DocEvent vs Couchdrop
Couchdrop and DocEvent both mount an SFTP endpoint on top of storage you already own. The gap is widest at the entry point: what one external user costs, what happens as partners are added, and how much of the platform sits behind contact-sales tiers.
Side by side
Couchdrop figures from its published pricing page, retrieved 16 August 2026. DocEvent figures from our pricing. Tell us if either has moved and we will correct it.
Where DocEvent differs
The first partner should not cost $600 a year
Couchdrop's Link plan is US$50 a month for one external user. DocEvent's free plan carries five users, and five paid users are $10 a month. For the single-feed use case — one dialler, one supplier, one client dropping files — that is the whole comparison.
Every plan is self-service
Beyond Link, Couchdrop's tiers are contact-sales. DocEvent's plans, user counts, transfer packs and the self-hosted option are all public and self-service — you can price a 50-user deployment from the pricing page and have it running the same hour.
Routing is included, not an upsell
Channels — DocEvent's file routing between per-partner sources and FTP, SFTP, HTTP or email destinations — plus the IP firewall and the full audit log are on every plan, including the free one. Couchdrop gates its automation and security surface progressively across tiers.
Where Couchdrop may fit better
Couchdrop's genuine edge is its compliance and workflow surface: malware scanning, Transfer Shield DLP and SSO/SCIM on its higher tiers have no DocEvent equivalent, and its automation builder goes deeper than file routing. If your checklist names those, Couchdrop earns its price.