Send Anywhere review (2026): is the free plan enough?
Send files by 6-digit key or link, with no sign-in on the free plan
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Send Anywhere report card
Good · out of 4.0 · graded Nov 12, 2026
Best for sending a file with a 6-digit key
Send Anywhere sends files by a 6-digit key or link with no sign-in, free for live transfers up to 50 GB and links up to 10 GB. Free links expire after 48 hours, and the paid plans are an email add-on that caps size at 20 GB or 30 GB.
Who Send Anywhere is for
- Fits if you send files between your own devices and want no sign-up
- Works for someone sending one-off files over 10 GB
Who Send Anywhere is not for
- Tight if you share links for days: free links expire after 48 hours
- Skip it if you want storage, as it only transfers
- Watch out: paid plans are sold as an Email add-on and cap transfers at 20 GB or 30 GB
- Watch out: the plan table doesn't say which plans include encryption or passwords
Why Send Anywhere gets a 2.8
Five grades, each with its reason. The GPA is their average: an A is 4 points, an F is none.
- CValue for moneyThe Email add-on is $5.99 a month for Lite, between the category's $3.99 and $6.95 marks.
- BFree plan and trialFree: no sign-in, 1:1 live transfers up to 50 GB and links up to 10 GB that expire after 48 hours.
- CFeaturesSending by key or link works, but it is transfer only, not storage, and paid plans cap size at 20 GB or 30 GB.
- BEase of useNo store rating on record, but there is nothing to set up: pick a file and get a key.
- APlatforms and integrationsWeb, Windows, Mac, Linux, iPhone, Android and browser extension, with 2 integrations.
What these grades rest on. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Send Anywhere's own pages on 12 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. The pricing page told our reader to update its browser, so the figures come from the listing. How we review and grade.
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Send Anywhere's GPA of 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 5.
It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 28 of 45) and worst on features (C, above 1).
Its paid plans start at $5.99 a month, against a middle price of $6.32 for the category: 15 of the 37 others that charge start lower.
On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 6 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. Send Anywhere’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 9 of 45, level with 23
- BFree plan and trialAbove 34 of 45, level with 8
- CFeaturesAbove 1 of 45, level with 33
- BEase of useAbove 23 of 45, level with 17
- APlatforms and integrationsAbove 28 of 45, level with 17
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 Send Anywhere, or make your own?
Keep it
The plain part of Send Anywhere you could make: documents. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 2.8 is higher than 34 of the 45 other file storage and sync services we grade. It costs $71.88 a year.
What you could make
- Documents: an app builder makes this well.
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.
- Sharing with other people, which means accounts and invitations.
What this rests on. Send Anywhere’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 Send Anywhere?
Send Anywhere transfers files between devices with a six-digit key, a share link or a notification to a receiving device. The free app needs no registration, and apps cover phones, desktops and browsers. Paid Email Add-on plans add larger downloads, longer link expiry, download pages you can customize, and Chrome and Outlook extensions for emailing large files.
Worth knowing
- Free links stop at 10 GB and expire after 48 hours.
- The pricing page was read on its monthly toggle; yearly billing prices were not shown.
- Paid plans are sold as an Email add-on, and cap transfer size at 20 GB (Lite) or 30 GB (Standard).
- The plan table does not say which plans include data encryption or password setting.
Key features
- Six-digit key transfers
- A key is generated after you pick files; entering it on the receiving device starts a direct transfer without an account.
- Share links
- Links can be shared with several people. Free links expire after 48 hours; paid plans can set custom or unlimited expiry.
- Cross-platform apps
- Android, iOS, Windows, macOS and Linux apps are listed, plus Chrome and Whale browser extensions.
- Email add-on
- Paid plans send large files from Gmail in Chrome and from Outlook through extensions, with link management.
- Download page customization
- Lite lets you set the wallpaper on the download page, and Standard also lets you place your own link on it.
- Password and download controls
- The plan table lists password setting, custom download counts, download notification emails and data encryption.
Send Anywhere pricing
As of Nov 12, 2026, Send Anywhere has a free plan, and paid plans start at $5.99 per month, monthly billing.
- Starts at
- $5.99 per month, monthly billing
- Free plan
- Free: 1:1 real-time transfers up to 50 GB and links up to 10 GB; links expire after 48 hours.
- Free trial
- None listed
| Plan | Price | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 1:1 real-time transfers up to 50 GB, links up to 10 GB, 48-hour link expiry. |
| Email Add-on Lite | $5.99per month, monthly billing | Downloads up to 200 GB, 20 GB transfer limit, faster servers and 2 GB of unlimited-link storage. |
| Email Add-on Standard | $9.99per month, monthly billing | Downloads up to 500 GB, 30 GB transfer limit, faster servers and 5 GB of unlimited-link storage. |
Read from send-anywhere.com on Nov 12, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Send Anywhere before you buy.
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Common questions
Is Send Anywhere open source?
Send Anywhere is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Nov 12, 2026.
Sources for this page
The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 12, 2026.