Meet Tarkle Send, the white-label Dropbox alternative for agencies
Dropbox is strong for storage and sync. Tarkle Send gives photographers and agencies branded file sharing on their own domain for files, video, and audio.
Dropbox is one of the best-known cloud-storage and file-sync products. Its desktop sync is reliable, its apps work across devices, and its team plans give businesses a central place to store, organize, and collaborate on files. For internal storage, backup, and shared folders, Dropbox remains a strong option.
Tarkle Send is for a narrower, client-facing job: branded file sharing for agencies, photographers, and creative teams that send files, video, or audio through their own domain. It is included in the Tarkle subscription, but this comparison stays focused on Send: custom-domain file sharing, access controls, payment gates, large transfers, branded media pages, and regional data residency.
Dropbox Transfer comes closest to this use case. It supports one-time transfers, passwords, expiry dates, and transfer branding on eligible Dropbox plans. Tarkle Send is for teams that want the file-sharing page, link, and client-facing identity to belong to their own brand.
What Dropbox does well
Dropbox remains especially strong for file sync and storage. Its desktop application keeps folders aligned across devices, which is useful for teams that work from multiple laptops, phones, and desktops. It also supports file version history, shared folders, device access, and integrations with common work tools.
For uploaded files, Dropbox supports individual files up to 2 TB. That is an upload limit, not a Dropbox Transfer sending limit. It matters for teams that need to keep very large production files, archives, or project folders in a central storage system. Dropbox file-size limits
Dropbox also has a real transfer product. Dropbox Transfer lets users create file deliveries without adding the recipient to a shared folder. Eligible plans can add passwords, custom expiration dates, logos, and backgrounds. Dropbox’s current help documentation lists transfer limits of 100 GB for Standard, Professional, Education, Essentials, Advanced, and Business plans, and 250 GB for Business Plus and Enterprise plans. Dropbox Transfer overview
Dropbox also extends beyond storage through products such as Dropbox Sign and Dropbox Replay. Tarkle takes a different approach by including Send, Portal, and Crew in one subscription for agencies that need branded file sharing, client management, and contractor management.
For an agency that needs to send an occasional large, branded transfer while keeping its files in Dropbox, that can be a useful workflow. Dropbox Transfer is the closest Dropbox capability to Tarkle Send, and it should be evaluated directly rather than treating Dropbox sharing as one single feature.
Where Dropbox Transfer differs from white-label file sharing
Dropbox supports branded sharing on eligible plans. Teams can add a brand name, logo, background, website link, and social links to sharing experiences, file requests, transfers, email notifications, and previews.
The difference is the delivery address. Dropbox branding still uses Dropbox links and Dropbox-hosted sharing pages. Tarkle Send supports file-sharing pages through an agency-owned custom domain such as files.youragency.com, with the agency’s branding across the delivery experience.
For photographers and creative agencies, this is often the deciding distinction. A customized third-party transfer page can be enough for occasional sends. An agency-owned domain is more useful when file sharing is a recurring part of the service clients buy.
Dropbox is strongest for storage and sync
Dropbox is built around keeping files available to your own team. Its storage, desktop sync, shared folders, version history, and cross-device access are the main reasons to choose it.
Tarkle Send is not a desktop-sync replacement. It does not try to replicate Dropbox’s local-folder sync model. If your main requirement is syncing a production folder across employee devices or maintaining a large internal file archive, Dropbox may be the better tool.
Tarkle Send is for what happens after the work is ready to share: a protected branded link for final assets, video, audio, documents, downloadable products, or client requests.
Dropbox pricing is per user
Dropbox Plus costs $11.99 per month for one person and is intended for personal use. Dropbox Standard costs $18 per user per month and supports teams starting with one person. Dropbox Advanced costs $30 per user per month and requires at least three people.
Dropbox Standard starts at 3 TB of team storage. Dropbox Advanced starts at 15 TB of team storage. Dropbox’s per-user structure is appropriate for teams using Dropbox as shared internal storage, where every team member needs access to synced folders and collaboration tools.
For a five-person team, Dropbox Standard costs $90 per month. For a ten-person team, it costs $180 per month.
Tarkle Send is included in the Tarkle subscription. Tarkle Starter is $29 per month for five shared team seats, 1 TB of Send storage, and transfers up to 50 GB. Tarkle Pro is $59 per month for ten shared team seats, 3 TB of Send storage, and transfers up to 100 GB.
Both Tarkle plans also include access to Tarkle Portal and Tarkle Crew alongside Tarkle Send. This comparison remains focused on branded file sharing through Send.
Transfer capacity depends on the Dropbox plan
Dropbox Transfer gives Standard and Business customers transfers up to 100 GB. Business Plus and Enterprise can transfer up to 250 GB. Dropbox’s Replay Add-On can also extend Transfer to 250 GB on eligible plans. Dropbox Transfer overview
Tarkle Starter supports transfers up to 50 GB, and Tarkle Pro supports transfers up to 100 GB. Dropbox is the stronger option when a regular delivery requires files over 100 GB. Tarkle Send is the stronger option when the requirement is branded file-sharing workflow on your own domain, with feature depth around controlled access, paid downloads, media delivery, and regional data residency.
