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Client File Sharing: Every File in Your Studio's Brand

Client file sharing means sending a client a link to your finished work, and the tools differ in how much of your brand the client sees on it. ShareFile, Dropbox, WeTransfer, Frame.io and FileCloud brand the page on a paid plan; Loop puts your logo, colours, typeface and own domain on every link for $49 once, with notes and markup from the client.

By The Loop TeamUpdated 23 October 20266 min read

Where Your Client's Files Live

Client file sharing is sending finished work or working files to a client through a link or a portal, not an email attachment. What differs between tools is the brand the client sees, who can open the link, and whether the client can answer on the page.

For a studio the brand matters most. A link under a stranger's logo and web address says a file service handed over the work. A link in your logo, colours and typeface, on your own domain, says it came from you. The tools below differ in how far they let you go, and in what that costs.

Loop

Loop is a Mac app that turns a file into your own branded link. Send a deck, a PDF, pictures, a folder, a video or a website. The client opens it in any browser, with no account, on a page carrying your logo, name, colours and typeface, and can leave notes and markup right on it. The recording below shows a client reviewing a brand guidelines deck.

A real recording of Loop's reader page. Press play, or jump to a step.

The same steps in words:

  1. Open. The client opens the link on a page with the studio's logo and name.
  2. Feedback. One button opens the pen, highlight, arrow and text tools, with note and emoji beside them.
  3. Point It Out. They type a short note on the page and draw an arrow to the logo it is about.
  4. Next Page. They move to the colours page.
  5. Add a Note. They pin a numbered note on a swatch and write "Could we try the darker blue?"
  6. Saved. The box closes and the pin stays on the swatch.

You read each note in Loop under the person's name, and Reply on a question opens an email in your mail app.

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The tools below differ in how much of your brand the client sees, and in what that costs. All charge per person, and ShareFile and FileCloud also ask for a minimum number of users.

ToolBrandingCost, one person
LoopLogo, colours, typeface, domain$49 paid once
ShareFileLogo, colours, subdomain$594 a year, three users
DropboxLogo and background$180 a year
WeTransferCustom page, wallpaper, subdomain$228 a year
Frame.ioLogo, colours, header image$156 a year
FileCloudLogo, colours, background images$1,680 a year, ten users

US dollars for one person, billed yearly, before tax, on the plan that adds your own branding. Vendors show local currency to some visitors, so Dropbox's figure comes from an archived US copy of 23 October 2026 and WeTransfer's from its own US data read on 20 October. ShareFile, Frame.io and FileCloud were read live on 23 October. ShareFile needs three users and FileCloud ten, so a studio of one pays for seats it does not use.

ShareFile

ShareFile is a client portal and file sharing product for professional firms. Its pricing page lists Advanced at $16.50 a user a month billed yearly with a minimum of 3 users, so $594 a year. Its client portal page describes your company's logo, brand colours and subdomain. Our Loop vs ShareFile page goes further.

Dropbox

Dropbox adds your logo and a background to shared files and transfers on Standard, at $15 a user a month billed yearly, $180 a year. Branding shows only on presentations, documents and image files (Dropbox help), so a zip or a video does not carry your logo. Plus is about $120 a year without branding. See Dropbox's plans.

WeTransfer

WeTransfer's Ultimate plan brings custom branding per transfer, your own wallpaper and a custom page, at $19 a month billed yearly, $228 a year. Its free plan is for individual, non-commercial use only, so a studio cannot use it for client work. See WeTransfer's pricing.

Frame.io

Frame.io lets you set a default template with your logo, colours and a header image for shared reviews. Pro is $156 a member a year and the free plan has no branded shares. Clients can comment and draw on the video without an account. See Frame.io's pricing.

FileCloud

FileCloud is a white-label portal for businesses and service providers. Its Online Essentials plan is $14 a user a month billed annually with a minimum of 10 users, so $1,680 a year. Custom web branding is on every plan, but an own domain is on its Advanced and self-hosted plans, not the $14 plan. See FileCloud's pricing.

Limits

Loop is built for sending finished work in your own brand and hearing back on the page. It is not a client portal or a project tool, and these gaps matter for some studios:

If you need a separate portal for each client, with logins and approvals, use ShareFile or FileCloud. If you send finished work and want your own name on the link, use Loop.

Cost

For one person for one year on the plan that adds your own branding, Loop is $49, paid once. Frame.io is $156, Dropbox $180, WeTransfer $228, ShareFile $594 and FileCloud $1,680. The last two ask for a minimum number of users, so a studio of one pays for seats it does not use.

Frame.io's free plan is $0 for two members without branded shares, Dropbox Plus is about $120 a year without branding, and WeTransfer Starter is $84 without branding. A team of five on Loop is $199 once. The yearly prices come back every year, while Loop has no renewal.

Loop includes a 14-day free trial that starts on first run, and Loop asks for no payment to begin it. During the trial a small "Shared with Loop" badge shows on the pages your clients see, and it goes with a licence. Your files are stored in your own Cloudflare account, and Cloudflare may ask for a card when you switch storage on.

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FAQ

Client file sharing questions, answered.

Sending finished work or working files to a client through a link or a portal instead of an email attachment. The things that vary are the brand the client sees, who can open it, and whether the client can answer on the page.

Make a link in a tool that lets you set a logo, colours and a name on the page the client opens. In Loop that is Customise: your logo, name, one of ten typefaces or your own font, and light and dark colours. A small "Shared with Loop" badge shows during the 14-day trial and goes with a licence.

In Loop, yes. A subdomain such as files.yourstudio.com needs one CNAME record where your domain's settings live, and Loop checks until it is live. A whole domain moves to Cloudflare by changing its nameservers. ShareFile and WeTransfer describe a subdomain of their own address, FileCloud offers an own domain on its Advanced and self-hosted plans, and we found none listed for Dropbox or Frame.io.

In Loop, yes on a PDF or a picture: they pin notes, type text, draw arrows and add emoji, and you read each one under the person's name. Frame.io has comments and drawing on every plan. Dropbox and WeTransfer have comments, though we did not read how they work.

Not in Loop, Frame.io or WeTransfer. ShareFile and FileCloud run client portals with logins, and we could not confirm whether a plain share link needs one. We could not confirm it for Dropbox either.

In Loop, yes. Replace File keeps the address, everyone with the link sees the new file, and every earlier version is kept with a Restore button. Each version lists its own readers, and the Pages card counts the newest version only.

Not in Loop: one brand covers every link. A studio that needs a separate look per client needs a portal product with one space per client, such as ShareFile, and a seat for each person.

For one person billed yearly on a plan with your own branding: Loop $49 once, Frame.io $156, Dropbox $180, WeTransfer $228, ShareFile $594 and FileCloud $1,680. Frame.io Free is $0 for two members without branded shares, and WeTransfer Free is for non-commercial use only.

From each vendor's own pages, read in October 2026: ShareFile, Dropbox, WeTransfer, Frame.io and FileCloud. Loop's own facts come from the app and its reader page.

ShareFile, Frame.io and FileCloud were read live on 23 October. Dropbox's price is from an archived US copy of 23 October, and WeTransfer's from its own US data read on 20 October. All prices are before tax.

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