The WeTransfer Insider’s Guide
Everything we know about WeTransfer in one document: what it costs, its grades, getting a refund, getting help and what else to look at. Read it here, or keep a copy.
WeTransfer
The Insider’s Guide
Send large files by email or link without recipient sign-up
Every plan, grade, refund rule and rival among file storage and sync services, read from WeTransfer’s own pages.
Made by WeTransfer B.V. · checked Oct 5, 2026 · toolgpa.com
Contents
- 01WelcomeWhat it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
- 02What it costsEvery plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
- 03What it doesIts main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
- 04Where it standsIts grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
- 05The alternativesThe tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
- 06Quick answersThe questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
- 07About ToolGPAWho made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
ToolGPA put this guide together from WeTransfer’s own pages, its app-store listings and our grades. Every fact in it is on WeTransfer’s page too, where it is kept up to date. Checked Oct 5, 2026.
Part 01 · Overview
Welcome
What it is, who it suits, its grades and the ten things to know first
2.6
GPA, above 4 of the 17 other file storage and sync services we grade
WeTransfer is a file transfer service for sending large files by email or download link. Recipients can download without creating an account, and senders can add passwords, set expiry dates and track downloads. It is built for delivering files rather than syncing folders, with a free plan for non-commercial use and paid plans that lift the monthly transfer limits.
To get you started, here are 9 things to know about WeTransfer, taken from its own pages and our grades.
The person you send to signs up for nothing, they just download, and on a Mac you send from the menu bar or a right-click in Finder.
- 1
Best for sending a big file to someone with no account
WeTransfer gets a big file to someone else by email or link, and they don't need an account to download it.
- 2
Paid plans start at $8 a month
As its pricing page puts it: $8 per month, billed monthly.
- 3
There is a free plan
Free plan for individual, non-commercial use: share and receive up to 3 GB a month, 10 transfers a month, and transfer expiry of up to 3 days.
- 4
It runs on 4 platforms
Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
- 5
Transfers by email or link
Files are sent to recipients by email or shared as a download link. Anyone can download them without logging in or signing up.
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Passwords and expiry dates
A transfer can be protected with a password and given an expiry date. Free transfers expire after up to 3 days; Ultimate allows unlimited expiry.
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File requests
A request link lets other people upload files to the account holder, who can then track and manage what has been received.
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A 2.6 GPA, above 4 of 17
That is against the other file storage and sync services we grade, on value, the free plan, features, ease of use and platforms.
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Keep it
The plain part of WeTransfer you could make: documents. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
WeTransfer at a glance
- Pricing
- Free plan, from $8 per month, billed monthly
- Free plan
- Yes
- Free trial
- None stated
- Runs on
- Web, macOS, iOS, Android
- Made by
- WeTransfer B.V.
- Category
- File Storage & Sync
- Our grade
- 2.6 GPA, good
- Store rating
- 4.8 on the App Store, 78,727 ratings
The report card
Best for sending a big file to someone with no account
WeTransfer gets a big file to someone else by email or link, and they don't need an account to download it. It doesn't sync folders, Free is non-commercial with 3 GB and 10 transfers a month, there's no Windows app, and lifting the size limit takes Ultimate at $23 a month.
| Subject | Grade | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | C | Starter is $8 a month, above this category's $5 middle, and it buys transfers rather than storage: 300 GB a month moved, not kept. No size limit, branding and unlimited expiry wait on Ultimate at $23. Dropbox Plus is $9.99 for 2 TB of storage with 50 GB transfers thrown in. |
| Free plan and trial | C | Free moves up to 3 GB a month over 10 transfers, each link dead within 3 days. That's one photo album a month, and the plan is for non-commercial use only, so the moment it's client work you're paying. |
| Features | C | It does its one job completely: send by email or link, with passwords, expiry dates, file requests and download counts, and nobody at the other end needs an account. That job is a slice of this category's, though. No folder syncing, and end-to-end encryption is listed for Enterprise only. |
| Ease of use | A | 4.8 from about 79,000 App Store ratings, as high as anything here. The person you send to signs up for nothing, they just download, and on a Mac you send from the menu bar or a right-click in Finder. |
| Platforms and integrations | B | Web, a Mac app, iPhone and Android, so Windows people work in the browser. Beyond that there's nothing: no integrations and no API listed, so it doesn't join up with anything you already use. |
An A is worth 4 points, a B 3, a C 2, a D 1 and an F nothing. The GPA is the average of the five.
