Smash's free tier sends up to 2 GB per transfer, kept for up to 7 days, and above 2 GB it does something unusual: it queues you instead of refusing you. Whether you need an alternative depends almost entirely on whether you can wait — because that queue is the whole product decision.
Every figure below comes from each company's own documentation, on the date stated. There are no competitor prices on this site; they change faster than any page can keep up with.
What Smash actually does
From Smash's own pricing page, checked 21 September 2026:
- Free: up to 2 GB per transfer with priority, kept up to 7 days. Above 2 GB, a non-priority queue.
- Paid plans: transfer size listed as unlimited, kept up to 30 days, with a Smash subdomain. Your own domain is an Enterprise feature, and receiving files through a link is a paid feature.
2 GB, then a queue
That queue deserves credit. Most free tiers say no; Smash says later. If you are sending 15 GB and truly do not mind whether it lands in an hour or overnight, you can do it without paying — which nobody else in this list offers.
When to look elsewhere
- You are in a hurry and over 2 GB. The queue is the product; no setting changes it.
- The recipient is a paying client, and you would rather they did not see advertising on the free tier's download page.
- The file needs to be there next month. Free transfers last up to 7 days.
- You want your own domain, not a subdomain, without an Enterprise contract.
The alternatives
SwissTransfer — the straightforward upgrade
Free, 50 GB per transfer, no account, no queue. From Infomaniak's own guide, checked 1 August 2026: files are deleted after 15 days, with an extension to 30 days offered to the sender on the twelfth day.
For "I want to send something large, free, now", it is simply the better tool. Two caveats: archives over 10 GB download one file at a time, which is painful for a shoot, and Infomaniak is Swiss — outside the EU, if your requirement is EU residency specifically.
Filemail — when throughput is the point
From Filemail's own plan comparison, checked 1 August 2026: Pro sends up to 250 GB per transfer with 1 TB of storage; Business lists transfer size as "Any Size". The free account sends up to 5 GB.
Filemail sells speed. If your real complaint about Smash is that big transfers are slow, this is the direct answer.
WeTransfer — the familiar one
From WeTransfer's plan-limits documentation, checked 31 July 2026: 3 GB or 10 transfers, counted across a rolling 30 days, ad-supported. Slightly more than Smash's free ceiling — but it is 3 GB of sending a month, not per file.
Dropbox Transfer — clean and bundled
From Dropbox's own help centre, checked 21 September 2026: 2 GB free, 7 days, an account to send, no advertising. The same ceiling as Smash without the ads — but you cannot buy it apart from Dropbox.
Yungle — mine, so discount it accordingly
Free is 10 GB per transfer, as many as you like, 7 days, no account, no ads, no queue. Five times Smash's free ceiling with no throttling, which is the honest reason to mention it on this page.
Paid plans are about delivery rather than size: collections that do not expire, folders kept as uploaded, client proofing — which Smash's plans do not list — file request links, and your own domain without an enterprise contract. Every file is always encrypted with its own key, on servers in Germany running on renewable power. Yungle vs Smash has the full side-by-side.
Where Smash still wins: if you truly do not mind waiting, its queue moves a 20 GB file on a free account, and if you need single transfers far larger than Yungle allows, its paid plans list no limit at all.
Picking
| Your complaint about Smash | Go to |
|---|---|
| Too slow above 2 GB | SwissTransfer (free) or Filemail (paid) |
| 2 GB is too small | Yungle at 10 GB, or SwissTransfer at 50 GB |
| Ads on the download page | Dropbox Transfer or Yungle |
| Files disappear too fast | A paid plan somewhere — this is what they are for |
| I want my own domain, not a subdomain | Check before you buy; few offer it below enterprise |
If none of those is your actual complaint, Smash's queue is a fair deal and switching gains you nothing. The broader picture is in the full comparison.