WeTransfer

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.