Who WeTransfer is for
- Fits if you send big files to clients who shouldn't need an account to get them
- Works for freelancers and studios who want their own branding on the download page, on Ultimate
Who it is not for
- Skip it if you want a synced folder, as it's built for sending files, not keeping them in step
- Not for you if it's for work and you won't pay, since the Free plan is non-commercial only
- Pricey if you send very large files, because no size limit means Ultimate at $23 a month
- Tight if you stay free: 3 GB and 10 transfers a month, and each link expires within 3 days
- Watch out: storage stops at 2 TB on any plan, Teams needs 2 users, and end-to-end encryption is Enterprise only
Good to know
Good for
- Sending large files to clients who should not need an account
- Freelancers and studios that want branded delivery pages
- Occasional personal transfers within the free monthly allowance
Worth knowing
- The Free plan is for non-commercial use only and is capped at 3 GB and 10 transfers a month.
- Starter is limited to 300 GB of transfers a month; removing the size limit needs Ultimate at $23 a month.
- An account stores up to 2 TB of transfers by default on any plan, and WeTransfer says it does not offer unlimited storage.
- Teams needs at least 2 users, and single sign-on and end-to-end encryption are listed only for Enterprise.
Part 02 · Pricing
What it costs
Every plan, the free plan, ways to pay less and how prices have moved
$8
A month to start. There is a free plan too
WeTransfer has a free plan. Paid plans start at $8 per month, billed monthly.
That's one photo album a month, and the plan is for non-commercial use only, so the moment it's client work you're paying.
Free
$0
Individual, non-commercial use: share and receive up to 3 GB a month, 10 transfers a month and expiry of up to 3 days.
Starter
$8
per month, billed monthly
Individual use: share and receive up to 300 GB a month.
Ultimate
$23
per month, billed monthly
Individual use: no transfer size limit, unlimited transfers and expiry, custom branding, malware scanning and recovery of expired transfers.
Teams
$19
per user / month, billed monthly (minimum 2 users)
Everything in Ultimate plus team creation, up to 50 members and centralized billing.
Enterprise
Custom
For 50+ members: unlimited members, custom transfer rules, single sign-on, usage and security logs, and end-to-end encryption.
The free plan
Free plan for individual, non-commercial use: share and receive up to 3 GB a month, 10 transfers a month, and transfer expiry of up to 3 days.
Read from wetransfer.com on Oct 5, 2026.
What the app costs elsewhere
Each country’s App Store price for “Ultimate - Weekly”, against $9.99 in the United States, in dollars at the day’s rate. The four cheapest and the four dearest of 11.
| Country | Price there | In dollars | Against the US |
|---|---|---|---|
| Philippines | ₱ 499.00 | $7.94 | 20% less |
| Canada | $12.99 | $9.13 | 9% less |
| Turkey | ₺449,99 | $9.15 | 8% less |
| Indonesia | Rp 169ribu | $9.45 | 5% less |
| Mexico | $199.00 | $10.93 | 9% more |
| Germany | 9,99 € | $11.19 | 12% more |
| South Africa | R199.99 | $12.10 | 21% more |
| United Kingdom | £9.99 | $13.21 | 32% more |
Part 03 · Features
What it does
Its main features, where it runs, what it works with and who makes it
4
Places it runs: Web, macOS, iOS and Android
Send large files by email or link without recipient sign-up. Here is what it does, as its own site describes it, and what it covers: documents, file sharing, menu bar app.
That job is a slice of this category's, though.
- Transfers by email or link
- Files are sent to recipients by email or shared as a download link. Anyone can download them without logging in or signing up.
