Paper - Dropbox
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy only if your team already pays for Dropbox and needs lightweight co-edited docs with tasks.
Comparison
Paper - Dropbox vs ClickUp
Paper - Dropbox and ClickUp both land on Depends.
ClickUp
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if a bigger team wants one app replacing tasks, docs, chat, and time tracking . and will invest in setup.
| Compare | Paper - Dropbox | ClickUp |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Teams already paying for Dropbox | Teams consolidating many tools into one |
| Who it's not for | Anyone wanting a standalone docs tool . Paper is Dropbox-locked | Small teams wanting a simple shared to-do list |
| Privacy | No known public vulnerabilities found in the sources reviewed; one 2019 report of viewer details exposed on publicly shared docs, phishing abuse of .paper links, and no dedicated Paper security page.⁵ | Certified (SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA) but multiple public exposures, including a year-long email leak. |
| Support quality | No support-quality evidence found | No support evidence in sources |
| Public sentiment | Users pit Paper against Google Docs in nearly every thread, praise the co-editing, and gripe about the app shutdown and weak integrations.⁸ | Users praise consolidation power but many report bloat, pricing changes, and trimming usage down to a few features.15 |
| Biggest gotcha | Paper apps hit end of life in 2025; everything runs in-browser only.² | Public-site API key leaked enterprise and government emails for over a year |
Pick Paper - Dropbox when
- Teams already paying for Dropbox
- Design and marketing co-editing
- Media and publishing workflows
- Light project briefs with tasks
When Paper - Dropbox is not a fit
- Anyone wanting a standalone docs tool . Paper is Dropbox-locked
- Mobile-first teams . dedicated apps are discontinued
- Heavy writers needing Grammarly or rich integrations
- Security teams wanting dedicated docs controls and a security page
Pick ClickUp when
- Teams consolidating many tools into one
- Docs-heavy, multi-department orgs
- Agencies tracking tasks and time together
- Free-tier starters testing work management
When ClickUp is not a fit
- Small teams wanting a simple shared to-do list
- Anyone replacing a lightweight task app . setup and admin outweigh it
- Security-strict buyers with a leak history and ignored disclosures
- Solo users . the everything-app is overkill
Sources
- Paper . Dropbox official pagedropbox.comofficial
- End of life for Dropbox Paper appsdirectionforward.comnews
- Kanbanchi vs Dropbox: Paper apps retiredkanbanchi.comnews
- Team admins: FAQs on the new release of Paperhelp.dropbox.comofficial
- Dropbox exposes personal details of viewers of public docsnews.ycombinator.comsecurity
- User phished via .paper linkreddit.comsecurity
- Miro vs Dropbox Paper . Capterra comparisoncapterra.comreview
- Dropbox Paper vs Google Docs . Redditreddit.comreview
- Westchester Publishing Services case studycasestudies.comreview
- Les Lunes design and marketing with Paperblog.dropbox.comofficial
- Dropbox fundingseedtable.comnews
- ClickUp official siteclickup.comofficial
- ClickUp product profilemazikbox.comreview
- ClickUp reviews roundupcheckthat.aireview
- Reddit: app ClickUp used to bereddit.comreview
- Reddit: replaced with something simplerreddit.comreview