# Outbox vs Display.dev: gated publishing vs per-person client links

> Display.dev gates agent output behind company SSO for internal teams. Outbox sends it to outside people with a link each, open alerts and expiry.

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.

## 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.

## Sources

- [Display.dev · pricing (official)](https://display.dev/pricing)
- [Display.dev · home (official)](https://display.dev/)
- [Display.dev docs · sharing and access](https://display.dev/docs/visibility)
- [Display.dev docs · MCP server](https://display.dev/docs/mcp-server)
- [Display.dev docs · claimable artifacts](https://display.dev/docs/claimable)

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Updated 2026-10-11. HTML version: https://out-box.dev/en/guides/vs/display-dev