Alternatives / Document sharing
The DocSend alternative built into your CDN
You send a deck, and you want to know it arrived, who opened it, and that it cannot wander. Document-sharing tools solve that with a per-user subscription and a viewer experience that lives on their domain.
CDN.MN takes a different route: your files live on the same global edge network that delivers your website's images, and every open file gets a permanent link — live today on every paid plan. The confidential ones get a gate today — an email check, an expiry, a revoke switch, view-only links — with a log of every open. You can require acceptance of a versioned agreement before viewing. Plan pricing with included bundles.
Compare controlled document sharing with permanent file hosting. For current competitor features and plan restrictions, see DocSend’s official feature comparison (reviewed September 15, 2026).
Why teams look for a DocSend alternative
Pricing by plan, with named bundles
You pay for a plan whose delivery, transformations and storage are listed on the card — not for a per-user licence. One workspace, one bill.
One place for the deck and the product images
The collections that hold your pitch materials sit next to the images your site serves. One dashboard, one bill, one set of links that never change when you reorganise.
Links should survive a rename
Rename a file, move it to another collection — the link keeps working. The path is the file's id, not its name.
A gate that produces evidence
When a recipient verifies an email, every open lands in the access log — who, what, when — with a summary at the top. Agreement acceptance is recorded against the exact text they saw. Export visitors, verified addresses and file opens as CSV.
CDN.MN vs DocSend
| Aspect | CDN.MN | DocSend |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing unit | A plan with included bundles; startups free for a year | Typically per user, per month |
| Open files | Live on every paid plan; a permanent link per file, cached at the edge | Links managed in their viewer |
| Email-verified share links | Live on every paid plan; a one-time code, scoped to one collection | Yes |
| Agreement before viewing | Live on every paid plan; versioned text, acceptance recorded | Yes, on some plans |
| Access log & export | Live on every paid plan; visitors, verified addresses and file opens as CSV | Yes |
| Expiry & revoke | Live on every paid plan; per share link; restrict public collections to stop direct public file URLs | Yes |
| View-only links | Live on every paid plan; the download button is withheld and a direct download refused | Yes |
| File types | Live on every paid plan; images, PDF, Office/OpenDocument, zip — checked by content, not by extension | Documents plus download-only video, audio, spreadsheets and archives |
| Website image delivery | Included: automatic AVIF/WebP, resizing, global cache | Not their product |
| Recipient needs an account | No — verification or agreement acceptance may be required | No |
| Custom share domain | Not yet | On some plans |
The DocSend column describes their model in the broad terms of their own public materials, as we understand them; it is not a feature-by-feature audit. Tell us if something is out of date and we will fix it.
How the switch works
01
Apply, or start free
Startups apply for the free year; everyone else starts on Pay-as-you-go with signup credit and no card.
02
Create a collection, upload the deck
Files is on the dashboard of every paid plan: drag the deck in, make the collection public, copy the link. Confidential material stays in a restricted collection and goes out through a gated link instead.
03
Share, then read the log
Send the link. Every open — who, when, which file — shows up in the collection's access log, with a summary at the top. Agreement acceptance is tied to the version the recipient saw.
Questions
Is CDN.MN a full DocSend replacement today?
It depends on your workflow. Permanent links, email-verified share links, expiry, revoke, view-only links, the agreement a recipient accepts before viewing, and the access log are live on every paid plan today. CSV exports are available for visitors, verified addresses and file opens. CDN.MN does not offer page-by-page reading time or document heatmaps; compare those requirements before switching.
Do recipients need to create an account?
No. An open link just works. A link may ask for email verification, agreement acceptance or both. Invite-only links also require an approved address; there is no recipient account to create.
What file types can I share?
Images (JPEG, PNG, WebP, AVIF, GIF), PDF, Office and OpenDocument files, and zip archives. What a file is gets decided from its bytes, not its name — a renamed executable is refused.
Can I revoke a link after sending it?
Yes. Every share link has its own off switch and an optional expiry; turning a link off takes effect on the recipient's next request, and it stays in the access log. For open files, making the collection private stops every link in it at once.
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