Every European file transfer tool reviewed
Munich, Germany
Founded 2010
Secure Exchange from EUR 999 per month plus VAT for 100 users with 500 GB and unlimited guest users; Secure Intelligence (1 TB) and Secure Enterprise (2 TB) on request
No self-service trial published; the site offers a free 15-minute initial consultation
Best for: Companies and public bodies that need audited, German-hosted exchange of confidential files and e-mails
FTAPI is a secure data exchange platform from FTAPI Software GmbH in Munich, registered at the Munich district court under HRB 189499. FTAPI says it was founded in 2010, employs more than 120 people and serves more than 2,000 companies.
The platform has four parts: SecuMails for encrypted e-mails with attachments, SecuRooms for storing and sharing files, SecuForms for structured data entry and SecuFlows for automating data processes. SecuMails sends files up to 100 GB from the browser or from Outlook, where FTAPI provides both a COM add-in for classic Outlook and a web add-in for the new Outlook.
FTAPI states that data is hosted in German data centres and describes the platform as free from US legal access. The FTAPI pricing page lists BSI C5 Type 2, SOC 2, ISAE 3402 and TISAX.
End-to-end encryption is listed in all three packages, and SecuMails works with four security levels; at level 4 the e-mail text is encrypted end-to-end as well as the attachment. Only one side of an exchange needs an FTAPI licence. FTAPI describes itself as backed by European investors, without naming them on the page read, and lists public authorities, healthcare and manufacturing among its customer sectors.
The FTAPI package Secure Exchange starts at EUR 999 per month plus VAT for 100 users, with 500 GB of storage and unlimited guest users. Secure Intelligence with 1 TB and Secure Enterprise with 2 TB are priced on request.
No self-service trial is published; FTAPI offers a free 15-minute initial consultation instead. FTAPI suits organisations that exchange confidential documents daily and must show auditors where the data sits, and that can spread the fixed package price over many mailboxes. A freelancer who sends a video once a month is better served by Filemail or TransferXL.
What FTAPI does well
- FTAPI states that all data is hosted in German data centres
- End-to-end encryption is listed in all three FTAPI packages
- The FTAPI pricing page lists BSI C5 Type 2, SOC 2, ISAE 3402 and TISAX
- FTAPI SecuMails sends files up to 100 GB from the browser or Outlook
- Only the sender or the recipient needs an FTAPI licence, and guest users are unlimited
Where FTAPI falls short
- FTAPI has no free plan, and the entry package costs EUR 999 per month plus VAT for 100 users
- Prices for FTAPI Secure Intelligence and Secure Enterprise are on request only
- FTAPI publishes no self-service trial; contact starts with a consultation call
- The FTAPI pricing page marks ISO 27001 as coming soon while the about page calls FTAPI certified to ISO 27001
Standout feature. FTAPI is the only service in this comparison that names a BSI C5 Type 2 attestation and combines it with German hosting and end-to-end encryption in every package.
Ski, Norway
Founded 2008
Free plan for transfers up to 5 GB; Personal is listed at USD 4 a month; Pro and Business are paid monthly or yearly; Enterprise MFT is custom priced
Free plan up to 5 GB per transfer; 7-day free trial on the paid plans
Best for: Senders of very large media files who want a free 5 GB tier and Norwegian ownership
Filemail is a large file transfer service that started in 2008 and sends files by e-mail or link.
The Filemail privacy policy names Filemail AS, organisation number 893823972, at Grenseveien 10 in Ski, Norway, as the controller, and the Filemail terms are governed by the laws of Norway. Filemail states that it was acquired by the Norwegian cloud company Jottacloud in 2020 and that its two founders stayed on. The free Filemail plan sends up to 5 GB per transfer with unlimited transfers, and Filemail reports more than 50 million users since launch.
Filemail writes that it controls its own servers and operates 15 data centres around the world.
According to the Filemail privacy policy, files are generally stored in the region of the sender, with locations in the US, EU, UK and Norway, while account and subscription data stay on core servers in Norway. Business and Enterprise accounts can specify the regions where files may be stored. Filemail says it follows ISO 27001 practices but has not sought formal certification. End-to-end encryption with a customer-defined key is a Business feature; Filemail does not store that key.
