Best Heave Alternatives in 2026

Updated October 2026

20 platforms from file transfer services ranked against Heave on the same published basis.

1
SendSafely Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux 9.2
Heave vs SendSafely
2
pCloud Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 8.9
Heave vs pCloud
3
Wing FTP Server Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $199/mo8.8
Heave vs Wing FTP Server
4
AWS Transfer Family Free plan Web $0.04/mo8.5
Heave vs AWS Transfer Family
5
SFTPGo Free trial apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb €50/mo8.5
Heave vs SFTPGo
6
Progress MOVEit Transfer Free trial AndroidapiiOSself-hostedWeb 8.4
Heave vs Progress MOVEit Transfer
7
Filestack Free plan AndroidapiiOSWeb $69/mo8.4
Heave vs Filestack
8
Files.com Free trial AndroidapiiOSMacWin $199/mo8.3
Heave vs Files.com
9
CrushFTP Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted $70/mo8.3
Heave vs CrushFTP
10
MASV Free trial apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.25/mo8.3
Heave vs MASV
11
Globalscape EFT Free trial apiself-hostedWebWin 8.2
Heave vs Globalscape EFT
12
Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxself-hosted $335/mo8.2
Heave vs Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server
13
rclone Free plan AndroidapiLinuxMacself-hosted Free8.2
Heave vs rclone
14
TransferNow Free plan api €0.20/mo8.2
Heave vs TransferNow
15
FileFast Free plan AndroidapiextensioniOSMac $5.99/mo8.1
Heave vs FileFast
16
Transloadit Free plan AndroidapiiOSMacWeb 8.0
Heave vs Transloadit
17
Send Anywhere Free plan WebWinMacLinuxiOS Free8.0
Heave vs Send Anywhere
18
SendSecurely Free plan apiWeb $0.99/mo8.0
Heave vs SendSecurely
19
Couchdrop Free trial apiWeb $50/mo7.9
Heave vs Couchdrop
20
Coviant Diplomat MFT Free trial apiLinuxself-hostedWin $335/mo7.9
Heave vs Coviant Diplomat MFT

Heave alternatives compared

#	Platform	Score	Free plan	From	Runs on
1	SendSafely	9.2	Free plan		Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2	pCloud	8.9	Free plan		Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
3	Wing FTP Server	8.8	Free plan	$199/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4	AWS Transfer Family	8.5	Free plan	$0.04/mo	Web
5	SFTPGo	8.5		€50/mo	API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6	Progress MOVEit Transfer	8.4	No		Android, API, iOS, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7	Filestack	8.4	Free plan	$69/mo	Android, API, iOS, Web
8	Files.com	8.3	No	$199/mo	Android, API, iOS, Mac, Windows
9	CrushFTP	8.3	No	$70/mo	Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10	MASV	8.3		$0.25/mo	API, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11	Globalscape EFT	8.2			API, self-hosted, Web, Windows
12	Serv-U Managed File Transfer Server	8.2	No	$335/mo	Android, API, iOS, Linux, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13	rclone	8.2	Free plan	Free	Android, API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14	TransferNow	8.2	Free plan	€0.20/mo	API
15	FileFast	8.1	Free plan	$5.99/mo	Android, API, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web
16	Transloadit	8.0	Free plan		Android, API, iOS, Mac, Web
17	Send Anywhere	8.0	Free plan	Free	Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
18	SendSecurely	8.0	Free plan	$0.99/mo	API, Web
19	Couchdrop	7.9	No	$50/mo	API, Web
20	Coviant Diplomat MFT	7.9	No	$335/mo	API, Linux, self-hosted, Windows

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Questions about Heave alternatives

What is the best alternative to Heave?

SendSafely, number 1 in file transfer services with a score of 9.2 out of 10. The others here: pCloud, Wing FTP Server, AWS Transfer Family and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Heave?

SendSafely is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 11 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.