TransferNow Alternative

TransferNow is one of the most established file transfer services in Europe and the second-largest by user numbers behind WeTransfer. Its product is genuinely comprehensive, with desktop and mobile apps, an Outlook add-in, a Chrome extension, white-label customisation and an extensive feature set. The free tier supports transfers up to 5 GB with a fixed 7-day retention.

For larger transfers, TransferNow offers Premium and Team plans. Premium supports transfers up to 250 GB with up to 365 days of retention, priced at 10 € per month on monthly billing, dropping to 8 € per month on annual or 6 € on a 2-year commitment. Team supports transfers up to 500 GB for 10 users at 30 € (monthly), 24 € (1-year) or 18 € (2-year). The discount structure means cheap pricing is real but conditional on long-term commitment.

The trade-off most users hit with TransferNow is that you pay every month, regardless of whether you actually send anything. For freelancers and creatives whose workload varies, that subscription cost adds up across quiet months. The other consideration is interface complexity: TransferNow's UI offers a lot of customisation, but finding specific options often means clicking through multiple tabs and settings.

A final point worth raising for security-conscious users: not all file transfer services implement password protection equally. Some providers verify passwords with a server-side check rather than using the password to derive an encryption key, which means a determined attacker who can manipulate the response can bypass the protection. If password protection is genuinely important to your workflow (NDA work, embargoed content, confidential client deliverables), it's worth confirming exactly how each service implements it.

TransferRocket takes a fundamentally different approach to pricing. Instead of charging a flat monthly fee, you pay per transfer based on file size and storage duration. Transfers up to 5 GB are free. Larger transfers cost a one-time fee, calculated transparently and shown upfront before you commit.

For freelancers, photographers, videographers and other creatives who send a handful of large files per month, this typically works out 70 to 80 percent cheaper than a TransferNow Premium subscription. There's no monthly bill in months you don't send anything, no 2-year commitment to unlock the lowest pricing, and no obligation to subscribe before you can send your first paid transfer.

On features, TransferRocket and TransferNow overlap on most of the things that matter: customer-managed encryption (SSE-C), storage region selection, real-time event notifications and large transfer sizes. TransferNow has more breadth (mobile apps, integrations, address book), but TransferRocket is more focused, with a modern UI and password protection that's cryptographically enforced rather than server-checked. For a wider view, our full comparison of major file transfer services puts the options side by side.