Filemail Personal is listed at USD 4 a month with 250 GB of storage, a 5 GB transfer limit and 30 days of availability. Filemail Pro sends up to 250 GB, keeps files permanently and includes 1 TB.
Filemail Business removes the size limit and gives 1 TB per user. Filemail Enterprise MFT adds SAML single sign-on at a custom price. Paid plans come with a 7-day free trial. Filemail fits video and design teams moving very large files. Buyers who require a certificate, not a statement of alignment, should look at FTAPI.
What Filemail does well
- Filemail has a free plan with 5 GB per transfer and unlimited transfers
- Filemail states that it controls its own servers, with core servers in Norway
- Filemail Business accounts can specify the regions where files are stored
- Filemail Pro sends up to 250 GB and Filemail Business has no transfer size limit
- Filemail names its owner: it was acquired by the Norwegian company Jottacloud in 2020
Where Filemail falls short
- Filemail has not sought formal ISO 27001 certification, by its own statement
- End-to-end encryption starts at the Filemail Business plan; lower plans list encrypted data transfer over HTTPS
- Filemail is based in Norway, which is in the EEA but outside the EU
- The Filemail footer reads Filemail Inc. while the privacy policy names Filemail AS as controller
Standout feature. Filemail pairs a free 5 GB tier with paid plans that have no transfer size limit, runs on servers it controls itself and belongs to the Norwegian company Jottacloud.
Nacka, Sweden
Licensed per mailbox, price on request; the hosted Cryptshare.express edition starts at EUR 5 per user per month
Trial on a hosted demo server after registration
Best for: Organisations that want encrypted file and e-mail transfer running on their own servers
Cryptshare is a secure transfer product for files and e-mails of any size, sold by Pointsharp. It works in the browser and integrates directly into Outlook, Outlook on the web and Notes, so staff send large or confidential attachments from the mail client they already use.
Pointsharp states that every Cryptshare transfer is encrypted with AES-256 and travels over a TLS-encrypted connection to and from the Cryptshare Server. External contacts need no licence, no account and no software to send or receive. An administrator sets size limits and the minimum, maximum and standard retention periods.
The Pointsharp imprint names Pointsharp AB at Uddvagen 7 in Nacka, Sweden. Pointsharp says it was founded in Sweden in 2006, has its head office in Stockholm and offices in Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, and that it acquired the German company Cryptshare.
Main Capital Partners, headquartered in The Hague, invested in Pointsharp in 2020. Cryptshare can be self-hosted on your own servers, run in a private cloud at a provider you choose, or used as a hosted service, and it ships as a virtual appliance for VMware and Hyper-V. Pointsharp lists the BITMi labels Software Made in Germany and Software Made in Europe.
Cryptshare is licensed per mailbox, not per server, and the price depends on the number of users, the Outlook or Notes integrations and API access, so a quote is needed. The hosted Cryptshare.express edition starts at EUR 5 per user per month.
A trial runs on a hosted demo server after registration. Cryptshare suits IT departments that want the transfer server inside their own network, with policy rules per sender and recipient and no accounts to manage for outside contacts. People looking for a quick public upload page should choose TransferXL or TransferNow instead.
What Cryptshare does well
- Cryptshare can be self-hosted, including as a virtual appliance for VMware and Hyper-V
- Pointsharp states that every Cryptshare transfer is encrypted with AES-256
- Cryptshare integrates into Outlook, Outlook on the web and Notes
- External Cryptshare recipients need no licence, account or software
- Cryptshare.express has a published starting price of EUR 5 per user per month
Where Cryptshare falls short
- Cryptshare licence prices beyond the Cryptshare.express starting price are on request
- Cryptshare has no free plan, only a trial on a hosted demo server
- The hosting location of the hosted Cryptshare service is not stated on the pages read
- The Pointsharp certifications page names labels and no ISO 27001 certificate
Standout feature. Cryptshare is the only product in this comparison that can be installed on your own servers, which places the storage location and retention rules entirely under your own administrators.
