WeTransfer Alternatives: 5 Tools Compared (2026)

Comparison

Five tools, side by side.

Tool	Best For	Paid Plans	Try Free	Paid Once
Loop	Branded links	$49 once	14-day trial	Yes
Dropbox	Cloud storage	$127 a year	Free plan	No
Google Drive	Google accounts	$21 a year	Free plan	No
Smash	Large transfers	$72 a year	Free plan	No
pCloud	Lifetime storage	$66 a year	Free plan	Yes
WeTransfer	Large files	$111 a year	Free plan	No

Compared by the Loop team. Paid plans are the cheapest for one person, billed yearly, read from each tool's own pricing page on 18 October 2026, linked under each alternative below and here: WeTransfer pricing. Prices in pounds are as shown to a UK visitor, converted at $1.3225 to the pound, so US list prices may differ. Smash's are its own dollar prices. WeTransfer's row is its Starter plan; branding starts on Ultimate, $278 a year. Every price comparison.

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Alternatives

The five, in order.

Best Pick

Loop

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Loop is a Mac app that turns any file into your own branded link, and follows every open, page and signature. Readers open it in any browser with no account, and can read, mark up and sign it as well as download it. Links carry your logo, colours and domain, and your files stay in your own Cloudflare account. It costs $49 once, where WeTransfer's Ultimate plan, the one with your branding, is $278 a year.

WeTransfer is the better fit for very large files, and has a free plan. Loop is a Mac app. Loop vs WeTransfer goes through every difference.

Storage

Dropbox

Dropbox is cloud storage that syncs your files across devices and shares them by link. Basic is free with 2 GB. Plus is £7.99 a month billed yearly (about $127 a year) for 2 TB, with transfers up to 50 GB. Your branding starts on Standard, at £12 a user a month (about $190 a year).

Free, then $127 a yearMac, Windows and mobile2 GB freeDropbox pricing

Free Plan

Google Drive

Google Drive is Google's cloud storage, shared by link from any Google account. Every Google account has up to 15 GB free. Google One's Basic plan adds 100 GB for £15.99 a year (about $21), and Google AI Plus gives 2 TB for £79.99 a year (about $106).

Free, then $21 a yearAny Google account15 GB freeGoogle One pricing

Large Files

Smash

Smash is a web service for sending files of any size, with a free plan that needs no sign-up. The free plan has no size limit, though transfers over 2 GB join a queue behind Pro, and links last seven days. Pro is $6 a month billed yearly ($72 a year), with no queue, 30-day links, file reception and customised transfers.

Free, then $72 a yearWeb and mobile appsNo sign-up to sendSmash pricing

Pay Once

pCloud

pCloud is cloud storage with a lifetime plan you pay for once. Premium 500 GB is £49.99 a year (about $66) or £219 once (about $290, at the current price), with 1,000 GB of shared link traffic. Its pricing page lists password-protected links and branded shares on every Premium plan, and its homepage offers 10 GB free.

$66 a year, or $290 once10 GB free plan14-day refundpCloud pricing

FAQ

Questions.

For sending branded, tracked files from a Mac, Loop: $49 once with your own domain, where WeTransfer's plan with your branding is $278 a year. For a free plan with big files, Smash. For storage that syncs, Dropbox or Google Drive. For storage you pay for once, pCloud.

Dropbox, Google Drive, Smash and pCloud all have free plans. Dropbox Basic holds 2 GB, a Google account up to 15 GB and pCloud 10 GB, and Smash sends files with no sign-up, queuing transfers over 2 GB behind Pro. Loop has a 14-day free trial, then costs $49 once.

Loop is $49 once, so over a few years it is the cheapest; for a single year, Google One Basic is lower at about $21 (100 GB). Billed yearly, pCloud Premium is about $66 (500 GB), Smash Pro $72 and Dropbox Plus about $127 (2 TB).

Loop is a Mac app: you send from the menu bar, the shelf or Finder, and readers open the link in any browser.

Loop is $49 once, and pCloud sells a lifetime plan: £219 once (about $290) for 500 GB. Both are paid once, where WeTransfer, Dropbox, Google Drive and Smash charge a subscription for their paid plans.

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