Does my client need an account?

No. The client enters the invited email address and a one-time password. Display does not ask the client to create an account.

Can I use a shared password instead?

Display does not use one shared password. Access is for each email address. A shared password cannot tell you who opened the page, and you cannot remove one person without a change for everyone. Read How to password-protect an HTML file.

Can I see if they opened it?

Yes, in part. The page header shows who has it open now, with the version that each person views. Outside people show as Guest. Solo shows view counts. Pro and Enterprise show viewer identity. Display sends no notification on the first open. Read How to know if someone opened your link.

Can my client comment?

Not yet. Invited outside people can view the page. Comments from outside people are on the roadmap. Today, the client replies by email or in your usual channel, and your team comments on the page.

What happens when I update the report?

The next version shows at the same link. The client opens the link again and sees the new version. An open tab shows a Refresh to vN action.

What does it cost for one client?

Free is €0 and holds 3 gated artifacts. Solo is €15 a month and holds an unlimited number. Pro is €49 a month. There is no fee for each viewer, so more clients do not change the price. Read the pricing page.

Is this safe for confidential data?

The page checks the identity of the visitor before the server sends the file. The owner of the artifact controls the invitation list. On Pro and Enterprise, an Owner can also restrict Public artifacts or outside sharing for the whole organization. Do not publish data that your contract does not let you store with a third party.

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How to Send a Client a Private Link to an HTML Report

Display is our product. This page says where it does not fit, and it names tools that are better for some jobs. We checked the vendor prices on each vendor's own pages on 16 October 2026.

What are you sending?

You send	Use	Why
An HTML report or a static dashboard	Display, or Netlify or Cloudflare with an access layer	The page must open in a browser, and only the client may open it
A PDF that needs analytics for each page	DocSend or Papermark	They are made for document analytics. Display does not track time per page
A document that you edit together with the client	Google Docs	Guests can comment and edit there. Display guests cannot comment yet
A prototype with a backend	Your own host, behind a login	Display serves one HTML or Markdown file for each link. It does not run a server
A live dashboard with row-level security	The sharing feature of your BI tool	The BI tool holds the data rules. A static file does not

How the options compare

The cost row is for one sender and 20 client viewers. A dash (–) means that we could not check the fact on the vendor's own pages.

	Display	Google Drive	DocSend	Papermark	Netlify	Tiiny Host	Stacktree
Shows HTML as a page	Yes	No	No. It shares documents	No. It shares documents	Yes	Yes	Yes
Access control	Each viewer by email and one-time password	Each viewer by Google account	Email gate	Email verification on Business	One shared password on Pro	One shared password from Solo	Passcode, or a link for each person
Client needs an account	No	A Google account for restricted files	No	No	No	No	No
See who opened it	View counts on Solo. Viewer identity on Pro and Enterprise	–	Yes	Yes	No	–	Yes. Opens in analytics and an optional daily email
Client can comment	Not yet	On Google Docs files	No	No	No	No	Yes, without an account
Cost for 20 client viewers	€0 on Free for 3 gated artifacts. €15 a month on Solo	€0 with a Google account	–	Free plan. Pro from €24 a month, billed yearly	Pro plan price	Solo: $13 a month billed yearly, or $18 monthly	Free: 3 pages that expire. Solo: $19 a month

Notes on the table:

Google Drive stores an HTML file. It does not serve it as a web page. Read why file sharing cannot show HTML.
A Netlify or Tiiny Host password is one password for all readers. Anyone with the password can read the page.
The DocSend pricing page did not open for us, so this page gives no DocSend price.

How to send the report with Display

Ask your agent to publish the report. A publish with your own login starts as Private.

Connect Display to Cursor, Codex, Claude Code or any other agent. The docs have a setup guide for each agent. Then give this prompt:

Publish q3-report.html to Display as Private, share it with anna@client.com, and give
me the link.

The agent publishes the file, invites Anna, and returns the link. To change the report next month, ask the agent to update the page at the same link. To invite more people later, ask the agent to share the page with them.

What the client sees

Anna opens the link. A screen asks for the email address that your invitation went to.
Display sends a one-time password to that address. Anna enters it.
The report opens in her browser with its charts, tabs and filters.

She does not create an account and does not install anything. Anna can open the report again later. A forwarded link does not give access to anyone else, because the page checks the email address. A person who is not invited cannot tell that the page exists.

To remove one person, ask the agent to remove that email address from the page. Other invited people keep access.

Limits

One file for each artifact. Display accepts one HTML or Markdown file for each link. Publishing a folder or a ZIP file is on the roadmap.
File size. 10 MB on Free. 50 MB on Solo, Pro and Enterprise.
Clients can view. They cannot comment yet. Invited outside people read the page. They cannot comment or edit. Your own team can comment.
Who opened it. Solo shows view counts. Pro and Enterprise show viewer identity. In the artifact header, outside guests who have the page open show as "Guest", without their email address.
No link expiry. An invited person keeps access until you remove them.
No custom domain yet. Links use a dsp.so address. Custom domains are on the roadmap.
Versions. Free keeps the latest version only. Solo keeps 10 and Pro keeps 50.

When another tool is better

You sell a PDF deck and need to know which page a buyer read. Use DocSend or Papermark.
The client edits with you. Use Google Docs.
You publish a public site with many files. Use Netlify Drop or Cloudflare Pages.