Littletug as an alternative to Dropbox file requests
With both, your clients upload files to you without creating an account.
What matters when choosing
Large files rarely fit in an email, which gives up at around 20 MB. Messengers shrink photos and videos.
Receiving files raises different questions from sending them. Whose name does the page show? Where are the files stored, and for how long? Is there a data processing agreement?
For firms, practices and workshops there is one more: the client should need no instructions. An address with your company’s name is one they recognise at once.
| Criterion | Littletug | Dropbox file requests |
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| Own domain | Yes, for example upload.company.tld | No, requests run on dropbox.com |
| Branding | Logo, colours and copy on every page | Logo and background on shared links, on team plans from Standard |
| Receiving without an account for the sender | Yes, through your upload page | Yes, senders need no Dropbox account |
| Sending | Yes, by download link on your own address | Yes, by shared link or Dropbox Transfer |
| Size per file | 1 GB on Solo, up to 10 GB on Plus and Professional | 2 GB on Basic, Plus and Family, 250 GB on Professional and the team plans |
| Storage | 25 GB, 250 GB or 1 TB, depending on the plan | Counts towards your Dropbox storage: 2 GB on Basic, 2 TB on Plus |
| Retention | Until you delete them | Until you delete them, in your Dropbox folder |
| Server location | Germany | US; EU on request for teams with 10 or more licences |
| Data processing agreement | Yes, concluded in your account | Yes, on team plans, as part of the business agreement |
| Price | From €19 a month, net; try free for 14 days | Included in the free Basic plan; Plus €9.99, Standard €12 per user a month |
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As of 16 October 2026. Sources: dropbox.com/plans help.dropbox.com
What Dropbox file requests do
A file request creates a link to a folder in your Dropbox. Anyone who opens the link uploads files into that folder, even without a Dropbox account. The request runs on dropbox.com and carries the Dropbox name. The files count towards your Dropbox storage. If you already use Dropbox, the files sit right next to your other folders.
What Littletug does
Littletug is an upload page on your own domain, for example upload.company.tld. Your clients upload files there with no account and no app. Sending works too, by download link on the same address. The files are stored on servers in Germany and stay until you delete them.
How the two differ
File requests are a Dropbox feature and assume you use Dropbox. Littletug is a service of its own and shows your address, your logo and your colours. Your clients see only your company, even if they don’t know Dropbox.
Who Littletug is for
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You receive documents from clients who don’t use cloud storage.
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Your upload address should carry your company’s name.
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You need a data processing agreement and servers in Germany.