Live Drive 🆚 WeTransfer - Aug, 2026

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Live Drive (livedrive.com) has been added on 📅 Sep 30, 2009 and last updated on 📆 Dec 03, 2020. Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2020.
WeTransfer (wetransfer.com) has been added on 📅 Mar 23, 2018 and last updated on 📆 Jan 07, 2026. Trusted and verified by WHTOP on 2018.

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Live Drive

The Battleship Building, 179 Harrow Road
London W2 6NB
UK

WeTransfer

Willem Fenengastraat 19
Amsterdam, NH 1096BL
NL

📧 Email	sales@l...	domains@w...
☎ Phone	+1 267 702 3992	+31.208100779
Ranks	🏆 Semrush 1,928,767▲424,711 (lower is better) 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 55/52🔗 Links 26,701	🏆 Semrush 4,187▲137 (lower is better) 🏆 SEO MOZ DA/PA 90/73🔗 Links 2,227,815
Languages	en-US	da-DK nl-NL en-US fr-FR de-DE pt-PT es-ES sv-SE tr-TR
📄 Info	Founded in 2008, Livedrive offers secure servers designed for small businesses in particular. In 2014, the company was purchased by J2 Global which also owns companies like SugarSync, LiveVault and KeepItSafe. Thus, Livedrive became part of the Cloud Backup division. With servers running on Cloud, Livedrive provides personal and business plans. All plans have data backup guaranteed as they automatically keep a copy of their customers’ files in their data centers. These servers are PC or [...] Read full review	We Transfer (est. 2009) is a cloud-based file transfer and collaboration platform operated by WeTransfer B.V., a Dutch company headquartered in Amsterdam. Instead of traditional web hosting with websites, databases and servers, the service focuses on moving large files quickly, securely and with minimal friction for both senders and recipients. The experience is intentionally simple: uploads happen through the browser or dedicated apps, and recipients get either an email or a download link [...] Read full review
📡 Established	February, 2004	2009

📣 Social Media
📣 Social Media
🔃 User Shares	Facebook Shared Count:	Facebook Shared Count:
	livedrive_com Started from: April, 2009 Tweets: 1,769 Followers: 2,803 Friends: 19 Last activity: Feb 24, 2023	WeTransfer Started from: October, 2009 Tweets: 24,267 Followers: 42,595 Friends: 889 Last activity: Jul 15, 2025
	livedrive.com Likes: People talking about them: Last activity: Jun 14, 2019	WeTransfer Likes: People talking about them: Last activity: Sep 29, 2019
	Livedrive Followers: 632 Entity type: Privately Held Founded: 2008 Employee Count: 11-50 Industry: Internet	company/wetransfer
	Live Drive Blog Blog Posts: 51 Software Wordpress version 6.2.9 Blog added on: Feb, 2012 Language: en-US Last written post: Nov 27, 2024	WeTransfer Blog

🔧 Shared Hosting - 5/0
💡 Plan Name	Backup [Cloud]	-
💰 Price	€ 7.99/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	unlimited	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	-
🔨 Control Panel	[In-house]	-
🌏 Server Location	United Kingdom	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Secure Desktop Backup 1x PC or Mac User Account Backup NAS Back up (£5 per month addon) Access files via mobile & desktop apps Restore deleted files 30 previous versions of files Military grade security UK technical support	-
📅 Date Plan	Nov 2020	-
💡 Plan Name	Briefcase [Cloud]	-
💰 Price	€ 10.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	2000 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	-
🔨 Control Panel	[In-house]	-
🌏 Server Location	United Kingdom	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Access and edit files anywhere Desktop & Mobile apps Cloud storage (Briefcase & mobile back up space) Mobile photo back up Sync files between computers Share files Access files via mobile & desktop apps Restore deleted files 30 previous versions of files Military grade security UK [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Nov 2020	-
💡 Plan Name	Pro Suite [Cloud]	-
💰 Price	€ 17.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	5000 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	-
🔨 Control Panel	[In-house]	-
🌏 Server Location	United Kingdom	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Backup + Briefcase Computer back up 5 users* Cloud storage (Briefcase & mobile back up space) 5,000GB Mobile photo back up Sync files between computers Share files FTP NAS Back up (£5 per month addon) Access files via mobile & desktop apps Restore deleted files 30 previous versions of [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Nov 2020	-
💡 Plan Name	Business Express [Cloud]	-
💰 Price	€ 35.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	2000 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	-
🔨 Control Panel	[In-house]	-
🌏 Server Location	United Kingdom	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Great for small teams 3x Users PC & Mac Backup Tablet & Mobile Backup 2,000GB of storage Devices We support all major platforms and devices Livedrive's desktop software works on Windows and Mac computers. We also have apps for all Apple, Android and Windows mobile [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Nov 2020	-
💡 Plan Name	Business Standard [Cloud]	-
💰 Price	€ 110.00/mo.	-
💿 Disk Space	10000 GB	-
📶 Data Transfer	unmetered	-
🔌 Hosted domains	unlimited	-
🆓 Free Domain	0	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	0	-
🔨 Control Panel	[In-house]	-
🌏 Server Location	United Kingdom	-
📜 Description	INFO (mouse over)Perfect for SMBs 10x Users* PC & Mac Backup Tablet & Mobile Backup 10,000GB* of storage Devices We support all major platforms and devices Livedrive's desktop software works on Windows and Mac computers. We also have apps for all Apple, Android and Windows mobile [...]	-
📅 Date Plan	Nov 2020	-

