WeTransfer Alternative — No Limits, No Monthly Caps
WeTransfer used to be great. Then Bending Spoons bought it and did what Bending Spoons does. Now you get 3GB, 10 transfers a month, and a 3-day countdown before your files disappear. If that's not working for you anymore, here's the alternative.
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WeTransfer Free Tier Limits (2026)
WeTransfer's free plan has become increasingly restricted. Here are the current limits:
Maximum per transfer
Transfers per month
Link expiration
Account signup
Perkoon vs WeTransfer — Side by Side
| Feature | WeTransfer Free | Perkoon P2P |
|---|---|---|
| File size limit | 3 GB | Unlimited |
| Monthly transfers | 10 per month | Unlimited |
| Link expiration | 3 days | N/A (instant P2P) |
| Account required | Yes | No |
| File storage | Files on WeTransfer servers | Files never stored (P2P) |
| Privacy | Files accessible to provider | Provider never sees files |
| Price | Free (limited) / $14.99/mo Pro | Free (unlimited P2P) |
Why People Switch to Perkoon
Why People Switch
3GB limit hit. Monthly cap reached. Link expired before the recipient got to it. Upload failed at 87%. At some point the tool starts working against you instead of for you.
Different Architecture, Different Incentives
WeTransfer stores your files on their servers (expensive). We send them directly between devices (cheap). When the free tier doesn't cost much, there's no pressure to restrict it.
No Account Required
WeTransfer now requires an account for every transfer. Perkoon doesn't require an account at all. Create a session, share the code, transfer. That's it.
Unlimited Everything (P2P)
No file size limit. No monthly transfer cap. No 3-day expiry window. P2P transfers are free and unlimited because they cost us almost nothing to provide.
How to Switch
Visit Perkoon
Go to perkoon.com/create. No signup needed.
Drop Your Files
Drag and drop any files — no size limit, any format.
Share the Code
Send the short session code to your recipient via any channel.
Done
Files transfer directly. No upload wait, no expiring links.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the tradeoff?
One sender. One receiver. That's P2P — a direct handoff, not a file hosting service. But you don't need to coordinate timing anymore: send whenever, and the transfer fires automatically when the receiver joins. Need a download link for multiple people? Cloud storage.
Can Perkoon handle the same use cases as WeTransfer?
For one-to-one transfers: yes, and better — no limits, faster (one hop vs two), and you don't even need the receiver online to start. For one-to-many distribution (send a link, 10 people download): that's cloud storage territory. WeTransfer's core use case was always distribution, so compare based on what you actually need.
Is it really free?
P2P is free forever. No trial, no cap, no catch. We make money on optional cloud storage. The P2P part costs us almost nothing to run, so we don't charge for it.
What about large files?
No limit. Tested to 500GB+ in Chrome. There's no upload step, so there's no server to enforce a cap.
Ready for Something That Doesn't Get Worse?
Free P2P. No 3GB cap. No 10-transfer limit. No countdown.
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