Alternatives
MASV alternatives for large files
If MASV's per-GB bill or a browser upload that restarts after a closed tab is the problem, Tranzfer is the closest alternative, with flat monthly plans and resume in the browser on every plan. Filemail is the pick if you want a desktop app at a flat price. Stay with MASV if you rely on its portals or integrations.
We make Tranzfer, so weigh our ranking with that in mind. MASV is a serious tool and for some teams it's the right one; there's a section on that below. Every fact about another service links to the page it came from.
Why do people look for a MASV alternative?
Two reasons come up. The first is the bill. MASV charges $0.25 per GB after 15 GB free each month, so four 100 GB deliveries cost $96.25 and a terabyte costs $246.25. Annual bundles bring the rate down, starting at $58 a month for 250 GB with a 12-month commitment.
The second is the browser. MASV's own help page says that "if you close your MASV browser tab or your computer crashes you will have to start over". Their desktop app fixes that. If you'd rather not install one on every shooter's laptop, it's a real gap.
How do the alternatives compare?
The last column is four 100 GB deliveries in a month, one live at a time. Prices are USD on monthly billing, checked 9 October 2026.
| Service | Best for | Price | How big | Interrupted upload | 4 × 100 GB a month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MASV | Teams that want a desktop app and only pay when they send | $0.25 per GB after 15 GB free each month, or annual bundles from $58 a month for 250 GB | No cap on how much you send | Retries through network drops. A closed tab or crash in the browser starts over; the desktop app recovers. | $96.25 on Pay as you go |
| Tranzfer | Hundreds of gigabytes from a browser, on a connection you don't trust | Free, then $15, $29 or $69 a month, flat | 20 GB live at once on Free, up to 3 TB on Studio. No separate per-file cap. | Retries after a drop and carries on after sleep. After a crash or closed tab, pick the same files and only the missing parts upload. | $15 on Starter |
| Filemail | People happy to install a desktop app who want files kept for good | Free, then Personal $6, Pro $14 and Business $24 a month | 5 GB a transfer on Free and Personal, 250 GB on Pro, any size on Business | Desktop app only. Their pages never say a browser upload resumes. | $14 on Pro |
| WeTransfer | A few gigabytes to someone who already expects a WeTransfer link | Free, then Starter, Ultimate and Teams. Prices show after you sign in. | Free: 10 transfers or 3 GB per 30 days. Starter: 10 transfers or 300 GB per 30 days. Ultimate: up to 1 TB a transfer by their help center. | Not mentioned. Their help asks for a stable connection and says sleep mode cancels the upload. | Over Starter's 300 GB, so Ultimate; see their pricing |
| Smash | Free sends a bit bigger than WeTransfer's, with password links on every plan | Free, then Pro at $10 a month, or Team at $25 a month for 10 people | 2 GB at full priority on Free; bigger transfers queue. Pro: unlimited or 250 GB, see above. | Starts over. Their help says there's no way to restart a stuck upload. | $10 on Pro |
| Dropbox Transfer | Sending up to 100 or 250 GB when you already pay for Dropbox | Comes with Dropbox plans. Check their plans page for the current price. | 2 GB on Basic, 50 GB on Plus, 100 GB on Essentials and Business, 250 GB on Business Plus or with the Replay add-on | Not stated on their Transfer help pages | Fits Essentials or Business; see their plans |
| Google Drive | Files that should stay put, shared with people already on Google | 15 GB free. More through Google One or Workspace; check Google's pricing. | Files up to 5 TB. 15 GB of free storage per Google account, shared with Gmail and Photos. | Not documented for browser uploads. Drive for desktop retries files later. | Depends on your storage plan |
The alternatives, ranked
1. Tranzfer
Best for Hundreds of gigabytes from a browser, on a connection you don't trust.
- Price
- Free, then $15, $29 or $69 a month, flat
- How big
- 20 GB live at once on Free, up to 3 TB on Studio. No separate per-file cap.
- If the upload is interrupted
- Retries after a drop and carries on after sleep. After a crash or closed tab, pick the same files and only the missing parts upload.
- How long links last
- Up to 3, 7 or 14 days by plan, then the files are deleted
Good
- Every plan resumes, Free included
- Flat monthly price, not per GB
- Folders arrive sorted; desktop Chrome and Edge save a whole delivery into one folder
Watch out
- No desktop app and no team seats yet
- Links last 14 days at most
- 3 TB live at once is the ceiling
- New. Tested at 100 GB with eight failures forced on purpose, not years of production
Sources: Tranzfer pricing, How resume works
2. Filemail
Best for People happy to install a desktop app who want files kept for good.
- Price
- Free, then Personal $6, Pro $14 and Business $24 a month
- How big
- 5 GB a transfer on Free and Personal, 250 GB on Pro, any size on Business
- If the upload is interrupted
- Desktop app only. Their pages never say a browser upload resumes.
- How long links last
- 7 days on Free, 30 days on Personal. Permanent on Pro, set by you on Business.
Good
- Flat monthly price
- Desktop app that resumes interrupted transfers
- Files can stay up permanently on Pro
Watch out
- Resume is listed as a desktop app feature, not a browser one
- Free allows 2 transfers a day of up to 5 GB; Personal also stops at 5 GB a transfer and Pro at 250 GB
- Sending a folder from the browser needs Chrome or Opera
Sources: Filemail plans, Filemail desktop app, Filemail free plan
3. WeTransfer
Best for A few gigabytes to someone who already expects a WeTransfer link.
- Price
- Free, then Starter, Ultimate and Teams. Prices show after you sign in.
