SwissTransfer

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.