A SwissTransfer alternative, no upload.
Between your own devices, or with someone on the same Wi-Fi: the file goes straight across, stored nowhere. Receiver far away? Then keep SwissTransfer.
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And on your phone? Scan this code, it opens the right store.
And on your computer?
The right tool for each send.
Your receiver is far away
SwissTransfer is free up to 50 GB, with no sign-up, and keeps your files in Switzerland for up to 30 days. To send far away with a link, keep it.
Your own devices, or someone nearby
From phone to computer, from one computer to another, to a colleague in the same office or on the same shoot: GreySpace sends direct, no upload, no link, no waiting twice.
Sending a file to a French public administration? Use France Transfert: it’s the government service built for that, and only for exchanges with the administration.
What the cloud makes you wait for
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You wait twice
Upload to a server, then download on the other side: your connection works twice.
GreySpace does it in one step, straight from one device to the other, at the speed of your Wi-Fi.
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Your files are stored
SwissTransfer keeps them in Switzerland for up to 30 days, grosfichiers on its servers in Switzerland and France.
GreySpace copies nothing anywhere: the file goes from your device to the other one, full stop.
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Both sides need internet
No connection, no link: in a studio, on a shoot or at a trade show, you’re stuck.
GreySpace works on a local network with no internet, or on a phone’s hotspot.
Transfer services, side by side.
| Service | Free plan | Storage | Account |
|---|---|---|---|
| SwissTransfer | Up to 50 GB | Up to 30 days, in Switzerland | No sign-up |
| TransferNow | 5 GB per transfer | 7 days | Sign-up not required |
| Smash | “No limit” on size | 1 to 30 days | Not stated |
| grosfichiers | Up to 10 GB | Not stated, servers in Switzerland and France | No sign-up |
| France Transfert | 20 GB per send, 2 GB per file | 30 days by default | Only for exchanges with the French administration |
| GreySpace | 10 GB of sending a month, unlimited receiving; no limit with Pro | Nothing is stored: device to device | No account |
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SwissTransfer
- Free plan
- Up to 50 GB
- Storage
- Up to 30 days, in Switzerland
- Account
- No sign-up
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TransferNow
- Free plan
- 5 GB per transfer
- Storage
- 7 days
- Account
- Sign-up not required
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Smash
- Free plan
- “No limit” on size
- Storage
- 1 to 30 days
- Account
- Not stated
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grosfichiers
- Free plan
- Up to 10 GB
- Storage
- Not stated, servers in Switzerland and France
- Account
- No sign-up
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France Transfert
- Free plan
- 20 GB per send, 2 GB per file
- Storage
- 30 days by default
- Account
- Only for exchanges with the French administration
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GreySpace
- Free plan
- 10 GB of sending a month, unlimited receiving; no limit with Pro
- Storage
- Nothing is stored: device to device
- Account
- No account
Checked on 19 September 2026 on the official pages: swisstransfer.com, transfernow.net, fromsmash.com, grosfichiers.com and the France Transfert FAQ. “Not stated”: the official page says nothing about it.
A whole shoot, in one send.
No splitting, no zip: every file in the folder goes in one pass, and each one lands identical, byte for byte. No limit with Pro, up to 10 GB a month on Free.
- A001_C012.mov
- IMG_4821.dng
- Interview_cam-B.mov
- A001_C014.mov
- Room_tone.wav
- and 147 more files
No public link: a QR code.
Your receiver, on the same Wi-Fi, scans it and gets the files in their browser: Safari on iPhone, Chrome on Android and PC. Nothing is copied to a server.
GreySpace Connected to MacBook
Wi-Fi drops? It picks up.
GreySpace retries on its own when the Wi-Fi drops for a few seconds, without resending what already arrived. Every file is checked on arrival.
Also included
What you gain by taking the server out of the way.
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No account
Neither to send, nor to receive
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Nothing expires
No public link, no countdown
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Whole folders
No zipping, from a Mac or a PC
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No internet needed
Your local Wi-Fi is enough, or a hotspot between two devices
SwissTransfer is a service by Infomaniak. TransferNow, Smash, grosfichiers and France Transfert belong to their respective publishers. GreySpace is not affiliated with any of them.
Sending footage every week? Pro lifts the 10 GB monthly limit: €39.99 a year, that’s €3.33 a month.
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SwissTransfer is free up to 50 GB, why switch?
To send far away, don’t: SwissTransfer does that job very well.
GreySpace is for when the other device is nearby or on the same network: your phone and your computer, two office computers, a shoot crew. There, no upload, no storage, no waiting twice.
What about France Transfert?
France Transfert is a French government service, only for exchanges between the administration and the public: it can’t be used to swap files between individuals. Up to 20 GB per send, 2 GB per file, kept 30 days by default (FAQ checked on 19 September 2026).
Is it really free?
Yes. The Free plan is free forever: unlimited receiving, 10 GB of sending per month, full speed, no account. The day you hit 10 GB, the app even gives you 7 unlimited days, no card (except on iPhone and iPad).
If you send heavy files every day, Pro removes the sending limit: €5.99 per month, or €39.99 per year.
Are my files private?
Yes. They go directly from your device to the receiver’s, on your local network. No third-party server, even as a fallback: GreySpace never relays through the cloud.
No account on the Free plan, no usage tracking in the app, nothing collected. What moves between your devices stays between your devices.
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Free up to 10 GB of sending a month, no account. Other platforms