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Icedrive alternative for white-label client file delivery

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Sharebrand vs Icedrive: which one is right for you?

Icedrive excels at private personal cloud storage with strong encryption and competitive lifetime pricing. Sharebrand excels at branded client-facing delivery. They are built for fundamentally different moments — one protects your files from the world, the other presents them professionally to the right people.

Choose Sharebrand if you...

  • Need files delivered at your own domain on every plan
  • Want a persistent branded client portal for ongoing client access
  • Need a shared workspace for two or more team members
  • Want to charge clients for file downloads
  • Need a true white-label reseller program under your own brand
  • Want flat pricing with no per-user fees and no minimum seat count
  • Want to be live in under ten minutes with no setup overhead

Stay with Icedrive if you...

  • Primarily need secure personal cloud storage and backup
  • Value zero-knowledge Twofish encryption for your own files
  • Want a one-time lifetime payment to eliminate monthly costs
  • Need virtual drive mounting without consuming local disk space
  • Work alone and do not deliver files to clients as a professional service

How Tarkle compares

Pricing

Pricing model

How you're billed

Per user / mo

Min. users required

To start a paid plan

1

Team seats included

At base plan price

10

Storage & Transfers

Storage included

At base / mid plan

2 TB

Upload / transfer size

Max per single transfer

No cap stated

Deleted file recovery

Days before permanent deletion

No cap stated

URL shortener

Create branded short links

Branding & Client Experience

Custom branding

Logo, colors, full identity

Yes — Only Advanced tier

Custom domain (CNAME)

files.yourcompany.com

Yes — Only Advanced tier

Branded sender email

Notifications from your domain

File masking

Share external files via your own branded URL

Security & Access

Password protection

Protect any file or link

File expiration

Auto-expire links by date

File versioning

Track & restore file versions

Team roles & access

Member permissions management

Via shared drives

Client & Revenue Features

File transfers & requests

Send and receive files

Client portal

Dedicated client workspace

File payment gate

Charge for file downloads

Brand asset portal

Beautiful page to host brand assets

White-label reseller

Resell under your brand

Your clients receive an Icedrive link, Sharebrand sends them to your domain

Icedrive has no custom domain, no branded client portal, and no team plan at any price. Every link you share with clients is on Icedrive's infrastructure. Sharebrand delivers files at your own domain with your logo and branding on every link — no Icedrive anywhere — from $29 per month with five team seats included.

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Frequently asked questions

What is Sharebrand?

Sharebrand is a white-label file sharing platform built for client-facing businesses and freelancers. It delivers files to clients through your own custom domain with your logo and branding on every link. Clients never see Sharebrand's name. Unlike Icedrive, which was built for private encrypted personal cloud storage, Sharebrand is built for professional branded delivery to external clients with a persistent client portal and flat team pricing. Plans start at $29 per month for up to five team members with no per-user fees.

Does Icedrive support custom domain delivery?

No. Icedrive has no custom domain (CNAME) option on any plan, including lifetime plans. Shared links are hosted on Icedrive's infrastructure. There is no way to deliver files at your own domain through Icedrive. Sharebrand supports full custom domain delivery on every plan, including Starter at $29 per month.

Does Icedrive have a team plan?

No. Every Icedrive plan is for one individual user. There is no shared workspace, no admin console, no team folder structure, and no way for multiple team members to share a single Icedrive environment. If you need a shared file delivery workspace for two or more people, Icedrive has no plan that covers this at any price. Sharebrand Starter includes five team seats at $29 per month flat.

Can I share encrypted files on Icedrive?

Not directly to external recipients. Icedrive's zero-knowledge encryption means only you hold the decryption key. Sharing an encrypted file with someone outside your account would require them to know your encryption passphrase, which would compromise your key. Icedrive documents this limitation directly. File sharing on Icedrive works normally for non-encrypted files. If your workflow stores client deliverables in the encrypted section, you will need to move them out before sharing.

How does Icedrive's lifetime plan compare to Sharebrand's pricing?

Icedrive's lifetime plans are one-time payments for individual storage: $99 for 100 GB, $219 for 500 GB, and $329 for 1 TB. For a solo person who only needs personal encrypted storage, this can be cheaper than a monthly subscription over years. For a freelancer or team that needs branded client delivery, a custom domain, a client portal, and team seats, Icedrive has no plan that provides any of these features at any price — lifetime or otherwise. Sharebrand charges $29 per month for a complete team delivery platform.

Is Icedrive reliable enough for client file delivery?

Icedrive has an active development changelog with regular updates across desktop, mobile, and web apps. The Mount & Sync 3.0 desktop app was a full rebuild with Mac and Linux support added. That said, user reports in the broader cloud storage community have noted intermittent sync issues, 0-byte file creation during bulk transfers, and slower iOS upload speeds compared to competitors. Icedrive is actively developing the product, but it is worth testing your specific workflow before committing a client delivery process to it.

Can I charge clients for file downloads on Sharebrand?

Yes. Sharebrand has a built-in file payment gate. You set a price and clients pay before downloading. Icedrive has no equivalent feature for monetising file delivery.

Can I use both Icedrive and Sharebrand?

Yes, and many freelancers do. Icedrive handles personal encrypted backup — files you want kept private and accessible across your own devices. Sharebrand handles all client-facing delivery — files you want professionally presented to clients at your own domain. The two products do not overlap and work naturally alongside each other.

Can I resell Sharebrand under my own brand?

Yes. The white-label Reseller plan lets you run a fully branded file-sharing platform under your own name. Your brand replaces Sharebrand's entirely. You set the pricing, connect your own Stripe account, and keep all revenue. Icedrive has a partner/affiliate programme offering 20% commission on referrals but no white-label reseller platform.

Is there a free trial?

Yes. All Sharebrand plans include a 14-day free trial with full Pro access. No credit card required. You can set up your custom domain, add your branding, and send your first branded client link before paying anything.

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