Comparisons

4 articles on comparisons from the BetterFileTransfer blog: practical writing on sending large files, link expiry and end-to-end encryption.

Comparisons4 min read

Cloud storage or a transfer link? They are built for different verbs

Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive all produce a share link, so why use anything else? Because storage is for files you keep and transfer is for files you hand over — and one question tells you which you have.

Jul 30, 2026

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Attachments or links? What the paperclip actually costs

An attachment is not sent to a recipient, it is copied to every one of them and stored forever in mailboxes you do not control. When that is still the right call, and when it plainly is not.

Jul 23, 2026

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SFTP or a transfer link? They are not competing

One is for systems exchanging files on a schedule, the other for a person handing something to a person. The friction starts when either is used for the other's job — and dormant SFTP accounts are the risk nobody owns.

Jul 14, 2026

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Choosing a file transfer service: eight questions worth asking

Every service takes a file and gives you a link, so the category looks interchangeable. The differences that matter are mostly not on the pricing page — here is what to compare, in the order the questions actually bite.

Jun 19, 2026