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Self-hosted alternatives to SwissTransfer

SwissTransfer is a free file transfer web service from Infomaniak that sends files by link or email and stores them in Switzerland. One listed app does its main job and runs in your own Cloudflare account.

Each answer comes from the app’s README and source code, compared with the features SwissTransfer describes on its own site.

  • ZPan file browser with media filters, shares, trash, remote download and a storage quota bar

    Web drive and image host for your own S3-compatible bucket, with share links, WebDAV and team spaces

    Deploy
    Manual
    License
    AGPL-3.0
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SwissTransfer features, app by app

FeatureZPan
Large transfers of up to 50 GBPartly
No registration needed to send or receivePartly
Link validity of 1 to 30 daysYes
Optional password and download limitYes
Apps for iOS and AndroidNo

Web drive and image host for your own S3-compatible bucket, with share links, WebDAV and team spaces

What a SwissTransfer user would miss
Senders need an account, there is no email flow and no mobile apps.
  • Partly Large transfers of up to 50 GB. Multipart uploads direct to the bucket; the size limit depends on the bucket.
  • Partly No registration needed to send or receive. Recipients need no sign-in, but the sender needs an account.
  • Yes Link validity of 1 to 30 days. Expiry date on each share.
  • Yes Optional password and download limit. Password, expiry and download limit.
  • No Apps for iOS and Android. No native mobile apps.

Sources:github.com/saltbo/zpan#readme