PayLoad

Free tier included

Storage, sharing, billing, and email in one product with a generous free tier

PayLoad is one connected surface: upload to main or temp storage, publish share or vanity links, invite teammates with spend caps, schedule outbound emails, and keep credits predictable with Stripe top-ups and caps. TOTP and audit-friendly logging are on by default.

Storage - main + temp with retention days and downloads.
Sharing - expiring tokens or public vanity links that stay live.
Team & spend - scoped invites, credit caps, and visibility into balance/month-used.
Email - scheduled jobs billed in credits after the free allotment.

Free tier includes starter credits for uploads, shares, invites, and email jobs. Vanity downloads are always public for your audience.

Trial credits
Included
Billing
Credits + Caps
Security
TOTP + QR
Access
Invites & API keys
Shares
Vanity links public
Support
Email + audit logs

Feature snapshot

Storage

Main and temp buckets with retention days, browsing, and downloads.

Free credits included Retention per upload Download anytime

Sharing

Expiring share tokens or always-on vanity links for public downloads.

Vanity links stay public Expiry + password Track usage

Team access

Invite collaborators with scopes and optional credit caps per invite.

View/Download/Upload Share/Spend scopes Caps by person

Email jobs

Schedule outbound email by timezone; cancel pending before send.

Free sends bundled Set send time Audit status

Billing & caps

Balance, month-used, warn/hard-stop caps, and Stripe top-ups.

Warn at 95% Hard stop mode Stripe credits

Security

Email verification, QR TOTP, scoped API keys, and audit-friendly logs.

TOTP via QR Session auth Audit trails

Feature checklist

Uploads - choose main or temp, pick retention days, and download whenever you need.
Shares - short-lived tokens for controlled access or public vanity links for frictionless downloads.
Invites - add teammates with view/download/upload/share scopes plus optional credit caps.
Email jobs - queue outbound emails in local time; credits are used after the free allotment.
Billing - see balance and month-used in the header; set warn or hard-stop caps; top up with Stripe.
Security - email verification, QR-based TOTP, scoped API keys, session cookies, and audit-friendly logs.
API parity - every dashboard action is mirrored by an API endpoint with the same caps and scopes.

See the flows

  1. Upload - drop a file, pick main or temp, set retention, download anytime.
  2. Share - generate a token for gated access or a vanity link that stays public.
  3. Invite - add a teammate, choose scopes, and cap their spend if needed.
  4. Email - schedule an outbound job in your timezone; cancel before send if plans change.
  5. Bill - monitor balance/month-used, set caps, and top up credits with Stripe.

Free tier and billing clarity

Starter credits - uploads, shares, invites, and email jobs come with free usage.
Predictable spend - warn or hard-stop caps keep surprises out; credits only move when you act.
Top-ups - add credits with Stripe when you need more; balances and month-used surface in multiple pages.

Security and access

Verification - email verification is required; sign-in uses session cookies.
TOTP - enable QR-based TOTP (Google Authenticator, 1Password, Authy) for sign-in and recovery.
Keys and scopes - API keys inherit scopes and caps; invites respect the same guardrails.
Observability - request IDs and audit-friendly logs help you trace actions across dashboard and API.

API + dashboard parity

Upload and manage files - main/temp uploads with retention, list files, download on demand.
Create shares - generate expiring tokens or vanity links; control expiry and passwords.
Team operations - create invites, set scopes, cap spend, and act-as for troubleshooting.
Billing hooks - read balance/month-used, set caps, and push Stripe top-ups from code.
Email sends - queue, view, and cancel email jobs programmatically.

Ready to ship

Use your free credits now.

Upload a file, publish a vanity link, invite a teammate with caps, and schedule an email job in minutes.