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Files.comA Files.com alternative from €19 a month, not $199
Files.com is a large managed file transfer platform with AS2, dozens of integrations and enterprise compliance, from $199 a month. CloudFile is the simpler option: SFTP, FTPS, FTP and WebDAV servers on included storage or your own bucket, with flat prices and hosting in Germany.
CloudFile and Files.com, side by side.
CloudFile From €19 a month | Files.com From $199 a month | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Price | €19 / €59 / €179 a month (Starter / Pro / Business), excl. VAT. Yearly billing gives two months free. | Starter $199 and Power $499 a month ($2,099 and $5,269 a year) — Enterprise custom, from $10k a year |
| Users | 10 on Starter, unlimited from Pro | 10 full and 50 system users on Starter, 20 and 100 on Power — extra users $12 (full) or $4 (system) a month |
| Storage and transfer | Yes: 10 GB / 250 GB / 1 TB storage included — transfers not metered, within fair use | 1 TB storage + transfer a month on Starter, 2 TB on Power — $100 per extra TB |
| Free trial | Yes: 7 days of Pro, no card | Yes: 7 days, no card |
| Protocols | ||
| Protocols | Yes: SFTP, FTPS, FTP and WebDAV | Yes: SFTP, FTP, FTPS, WebDAV and HTTPS — AS2 from Power |
| Storage | ||
| Bring your own storage | Yes: Any S3-compatible bucket (S3, R2, B2, Wasabi, Hetzner, GCS, MinIO and more) or Azure Blob Storage, on every plan | Yes: Integrations with Amazon S3, Azure, Google Cloud Storage, SharePoint, Box, Dropbox and more — 2 outbound connections on Starter, $50 a month each extra |
| Integrations & API | ||
| API | Yes: REST API at /api/v1 with an OpenAPI 3.1 spec and API keys | Yes: REST API, CLI and SDKs — 50,000 API calls a day on Starter |
| Webhooks | Yes: HMAC-signed webhooks with retries and a presigned download link, plus email | Yes: Folder webhooks, email, and alerts to Slack, Teams or SNS |
| Automations | Partly: Event listeners send webhooks, email or chat messages — no built-in workflows that move files | Yes: Scheduled and event-triggered automations and sync flows — 2 on Starter, 5 on Power |
| Team & security | ||
| Team members | Yes: Unlimited members with owner, admin and member roles, 2FA | Full users count against the plan, 2FA, SSO/SAML from Power |
| Compliance | No: No SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification | Yes: SOC 2 Type II — HIPAA BAA on Enterprise |
| Hosting | ||
| Hosting | Hetzner, Germany (EU) | Regions in the EU, UK, US, Canada, Japan, Australia, India and Singapore — 1 region on Starter, up to 8 on Enterprise |
| Static IP and custom domain | Partly: Dedicated IP with ports 22 and 21, and your own domain, on Pro and up | Partly: Custom domain with a dedicated IP from Power ($499 a month) |
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Files.com details are from their public website and docs as of October 2026. Prices exclude VAT and taxes.
Why teams switch from Files.com.
From €19 a month
Starter is €19 with 10 SFTP users, Pro €59 with 5 servers and unlimited users. Every price is on the website.
No per-seat billing
Team members are free on every plan, and from Pro up SFTP users are unlimited. The price only changes when you add servers or storage.
Transfers aren't metered
Uploads and downloads don't eat into a monthly storage-plus-transfer allowance. A big partner upload doesn't cost extra, within fair use.
Hosted in Germany
Servers, files and the dashboard database run in Germany on every plan, including the cheapest.
Port 22 and your domain on Pro
A dedicated IP with ports 22 and 21 and your own domain come with Pro at €59 a month.
Small enough to learn in an hour
Create a server, add users and point a webhook at your API. Everything is also available over a REST API with an OpenAPI spec.
When Files.com is the better choice.
You need SOC 2 Type II reports, a HIPAA BAA, or other compliance paperwork your auditors ask for.
You exchange EDI over AS2, or need GPG encryption as part of the transfer.
Files must move between many systems such as SharePoint, Box, Dropbox or other SFTP servers, with scheduled automations and sync.
Users must sign in with SSO/SAML, or your data has to stay in a region outside the EU.
Questions about switching from Files.com.
How much does Files.com cost compared with CloudFile?
Files.com Starter is $199 a month ($2,099 a year) and Power $499 a month, with extra users and transfer billed on top. CloudFile is €19 / €59 / €179 a month (Starter / Pro / Business), excl. VAT, and yearly billing gives two months free.
Does CloudFile support AS2 or SSO?
No. CloudFile supports SFTP, FTPS, FTP and WebDAV, and team members sign in with email and password or Google, with optional 2FA. If you need AS2 or SAML SSO, Files.com is the better fit.
Can I keep my files in my own S3 bucket?
Yes, on every plan. Connect any S3-compatible bucket, such as Amazon S3, Cloudflare R2, Backblaze B2, Wasabi or Hetzner, or Azure Blob Storage. Each SFTP user gets their own folder in it.
How do I get notified when a partner uploads a file?
Add an event listener. On every matching upload, rename or delete we send an HMAC-signed webhook with a presigned download link, an email, or a Slack, Discord or Teams message.
More in the docs: Quickstart · Your own bucket · API
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