- Passwords and expiry dates
- A transfer can be protected with a password and given an expiry date. Free transfers expire after up to 3 days; Ultimate allows unlimited expiry.
- File requests
- A request link lets other people upload files to the account holder, who can then track and manage what has been received.
- Download tracking
- Senders can see download counts and status for each transfer and manage, forward or delete sent transfers from the account's Transfers panel.
- Branding and personal page
- Ultimate adds custom branding per transfer, and an account can have its own WeTransfer page with a custom URL, wallpapers and social links.
- Mac and mobile apps
- The Mac app sends files from the menu bar or by right-clicking in Finder. iOS and Android apps send, receive and manage transfers from a phone.
Where it runs
- Web
- macOS
- iOS
- Android
What it works with
Its own pages name no integrations.
WeTransfer is made by WeTransfer B.V.
Part 04 · Standing
Where it stands
Its grades against its category, and whether to keep it or make your own
4/17
Other file storage and sync services it is graded above
WeTransfer's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 4 of the 17 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 3.
It stands best on ease of use (A, above 13 of 17) and worst on free plan and trial (C, above 0).
Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 13 of the 16 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 18 file storage and sync services we grade, cut by the letter each got. WeTransfer’s own letter is outlined.
- CValue for moneyAbove 5 of 17
- CFree plan and trialAbove 0 of 17
- CFeaturesAbove 0 of 17
- AEase of useAbove 13 of 17
- BPlatforms and integrationsAbove 2 of 17
Price against what you get
Each dot is one of 18 file storage and sync services. Further left costs less; higher up scores better on features, ease of use and platforms. WeTransfer is the marked dot.
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
Keep it, or make your own?
Whether this is something you could build for yourself with an AI app builder, and what you would give up.
Keep it
The plain part of WeTransfer you could make: documents. What surrounds it you could not. The 3 things listed below take a company, not a weekend.
That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 10 of the 17 other file storage and sync services grade higher. It costs $96 a year.
What you could make
- Documents: an app builder makes this well.
What you could not
- Storing and serving files for other people.
- A native app living in the menu bar.
- Apps for macOS, iOS and Android that stay in step with each other.
What this rests on. WeTransfer’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.
Part 05 · Alternatives
The alternatives
The tools it is most often weighed against, side by side
Dropbox, Tresorit, MEGA, pCloud and Google Drive
The 5 tools WeTransfer is most often weighed against, with where each one differs from it.
- 2.8GPA
Dropbox
Free plan · from $9.99/mo
Cloud storage and file sync with transfer and signing tools.
- Only Dropbox lists Windows and Linux apps.
- WeTransfer also covers menu bar app.
- Dropbox also covers file sync.
- 2.4GPA
Tresorit
Free plan · from $4.75/mo
End-to-end encrypted file storage and sharing for businesses.
- Only Tresorit lists Windows and Linux apps.
- Tresorit is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- WeTransfer also covers documents and menu bar app.
- 3.2GPA
MEGA
Free plan · from €3.33/mo
Zero-knowledge encrypted cloud storage with a 20 GB free plan.
- Only MEGA lists Windows and Linux apps.
- Only MEGA lists a browser extension.
- MEGA is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- 2.6GPA
pCloud
Free plan · from $4.99/mo
Swiss cloud storage sold by subscription or one-time payment.
- Only pCloud lists Windows and Linux apps.
- Only pCloud lists a browser extension.
- pCloud can be bought with a one-time purchase.
- 3.6GPA
Google Drive
Free plan · from $1.99/mo
Cloud storage tied to Google Docs, Gmail and Photos.
- Only Google Drive lists a Windows app.
- WeTransfer also covers documents and menu bar app.
- Google Drive also covers AI search and file sync.
Part 06 · Questions
Quick answers
The questions people ask about it, each answered in a line or two
12
Questions, each answered in a line or two
The short version of everything above, for when you only need the answer. Each one is told in full in its part of the guide.
Is WeTransfer free?