🔧 Cloud - 0/5
💡 Plan Name	-	Enterprise [Linux]
💰 Price	-	on request
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	-	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
🔋 RAM	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-	[In-house]
🌏 Server Location	-
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)The Enterprise plan is described as WeTransfer's most scalable and secure offering, aimed at larger organisations that need advanced control over file sharing, identity and compliance while preserving the ease of use that defines the service. Instead of a fixed public price there is a custom quote [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Jan 2026
💡 Plan Name	-	Free [Linux]
💰 Price	-	€ 0.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	3 GB
🔌 Hosted domains	-	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
🔋 RAM	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-	[In-house]
🌏 Server Location	-
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)The Free plan is intended for occasional senders and people who are exploring the service for the first time, so it focuses on basic sharing features without any subscription charge. It allows you to share and receive up to 3 GB of transfers in a month, with a limit of 10 transfers per month, [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Jan 2026
💡 Plan Name	-	Starter [Linux]
💰 Price	-	€ 8.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	300 GB
🔌 Hosted domains	-	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
🔋 RAM	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-	[In-house]
🌏 Server Location	-
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)The Starter plan is framed as a good fit for people who need to send big files a few times a week and want more capacity than the Free tier without committing to the fully unlimited Ultimate experience. It is billed monthly and provides an allowance to share and receive up to 300 GB of data per [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Jan 2026
💡 Plan Name	-	Teams [Linux]
💰 Price	-	€ 19.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	-	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
🔋 RAM	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-	[In-house]
🌏 Server Location	-
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)The Teams plan targets small organisations that need a powerful and robust file sharing solution built around a shared workspace rather than a collection of separate individual accounts. Pricing is set per user, per month with a requirement for at least two seats, and a single workspace can [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Jan 2026
💡 Plan Name	-	Ultimate [Linux]
💰 Price	-	€ 23.00/mo.
💿 Disk Space	-	unlimited
📶 Data Transfer	-	unmetered
🔌 Hosted domains	-	unlimited
🆓 Free Domain	-	0
🔋 RAM	-
📌 Dedicated IPs	-	0
🔨 Control Panel	-	[In-house]
🌏 Server Location	-
📜 Description	-	INFO (mouse over)The Ultimate plan is promoted as the best option for power users who need to send big files all day, every day and want to remove practical limits from their transfers. It replaces the numeric limits of the Free and Starter tiers with no cap on individual transfer size, no fixed quota on the [...]
📅 Date Plan	-	Jan 2026

💻 Supported Operating Systems
	Cloud	Linux

📤 List of products
	Shared Hosting	Cloud

✍️ Support Options
	Email Help Desk Phone / Toll-Free 0 *WHTop* support responses	Email Help Desk 0 *WHTop* support responses

💰 Payment Options
	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards	Credit / Debit / Prepaid Cards PayPal

👪 Last positive / negative customers review
	John Laurino (john.laurino@p...) on 📆 Jul 29, 2013 Absolutely The Worse Storage Vendor 😠 Live Drive lost our data, could not restore it and customer service was totally absent. DON'T GO NEAR THIS VENDOR	-

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