Looking for a Drivve alternative? Drivve | Print & Drivve | DM from Germany (Münster) is an established print-management vendor. Docuflair Print offers the integrated DACH alternative: print, scan, IDP and archive on one platform, on-premises or dedicated private cloud, German-language direct support. This comparison shows objectively where Drivve has strengths — and when Docuflair is the better choice.
If you're looking for a pure, simple print or scan solution without additional requirements and have a small/mid budget, Drivve can fit — particularly for Konica Minolta fleets.
As soon as more than one discipline (print + scan + archive + compliance) is needed, TR-RESISCAN becomes relevant or DATEV/law-firm integration is required, Docuflair is the integrated alternative.
DACH-based niche vendor focused on SMB and mid-market. Known for simple, pragmatic solutions. Drivve | Print and Drivve | DM are marketed separately.
Origin: Germany (Münster) · Core focus: Print management, scan management (Drivve | DM) · Cloud strategy: Primarily on-prem, cloud options emerging
Objective acknowledgement — so you know when you're in the right place with the competitor.
Feature and strategy areas in which Docuflair is better positioned.
Docuflair positioning: Drivve and Docuflair share DACH origin and on-prem focus — a good starting position. But Docuflair has a substantially broader portfolio: Archive + Redact + Mask + TR-RESISCAN + industry modules (DATEV, RA-MICRO, ADVOKAT, Education) are absent from Drivve or only available as separate add-on products.
| Criterion | Docuflair Print | Drivve |
|---|---|---|
| Product type | Integrated suite (Print + Scan + Archive + Redact + Mask + Flow + IDP) | Print management, scan management (Drivve | DM) |
| Deployment | On-premises or dedicated private cloud — never public cloud | Primarily on-prem, cloud options emerging |
| HQ / Support | Austria/Germany, German-language support direct | Germany (Münster) |
| BSI TR-RESISCAN (substitute scanning) | ✅ Native module | ❌ Not included |
| GoBD-compliant archiving | ✅ Docuflair Archive integrated | ❌ Not part of portfolio |
| GDPR / data protection | On-prem/private cloud = data sovereignty stays with customer | Check cloud variants: third-country transfer, server location |
| IDP (AI-based document processing) | ✅ Integrated with pseudonymisation (Mask) for GDPR-safe AI usage | ❌ Not in portfolio |
| Multi-vendor MFP support | 7 native embedded platforms (Kyocera HyPAS incl. rebrands UTAX/Triumph-Adler and Olivetti, Sharp OSA, Xerox EIP, Epson Open Platform, Lexmark eSF 7) + 7 universal via IP queue (Ricoh, Konica Minolta, Develop, HP, Toshiba, Brother, OKI) | Depends on product edition; often focus on specific vendors |
What you can take with you, where project effort arises.
Migration from Drivve: users and printer lists via CSV export; scan profiles from Drivve | DM can be rebuilt in Docuflair Scan.
Supported by Docuflair Professional Services: migration assessment, user/quota/printer import, parallel operation during cutover, training for admins and end users.
Drivve: If you're looking for a pure, simple print or scan solution without additional requirements and have a small/mid budget, Drivve can fit — particularly for Konica Minolta fleets.
Docuflair: As soon as more than one discipline (print + scan + archive + compliance) is needed, TR-RESISCAN becomes relevant or DATEV/law-firm integration is required, Docuflair is the integrated alternative.
Migration from Drivve: users and printer lists via CSV export; scan profiles from Drivve | DM can be rebuilt in Docuflair Scan.
Yes. Drivve has strengths where Docuflair is not the market leader — see the objective strengths analysis above. Docuflair positions itself through integration breadth (Print + Scan + IDP + Archive), DACH support and a consistent on-prem/private-cloud strategy, not through every individual print-management feature.
For pure print-management scenarios, licensing costs are comparable. The economic advantage of Docuflair emerges where multiple modules (Print + Scan + Archive + IDP) are needed — one contract, one training, one operating model instead of two or three separate systems.
Yes — in a 60-minute demo we show Docuflair Print on your specific scenario (fleet, user count, use case). On request also a parallel PoC in your test environment.
60-minute live demo on your specific environment. No boilerplate slides, no sales pitches — answers to your requirements.