- How big
- Free: 10 transfers or 3 GB per 30 days. Starter: 10 transfers or 300 GB per 30 days. Ultimate: up to 1 TB a transfer by their help center.
- If the upload is interrupted
- Not mentioned. Their help asks for a stable connection and says sleep mode cancels the upload.
- How long links last
- Up to 3 days on Free and Starter. Ultimate keeps transfers up as long as you like.
Good
- Everyone knows the name
- Ultimate takes up to 1 TB in one transfer
Watch out
- Free allows 10 transfers or 3 GB in 30 days, Starter 10 transfers or 300 GB
- Free and Starter links last 3 days at most
- Their troubleshooting page says sleep mode cancels an upload; resuming isn't mentioned
- Senders need an account; prices are only shown after you sign in
Sources: WeTransfer plan limits, WeTransfer link expiry, WeTransfer upload troubleshooting
4. Smash
Best for Free sends a bit bigger than WeTransfer's, with password links on every plan.
- Price
- Free, then Pro at $10 a month, or Team at $25 a month for 10 people
- How big
- 2 GB at full priority on Free; bigger transfers queue. Pro: unlimited or 250 GB, see above.
- If the upload is interrupted
- Starts over. Their help says there's no way to restart a stuck upload.
- How long links last
- Up to 7 days on Free by their pricing page, 14 by their help center. Up to 30 days paid.
Good
- No hard size cap, even on Free
- Password protection on Free
- Recipients never need an account
Watch out
- On Free, anything over 2 GB waits in a queue behind Pro transfers
- Their help says a stuck upload can't be restarted; you send it again from the start
- Their pricing page says Pro has no size limit, but their help center says 250 GB a transfer
Sources: Smash pricing, Smash size limits, Smash on stuck uploads, Smash link expiry
5. Dropbox Transfer
Best for Sending up to 100 or 250 GB when you already pay for Dropbox.
- Price
- Comes with Dropbox plans. Check their plans page for the current price.
- How big
- 2 GB on Basic, 50 GB on Plus, 100 GB on Essentials and Business, 250 GB on Business Plus or with the Replay add-on
- If the upload is interrupted
- Not stated on their Transfer help pages
- How long links last
- 7 days on Basic, Family and Plus. Other plans pick a date, 30 days by default.
Good
- Already there if your team lives in Dropbox
- Recipients don't need a Dropbox account
- Passwords and download counts on the business plans
Watch out
- Basic tops out at 2 GB and Plus at 50 GB a transfer
- Dropbox warns that browser uploads over 375 GB may time out and points you to the desktop app
- Their help pages don't say what happens to an interrupted Transfer upload
Sources: Dropbox Transfer help, Dropbox upload limits, Dropbox plans
6. Google Drive
Best for Files that should stay put, shared with people already on Google.
- Price
- 15 GB free. More through Google One or Workspace; check Google's pricing.
- How big
- Files up to 5 TB. 15 GB of free storage per Google account, shared with Gmail and Photos.
- If the upload is interrupted
- Not documented for browser uploads. Drive for desktop retries files later.
- How long links last
- Links don't expire. Work and school accounts can set an end date for people added by name.
Good
- Most people already have an account
- Handles single files up to 5 TB
- Anyone with the link can download without signing in
Watch out
- It's storage, so files stay and count against your space until you delete them
- Workspace accounts can upload 750 GB a day; Google gives personal accounts a daily limit without a number
- Google doesn't document what a browser upload does after a closed tab or a dropped connection
- A file many people download from one public link can hit a download quota for up to 24 hours
Sources: Drive file limits, Workspace upload limits, Drive sync and upload errors, Drive sharing, Drive download quota, Google One plans
Which one should you pick?
- You send big deliveries every week and want a predictable bill: Tranzfer. Pro is $29 a month for 1 TB live at once, however much passes through it.
- You want a desktop app at a flat price. Filemail Business, which takes any size.
- Your files are under 1 TB and recipients know WeTransfer. WeTransfer Ultimate.
- You want the cheapest flat plan and can live without documented resume: Smash Pro at $10 a month.
- You already pay for Dropbox or Google Workspace. Try what you have before adding anything.
When is MASV still the better pick?
- You collect files from clients through upload portals, or need them forwarded to S3, Frame.io or MediaSilo automatically. Tranzfer doesn't do request links yet.
- You want a desktop app. Tranzfer runs in the browser only.
- You send rarely. If a month is 30 GB, MASV costs a few dollars and a monthly plan is wasted.
- Your packages are bigger than Tranzfer's largest plan, 3 TB live at once.
The row-by-row version is on Tranzfer vs MASV, and the price calculator runs your own numbers against MASV, Smash and Filemail.
Questions people ask
How much does it cost to send 1 TB a month with MASV?
On MASV's pay-as-you-go plan, $246.25: the first 15 GB each month are free, then $0.25 per GB. On Tranzfer it's Pro at $29 a month if the whole terabyte is live at once, or less if your deliveries don't overlap.
Does MASV resume uploads?
In the browser, MASV keeps retrying through a dropped connection, but its help page says a closed tab or a computer crash means starting over. The MASV desktop app recovers from most interruptions, reboots included.
Is there a MASV alternative without per-GB pricing?
Tranzfer, Filemail and Smash all sell flat monthly plans. Tranzfer resumes in the browser and holds up to 3 TB live at once. Filemail Business takes any size and resumes through its desktop app. Smash Pro has no size limit.
Should I stay with MASV?
Yes, if you need upload portals for clients, integrations that forward files to S3 or Frame.io, a desktop app, or you send rarely enough that paying per gigabyte beats any monthly plan.