Dropbox Paper
InVision
| Feature | Dropbox Paper | InVision |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free / from $11.99/mo | Free / from $7.95/mo |
| Free Plan | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Rating | 4 / 5 | 3.8 / 5 |
| Best For | small-teams, startups, dropbox-users, creative-teams | design-teams, product-managers, stakeholder-reviews, legacy-users |
| Founded | 2015 | 2011 |
| Collaborative Editing | ✓ | ✗ |
| Task Lists | ✓ | ✗ |
| Timelines | ✓ | ✗ |
| Media Embedding | ✓ | ✗ |
| Templates | ✓ | ✗ |
| Presentations | ✓ | ✗ |
| Prototyping | ✗ | ✓ |
| Freehand Whiteboard | ✗ | ✓ |
| Design Systems | ✗ | ✓ |
| Inspect Mode | ✗ | ✓ |
| Commenting | ✗ | ✓ |
| User Testing | ✗ | ✓ |
✓ Dropbox Paper Pros
- Clean interface
- Good for teams
- Embedded media
- Free with Dropbox
✗ Dropbox Paper Cons
- Limited formatting
- Tied to Dropbox
- Basic features
✓ InVision Pros
- Excellent prototyping with hotspots and transitions
- Freehand whiteboarding for brainstorming
- Design system manager (DSM) for consistency
- Good stakeholder review and commenting workflow
✗ InVision Cons
- Company has pivoted and scaled down significantly
- Studio product was discontinued
- Most teams have migrated to Figma
The Verdict
Dropbox Paper is built for small teams and startups, with a focus on collaborative-editing and task-lists. InVision targets design teams and product managers and leads with prototyping and freehand-whiteboard.
Pricing is close: InVision starts at $7.95/mo versus $11.99/mo for Dropbox Paper — not a deciding factor on its own.
Both offer free plans, so you can test each with your real workflow before committing to a subscription.
This is a genuinely close comparison. If you can, sign up for both free trials (where available) and run a one-week test with your actual team tasks before deciding.