Comparison · vs Dropbox Replay
Dropbox Replay vs chimping.io: hard to beat free
Replay is the review surface built into Dropbox, included on Plus, Standard and Advanced. If you already pay for Dropbox, and most filmmakers do, you already have it. That makes this the most awkward comparison on the site, because the honest first answer is that you should try the thing you are already paying for.
The short answer
Go use Replay first. It is included from $9.99 a month on Plus, your files are already there, and for straightforward client review it works. Come back when one of two things happens: you hit the upload cap on your plan, or you notice that Dropbox is storing your footage but not actually running your workflow. The difference is not the comment box, it is everything around it: camera-card transfers, receive links that keep folder structure, delivery links that do not depend on a shared folder, and notes landing in your Resolve timeline.
Side by side
Dropbox Replay vs chimping.io
| Dropbox Replay | chimping.io | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Included with Dropbox: Plus $9.99/mo, Standard $15/user, Advanced $24/user | $9/mo (Solo), $19 (Studio), $35 (Pro) |
| If you already pay for Dropbox | Effectively free | A second subscription |
| Storage at entry | 2 TB on Plus | 500 GB on Solo |
| Review uploads | 4 file uploads listed against the plans | Metered by review hours, not file count |
| Timecoded comments | Yes | Yes |
| Reviewer accounts | Not required | Not required |
| Master delivery | A shared folder or link | Password-protected link, no expiry, structure kept |
| Camera-card transfers | Sync the whole folder | Flat-rate transfer links per handoff |
| Receiving work back | Shared folder access | Receive links, hierarchy preserved, no account |
| DaVinci Resolve | No native integration | Notes import as timeline markers |
| Team pricing | Per user from $15 | Flat, no per-seat |
Dropbox figures from dropbox.com/plans, checked 25 October 2026. Replay is listed as included on Plus, Standard and Advanced, with 4 file uploads shown against each. Storage on Standard starts at 3 TB and Advanced at 15 TB for the team. Correct me if this has moved.
Which one you want
Stay on Replay if
- You already pay for Dropbox and your review volume fits inside the plan. Free is a strong argument.
- Your footage already lives in Dropbox and your clients are used to it.
- You need a lot of raw storage more than you need workflow, and 2 TB on Plus covers it.
- Review is occasional rather than the spine of how you work.
Pick chimping.io if
- You are hitting the upload limits on your plan often enough to notice.
- You want delivery that is a link rather than folder access, so nobody is asking to be added to a share.
- You hand footage to a colorist or mixer and want it back with its folder tree intact.
- You cut in Resolve and would rather not retype timecodes from a browser.
- Your team changes per job and per-user pricing keeps surprising you.
What it actually costs
When free stops being cheapest
If Dropbox is already on your card, Replay costs nothing extra. These are the points where that changes.
Occasional client review, already on Dropbox Plus
Dropbox Replay: $9.99/mo, which you were paying anyway. Replay included. Honestly fine.
chimping.io: $9/mo on top of your Dropbox bill. Hard to justify unless you want the delivery and transfer side.
A regular cadence of cuts and revisions
Dropbox Replay: The upload cap starts to shape how you work, and the usual fix is a higher plan at $15 or $24 per user.
chimping.io: $9 or $19 flat, metered by review hours rather than file count, so more versions does not mean a bigger plan.
Three freelancers on a job, plus client delivery
Dropbox Replay: Standard at $15 per user is about $45/mo, and delivery is still a shared folder.
chimping.io: $19/mo on Studio, flat, with delivery links and receive links included and no accounts for anyone outside.
None of this says Replay is bad. It says a storage product with review attached is a different thing from a post workflow, and which you want depends on whether storage or process is the part that hurts.
Questions people ask
Frequently asked
Should I just use Replay since I already pay for Dropbox?
Probably, to start. I would rather you tried the thing you already have than paid me to find out it would have worked. The reason people move is usually not the review experience, it is that everything around review still has to be improvised in shared folders.
What is the upload limit about?
Dropbox lists 4 file uploads against the Replay feature on its plans. How much that constrains you depends entirely on how many versions a job goes through. One cut and two revisions is fine. A documentary assembly is not.
Can my client comment without a Dropbox account?
Yes, on both. That is table stakes now and neither of us should get credit for it. The difference shows up on the delivery side, where a Dropbox handoff usually ends with someone asking for access to a folder.
Is your storage worse?
At the entry tier, yes. Plus gives you 2 TB and Solo gives you 500 GB. If raw capacity is what you are buying, Dropbox wins on that number and I am not going to pretend otherwise. What you get instead is the transfer, delivery and sync machinery around the files.
Can I use both?
Plenty of people do. Dropbox as the archive, chimping.io for the live project: reviews, handoffs to color and sound, and the final delivery. It is a reasonable split and I would not argue you out of it.
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3-day trial
Try the one you already pay for first.
If Replay covers it, keep it. If you are improvising the transfer and delivery around it, that is the part worth three days.