# 4shared review (2026): is the free plan enough? > File storage and sharing with 15 GB free and annual premium plans Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. 4shared is a file storage and sharing service where a free account includes 15 GB. Premium plans of 100 GB, 500 GB and 1 TB add ad-free browsing, direct download links and larger uploads. The pricing page was read in Malay, with the annual billing view showing the figures recorded here. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** 4shared - **Website:** https://www.4shared.com - **Runs on:** Web - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you want a desktop or phone app, as only the web is listed. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, 4shared has a free plan, and paid plans start at $14.99 per year (Premium 100 GB, annual billing). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** 15 GB of free storage, priority downloads, 2 GB maximum upload size and 100 GB monthly bandwidth. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | 15 GB storage, 2 GB maximum upload size and 100 GB monthly bandwidth. | | Premium 100 GB | $14.99 per year, annual billing view shown | 100 GB storage, ad-free browsing, direct download links and file statistics. | | Premium 500 GB | $29.99 per year, annual billing view shown | 500 GB storage plus multi-file upload and download. | | Premium 1 TB | $39.99 per year, annual billing view shown | 1 TB storage with the 500 GB features. | Read from https://www.4shared.com/premium.jsp on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with 4shared before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **15% off with annual billing** (Annual discount): The premium page advertises 15% off when paying yearly instead of monthly. Source: https://www.4shared.com/premium.jsp ## Key features - **15 GB free storage:** Free accounts get 15 GB and can share links to files. - **Direct download links:** Premium plans share links that download immediately, without an intermediate page, and allow file embedding. - **Ad-free browsing:** Premium members browse without advertisements. - **Multi-file transfers:** The 500 GB and 1 TB plans upload or download multiple files at once as a ZIP archive. - **File and account statistics:** Premium plans show statistics about files, downloads and account activity. ## Good for - Sharing public download links for large files - Users who want a cheap annual storage plan ## Worth knowing - The free plan caps uploads at 2 GB and bandwidth at 100 GB a month. - The pricing page was read in Malay; the dollar figures are shown per year in the annual view and the monthly price was not read. - The page states a 15% saving with annual plans. - Refunds may be requested within 30 days of the first subscription. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.6 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. 4shared gives a free account 15 GB, and Premium is $14.99 a year for 100 GB. Free uploads stop at 2 GB a file, bandwidth is 100 GB a month, and the plans page is a web page only. - **Value for money: A.** Premium 100 GB is $14.99 a year, about $1.25 a month, under 60% of the cheapest quarter. 1 TB is $39.99 a year. - **Free plan and trial: B.** 15 GB free with 2 GB uploads and 100 GB of bandwidth a month. One person can live on that. - **Features: C.** Storage, sharing and direct links. Ad-free browsing and direct links are Premium. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is a web account, but there is plenty to read on what each plan limits. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Web only on record, and no integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from 4shared's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among file storage and sync services - 4shared's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 62 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 10. - It stands best on value for money (A, above 74 of 91) and worst on platforms and integrations (C, above 1). - Its paid plans start at $1.25 a month when paid by the year, against a middle price of $6.64 for the category: 5 of the 60 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.0 out of 4. 7 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/file-storage ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** Nothing 4shared does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 3 things listed below take a company. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.6 is higher than 62 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade. It costs $14.99 a year. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: A file manager working directly on your disk. - You could not: Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** File sharing, File management ## Alternatives - [MediaFire](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mediafire): Cloud storage and link sharing with a free 10 GB ad-supported tier. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/4shared-vs-mediafire) - [MEGA](https://toolgpa.com/tools/mega): Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage with a 20 GB free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/4shared-vs-mega) - [GoFile](https://toolgpa.com/tools/gofile): Free file sharing with paid permanent storage and a full API. 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