Tiiny Host vs DocPin: which should you use?
Short answer: pick Tiiny Host to put a file online, especially a PDF, a PHP site or large media. Pick DocPin for pages you send to people and keep updating: reports, proposals and dashboards, often made with Claude or ChatGPT. DocPin can limit a page to a client's company, keeps every version, and its plan with your own domain and passwords costs less.
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What each one is for
Tiiny Host is the simplest way to get almost any file onto a link. You drop an HTML file, a .zip or a PDF, and it's live. Its paid plans add your own domain, passwords, analytics and very large uploads, and it can run PHP.
DocPin is built for pages you share: a page has a link like acme.docpin.it/q3-report, you choose who can open it, and publishing again updates it behind the same link. You can publish by dropping a file, or straight from Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor without leaving the chat.
Side by side
| You want… | Tiiny Host | DocPin |
|---|---|---|
| Free plan | 1 site, 3 MB (0.5 MB for PDFs), 5,000 visits a month, with a Tiiny Host banner | 3 pages, up to 25 MB each, with a small DocPin badge |
| Cheapest plan with your own domain | Solo: $18 a month, or $13 a month billed yearly ($156) | Pro: $8 a month, or $80 a year |
| Password protection | From Solo | Pro |
| Only certain people can open it | No Email capture on Pro collects visitors' emails for lead generation | Yes Pro: named emails or a whole @company.com, confirmed with Google or an emailed link |
| Publish from Claude or ChatGPT | No No connector that we could find | Yes Say “publish this to DocPin” in the chat |
| Update without changing the link | Yes Editing features, from Solo | Yes Every plan, and every earlier version is kept |
| Visitor stats | Yes Built-in analytics, from Tiny ($9 a month) | Yes View counts on every plan; names of signed-in viewers on Pro |
| Remove the host's branding | Yes From Tiny ($9 a month) | Pro makes the badge smaller; it isn't removed |
| File types | HTML, .zip, PDFs, PHP, images and large media files | Static HTML, CSS and JavaScript, as a file, folder or .zip |
| Biggest upload | 75 MB on Solo; up to 2 TB on Pro Max ($74 a month billed yearly) | 25 MB on every plan |
| Team members | Pro: $38 a month, or $31 billed yearly | Yes One teammate on Free; more on Pro at $4 per person a month |
Prices in US dollars. Tiiny Host's monthly prices are for paying month to month; its yearly prices are lower.
Choose Tiiny Host if…
- You're sharing a PDF, a PHP site or large video or image files.
- You want no host branding at all on a single page, for the least money ($9 a month).
- You want QR codes or lead capture built in.
Choose DocPin if…
- Your page comes from Claude or ChatGPT, and you'd rather say “publish this” than download and upload a file.
- It's for a client: keep it to their email or their whole company, and see who opened it.
- You'll update it: the link never changes and every version is kept, so you can go back.
- It's a dashboard: numbers can update from page data without republishing.
- You want your own domain and passwords for $8 a month rather than $18.
Moving a page from Tiiny Host to DocPin
- Download your page's files from Tiiny Host, or use the HTML file you uploaded.
- In DocPin, drop the file, folder or .zip, and give the page a name. It's live straight away.
- On Pro, add your domain and choose who can open the page.
Questions people ask
Is there a cheaper alternative to Tiiny Host with a custom domain?
DocPin Pro is $8 a month, or $80 a year, and includes your own domain, passwords and pages only certain people can open. Tiiny Host's custom domains start on its Solo plan, at $18 a month or $13 a month billed yearly.
Can Tiiny Host limit a page to certain people?
Tiiny Host offers passwords from its Solo plan, and email capture on Pro for lead generation. DocPin Pro can limit a page to specific email addresses or everyone at a company, who confirm with Google or an emailed link.
Does Tiiny Host work with Claude or ChatGPT?
We couldn't find a Tiiny Host connector for Claude or ChatGPT. You'd download the file from the chat and upload it. DocPin connects to Claude and ChatGPT, so you can say “publish this to DocPin” in the chat.
Can DocPin host PDFs or PHP?
No. DocPin hosts static HTML, CSS and JavaScript pages. For a PDF, a PHP site or very large files, Tiiny Host is a better fit.
How long do free links last?
Tiiny Host keeps free links online as long as you sign in at least once every 3 months. DocPin's free plan keeps up to 3 pages online.
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Start freeSources, checked 8 November 2026:
- Tiiny Host: Pricing and FAQ
- DocPin: Pricing, API limits