Enschede, Netherlands
Free plan with 5 GB per transfer; Pro (100 GB per transfer) and Enterprise (200 GB per transfer) are paid subscriptions
Free plan: 5 GB per transfer, one week retention, 10 GB per day
Best for: Individuals who want end-to-end encrypted link transfers on a free plan with a German region
TransferXL is a Dutch link and e-mail transfer service operated by Nimbus Cloud Computing B.V., Hulskamphof 10 in Enschede, registered with the Dutch chamber of commerce under number 60343737.
The free TransferXL plan allows 5 GB per transfer, one week of retention and 10 GB of uploads per day. TransferXL Pro raises this to 100 GB per transfer, six weeks of retention and 200 GB per day. TransferXL Enterprise allows 200 GB per transfer, three months of retention and 400 GB per day. All three plans list end-to-end encryption and region selection.
TransferXL explains its end-to-end encryption as client-side: files are encrypted on the sender computer, so no unencrypted data reaches the TransferXL servers, and the sender picks a random or custom password.
The sender also chooses the storage region, with Europe (Germany), USA (Virginia), Asia (Singapore) and South America (Sao Paulo) on offer. The TransferXL terms are governed by Dutch law with the courts of Amsterdam as venue. TransferXL does not name the infrastructure provider behind those regions, and its privacy policy mentions Google Analytics on the website, with data sent to Google servers in the USA.
The paid TransferXL prices could not be read for this comparison, because the plans page returned its amounts as zero when fetched; the current prices are shown on the TransferXL plans page itself.
TransferXL is a good match for someone who sends a few gigabytes occasionally and wants the files encrypted before they leave the computer, with storage in Germany and a download link that expires by itself after a week. Teams that need audit trails, single sign-on or a named hosting provider get more from FTAPI or Filemail Business.
What TransferXL does well
- TransferXL lists end-to-end encryption on the free plan as well as on Pro and Enterprise
- TransferXL lets the sender choose the storage region, including Europe (Germany)
- The free TransferXL plan allows 5 GB per transfer with one week of retention
- TransferXL Enterprise sends up to 200 GB per transfer and keeps files for three months
- TransferXL publishes its operator, address, chamber of commerce and VAT numbers
Where TransferXL falls short
- TransferXL does not name the hosting provider behind its four regions
- The free TransferXL plan is capped at 10 GB of uploads per day
- TransferXL names no security certification on the pages read
- The TransferXL privacy policy lists Google Analytics with servers in the USA
Standout feature. TransferXL is the only service here that lists end-to-end encryption on its free plan, and it adds a selectable storage region in Germany.
Garches, France
Founded 2013
Free up to 5 GB per transfer; Premium from EUR 6 per month (EUR 144 billed for two years) for one user; Team from EUR 18 per month (EUR 432 billed for two years) for 10 users; Enterprise custom
Free plan with 5 GB per transfer kept for 7 days; 7-day free trial of Premium
Best for: Freelancers and small teams who want low published prices and a choice of storage region
TransferNow is a French transfer service founded in 2013 and published by HIGHSENSE SAS, 23 rue Pasteur in Garches, registered in Nanterre under number 833 205 669. TransferNow reports more than 78 million users.
The free TransferNow plan sends up to 5 GB per transfer without sign-up and keeps the files for 7 days. TransferNow Premium is for one user and allows 250 GB per transfer, 1 TB of storage and retention up to 365 days. TransferNow Team covers 10 users with 500 GB per transfer and 2 TB of shared storage.
The TransferNow legal notice names Google Cloud France SARL in Paris as the hosting provider. From Premium upwards the customer chooses the storage region, with Paris, Frankfurt, New York and Singapore given as examples.
TransferNow describes SSL/TLS and AES 256-bit encryption on all plans, and adds SSE-C on paid plans, where stored files are encrypted with a passphrase the customer supplies. TransferNow does not claim end-to-end encryption on the pages read. HDS certification for health data hosting is an option on the TransferNow Enterprise plan, which starts at 10 users and is priced individually.
TransferNow Premium starts at EUR 6 per month, billed as EUR 144 for two years, and TransferNow Team at EUR 18 per month, billed as EUR 432 for two years. The monthly and annual rates were not shown in the content read for this comparison.
