elevo vs Dropbox
Dropbox is a place to keep files. To send one, you upload it there and share a link. elevo skips the storage: the file goes straight from your device to the other one, free, with no size limit.
Free to download and to use. No account to create.
A transfer service moves your file in two legs: first you upload it to its servers, then the other person downloads it from there. elevo connects the two devices and the file crosses once, as fast as that connection allows.
A Dropbox Transfer carries up to 2 GB on the free plan, 50 GB on Plus and 100 GB on plans such as Essentials. elevo sets no limit and stores nothing: the only ceiling is the free space on the other device.
Close the lid, lose the Wi-Fi, restart the computer. What has arrived stays on disk, and the transfer goes on from there by itself.
| Dropbox | ||
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free with 2 GB of storage. More space on paid plans. |
| Size limit | None set by elevo | Per transfer: 2 GB on Basic, 50 GB on Plus, 100 GB on Essentials and Business |
| Where your files go | Straight to the other device, encrypted end to end | To Dropbox's servers, then to whoever has the link |
| How long they are kept | Nowhere but on the two devices | A transfer expires after 7 days on Basic and Plus |
| What the other person needs | elevo on their device | A browser |
| Does your device have to stay on? | Yes, until the other side has received | No |
When files have to stay available, sync between your own devices or be worked on by a team, storage is what you need, and Dropbox is built for that. elevo only moves files; it keeps nothing.
That depends on the connection between the two devices. What changes is the route: with elevo the file crosses once, instead of going up to a server and coming down again. When the two devices cannot reach each other directly, the encrypted traffic passes through a relay, which is slower.
You get a code that looks like a link: elevo.click followed by letters. Opened in a browser, it shows how to get elevo; pasted into elevo, it starts the transfer. The files themselves are never on a website.
Yes. The app is free to download and to use. If paid plans ever exist, nothing you already use starts charging by itself: the Terms say so.
Yes. A send code opens in elevo on their device. Opened in a browser, the code leads to this site, to download it.
Yes, while the other side is receiving. The files come from your device, so it has to be awake and online. Keep Awake looks after the awake part.
What is said here about Dropbox was taken from its public pages on 7 October 2026 and may have changed since. Dropbox is a trademark of its owner. elevo is not affiliated with it.