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Tom Sutton

Send/Share Files by Couchdrop - Send encrypted file links instead of email attachments

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Send files through temporary encrypted storage with expiring links. Built for teams handling sensitive data who need compliance (HIPAA, GDPR) without maintaining infrastructure. Integrates with your existing cloud storage.

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Tom Sutton
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Couchdrop's new Send Files feature allows you to securely send files to external users. Simply choose your file, add optional security like expiration and password, and share the generated link.

Your file is securely stored on an encrypted drive in Couchdrop's hosted storage, and you retain complete access control to modify settings or delete the file at any time. This secure alternative to emailing files is ideal for regulated industries or when needing to meet compliance standards like HIPAA and GDPR.

What's different from file-sharing tools:

- You pick the geographic storage region (required for compliance with HIPAA / GDPR)

- Choose a file from any integrated storage (SharePoint, S3, Azure, GCS and 30+ other platforms)

- Optional password protection, expiration, email allow list, and one-time use

- File downloads can trigger automated workflows

Sharing files (for sharing directly from a cloud storage directory) are still available and are now consolidated into the same interface.

Chris Hicken

File transfers aren’t glamorous, but they break at the worst times. Couchdrop looks like the grown-up version of “just use SFTP, it’ll be fine” 😂Clean approach, and nice that it bridges old-school systems with cloud storage.

Interested to see how it holds up with heavy automation workflows.

Tom Sutton
Maker

Thanks, @chrishicken - youve nailed it there!

On the automation front - Couchdrop is built on modern, cloud-native architecture designed to scale. We have customers processing high-volume daily transfers with conditional logic, error handling, and multi-stage pipelines, all triggered by schedules, file events, webhooks, or API calls.

Alex Cloudstar

Big fan of how Send Files brings secure sharing into an SFTP-first workflow. Picking the storage region and pulling files from S3, SharePoint, Azure, GCS is perfect for HIPAA and GDPR. Love the optional password, expiration, allow list, and workflow triggers.

Tom Sutton
Maker

Cheers @alexcloudstar, love that the compliance features jumped out. Worth mentioning - unless you choose Couchdrop's Hosted Storage, all transfers are pass-through, so files go straight from sender to your storage (S3/Azure/SharePoint etc). No temporary storage on our end.

Esther George
This is a really smart update especially the compliance angle. Most “secure file sharing” tools skip over the need for region-specific storage, which is a dealbreaker for HIPAA or GDPR-heavy industries. Does the expiration apply to both access and stored data, or just the link itself?
Umberto
$50/m for 10GBs? That’s pure insanity.
Tom Sutton
Maker

@umberto_abbatantuono - appreciate the feedback. Couchdrop isn't a consumer file-sharing tool like Dropbox or WeTransfer - we're infrastructure for businesses handling secure B2B file exchange.

The $50/mo Link plan is for businesses needing a single SFTP connection - like SFTP to SharePoint. It also includes:

  • Full cloud SFTP/FTPS server (replaces self-hosted infrastructure)

  • 100GB hosted storage + 10GB monthly transfer

  • Integrations to 30+ storage platforms (S3, SharePoint, Azure, Google Drive etc.)

Most businesses spend $100+/month just running their own SFTP infrastructure. We're handling the server, security, compliance, and integrations for less.