Comparison
A WeTransfer alternative for long-lived, branded deliveries
WeTransfer Ultimate is $25 a month, or $228 a year, according to WeTransfer's US catalog on 15 November 2026. Handoff Solo is $19 a month, or $190 a year. The yearly gap is $38.
Ultimate removes the per-transfer size cap, in WeTransfer's own words, and the help center lists default account storage up to 2 TB. Free is 10 transfers or 3 GB every 30 days. Starter is 10 transfers or 300 GB every 30 days. Those caps are on WeTransfer's plan-limits page, updated 23 October 2026.
Where Handoff is the better fit
- You want downloads that are not billed per gigabyte, at a lower yearly price than Ultimate.
- You want a request link for the cut or the stills to come back. WeTransfer removed Portals on 22 December 2025.
- You want a page that is only the delivery, with your name and color.
Where WeTransfer is the better fit
If you only need to send 3 GB, their free plan is still there. If you want their name on the link because clients already trust it, stay. We do not claim a speed advantage, and we do not claim they cap Ultimate at 1 TB. Their own article says Ultimate removes the cap.
| Handoff Solo / Studio | WeTransfer Ultimate | Smash Pro | MASV, on demand | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| List price (USD) | $19/mo or $190/yr. Studio $49/mo or $490/yr. | $25/mo or $228/yr. | $10/mo or $72/yr, excluding VAT. | $0.25/GB after 15 GB free each month. A card is required. |
| What you pay for | Stored bytes, up to the plan. Downloads are not metered. | A flat subscription. Free and Starter have rolling transfer caps. Ultimate transfers are unlimited. | A flat subscription, excluding VAT. | Data that leaves their network, per gigabyte. |
| Largest send | 100 GB on Solo. 500 GB on Studio. | WeTransfer's own copy: Ultimate removes the per-transfer size cap. | Unlimited transfer size. | No send-size cap is published on the pricing page. |
| Storage | 500 GB, or 1.5 TB on Studio. | Default account storage up to 2 TB, counting live and recoverable transfers. | 1 TB of cumulative active storage. | 5 days free, then $0.07 per GB-month. |
| How long a link lasts | Up to 365 days, or until you revoke it. | Custom expiry, or no expiry, on Ultimate. | Up to 30 days. | Tied to the 5-day free storage window unless you pay to keep the files. |
| Branded page | Your name and color. Studio can hide the Handoff mark. | Branded page. A custom subdomain is described on WeTransfer's own comparison material. | Logo, background, message, and yourname.fromsmash.com. | Branded Portals are listed under Collaborate and Brand. |
| Collect files back | Yes. Request links sit behind Turnstile. | Portals were removed on 22 December 2025. We do not claim a current receive-page feature, because we did not confirm one on the official plan-limits article. | Yes. Custom drop-off links. | Yes. Branded Portals. |
| Resumable download | Yes. HTTP Range. | Not claimed here. We did not verify it. | Not claimed here. We did not verify it. | MASV's own marketing says transfers auto-resume. That is their claim. |
| Recipient account | Not required. | Not required. | Not required. | Not required for a typical download, per MASV's marketing. |
| Free tier | No. 7-day trial, card required, 25 GB stored. | Yes. 10 transfers or 3 GB per 30 days. | Yes. 2 GB per transfer. Larger free transfers may wait behind Pro. | 15 GB free each month, then pay as you go. |
| Desktop or mobile app | Not in this version. | The web app, plus WeTransfer's own apps. | macOS, iOS, and Android are listed on Smash's feature grid. | MASV Studio for Mac, Windows, and Linux. |
| Your own domain | Not in this version. | A branded WeTransfer subdomain on Ultimate. A full custom domain is not verified here. | A custom subdomain on Pro. CNAME is listed on Enterprise. | Not used as a claim here. |
Competitor figures were checked on 15 November 2026 from each vendor's official pages or help center. WeTransfer Teams and enterprise quotes are left out where there was no single public price. Smash prices exclude VAT.
Checked 15 November 2026. WeTransfer pricing, the WeTransfer catalog API that day (Ultimate $25/month or $228/year), plan limits (updated 23 October 2026), WeTransfer on files over 1 GB, Portals sunset (22 December 2025), Smash Pro, Smash subscription cost (3 March 2026), Smash storage limits (2 March 2026), MASV pricing. Taxes may apply. Smash list prices exclude VAT.