, but thats not really too relevant as it is about function and function is great

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The Top-3 features I really like are: 1) viewing total time a user spent on every page to track what pages works well and what should be improved 2) custom links for the specific user to track what is relevant for him and what is not 3) integration with PersistIQ for tracking the behavior of every user without creating the custom link for everyone manually

Cons
1) The free version is very limited, you cannot even display a social preview for your documents, which makes you unable to evaluate the real impact (Docsend's icon, instead of a social preview, decreases the open rate) 2) All custom links are displayed in one list and if you're using a lot of them - it's hard to sort them and to find the right one 3) you have always keep in mind that you should use the specific link for your team, it would be better if you could filter visits by IP to screen out team visits (like Google Analytics does)

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Tracking the opens & time spent on each slide, one click NDA, data room spaces.

Cons
Price for multiple users is hefty for a startup so we just have one admin.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
Love the ease of use and how in depth info they give you. I am able to track everything from who is opening my document, when they are opening it, what kind of device and where they are. I have been using docsend since it beginning stages and it has came such a far way and is huge now.. We use it to do e-signatures on waivers we send out as well and the open and click rate is through the roof wether you use it or not it is super simple for someone to sign a doc.

Cons
They have had a few bugs here and there which is lost me some time in work but as they grew and got stronger the service downtime has been minimal

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
- Very user-friendly - Easy to understand analytics for our documents - Support for many document types - The tool also gives the facility of giving a live walkthrough of the documents via phone or in person.

Cons
- NO Support for pitch videos - It's little expensive - Sometime the website is very slow.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
I really like the analytics it offers that shows engagement of the user. I also like that users can download content if they want. And finally, I love the way content looks on mobile.

Cons
I wish they had a feature like Pocket so people could save content for later. Also, I would love users to be able to listen to content rather than just read it.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
The customer service and attention to detail with clients is incredible. They respond very quickly to all types of questions and follow up to make sure that everything is going smoothly or has been resolved. The software is great as a marketer to know what types of content and pages are resonating or not. I'm not flying blind in what is REALLY working or not.

Cons
There are a few features that can be iterated on for heavier users of the platform to help make mass lists or document creation faster and more streamlined.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
I love that you can upload a document, send it to any recipient, and still update that doc without having to blast everyone that has access.

Cons
I wish you could send electronic agreements via DocSend. Like what DocuSign does - it would be amazing to have that feature.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
You can save and share your documents safely. You can even set an expiration date and the document cannot be viewed anymore

Cons
Link creation can get tedious and has a lot of steps

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
DocSend makes it very easy to share and manage access to sensitive information. When we fundraise, we use DocSend so that we can easily share presentations that would be impossible to control access to via standard email. Using Docsend means that we can control access to, and track data on everything we send out. We can see who views our deck, who shares/fwds it, and track our success metrics. Even better, when we make a critical change, we can revoke access to the original document and issue a new version.

Cons
I don't have any real complaints about this application, but one thing that would be useful is an easier way to redirect an old document link to a new document - without having to send a new link. I anticipate that this will happen so it should be fine.

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Likelihood to recommend: 8/10

Pros
It looks very nice. Overall design is easy to work with. Receiving reports, when people review, is very helpful.

Cons
Very difficult to accomplish certain tasks. Can't verify info stored on a space (without re-downloading) since the preview given is nearly unreadable. No sortability in the headers. Moving sections is tedious. Not having the most basic functions (like: Back) is a bit annoying.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
DocSend makes it easy to send proprietary documents to investors, customers, and potential partners. It accepts a variety of formats, but we especially use it to share PDFs that others can view for a limited time without saving to their own computers. It gives us more control over changing versions of documents, and removing allowed viewers after a certain amount of time.

Cons
DocSend's pricing is a bit steep, and doesn't yet support non-document formats like spreadsheets.

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Likelihood to recommend: 7/10

Pros
User friendliness and absolutely great customer service. Overall a transparent and simple tool with a lot of helpful options.

Cons
The value of the service is far low from the exorbitant amount of money required for the subscription. In addition, the limitations seriously impede any serious transfers to be done. For instance, word files must not contain more than 100 pages. This is a big limitation for an organisation such as ours where we specifically work with large files and we want to send them encrypted. Also there is no voice or video conferencing options with the secure presentation. In a period when dozens of free encrypted file transfer services offer similar options sometimes for free, DocSend needs to really up their game and look at the market they compete with, work on the limitations of the tool, and think about the prices especially for users that end up paying 30 dollars a month for one file transfer.

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Likelihood to recommend: 3/10

Pros
DocSend is very easy to use; the analytics are easily understood and it supports a lot of document types.

Cons
DocSend can't get through some corporate firewalls that make clients unable to access the document/s.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
It's free and easy to use. Our firm uses this platform in tracking the documents we send out externally, so we can prevent unauthorized access. We can also set an expiration date so it can only be available during the time being.

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
With an absolutely neat and uncluttered interface and a few set of simple steps, I will have full complete control of my sales docs.. all with the best customer viewing experience and user analytics!

Cons
Literarily nothing! Newly introduced 'Spaces' should require a bit mobile optimization that I am sure the guys will take care of.

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Pros
How easy it's to configure it. the power of information that it offers you.

Cons
Being a freelancer, I cannot afford a plan greater than the basic payment, since the next level exceeds the price for an organization as small as mine, it would be great to have a plan designed for single freelancer

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Likelihood to recommend: 10/10

Pros
I like that it integrates very well into MS Outlook via an Add-in, making it very easy to incorporate your trackable content into your email. There is no need to send a heavy attachment and weigh your email down. Very quick and easy boarding, and the learning curve is short. Customer support is responsive and really interested in helping you.

Cons
The Add-in is not updated often enough, and MS's frequent updates sometimes disable the add-in, making it tedious to frequently have to manage it and add it back on

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Likelihood to recommend: 9/10