ZiggSend vs WeTransfer · Head to head

ZiggSend vs WeTransfer

WeTransfer is for sending to someone else. Between your own phone and computer it adds an upload, a download, a size cap and an expiry to a trip of ten meters.

What it does well

  • Recipients only need the link, no account
  • No compression
  • Familiar to clients

Where it stops

  • Free plan: an account to send, up to 10 transfers or 3 GB every 30 days
  • Links expire (3 days on the free plan)
  • Upload, then download, through their servers

Side by side

CriterionWeTransferZiggSend
DevicesAny browseriPhone, Android, Mac, Windows
Original qualityYesAlways, verified byte for byte
Size limit3 GB every 30 days on the free planNone
Needs the cloudYesNo
VerificationNot advertisedSHA-256 on every file
PriceFree with caps, then paidFree with 1 phone; Pro $39/year

When to use which

WeTransfer to deliver to a client. ZiggSend to get the footage from your phone to your computer first — the step where quality and completeness actually get lost.

Measured, not promised. 22 GB in 184 files with 0 failures from an Android to a Mac over a USB 2 cable (about 28 MB/s); an 806 MB video over home Wi-Fi in 46 s; up to 49.7 MB/s over Wi-Fi from a Mac to an iPhone. Every file is checked against the original on arrival. How we measure.

Free forever with 1 phone. Pro when you need it.

The phone apps are free. So is the computer app, with one paired phone. Pro — several phones, full history, automatic folders, up to 3 computers — is $39 a year, or $19 once for the first 1,000 founders.

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Questions people actually ask

Can ZiggSend send to another person?

Only to devices on the same Wi-Fi as yours, with ZiggSend installed. For a client across town, move to the computer with ZiggSend, then use the delivery tool of your choice.

Does WeTransfer compress?

No. It keeps the file; the limits are size and expiry.

Which is faster?

A direct transfer skips the upload entirely. On a home connection that is the difference between minutes and an evening.

Related guides

Videos from iPhone to a PC or laptop without compressionVideos from Android to a PC or laptop without compressionVideos from Android to a Mac or MacBook without compression

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