Hosted artifact-sharing services charge $5–19/mo and gate custom domains, higher limits, and 'unbranded previews' behind upgrades. drop charges nothing: it's MIT-licensed and runs on object storage you own.
| Hosted SaaS (typical) | drop | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly fee | $5–19/mo | $0 |
| Custom domain | paid tier | free (yours) |
| Branding | paid / not offered | free, fully yours |
| Where content lives | their servers | your Vercel Blob |
| Source code | closed | MIT, auditable |
| Limits | per-tier caps | your storage limits |
Plans
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Managed
$0/forever
Zero-setup. No account.
- Anonymous — no sign-up
- Branded + password-protected
- Zero-knowledge AES-256
- Auto-expires in 24h
- HTML & Markdown
Self-hosted
$0+ your infra
Your own domain & brand.
- Your custom domain (free)
- Unlimited size & retention
- Any file type + multi-file sites
- Full CLI + MCP server
- MIT — auditable, yours
Hosted SaaS (them)
$5–19/mo
For comparison.
- Per-seat / per-tier caps
- Custom domain = paid upgrade
- Content on their servers
- Closed source
- Vendor lock-in
What you actually pay
Vercel Blob storage + bandwidth — for typical sharing, cents per month, often within the free tier. There's no drop subscription because there's no drop server: it's your infra end to end.
FAQ
Is there a paid plan?
No. drop is free and open-source (MIT). Your only cost is your own Vercel usage.
Is it really open-source and self-hosted?
Yes — MIT licensed, and it runs on your own Vercel Blob + domain. No third party ever holds your content (it's encrypted client-side) or controls your URL.