Dropbox Transfer is built for individual transfers
Dropbox Transfer is useful for sending a package of files in a one-time delivery. It supports branding, passwords, and expiry controls on eligible plans. That makes it a capable option for occasional transfers.
Tarkle Send is designed around ongoing branded file sharing. Alongside files, teams can present video and audio through branded pages, request files from clients, collect payment before download, and control access with passwords, email protection, expiry dates, revocation, view-only delivery, and burn-after-read controls where available.
Dropbox and Tarkle Send at a glance
This is a simplified comparison. Verify both providers’ current prices and plan features before choosing a platform.
| Capability | Dropbox | Tarkle Send |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $11.99 per user | $29 per month |
| Five-person monthly cost | $59.95 | $29 |
| Team requirement | Starting with 1 person | 5 shared team seats |
| Team storage | Starts at 2 TB | Starts at 1 TB |
| File upload capacity | Up to 2 TB per file | Up to 350 GB per file |
| Transfer capacity | Up to 100 GB with Dropbox Transfer | Up to 250 GB |
| Transfer branding | Brand name, logo, background, links, and branded notifications | White-label branded file-sharing pages |
| Custom-domain | Not available | Included |
| Password and expiry controls | Included | Included |
| Paid file access | Not available | Yes |
| Branded video and audio pages | Not the core Dropbox Transfer workflow | Included; embeds on Pro |
| Regional data residency | Verify plan and enterprise availability | United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Oceania |
Tarkle Send pricing vs Dropbox pricing
Dropbox Plus costs $11.99 per month for one person and is intended for personal use. Dropbox Standard costs $18 per user per month and supports teams starting with one person. A five-person team on Standard pays $90 per month. Dropbox Standard starts at 3 TB of team storage and supports Dropbox Transfer deliveries up to 100 GB. Dropbox plans
Dropbox Advanced costs $30 per user per month and requires at least three people. A five-person team pays $150 per month. It starts at 15 TB of team storage and supports Dropbox Transfer deliveries up to 100 GB. Dropbox Business Plus and Enterprise support transfers up to 250 GB. Dropbox plans Dropbox Transfer overview
Tarkle Starter is $29 per month. It includes five shared team seats and 1 TB of Send storage. Send supports transfers up to 50 GB, unlimited transfers and file requests, custom domains, white-label branding, password and email protection, file expiry, access revocation, paid file access through Stripe, and branded video and audio hosting.
Tarkle Pro is $59 per month. It includes ten shared team seats and 3 TB of Send storage. Send supports transfers up to 100 GB and adds real-time Slack notifications, view-only transfers, burn-after-read controls, 90-day file recovery, and embeds for files, video, and audio. Pro also adds team roles, custom permissions, AI Assist, and removal of the Powered by Tarkle badge across the Tarkle subscription.
Extra storage costs $9 per TB per month. Extra team seats cost $5 per seat per month. Both plans include a seven-day free trial with no credit card required.
The comparison is not that Tarkle Send replaces Dropbox for internal file sync. It does not. The question is whether your team needs cloud storage and desktop sync, a branded file-sharing system for external work, or both.
What Tarkle Send includes
Tarkle Send helps photographers and creative agencies share work under their own name rather than through a generic cloud-storage link.
Branded file sharing on your own domain
Use an agency-owned domain for file sharing, such as files.youragency.com. Recipients open a branded page for your files, video, or audio. Starter includes custom domains and white-label branding. Pro also removes the Powered by Tarkle badge.
File access controls and payment gates
Starter includes password protection, email protection, expiry dates, access revocation, file requests, and Stripe-powered payment gates. Use these features to share protected client files, collect an email before access, make a file available for a limited period, request assets from a client, or charge for a digital download.
Pro adds view-only delivery and burn-after-read controls for content that needs tighter access.
Video and audio delivery
Tarkle Send supports branded video pages and branded audio pages alongside downloadable files. Pro adds embeds for files, video, and audio. This is useful for photographers sharing media packages, production teams sending videos, agencies delivering campaign assets, and studios presenting audio work to clients.
Regional data residency
Tarkle Send offers regional data residency across the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Oceania. Businesses can choose the region that fits their data-location, privacy, and compliance requirements.
Activity and recovery
Tarkle Pro adds real-time Slack notifications for delivery activity and 90-day file recovery. Those features help teams follow up on deliveries and restore files that were deleted by mistake.
Who should choose each
Choose Dropbox if your main requirement is cloud storage, desktop sync, shared internal folders, cross-device access, and very large file storage. Dropbox Transfer is also a strong option when you need one-time branded transfers up to 100 GB or 250 GB, depending on the plan.
Choose Tarkle Send if you are a photographer, creative agency, studio, consultant, law firm, or client-facing service business that needs branded file sharing through your own domain.
Tarkle Send is particularly relevant when you need:
- White-label file-sharing pages on your own domain
- Branded sharing for files, video, and audio
- Transfers up to 50 GB on Starter or 100 GB on Pro
- Password protection, email protection, expiry, access revocation, or file requests
- Paid file access through Stripe
- Branded video pages and branded audio pages
- File, video, and audio embeds on Pro
- View-only or burn-after-read controls on Pro
- Regional data-residency options for client-facing file sharing
- A predictable price for a five-person or ten-person team
Many agencies use both products: Dropbox for internal storage and sync, Tarkle Send for branded file sharing with external clients.