A 7-day free trial covers all Premium features. TransferNow suits a photographer or agency that wants branded transfers and a year of retention at a low price. Buyers who rule out infrastructure owned by a US group should note the Google Cloud hosting and look at Filemail or FTAPI first.
What TransferNow does well
- TransferNow Premium starts at EUR 6 per month on two-year billing
- Paid TransferNow plans keep transfers for up to 365 days
- TransferNow Premium and Team customers choose the storage region, including Paris and Frankfurt
- TransferNow offers SSE-C encryption with a customer passphrase on paid plans
- TransferNow Team includes 10 users and 500 GB per transfer
Where TransferNow falls short
- TransferNow is hosted by Google Cloud France SARL, a subsidiary of a US group
- TransferNow does not claim end-to-end encryption on the pages read
- The lowest TransferNow prices require paying two years in advance
- Region selection is not available on the free TransferNow plan
Standout feature. TransferNow publishes a flat team price of EUR 18 per month for 10 users on two-year billing and keeps paid transfers available for up to 365 days.
Prague, Czech Republic
Free up to 20 GB per transfer; Basic EUR 3.09 per month, Pro EUR 11.59 per month, Enterprise EUR 21.99 per month, with monthly or annual payment
Free transfers up to 20 GB, with or without registration
Best for: Anyone who needs to send up to 20 GB once, free and without creating an account
MyAirBridge is a Czech transfer service that sends up to 20 GB per transfer free of charge, by link or e-mail notification, with or without registration.
The MyAirBridge terms name MyAirBridge spol. s r.o., registration number 01837133, U Klikovky 4 in Prague, as owner and operator of the application, and state that the domain and copyright are registered to MyAirBridge ltd. in London. Free MyAirBridge transfers are stored for 3 days, and unregistered transfers above 2 GB for 2 days. With a paid profile files are kept for 10 days by default, and the expiry can be extended.
The MyAirBridge terms are governed by the laws of the Czech Republic, with the courts in Prague.
MyAirBridge offers end-to-end encryption on the Pro and Enterprise plans and documents it as AES-GCM with a key derived via PBKDF2, performed in the browser of the sender and the recipient. The free and Basic plans list TLS encryption. The MyAirBridge data protection rules state that files may be transferred via servers in the United States or the EU. A storage location is not named on the pages read, and no security certification is mentioned there either.
MyAirBridge Basic is listed at EUR 3.09 per month with 200 GB of storage and 50 GB per transfer. MyAirBridge Pro costs EUR 11.59 per month with 2 TB and 250 GB per transfer, and MyAirBridge Enterprise EUR 21.99 per month with unlimited transfers.
Payment is monthly or annual, and the terms state that all files are deleted when a paid profile ends. MyAirBridge is the practical pick for a one-off 15 GB delivery that the recipient downloads the same week. Organisations that must document where files are stored should choose a service that states it, such as FTAPI.
What MyAirBridge does well
- MyAirBridge sends up to 20 GB per transfer free, with or without registration
- MyAirBridge Pro and Enterprise include end-to-end encryption using AES-GCM in the browser
- MyAirBridge publishes all plan prices in euros, from EUR 3.09 per month
- MyAirBridge states that it does not sell data and allows no third-party advertising in the app
- The MyAirBridge terms name the Czech operating company and apply Czech law
Where MyAirBridge falls short
- Free MyAirBridge transfers are deleted after 3 days
- MyAirBridge does not name a storage location on the pages read
- The MyAirBridge data protection rules allow transfer via servers in the United States
- End-to-end encryption is not part of the free and Basic MyAirBridge plans
Standout feature. MyAirBridge has the second-largest verified free transfer size in this comparison at 20 GB, behind the 50 GB of SwissTransfer, in exchange for a storage period of only 3 days.
Lyon, France
Founded 2017
Free plan; Pro is listed from USD 4.80 per month and at USD 10 per month on monthly billing, with 40% off for annual and 52% off for two-year billing; Team for 10 to 50 users; Enterprise custom
Free plan: transfers valid for 7 days, and transfers above 2 GB wait in a queue behind Pro transfers
Best for: Senders of occasional huge files who accept a queue and hosting on Amazon Web Services
Smash is a French transfer service founded in April 2017 by the brothers Romaric and Remi Gouedard-Comte and run from Lyon. The Smash legal notice names SMASH & CO, a simplified joint stock company at 2 rue Claire in Lyon, registered under number 828 889 493.
