Alternatives to SwissTransfer

A free web service for sending files of up to 50 GB by link or email, stored in Switzerland. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.

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  • SwissTransfer

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

    FreeProprietaryWeb

Replacements

Listings that take over the same core job as SwissTransfer.

  • WeTransfer

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

    FreeProprietaryWeb

    WeTransfer also sends large files by link or email without an account, but its site relies on scripts and files are not stated to be stored in Switzerland.

  • TransferNow

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

    FreemiumProprietaryWeb

    TransferNow allows up to 250 GB per transfer on its free service, more than 50 GB, with larger capacity and extra features requiring an account.

  • Smash

    A web service and mobile app for sending large files of any size as a download link.

    Smash sends files of any size with password protection and expiry dates, adds iOS and Android apps, and keeps some options behind a premium plan.

  • 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 without an account and has no size limit on paid plans, plus password protection and UDP transfer acceleration.

  • 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, but caps transfers at 10 GB instead of 50 GB.

  • PsiTransfer

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

    PsiTransfer is an open-source upload page you host on your own server, with resumable uploads and expiring links instead of a Swiss-hosted service.

  • FilePizza

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

    FilePizza sends files directly between two browsers with no server storage, so both people must be online and the sender must keep the page open.

  • Send Anywhere

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

    Send Anywhere shares files through one-time keys or links, with apps for phones and computers alongside the browser, and is closed source.

Similar software

Related functionality, not a direct replacement.