Free Self-Hosted WeTransfer Alternatives

WeTransfer is not available as a self-hosted solution but there are plenty of alternatives for power users and business that want to host a solution on-premise. The best free Self-Hosted alternative is Send, which is also Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to WeTransfer and many of them are free and available as a self-hosted solution so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting free Self-Hosted alternatives to WeTransfer are Hoodik, Lufi, Jirafeau and YouTransfer.

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WeTransfer alternatives are mainly Large File Transfer Services, but if you're looking for Cloud Storage Services or File Managers you can filter on that. Other popular filters include Open Source, Self-Hosted, Linux, Microsoft Outlook, iPhone and iPad. These are just examples - use the filter bar below to find more specific alternatives to WeTransfer.
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  1. Send icon
     84 likes

    Secure file sharing tool with end-to-end encryption and auto-expiring links. Forked from Firefox Send, it's now self-hostable and compatible with ffsend CLI. Share files up to 2.5GB privately and securely, knowing they won't stay online forever.

    114 Send alternatives

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  2. Hoodik icon
     28 likes

    Lightweight, self-hosted encrypted cloud storage enabling fast uploads and downloads, easy Docker install, secure public link sharing, browser-side cryptography, searchable metadata, and low RAM footprint. Designed for privacy, performance, and file management.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  3. Lufi icon
     26 likes

    Secure file sharing software with end-to-end encryption. Files are encrypted in-browser, and encryption keys are embedded in the URL, never sent to the server. This ensures file content remains private and inaccessible to third parties, including the software administrator and ISPs.

    165 Lufi alternatives

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    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
     
  4. Jirafeau icon
     32 likes

    Jirafeau is an open-source web site permitting to upload a file in a simple way and give an unique link to it.

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    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Self-Hosted
    • NGINX
    • Apache HTTP Server
    • PHP
    • Cloudron
    • lighttpd
     
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  5. YouTransfer icon
     3 likes

    YouTransfer is a simple but elegant self-hosted file transfer & sharing solution. It is an alternative to paid services like Dropbox and WeTransfer by offering similar features but without limitations, price plans and a lengthy privacy policy.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  6. ProjectSend icon
     9 likes

    ProjectSend is a self-hosted application (you can install it easily on your own VPS or shared web hosting account) that lets you upload files and assign them to specific clients that you create yourself! Secure, private and easy.

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • PHP
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  7. S42Transfer icon
     16 likes

    s42transfer is a web site permitting to upload mulitple files in a simple way and give unique links with compressed files along with email sharing functionality.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
     
  8. FileShareGo icon
     1 like

    FileShareGo is a Fast, Free and Anonymous File Sharing platform. Upload & Download Unlimited Files with Unmetered Bandwidth. Upload Videos, Music, Documents and and Zip File upto 100 GB.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Software as a Service (SaaS)
     
  9. Erugo icon
     2 likes

    A powerful, self-hosted file-sharing platform offering secure, customizable file-transfer capabilities through an elegant user interface, giving you complete control over your data.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • Docker
     
  10. Plik icon
     Like

    Plik is a temporary file upload system (Wetransfer like) in Go.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     
  11. IPFS Share icon
     3 likes

    Add files to share them directly from your device over the IPFS network. Because you're sharing directly from your device, it's important to keep this page open until the recipient downloads the files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
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