Outbox vs Display.dev: gated publishing vs per-person client links
Display.dev and Outbox both give your agents a URL for every page they make. Display.dev is built for publishing inside a company: pages sit behind Google or Microsoft sign-in, outside guests verify with an emailed code, and IT gets SSO and audit logs. Outbox is built for sending work to people outside: a link per recipient, an email when they open it, expiry and revocation on every plan.
Key differences
| What we compare | Outbox | Display.dev |
|---|---|---|
| Publish from agents | Remote and local MCP, CLI, skill and API | MCP (OAuth or API key), CLI, skill, web upload and CI |
| Publish without an account | No | Yes: a public preview with a claim link, kept 30 days |
| Formats | HTML and Markdown | HTML and Markdown |
| Default access | Private; share by link, passphrase or user-to-user grant | Private, company (SSO) or public |
| Outside people | A share link per person, no account needed | Invited by email; they verify with a one-time code, no account needed |
| Know who opened it | Per recipient name on every plan, Free included | View counts on Solo; viewer identity on Pro |
| Alert when someone opens | Email, plus a reminder if unopened | Not documented |
| Link expiry | 1 to 365 days, optional renew-on-open | Not documented |
| SSO and audit logs | No SSO; activity log | Google and Microsoft SSO and 90-day audit logs on Pro; SAML on Enterprise |
| Custom domain | No | Enterprise |
| Pricing | Free, Pro $5/mo, Pro+ $12/mo, Unlimited $24/mo; Team $49/mo per team (early access) | Free; Solo €15/mo; Pro €49/mo flat, unlimited publishers; Enterprise from €499/mo |
Display.dev details checked on 2026-10-11 against their public sources (listed below). If something changed, email us at hello@out-box.dev.
Two different jobs
Display.dev describes itself as "a URL for everything your agents make", and its model is internal first: everything an agent publishes "lives behind your company's SSO". Colleagues sign in with the account they already have, anyone who can view can comment, and outside reviewers get in with a six-digit code sent to the email you invited. It's a clean fit for engineering and product teams sharing specs, dashboards and reports with each other.
Outbox starts from the other end: the person who has to read the page is outside your company and won't sign in to anything. So the unit is the link, not the viewer account. Each recipient gets their own URL, opens are recorded under their name, and you're emailed when they open it.
Identity: verified email vs named link
This is the most important trade-off, and Display.dev's approach is stronger in one way. Its one-time code proves the reader controls the invited email address. An Outbox per-recipient link records opens under the name you gave it, but doesn't verify who's holding it: a forwarded link counts as the original recipient. Add a passphrase if that matters.
In return, Outbox's link adds no step for the client, and it comes with what a sales or delivery team actually uses day to day: an alert when it's opened, a reminder when it isn't, and an expiry so old proposals don't stay live forever.
Pricing for a team
Display.dev Pro is €49 a month flat with unlimited publishers and viewers; that's where viewer identity, SSO and audit logs live. Solo is €15 a month with view counts. Outbox Team is $49 a month for the whole company (up to 10 publishers, early access), and every individual plan, Free included, already has per-recipient links, open alerts, passphrases and expiry. Prices as of 2026-10-11.
When Display.dev is the better fit
- Most of what your agents publish is for colleagues, and you want it behind your company's Google or Microsoft sign-in.
- IT needs SSO and audit logs, or SAML and a custom domain on Enterprise.
- You want external reviewers to prove their email address with a one-time code before they see a page.
- You have more than 10 publishers and want one flat price with no cap.
When Outbox is the better fit
- The work goes to clients, prospects or investors, and you want to know who opened it and when.
- You want open alerts and link expiry, which we didn't find in Display.dev's docs.
- You want named read receipts on the free plan.
- You want agents to follow up: ask "who hasn't opened the proposal?" and get an answer.
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Frequently asked questions
Do Display.dev viewers need an account?
Company viewers sign in with Google or Microsoft. Invited outside people don't need an account; they enter a one-time code sent to their email. Public pages open without sign-in.
Does Display.dev notify me when someone opens a page?
We didn't find open notifications in Display.dev's docs as of 2026-10-11. Its paid plans log who opened what and when.
Which is cheaper for a team of 15 publishers?
Display.dev Pro, at €49 flat with unlimited publishers. Outbox Team covers up to 10 publishers today.