A Smash alternative: TransferKite vs Smash
Looking for a Smash alternative? Here's how TransferKite compares on transfer size, waiting, how long links last and price, including where Smash is the better pick.
In short
- No queue. Smash Free has no size limit, but anything over 2 GB waits behind paying users' transfers. TransferKite sends up to 5 GB free, straight away.
- Smash Pro has no size limit. That's what its pricing page says, though its help centre still says 250 GB. TransferKite Creator takes up to 500 GB a transfer, and Pro 2 TB.
- No ads. Smash Free shows ads while your files upload and download. TransferKite has none, on any plan.
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 | |
| Smash | Free | $0 | No limit, but over 2 GB waits in a queue | No limit | 7 days | Yes | Download emails |
| Pro | $10 a month $6 a month paid yearly | No limit | No limit | 30 days | Yes | Views, downloads and emails |
Smash's plans and limits
Smash is French, and its free plan has no size limit. The catch is the wait: anything over 2 GB joins a queue behind paying users' transfers, and Smash doesn't say for how long. Free links last up to 7 days, with a password if you like, and Free shows ads while files upload and download. Pro has no queue and keeps links for up to 30 days. Its pricing and Pro pages say Pro sends files of any size, though a help article from February 2026 still puts it at 250 GB a transfer. Smash says VAT may apply on top of its prices.
When Smash is the better pick
Smash suits you if you send the odd huge file for free and don't mind waiting, or want Pro's unlimited transfer size. Free includes passwords and an email when your files are downloaded, and Pro adds branded pages that preview images, video and audio. Smash also says it never uses your files to train AI.
When TransferKite is the better pick
TransferKite suits you if big files need to go now, without ads. On Creator, a transfer can be up to 500 GB, with a password and a link that lasts up to 30 days, and it starts as soon as it's uploaded. Pro goes up to 2 TB and 60 days.
Asking someone for files
Receiving starts with Smash Pro. You share a drop link, and whoever sends you files enters their email address, with no account. A drop link lasts 7 days and takes any number of transfers, unless you change it.
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
- Smash's pricing, free plan, Pro plan, size limits, ads on Free and receiving files
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