Filemail review (2026): is the free plan enough?
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Filemail report card
Fair · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for sending big files by email or link
Filemail sends large files by email or link, free up to 5 GB a transfer, with paid plans from $6 a month. The free plan allows 3 recipients, 10 downloads and 2 sessions a day, and files only stay 30 days until Pro.
Who Filemail is for
- Fits if you send the odd big file and don't want an account to manage
- Works for someone who needs Mac, Windows and phone apps for transfers
Who Filemail is not for
- Tight if you send to many people: free is 3 recipients and 10 downloads a transfer
- Skip it if you need permanent links, as availability past 30 days starts at Pro
- Watch out: Business shows no per-user price, only 1 TB a user
- Watch out: yearly billing is advertised as 2 months free, but no yearly price is stated
Why Filemail gets a 2.4
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyPersonal is $6 a month billed monthly, between the category's $3.99 and $6.95 marks, and Pro is $14.
- CFree plan and trialBasic is free for 5 GB a transfer, with 3 recipients, 10 downloads, 7-day availability and 2 sessions every 24 hours.
- CFeaturesSending large files with tracking and apps is covered, but it is a transfer tool, not storage, and files last 30 days on Personal.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record, but you open the page and send a file with nothing to set up.
- BPlatforms and integrationsWeb plus Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone and Android apps, with 1 integration listed.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Filemail's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. How we review and grade.
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Filemail's GPA of 2.4 is higher than 18 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 8.
It stands best on ease of use (B, above 23 of 45) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $6 a month, against a middle price of $6.32 for the category: 16 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 2.7 out of 4. 10 tools score higher and cost less.
Each grade against the category
Every bar is all 46 file storage and sync services we grade, cut by the letter each got. Filemail’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 45, level with 23
- CFree plan and trialAbove 4 of 45, level with 29
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 45, level with 33
- BEase of useAbove 23 of 45, level with 17
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 12 of 45, level with 15
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 40 file storage and sync services. Further left costs less, and higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. Point at a dot to see which tool it is.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Keep Filemail, or make your own?
Keep it
Nothing Filemail does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 5 things listed below take a company.
It costs $72 a year.
What you could not
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
- It plugs into other products, Microsoft Outlook among them, and has an API.
- End-to-end encryption done properly.
- What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on and audit logs.
What this rests on. Filemail’s listing: what it does, where it runs, what it plugs into and what it costs. It is a judgement about the kind of software this is. We have not built a replacement for it, and making your own means looking after it too. How we decide, and every tool’s verdict.
What is Filemail?
Filemail is a file transfer service from Filemail AS for sending large files by email or link. A free Basic account sends and receives up to 5 GB. Paid Personal, Pro and Business plans raise size limits and storage and add branding, file requests, audit logs and end-to-end encryption, with Windows, Mac, Linux and mobile apps.
Worth knowing
- Free transfers are limited to 3 recipients, 10 downloads and 2 sessions every 24 hours.
- Personal files are kept for 30 days; permanent availability starts at Pro.
- Prices were read from the monthly toggle; yearly billing is advertised as 2 months free without a stated price.
- Business shows no per-user price, only that storage is 1 TB per user.
Key features
- Email and link transfers
- Send files and folders by email or share link, with a free account sending up to 5 GB and paid plans going much higher.
- Desktop apps and resume
- Windows, Mac and Linux apps resume interrupted transfers and can download shared files automatically.
- File requests and upload forms
- Pro adds file requests. Business adds an upload form you can place on your own website.
- Branding and subdomain
- Pro includes a custom subdomain and branding options for download pages.
- Security controls
- Plans list antivirus scanning and HTTPS. Business adds end-to-end encryption, 2FA, SAML single sign-on and audit logs.
- Outlook add-in and API
- An Outlook add-in sends end-to-end encrypted transfers, and an API is available for developers.
Filemail pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Filemail has a free plan, and paid plans start at $6 per month, billed monthly.
- Starts at
- $6 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Basic: 1 user, 5 GB per transfer, 5 GB storage, 7-day availability, 3 recipients and 10 downloads per transfer, 2 sessions per 24 hours.
- Free trial
- 7-day free trial on paid plans
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Basic | $0 | 1 user, 5 GB per transfer, 5 GB storage, 7-day file availability. |
| Personal | $6per month, billed monthly | Individual use: 5 GB per transfer, 250 GB storage, files kept 30 days, unlimited transfers. |
| Pro | $14per month, billed monthly | Individual use: 250 GB per transfer, 1 TB storage, permanent availability, file requests and branding. |
| Business | $24per month, billed monthly (user basis not shown) | Multi-user and multi-admin, any file size, 1 TB per user, end-to-end encryption, SSO and audit logs. |
| Enterprise MFT | Custom | Managed file transfer with custom storage, compliance support and premium support. |
Read from filemail.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Filemail before you buy.
Ways to pay less
- Annual discountTwo months free on yearly billing
The plans comparison page labels yearly billing as 2 months free for Personal, Pro and Business.
Stated on filemail.com
How people rate the Filemail app
4.6
out of 5 for the iPhone and iPad app
10,308 ratings on the App Store in the United States, read Nov 13, 2026. It rates the app, not everything the product does. See the listing
Works with
Filemail alternatives
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Free plan · from $5.99/mo
- Filemail vs Hightail
Free plan · from $12/mo
- Filemail vs ShareFile
Free trial · from $16.50/mo
Common questions
Is Filemail open source?
Filemail is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Is Filemail end-to-end encrypted?
Filemail describes itself as end-to-end encrypted on its own site. Nobody here has audited that.
Does Filemail have an API?
Yes. Filemail offers a public API, according to its own site.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026. What people say is linked where it appears.