October 6, 2026 · 4 min read
Pink Jeepney vs FileTransferNow
FileTransferNow keeps a file close. Pink Jeepney is trying to let it leave.
David KrugManila · @realDavidKrug
The upload is the easy part. Everyone can build an upload. The product is what the file does after that.
FileTransferNow is another plain web form with a serious name. It does the old job: too big for email, here is a link.
What FileTransferNow is actually for
The name says the task. Some days that is enough.
If the file only needed one trip, a home for it is a strange gift.
The free ceiling is whatever they are publishing. Do not memorize it. Look.
Paid, if you find it, is more gigabytes and a longer clock.
Where it gets awkward
Nothing about it makes a client feel looked after. The link is anonymous in the dull way.
The numbers, side by side
| Pink Jeepney | FileTransferNow | |
|---|---|---|
| Free size | 2 GB | Look at the homepage |
| Free expiry | 7 days | Look at the homepage |
| Account to send | No | No |
| Password | Paid plans | Varies |
| The top end | 250 GB on Business | Varies |
Read the row you care about and ignore the rest. Most people only have one complaint. Size, or time, or the account.
What I would do
I would stay with FileTransferNow if you already have the tab open and the file is ordinary.
I would use Pink Jeepney when I want a delivery with a checkout: one link, a sentence on the ticket, a zip if I sent a pile, and a burn switch if one download should be the end. Free is 2 GB for 7 days, three times a month. Past that the plans are $9, $24, and $59.
If you will still want the file in their account next year, you wanted a drive. If you wanted it gone after they took it, you wanted a transfer.
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David Krug
Twenty-plus years of building cute little websites, and big ones, with an independent footprint. In the Philippines since 2016. Based in Manila, with two children and one amazing partner.
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