The free Smash plan sets no size limit: transfers up to 2 GB go out directly, and larger ones join a queue behind Pro transfers. Free Smash transfers are valid for 7 days. Smash reports 8 million monthly active users in 190 countries on its company page.
The Smash legal notice lists Amazon Web Services Inc. in Seattle as hosting provider, and the Smash security page says files are kept on the S3 service in the location closest to the sender, giving Paris for France, Frankfurt for Germany and London for England.
Smash describes AES 256-bit encryption for files at rest and SSL/TLS in transit; its security page does not mention end-to-end encryption. Files are erased from the servers automatically once a transfer has expired, and transfers can be protected with a password or given a custom validity period by the sender.
Smash Pro is listed from USD 4.80 per month and at USD 10 per month on monthly billing, with 40% off for annual and 52% off for two-year billing.
Smash Pro removes the queue, keeps transfers for 30 days and has a cumulative storage limit of 1 TB. Smash Team covers 10 to 50 user accounts with 2 TB, and Smash Enterprise is quoted individually. Smash works for a one-off 40 GB delivery without paying. Its main drawbacks are that a US company operates the underlying storage and that the encryption is server-side only.
What Smash does well
- The free Smash plan has no transfer size limit
- Smash Pro transfers skip the queue and stay available for 30 days
- Smash stores files in the AWS location closest to the sender, such as Paris or Frankfurt
- Smash erases files automatically when a transfer expires
- Smash publishes its company details, including the Lyon registration number and share capital
Where Smash falls short
- Smash names Amazon Web Services Inc., a US company, as its hosting provider
- Free Smash transfers above 2 GB wait in a queue behind Pro transfers
- The Smash security page does not mention end-to-end encryption
- Smash Pro prices were shown in US dollars on the page read, and Team prices were not displayed
Standout feature. Smash is the only service in this comparison without a size limit on the free plan, with a queue for transfers above 2 GB as the trade-off.
Geneva, Switzerland
Free: up to 50 GB per transfer with no account, files kept for 1 to 30 days and up to 250 downloads; paid SwissTransfer offers add unlimited downloads, a transaction history, custom branding and more capacity, with prices on the Infomaniak price pages
Free service, no registration needed to send or receive
Best for: Anyone sending up to 50 GB free, with Swiss hosting
SwissTransfer is the free large-file service of Infomaniak, a hosting company headquartered in Geneva. It sends up to 50 GB per transfer, counted across all files, with no account for the sender or the recipient, by link or by e-mail.
The sender chooses how long the files stay available, from 1 to 30 days, and a sender who picks the full period gets a reminder on day 12 to extend it. Free transfers allow up to 250 downloads, downloads can be password-protected, and the files are deleted automatically and permanently when the period expires.
The Infomaniak privacy policy names Infomaniak Network SA, Rue Eugene-Marziano 25 in Les Acacias, Geneva, as data controller, and SwissTransfer describes itself as developed and hosted entirely in Switzerland, in data centres that Infomaniak designs, owns and operates.
Encryption is TLS with AES-GCM in transit and LUKS with AES-256 at rest, and the FAQ says plainly that this is not end-to-end encryption. Switzerland is outside the EU and the EEA, although it is covered by an EU adequacy decision. No certification was read on the SwissTransfer pages.
SwissTransfer itself is free, and the pages read show no price. They mention paid offers with unlimited downloads, a transaction history, interface customisation and more capacity, with retention up to 60 days on the Enterprise offer; the prices sit on the Infomaniak price pages, which were not read.
SwissTransfer suits one-off deliveries of large files to people who need no account. A team that needs audit trails should look at FTAPI or Cryptshare, and a sender who wants the file encrypted before upload should choose TransferXL.
