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SamFileTransfer vs WeTransfer
WeTransfer made sending big files feel easy, and that is still its strength: paste an address, send, done. The trade is that your file is uploaded to their servers first, sits there on their schedule, and the free ceiling is 2 GB. If what you want is the same simplicity without a copy of your work living somewhere else, that is the difference in one line.
Side by side
| SamFileTransfer | WeTransfer | |
|---|---|---|
| Free limit | 5 GB | 2 GB |
| Files kept on their servers | No | Yes |
| Receiver needs an account | No | No |
| When the link dies | You choose | They decide |
| Password on a share | On paid plans | On paid plans |
| Something to install | No | No |
Figures come from each service’s public free plan and were checked in 2026-07. They change; check theirs before you decide.
Where SamFileTransfer wins
- More room before you pay — 5 GB in a free share against 2 GB.
- The file is never parked on a server, so there is no copy to expire, leak or be scanned.
- You set how long the code works, from one hour to thirty days, instead of taking their window.
Where they win
- It emails the link for you, which is genuinely convenient when you just want it gone.
- It is the name most clients already recognise, so nobody asks what the link is.
Which one should you pick?
Pick WeTransfer if you want to type an address and forget about it. Pick SamFileTransfer if the file is big, the work is yours, and you would rather it never sat on anyone’s server.
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