Filemail is a Norwegian file-transfer veteran that has been sending big files since 2008. Its free tier is roomy at 5 GB per transfer, it works without an account, and its upload technology has a good reputation for speed. Plenty of professionals swear by its paid plans for huge deliveries.
ShareIt.onl plays the same game with different rules. Its free no-account shares are 3 GB, a notch under Filemail's size, but the rules around them diverge sharply. The biggest one: Filemail allows only two free transfers per 24 hours, tracked by IP address, while this tool has no daily cap at all.
This page compares the two fairly, using free-tier details as of August 2026. Both services change limits over time, so check the current numbers before an important send.
Key takeaways
- Filemail sends 5 GB free, but only 2 transfers per 24 hours (tracked by IP), and the free tier is unavailable in some regions
- This tool sends 3 GB free per share (one big file or up to 100 files) with no daily cap
- Passwords are paid on Filemail and free here
- Filemail free links last 7 days; links here run 1h to 7d (30d for members) and extend 24h with every download
At a glance
| Feature | ShareIt.onl | Filemail |
|---|---|---|
| Free size limit | 100 files / 3 GB | 5 GB |
| Transfers per day | Unlimited | 2 per 24 hours (IP-tracked) |
| Sign-up | None (optional one-click Google account) | None for free sends |
| Link expiry | 1h / 12h / 24h default / 3d / 7d (+30d for members), 24h keep-alive per download | 7 days |
| Password | Yes, free | Paid plans only |
| QR code | Yes, built in | Not built in |
| Price | Free | Free tier plus Pro $12/mo (250 GB/transfer, 30 days) |
Where Filemail wins
Filemail's engineering is its calling card. Its transfer acceleration is well regarded, it has native apps for desktop and mobile, and it has served demanding industries, engineering, media, healthcare, for over a decade. That maturity shows in reliability.
The paid tier is where Filemail really stretches its legs. Pro, at $12/mo, allows 250 GB per transfer with 30-day retention, plus passwords, tracking, and branding. If your work involves sending enormous datasets or master video files, Filemail Pro is a serious professional tool, and honestly priced for what it moves.
And the free tier's 5 GB per transfer is genuinely useful when you only need to send something once or twice a day, which describes plenty of people.
Where ShareIt.onl wins
The cap is the story. Filemail's free tier allows two transfers per 24 hours, tracked by IP address, which also means an office or family sharing one connection shares that allowance. The third send of the day hits a wall. Here there is no daily cap: send five shares before lunch if you need to, each up to 100 files / 3 GB free.
Privacy features are free instead of paid. A password on Filemail requires a paid plan; here it is a free checkbox, alongside free delete-after-first-download for one-time links. Expiry is more flexible too: Filemail free links last a fixed 7 days, while links here run on your choice of 1 hour to 7 days (or 30 days for members), and every download extends an active link by 24 hours, so an in-use link never dies early and an idle one cleans itself up. See password protect shared files for why the free password matters.
The extras round it out: a built-in QR code for every share, on-page previews (images, PDF, video, audio, spreadsheets, docx), download-all-as-ZIP for multi-file shares (up to 512 MB), and a free "My shares" dashboard for signed-in users with download stats, extend, and delete controls. There are no ads, and the free tier works the same everywhere, while Filemail's free tier is unavailable in some regions. Start on the transfer files page.
Tip: If you have ever seen Filemail tell you to come back tomorrow, that is the 2-per-day IP cap. Keep this tool bookmarked as your overflow, the third, fourth, and fifth transfers of the day are free here too.
Which should you use?
Both send multi-gigabyte transfers free without an account. Frequency and features decide it.
Choose Filemail if...
You send at most a couple of transfers a day and value its mature apps and fast transfer engine, or you are heading for Pro's 250 GB transfers for professional-scale delivery. As an occasional-use free tool or a paid workhorse, Filemail earns its reputation.
Choose ShareIt.onl if...
You send files whenever you need to, not on a ration. Unlimited free transfers, free passwords and one-time links, flexible self-extending expiry, a QR code, previews, and a free dashboard make it the stronger everyday free tool. See how to send large files online to get the most from it.
The simple test
Count yesterday's sends. If it was zero to two, either tool serves you well. If it was three or more, Filemail's free tier already does not fit and this tool does. For the wider field, see the best free file sharing services, or compare with TransferNow and Dropbox.