What SwissTransfer does well
- SwissTransfer sends up to 50 GB per transfer free, with no account for sender or recipient
- The sender chooses retention from 1 to 30 days, with a reminder before the files expire
- Infomaniak states that SwissTransfer is hosted entirely in its own Swiss data centres
- Downloads can be password-protected and free transfers allow up to 250 downloads
- The service is free, with paid offers for unlimited downloads and more capacity
Where SwissTransfer falls short
- SwissTransfer states that its encryption is not end-to-end
- Switzerland is outside the EU and the EEA, covered only by an adequacy decision
- Free transfers are limited to 30 days and 250 downloads
- The SwissTransfer pages read name no certification and no prices for the paid offers
Standout feature. SwissTransfer has the largest verified free transfer size in this comparison, 50 GB with no account, held in Swiss data centres run by Infomaniak itself.
Tallinn, Estonia
Free up to 5 GB per transfer without sign-up; Extra 250 EUR 29.90 per year (250 GB storage, up to 200 GB per transfer, 30 days), Extra 500 EUR 44.90 per year (250 GB per transfer, 90 days), Extra 1000 EUR 59.90 per year (1 TB storage, up to 500 GB per transfer, 365 days); a 2-year option is 20% cheaper; Teams, Exceed and Extend are priced on the site
Free plan with no sign-up; free transfers are kept for up to 90 days depending on file size
Best for: Light users who want 5 GB free, long retention and low yearly prices
SendGB is a file transfer service operated by SendGB OÜ in Tallinn, Estonia.
Free users send up to 5 GB per transfer without signing up, and the terms say free files are kept for up to 90 days depending on file size, after which they are permanently deleted. Paid Extra plans are sold per year, and the site also sells add-ons: Teams covers up to 20 users with 2 TB, Exceed sends up to 1 TB in one transfer without membership, and Extend stores files for up to a year without an account.
The terms name SendGB OÜ with registry number 14869227 at Telliskivi tn 57 in Tallinn and apply Estonian law.
The privacy policy says files are stored on Cloudflare infrastructure in up to six regions, that application, server and database management run at Scaleway, and that files may pass through servers outside the EEA, without naming any country. It also lists Google Analytics and Google AdSense cookies. The terms page read contains no statement about encryption, and no certification was found on the pages read for this comparison.
Extra 250 costs EUR 29.90 per year with 250 GB of storage, up to 200 GB per transfer, 30 days of retention and 20 receivers.
Extra 500 costs EUR 44.90 with 250 GB per transfer and 90 days, and Extra 1000 costs EUR 59.90 with 1 TB of storage, up to 500 GB per transfer and 365 days; a two-year term is 20% cheaper. SendGB suits an occasional sender who wants cheap annual capacity. Buyers who must document the storage country should choose FTAPI or SwissTransfer, which both name theirs.
What SendGB does well
- SendGB sends up to 5 GB per transfer free without signing up
- Free SendGB transfers are kept for up to 90 days, depending on file size
- SendGB publishes euro prices from EUR 29.90 per year
- The SendGB terms name the Estonian company, its registry number and Estonian law
- SendGB Exceed sends up to 1 TB in one transfer without a membership
Where SendGB falls short
- SendGB names no storage country and says files may pass through servers outside the EEA
- The SendGB terms page contains no statement about encryption
- SendGB shows Google AdSense and Google Analytics cookies on its site
- Prices for SendGB Teams, Exceed and Extend were not shown on the page read, and its common-features list names a 500 GB limit that does not match the plan table
Standout feature. SendGB combines up to 90 days of free retention with yearly euro plans from EUR 29.90, but it is the least specific about where files are stored.
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Free: 10 transfers or 3 GB in any 30-day rolling window; Starter: 10 transfers or 300 GB per 30 days; Ultimate: unlimited transfers up to 1 TB per transfer; Teams and Enterprise on top, with prices on the WeTransfer pricing page
Free plan; an account is required to send a transfer since November 2024
Best for: Senders whose recipients expect the familiar WeTransfer page
WeTransfer is the best-known transfer service, and its contracting entity is European: the terms name WeTransfer B.V. at Nieuwezijds Voorburgwal 162 in Amsterdam, and Bending Spoons Operations S.p.A. in Milan lists WeTransfer as acquired in July 2024.
