Smash
Send files of any size with no hard limit, aimed at creative professionals. French-built and GDPR-compliant, with a clean, ad-light experience.
Quick facts
There's no hard cap on file size, so sending a huge video project or design archive doesn't mean splitting it into parts or paying for a bigger plan.
Free transfers expire after a set number of days rather than staying available indefinitely, so it's built for one-off sends rather than long-term file storage.
Why does it score 71?
Incorporated in Lyon, France – a full EU member state.
Venture-backed, but no single non-EU company holds a controlling stake.
Runs on a mix of infrastructure, all hosted within the EU.
GDPR-compliant, but the platform isn't open source, which keeps the accountability score modest.
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