Smash is a French company and therefore, like codocs, a European alternative to the American sending services. Its free tier has no size limit. So where is the difference? In the model: sending versus managing.
The comparison at a glance
| Functie | codocs | Smash |
|---|---|---|
| Max size (free) | ✗ 1 GB per file | ✓ Unlimited (queued) |
| Hosting | ✓ EU | ✓ EU (France) |
| Password on link | ✓ Per link | ✓ Available |
| Expiry date | ✓ Per link | ✓ Available |
| Revoke a link | ✓ Instantly | ✗ Limited |
| Multiple links per file | ✓ Library model | ✗ One per upload |
| Download insight | ✓ Notice + audit log | ✗ Basic |
| Data processing agreement | ✓ For business clients | ✗ Not standard |
| Branded delivery page | ✗ Not yet | ✓ Paid |
Choose Smash if
- you send something enormous once (tens of gigabytes) and queueing is fine
- you want to deliver creative work with your own branding on the page
- the files are not sensitive and after-the-fact control does not matter
Choose codocs if
- you share confidential documents repeatedly and in a controlled way
- you must be able to revoke a sent link when something goes wrong
- you need accountability: an audit log and a processing agreement (GDPR)
- you want files in one managed place with multiple links per file
Conclusion
If 50 GB of video material has to reach a production partner today, Smash is simply good at that. If your work revolves around confidential documents you share repeatedly, the codocs library model wins: revocable, reconstructable and with a processing agreement. The broader picture is in sending large files: 7 methods compared.