TransferNow alternative for agencies that need a domain they own

TransferNow is a French file transfer service that does more than most people expect at its price. The Premium plan at $10 per month for a single user includes branded subdomain delivery, logo and color customization, a sell files feature through Stripe, 250 GB per transfer, 1 TB of storage, and 365 days of file availability. Anti-virus scanning, SSE-C encryption with your own passphrase, and desktop apps for Windows, macOS, and Linux round out a feature set that competes well above its price point. Verified clients include Hilton, Ducati, Vinci, Aer Lingus, and Hachette UK.

For agencies and studios, the limitation is not the feature set. It is the architecture. TransferNow was designed around the transfer as a standalone event. You send a file, the recipient downloads it, and after a maximum of 365 days the file disappears. There is no shared space where a client returns to access all their project files in one place. The branded URL is a TransferNow subdomain, not your own domain. And a true CNAME custom domain is only available on the Enterprise plan at custom pricing.

Tarkle Send approaches the problem differently. Files live on your domain, under your brand, in a space the client can come back to at any time. There is no forced expiry. The recipient never sees Tarkle's name. For teams where client file delivery is an ongoing part of the service, not a one-time event, that structural difference matters.

What TransferNow does well

TransferNow Premium at $10 per month is one of the most feature-rich file transfer plans at that price. White-label customization including branded subdomain, logo, and brand colors is included from the first paid tier. The sell files feature lets you charge recipients before they can download, working through Stripe. AES-256-XTS encryption at rest, anti-virus scanning on received files, download tracking, and SSE-C with your own passphrase are security features that many more expensive platforms do not match.

The infrastructure is credible. Files are hosted on Scaleway in France with data centers across Europe, the US, and Asia. SOC 2 Type II certification and security audits by Synacktiv, a respected French penetration testing firm, back up the security claims. The platform supports over 20 languages and includes desktop clients for all three major operating systems alongside Outlook and Gmail plugins.

The Team plan at $30 per month (or $18 per month on a two-year contract) covers 10 users with 500 GB per transfer and 2 TB of shared storage. For teams that need large file transfer capacity with branding at a fixed price, TransferNow Team is a reasonable option.

For solo freelancers and individual professionals who need branded file sending with payment collection at a low monthly cost, TransferNow Premium is a genuine bargain. There is no point pretending otherwise.

Where TransferNow falls short for client-facing agencies

TransferNow is optimized for the transfer event. Each limitation below follows from that design focus.

Files expire after 365 days with no option to keep them

On TransferNow Premium and Team, files are available for a maximum of 365 days. After that, they are permanently deleted. There is no setting to keep files indefinitely. For agencies that manage long-term client relationships with multiple rounds of deliverables, project files from last year disappear without a way to recover them. Tarkle Send keeps files until you choose to delete them. No clock, no forced removal.

A custom domain requires the Enterprise plan

TransferNow Premium and Team include a branded subdomain: your-company.transfernow.net. This looks professional, but TransferNow is still in the URL. A true CNAME custom domain, where every link lives on your own domain like files.youragency.com, is only available on the Enterprise plan at custom pricing. Tarkle Send includes custom domain delivery on every plan, starting at $29 per month.

No client workspace for ongoing access

Each TransferNow delivery is a standalone event with its own link. There is no shared space where a client can log in and see all files from their project over time. If you send a client five deliverables across three months, they have five separate links, each with its own expiry countdown. Tarkle Send gives each client a single branded space at your domain where all their files are accessible in one place, for as long as you want them there.

No flexible team sizes below 10

TransferNow pricing jumps from $10 per month for one user to $30 per month for 10 users. There is no plan for two, three, or five people. A three-person agency pays the same as a ten-person team. Tarkle Send includes 15 seats on the Send plan at $29 per month and 30 seats on Send Pro at $69 per month.

No file tracking or activity notifications

TransferNow includes download tracking that shows whether a file was accessed. Tarkle Send goes further with real-time view and download tracking per file, per recipient, with instant Slack notifications when a client opens or downloads a file. For agencies that need to know exactly when a client reviewed a deliverable, the difference in visibility is significant.

Who benefits from switching

TransferNow is well-suited for solo professionals who need fast, secure large file transfers with white-label branding and a sell files feature at $10 per month. That is a strong value proposition and there is no reason to leave it if it fits.

The teams that benefit from Tarkle Send are those where client file delivery is a recurring part of the work, not a series of isolated transfers. Creative agencies delivering projects over weeks with multiple rounds of files. Photography and video studios where clients need access to their work beyond a 365-day window. Marketing firms managing ongoing client campaigns where the download page represents the agency. Freelancers who want their own domain in the URL, not a TransferNow subdomain. Any team of two to five people that does not want to pay the 10-user Team price.

Tarkle Send pricing vs TransferNow pricing

TransferNow Premium costs $10 per month for one user with 250 GB per transfer, 1 TB of storage, branded subdomain delivery, sell files, and 365-day file availability. TransferNow Team costs $30 per month for 10 users (or $18 per month on a two-year contract) with 500 GB per transfer and 2 TB of storage. A true CNAME custom domain is Enterprise only at custom pricing.

Tarkle Send is $29 per month (billed yearly) for up to 15 team members, 3 TB storage, 50 GB per transfer, and a custom domain you own. Send Pro is $69 per month (billed yearly) for up to 30 team members, 9 TB storage, and 100 GB per transfer.

For a solo professional, TransferNow Premium at $10 is significantly cheaper than Tarkle Send at $29. If you work alone and do not need a custom domain or indefinite file storage, TransferNow is the better deal. For a five-person team, TransferNow Team at $30 and Tarkle Send at $29 are nearly identical in price. The difference is that Tarkle Send includes a custom domain you own and files that do not expire, while TransferNow Team includes 500 GB per transfer and 10 seats on a branded subdomain.

What Tarkle Send includes

Every plan includes custom domain delivery, branded download pages, file requests, direct download links, password protection, expiry dates, email capture, real-time file tracking, Slack notifications, and support for over 200 file types. Send Pro adds embedded upload and download widgets, a branded recipient portal, and expanded storage.

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