WeTransfer has a free plan. Free plan for individual, non-commercial use: share and receive up to 3 GB a month, 10 transfers a month, and transfer expiry of up to 3 days.
How much does WeTransfer cost?
WeTransfer lists 5 plans. Free: $0.
What platforms does WeTransfer work on?
WeTransfer is available on Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
How is WeTransfer rated?
WeTransfer's iPhone and iPad app averages 4.8 out of 5 from 78,727 ratings on the App Store in the United States, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Does WeTransfer have a Windows app?
No Windows app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. WeTransfer is listed for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Does WeTransfer have a Linux app?
No Linux app was listed when its pages were read on Oct 5, 2026. WeTransfer is listed for Web, macOS, iOS and Android.
Is WeTransfer open source?
WeTransfer is not described as open source on its own site, as read on Oct 5, 2026.
Who makes WeTransfer?
WeTransfer is made by WeTransfer B.V.
What are the alternatives to WeTransfer?
The closest alternatives to WeTransfer in our directory are Dropbox, Tresorit, MEGA, pCloud and Google Drive.
How does WeTransfer compare with other file storage and sync services?
WeTransfer's GPA of 2.6 is higher than 4 of the 17 other file storage and sync services we grade, and level with 3.
Is WeTransfer good value for money?
ToolGPA grades WeTransfer C for value for money. Its paid plans start at $8 a month, against a middle price of $4.17 for the category: 13 of the 16 others that charge start lower.
Could I make my own version of WeTransfer?
The plain part of WeTransfer you could make: documents. What surrounds it you could not.
Where this guide comes from
The prices, plans, platforms and features were read from WeTransfer’s own pages on Oct 5, 2026, and the grades were given on Oct 10, 2026. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from WeTransfer's own pages on 5 October 2026, and its App Store rating. Also tested with a demo account on 2026-09-03.
Every tool we list gets five grades, A to F, each with its reason, and a GPA that averages them. How each is decided is at toolgpa.com/grades. This guide is ToolGPA’s own work; it is not made, paid for or approved by WeTransfer B.V. Prices change, so check wetransfer.com before you buy.
Part 07 · About
About ToolGPA
Who made this guide, what else is on the site, and how to cite it
3,189
Tools graded, in 94 categories
ToolGPA grades software the way a school report grades a pupil: five subjects, a letter for each with the reason written beside it, and a GPA that averages them. Prices, plans and platforms are read from each maker’s own pages and dated, so you always know how fresh a figure is.
Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. Every tool on the site has a guide like this one, free to download and pass on. It all lives at toolgpa.com.
3,189
tools graded
94
categories
426
price changes on record
579
apps priced in 12 countries
What else is on toolgpa.com
- WeTransfer, kept up to dateEverything in this guide, with prices and grades as they are todaytoolgpa.com/tools/wetransfer
- How grades are givenThe rules behind every letter and every GPAtoolgpa.com/grades
- Value chartsWhat each tool costs against what it scores, for every categorytoolgpa.com/charts
- CompareAny two tools side by side, plan by plantoolgpa.com/compare
- Price changesEvery price rise and cut on record, each with its sourcetoolgpa.com/price-changes
- Prices by countryWhat apps cost on the App Store in 12 countriestoolgpa.com/prices-by-country
- Pay lessEvery public discount: yearly billing, students, nonprofitstoolgpa.com/save
- Keep or makeWhich tools are worth paying for, and which you could build yourselftoolgpa.com/keep-or-make
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Choosing software? Every tool graded, every price dated.
Compare tools at toolgpa.com ›Everything in this guide is ToolGPA’s own summary of what WeTransfer’s pages, its app-store listings and public reviews said on the dates shown. Grades are our judgement under the rules at toolgpa.com/grades. Every grade, review and ranking on ToolGPA is our own judgement. No company can pay for a grade or change one. WeTransfer is a trademark of its owner, and this guide is not made, paid for or approved by WeTransfer B.V. Prices and plans change: check wetransfer.com before you buy.