A Dropbox Transfer alternative: TransferKite vs Dropbox
Looking for a Dropbox Transfer alternative? Here's how TransferKite compares on transfer size, how long links last, passwords and price, including where Dropbox is the better pick.
In short
- Longer links, with a password. Dropbox Plus transfers expire after 7 days and can't have a password. On TransferKite Creator, a transfer can be up to 500 GB, with a password and a link that lasts up to 30 days.
- Up to 5 GB free. Dropbox Basic sends up to 2 GB. With TransferKite, the people you send to don't need an account to download.
- Never used to train AI. Your work stays yours, and that's written into our terms.
Side by side
Each service's free plan and the paid plans it sells to one person. Plans only for teams or businesses, prepaid credit bundles and invitation-only offers aren't included. Prices are billed monthly; the second line is what a month costs when you pay yearly, or the year's total.
| Service | Plan | Price | Biggest transfer | How many transfers | Longest link | Passwords | Download tracking |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TransferKite | Free | $0 | 5 GB | 10 live at a time | 7 days | No | Download counts and emails |
| Creator | $9.99 a month $7.99 a month paid yearly | 500 GB | No limit | 30 days | Yes | Download counts and emails | |
| Pro | $19.99 a month $15.99 a month paid yearly | 2 TB | No limit | 60 days | Yes | Download counts and emails | |
| Dropbox | Basic | $0 | 2 GB | Not stated | 7 days | No | Views, downloads and emails |
| Plus | See their prices | 50 GB | Not stated | 7 days | No | Views, downloads and emails | |
| Standard | See their prices | 100 GB | Not stated | 365 days | Yes | Views, downloads and emails |
Dropbox Transfer's plans and limits
A drive first, with Dropbox Transfer built in. On Plus, a transfer can be up to 50 GB, but it always expires after 7 days and can't have a password. Standard lets you choose the expiry date and add a password, with transfers up to 100 GB. Shared links have a daily cap too: once people download 20 GB from a Basic account in a day, or 1 TB on Plus or Standard, sharing pauses for 24 hours.
When Dropbox is the better pick
Dropbox suits you if your files already live there and you want 2 TB of storage for everything else too. It also tells you more about each link: every plan shows views as well as downloads, where TransferKite only counts downloads.
When TransferKite is the better pick
TransferKite suits you if you mostly send finished work. On Creator, a transfer can be up to 500 GB, with a password and a link that lasts up to 30 days. Pro goes up to 2 TB and 60 days. Old transfers tidy themselves away, so there's no drive to clear out.
Asking someone for files
Dropbox has file requests on every plan, Basic included, and the person sending doesn't need a Dropbox account. On Basic and Plus, each file can be up to 2 GB. Standard takes files up to 250 GB and lets you set a deadline. A request keeps taking files, from anyone with its link, until you close it, so Dropbox is the better pick for collecting files from lots of people.
On TransferKite, you can ask anyone for files too, on every plan, Free included. They send them without an account, up to your plan's transfer size, and the files land in your Received, in your storage, not theirs.
What's next
TransferKite is new, and it's growing. Next, we're planning direct P2P transfers from your device to the other person's: free on every plan, with no size cap and nothing stored on our servers. Apps for phone and desktop are on the list too.
Sources
- Dropbox plans, Dropbox Transfer limits, transfer views and downloads, sharing limits and file requests
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