filesnare vs WeTransfer

Sending was solved. Collecting wasn't.

WeTransfer made moving big files painless, and it earned the reputation. The whole product leans one way though: you upload, they download.

filesnare puts collecting on equal footing. Describe what you need, set the rules, share one link. Files arrive scanned, in storage, with an expiry you chose.

Requesting files

filesnare: First-class, with rules and deadlines
WeTransfer: Available, without enforced rules

Link lifetime

filesnare: 24 hours, 7 days, or never. Your call.
WeTransfer: 3 days on the free plan

Transfer caps

filesnare: None
WeTransfer: 10 transfers per rolling 30 days on free

Rules on what arrives

filesnare: File types, max size, deadline enforced
WeTransfer: Takes whatever shows up

Virus scanning

filesnare: Uploads scanned before you download
WeTransfer: Not advertised

Your own domain

filesnare: files.yourcompany.com, on your DNS
WeTransfer: Branded pages on the top plan

Account for the other person

filesnare: Never needed
WeTransfer: Not needed either

Where WeTransfer still wins

Raw size, for now. WeTransfer's paid plans move up to 1 TB in a single transfer, and filesnare currently tops out at 5 GB per file. Bigger transfers are on our roadmap. Until then, ship film footage and disk images with WeTransfer and put the client paperwork on filesnare.

A transfer or a workflow

WeTransfer treats a transfer as a moment. Files go up, the link goes out, and on the free plan it's gone three days later. That suits a one-off handover.

filesnare treats it as a workflow. A request stays open until your deadline, rejects what you didn't ask for, scans what lands, and deletes on the schedule you set. Collecting documents from clients is repetitive work, so the tool should do the repeating.

Collect files like you mean it.

Free to start. No caps, no credit card.