# TransferNow review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Send large files by email or link, free up to 5 GB per transfer Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. TransferNow is a file transfer service for sending files and folders by email or a share link, with no sign-up needed for small transfers. Paid plans raise the per-transfer limit, keep files for up to a year and add branding, file-request links and add-ins for mail clients. It also sells an API for sending files from your own software. - **Category:** File Storage & Sync - **Made by:** TransferNow - **Website:** https://www.transfernow.net/en - **Runs on:** Web, macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS, Android, Browser extension - **Who should skip it:** Tight if you stay free: 5 GB a transfer and 7 days before it expires. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, TransferNow has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3 per month (Starter, 2-year plan). - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Up to 5 GB per transfer, files kept 7 days, password protection, no account needed to send. - **Free trial:** 7-day free trial of Premium. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Free | $0 | Up to 5 GB per transfer, 7-day availability, password protection, file requests by email or drop link. | | Starter | $3 per month, 2-year plan (monthly price not read) | 10 GB per transfer, 100 GB of storage, transfers kept 30 days, transfer tracking and history. | | Premium | $6 per month, billed $144 per 2 years (shorter terms not read) | 1 user, up to 250 GB per transfer, 1 TB of storage, 365-day availability, custom branding and mail add-ins. | | Team | $18 per month for 10 users, billed $432 per 2 years | 10 users, up to 500 GB per transfer for each member, 2 TB of shared storage, branding and mail add-ins. | | Enterprise | Custom | Custom user count, transfer size and storage, plus single sign-on and a custom company domain. | Read from https://www.transfernow.net/en/prices on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with TransferNow before buying. ## Ways to pay less - **Save with annual and 2-year billing** (Annual discount): TransferNow's pricing page states -20% for annual billing and up to -40% on a 2-year plan. Source: https://www.transfernow.net/en/prices ## Key features - **Email or link transfers:** Send files and folders to recipients by email or create a share link; the sender can track downloads and re-send a transfer without uploading again. - **Per-transfer size limits:** 5 GB on Free, 250 GB on Premium and 500 GB on Team. Enterprise sizes are set per customer. - **File requests:** Collect files from other people through an email request or a drop link; Premium and above add a widget for your own website. - **Branding:** Premium and Team let you add a logo, colors and a background image or video to the download page. - **Mail and browser add-ins:** Outlook and Thunderbird add-ins and Chrome, Firefox and Gmail extensions are listed for paid plans. - **API and SDK:** A separate developer offer lists files up to 5 TB each, a REST API and SDK, and a 14-day free trial. ## Good for - Occasionally sending a large video or photo set to a client - Freelancers who want a branded download page - Small teams that need a shared storage allowance for transfers ## Worth knowing - Free transfers expire after 7 days and the free plan has no storage; the 365-day retention starts with Premium. - Prices are shown with a Monthly, Annual (-20%) and 2-year (-40%) toggle; only the 2-year figures were readable, so the monthly and annual prices are not listed here. - Single sign-on and a custom company domain are Enterprise-only. - The API and SDK are sold as a separate developer offer, not as part of the plans above. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 3.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. TransferNow sends files by email or link, free up to 5 GB a transfer with no account to send. Free transfers expire after 7 days, and the API, single sign-on and a custom domain cost extra or sit on the Enterprise plan. - **Value for money: B.** Starter is $3 a month on a 2-year plan, under the cheaper quarter's $4.75, and Premium is $6. Only the 2-year prices were readable, so the monthly rate is not on record. - **Free plan and trial: B.** Free sends up to 5 GB a transfer, kept 7 days, with a password and no account to send. That serves occasional senders, but there is no storage. - **Features: C.** Email and link transfers, tracking, file requests, branding and add-ins. Free files expire in 7 days and the API and SDK are sold as a separate offer. - **Ease of use: B.** No rating on record. You can send without an account or any setup. - **Platforms and integrations: A.** Web, Mac, Windows, Linux, iPhone, Android and browser extensions, with Outlook, Gmail and Thunderbird add-ins and an API. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from TransferNow'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 - TransferNow's GPA of 3.0 is higher than 83 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 2. - It stands best on platforms and integrations (A, above 70 of 91) and worst on features (C, above 2). - Its paid plans start at $3 a month, against a middle price of $6.64 for the category: 13 of the 60 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 3.0 out of 4. 4 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 TransferNow does is plain enough to make in a weekend. The 4 things listed below take a company. It is one of the better ones too: its GPA of 3.0 is higher than 83 of the 91 other file storage and sync services we grade. It costs $36 a year. - You could not: Storing and serving files for other people. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows, Linux, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Outlook, Gmail and Thunderbird among them, and has an API. - You could not: Hooks into the device itself: widgets. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Outlook, Gmail, Thunderbird, Chrome, Firefox **Tags:** File sharing, Public API ## Alternatives - [WeTransfer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/wetransfer): Send large files by email or link without recipient sign-up. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/transfernow-vs-wetransfer) - [Smash](https://toolgpa.com/tools/smash): Browser-based file transfer with no sign-up and no paid size cap. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/smash-vs-transfernow) - [Filemail](https://toolgpa.com/tools/filemail): Large file transfer by email or link, free up to 5 GB. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/filemail-vs-transfernow) - [SwissTransfer](https://toolgpa.com/tools/swisstransfer): Free large file transfers up to 50 GB, hosted in Switzerland. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/swisstransfer-vs-transfernow) - [Send Anywhere](https://toolgpa.com/tools/send-anywhere): Send files by 6-digit key or link, with no sign-in on the free plan. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/send-anywhere-vs-transfernow) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.transfernow.net/en/prices - https://www.transfernow.net/en Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/transfernow Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).