Send big files from your own server. Resumable uploads, expiring links, no subscription.
Agencies pay per-seat and per-client fees that scale with their success. Self-hosted, pay-once tools replace per-seat pricing with a flat cost that margins actually survive.
The tool this job usually means renting is WeTransfer, at $12/mo — roughly $144 a year, every year. Droplink does the job for a one-time $79 — running on infrastructure you control.
Files slice into 5MB chunks with per-chunk retry. Drop your connection mid-upload and it resumes exactly where it left off — a 50GB file is as safe as a 5MB one.
For agencies, chunked, resumable uploads pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $79, not metered per month.
Expiry (default 7 days), optional bcrypt-hashed password, optional max-download count, optional message to the recipient.
For agencies, transfers with real terms pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $79, not metered per month.
File list with sizes, live expiry countdown, password gate, inline preview for images and PDFs, per-file download plus streamed "Download all as ZIP".
For agencies, clean share links pays off across every client account, with no per-seat math — and it's covered by the same one-time $79, not metered per month.
One-time $79 for the packaged Windows desktop app plus guided VPS deploy, lifetime updates.
Desktop app for occasional sends, or docker compose up on a $5 VPS with your own domain when links need to be public.
Drop the files, set expiry/password/download limit, copy the link or email it via your own SMTP.
Droplink is $79, once. WeTransfer at $12/mo — roughly $144 a year, every year. Pays for itself in 6.6 months versus WeTransfer Pro — and stays free forever after that.
Pays for itself in 6.6 months versus WeTransfer Pro — and stays free forever after that. Droplink costs $79 once; WeTransfer charges $12/mo — about $144 a year. For agencies, that fixed cost is the whole point: the tool is a one-time line item, not a monthly one.
Yes — the full source is MIT at github.com/bensblueprints/droplink-mvp, always. $79 buys the packaged installer, guided deploy and lifetime updates instead of building it yourself.
For public share links, yes — a $5 VPS with the included Docker Compose setup does it, with Caddy or nginx in front for TLS. Desktop mode runs the identical app in an Electron window for local use. WeTransfer's zero-setup convenience is real; the trade is you rent it forever.