Alternatives to Smash

A web service and mobile app for sending large files of any size as a download link. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as Smash.

  • WeTransfer

    A web service for sending large files to other people by link or email.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    WeTransfer also sends large files by link without an account, but it is browser-only with no mobile apps, and files still pass through a third-party server.

  • SwissTransfer

    A free web service for sending files of up to 50 GB by link or email, stored in Switzerland.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    SwissTransfer is free for transfers up to 50 GB stored in Switzerland with no account, but keeps files for at most 30 days and is web only.

  • TransferNow

    A web service for sending large files of up to 250 GB by email or shareable link.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    TransferNow sends up to 250 GB per transfer free without registration by email or link, though larger capacity and extras need an account.

  • Filemail

    A service and set of apps for sending large files of any size by email or link.

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    Filemail sends up to 5 GB free with no account and offers password protection and UDP acceleration, but larger files require a paid plan.

  • Wormhole

    A web tool for sharing files with end-to-end encryption and links that expire automatically.

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    Wormhole adds end-to-end encryption and automatically expiring links with no install, but it caps transfers at 10 GB and depends on a hosted service.

  • Send Anywhere

    A cross-platform file sharing service that sends files between devices using one-time keys or links.

    FreeProprietaryWindowsmacOSAndroidiOSWeb

    Send Anywhere moves files using one-time keys or links, with desktop apps for Windows and macOS alongside mobile and web, and is listed as free.

  • PsiTransfer

    A simple self-hosted file sharing web app with resumable uploads and expiring download links.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    PsiTransfer is an open-source, self-hosted upload page with resumable uploads and expiring links, so files stay on your server but you must run it.

  • FilePizza

    An open-source web app for peer-to-peer file transfers directly between two browsers.

    FreeOpen sourceWeb

    FilePizza transfers files directly between two browsers without server storage and is open source, but both people must be online at the same time.

Also worth comparing

These listings name Smash as their own alternative, so the relationship runs both ways.

  • croc

    Sends a file between any two computers with one command and a short code phrase, end-to-end encrypted.

    FreeOpen sourceWindowsmacOSLinuxCommand lineWeb

    Smash is a closed-source web service and mobile app that stores files on its servers until downloaded, with password protection and expiry, and premium options.

  • MASV

    A hosted service for transferring very large files and media, used from the browser.

    PaidProprietaryWeb

    Smash sends large files as a download link without sign-up and adds iOS and Android apps, with a freemium model instead of a paid-only service.

  • PairDrop

    Browser-based device-to-device file transfer with no install or signup.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Smash is a closed-source freemium service storing files on its servers until downloaded, with iOS and Android apps and password protection.

  • Send

    Self-hostable encrypted file sharing, continuing Firefox Send.

    FreeOpen sourceWebSelf-hosted

    Smash is a hosted closed-source service with mobile apps, password protection and expiry, but stores files unencrypted by the browser on its servers.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.