The help centre limits a free account to 10 transfers or 3 GB in any rolling 30-day window, and since November 2024 sending a transfer requires an account. Starter allows 10 transfers or 300 GB, Ultimate allows unlimited transfers up to 1 TB each, and accounts hold 2 TB by default.
The WeTransfer GDPR page says that WeTransfer is based in the EU, holds ISO 27001 certification, stores all files on AWS servers in Ireland and offers data processing agreements on business plans.
Transfers are encrypted with TLS in transit and AES-256 at rest, and files are removed from the servers when a transfer expires or is deleted. No end-to-end claim was found. The terms text contains both a New York governing-law clause with arbitration and a Dutch governing-law clause, and the page does not say which applies to which user.
Teams extends storage to 5 TB, which can be raised to 30 TB on request, and Enterprise is negotiated with sales. The WeTransfer pricing page did not render its amounts when fetched, so no prices are quoted here. WeTransfer fits a sender whose recipients expect the familiar page and who wants branded transfers and shared team storage. A sender who needs more free capacity should compare SwissTransfer and MyAirBridge, and one who needs a named hosting country should compare FTAPI.
What WeTransfer does well
- The WeTransfer terms name WeTransfer B.V. in Amsterdam as the contracting company
- WeTransfer states ISO 27001 certification and offers data processing agreements on business plans
- WeTransfer states that all files are stored on AWS servers in Ireland
- Ultimate allows unlimited transfers up to 1 TB each, and Teams stores up to 5 TB
- Files are removed from the servers as soon as a transfer expires or is deleted
Where WeTransfer falls short
- The free WeTransfer plan allows 10 transfers or 3 GB in any rolling 30 days
- An account is required to send a transfer since November 2024
- WeTransfer claims no end-to-end encryption and runs on AWS, a US cloud provider
- The terms text carries both a New York and a Dutch governing-law clause, and prices could not be read
Standout feature. WeTransfer is the best-known name in this comparison and the one with the most tightly rationed free allowance, at 3 GB in any 30 days.
Munich, Germany
Founded 2024
Pay-per-use, no subscription. Transfers up to 5 GB are free, storage up to 7 days is free. Larger files and longer storage are priced dynamically on file size and storage duration, with the price shown before you pay. Custom storage region is a flat EUR 0.99 and customer encryption (SSE-C) is a flat EUR 0.99 (prices exclude VAT). Automatic storage region, password protection, email mode and event notifications are free. Maximum 200 GB per transfer (higher on request).
Best for: Occasional large sends without a subscription
TransferRocket is a file transfer service run by TransferRocket UG (haftungsbeschränkt) in Munich, registered at Amtsgericht München under HRB 291777 according to its imprint. It was founded in February 2024 and its terms are those of a German company. It sells pay-per-use transfers instead of a monthly plan, which is the main reason to look at it.
The free tier covers transfers up to 5 GB and storage up to 7 days, with no account needed. Anything above that is priced from file size and storage time, and the price is shown before you pay. Password protection, email mode and event notifications are free, while choosing the storage region and supplying your own encryption key (SSE-C) each cost a flat EUR 0.99 per transfer, excluding VAT.
Compared with the tools above it, this is a young and small operation. It names no certification such as ISO 27001, it does not claim end-to-end encryption by default, and its own About page says the infrastructure runs on AWS and Cloudflare.
Teams that need audit trails, a compliance paper trail or a managed platform will want FTAPI or Cryptshare instead. For a freelancer who sends a large delivery now and then and wants a clear price per send, it is a reasonable fit.
What TransferRocket does well
- German company with a published imprint and German-law terms
- Free up to 5 GB and 7 days, no account required
- Pay-per-use pricing with the price shown before you pay
- Storage region selectable and customer-supplied encryption key (SSE-C) available
- No ads on the download page, per the vendor
Where TransferRocket falls short
- Founded in 2024, so a short track record next to the tools above
- No security certification stated on the pages read
- Storage region and SSE-C are paid extras, and encryption is not end-to-end by default
- Infrastructure runs on AWS and Cloudflare (US-owned providers)
Standout feature. One of few transfer tools here that charges per send, so a quiet month costs nothing.
