Dropbox Paper vs Slite

Dropbox Paper

• Teams that already keep their files in Dropbox
• Meeting notes, briefs and plans with assigned to-dos
• People who want shared docs without paying for another tool

Slite

• Teams that want an internal knowledge base with owned, verified docs
• Companies that want cited AI answers drawn from their own documentation
• Remote teams documenting handbooks, processes and runbooks

Dropbox Paper

• Paper has no plan of its own: it is free with a Dropbox account, and everyone who opens a doc has to sign in to Dropbox.
• Docs cannot be edited offline; the Dropbox desktop app stores them as web-based files that open only on dropbox.com.
• No more than 50 people can edit a doc at once, and inserted files are limited to 50 MB each.
• On the new release of Paper, the Slack integration's commands and previews do not work and docs can only be exported one at a time.

Slite

• There is no free plan: after the 14-day trial, a paid subscription is needed to keep using the workspace.
• The pricing page shows yearly-billed prices only; a monthly plan exists, but its price is not published there.
• The Slite Agent, search across connected tools, OpenID SSO and custom domains for public docs need Pro at $20 per user / month.
• Basic limits each member to 30 AI questions and 30 AI edits a month, 5 GB of storage and 200 MB file uploads.

Dropbox Paper

Real-time co-editing

Up to 50 people can edit a doc at the same time; anyone beyond that sees it as view-only. Collaborators can be mentioned in the text to bring them into a doc.

Comments on text and images

Comments attach to highlighted text or to a selected area of an image, can mention colleagues to notify them, and can be linked to directly.

To-dos with assignees and due dates

Checklist items are assigned by mentioning someone and can carry a due date. A Things to do sidebar gathers the to-dos assigned to a user and those they assigned to others.

Tables, timelines and embedded files

Docs can hold tables, timelines and code blocks. Files under 50 MB can be dragged in and are previewed inline when Paper supports the file type.

Templates

Dropbox supplies pre-designed templates for formats such as project plans and creative briefs, and any doc can be turned into a reusable template.

Stored as Dropbox files

Docs sit in Dropbox folders as .paper files, follow the account's sharing policies and use Dropbox version history. Each doc can be exported as .docx, Markdown or PDF.

Slite

Collaborative editor

A real-time editor with comments, mentions, custom templates, recurring scheduled docs and doc history. Docs can be exported as PDF, Markdown or HTML.

Doc verification and ownership

Each doc can have an owner and a verification status, and the Knowledge Management Panel lets admins review and act on many docs at once.

Ask: AI search and answers

Answers questions with cited sources. Basic searches Slite docs with 30 questions per member a month; Pro and Enterprise search connected tools with 100 per member.

Slite Agent

On Pro and Enterprise, an agent watches connected tools, drafts updates to out-of-date docs and routes them to a person for approval. It draws on pooled credits, 50 per seat a month.

MCP and public API

Every plan includes a public API and an MCP server, so assistants such as Claude, ChatGPT and Cursor can search, read and edit docs under the user's permissions.

Public docs

Docs can be shared publicly on every plan, with AI answers for readers. Search-engine indexing, custom branding and a custom domain for public docs start on Pro.

Dropbox Paper

• Basic$0

  Free Dropbox account with 2 GB of storage. Paper is included at no charge, with no limit on the number of docs.

• Plus$9.99

  per month, billed yearly ($11.99 billed monthly)

  For 1 person: the same Paper editor with 2 TB of Dropbox storage and 30 days of version history and deleted-file recovery.

• Standard$15

  per user / month, billed yearly ($18 billed monthly)

  Team plan with storage from 3 TB, team folders, admin controls and 180 days of version history, which also covers Paper docs.

• Advanced$24

  per user / month, billed yearly ($30 billed monthly)

  For 3 people or more: storage from 15 TB, single sign-on, tiered admin management and 1 year of version history.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom pricing with integrations for third-party security tools and live support from dedicated staff.

Slite

• Basic$10

  per user / month, billed yearly

  Unlimited docs, doc verification, the Knowledge Management Panel, Ask within Slite docs (30 questions per member a month), and MCP and API access.

• Pro$20

  per user / month, billed yearly

  Adds the Slite Agent with 50 monthly credits per seat, search across connected tools, doc fact-checking, OpenID SSO and a custom domain for public docs.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Adds reader-only seats, SCIM provisioning, audit logs, a service level agreement, a dedicated account manager and migration support.

Dropbox Paper

• Annual discount

  About 17% to 20% lower with yearly billing

  Billed yearly, Dropbox Plus is $9.99 a month instead of $11.99, Standard is $15 per user instead of $18, and Advanced is $24 per user instead of $30. Paper itself stays free.

Slite

• Nonprofit

  Non-profit discount on the Basic plan

  Slite's pricing FAQ says eligible non-profit organizations get a discount on the Basic plan, arranged by contacting support. No percentage is stated.

• Education

  Academic discount on the Basic plan

  The same FAQ extends the Basic plan discount to eligible academic organizations, also arranged through support and with no percentage stated.