What is MediaFire used for?

MediaFire is a file hosting and sharing service with free and paid storage plans, supported by ads, for photos, documents, music and video. It is a good fit for sharing photos and videos with friends, and emailing large files as download links.

Yes. MediaFire has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3.99 per month.

Is MediaFire open source?

No. MediaFire is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to MediaFire include Cloudreve, Uguu and Nextcloud.

What are some alternatives to MediaFire?

MediaFire competes with MEGA, WeTransfer and Dropbox. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source MediaFire alternatives.

MediaFire: features, pricing and alternatives

About MediaFire

MediaFire is a file hosting service where people upload photos, documents, music and video and then access or share them from any device. It is free to use, supported by advertising, and designed to be simple, with sharing by email, link or social network and downloads that are not rate limited for ad-supported accounts.

The free plan offers 10 GB of storage, with up to 50 GB available through bonuses, and paid plans increase capacity and remove limits. Shared folders let groups work on project files, and large files can be emailed as links. The service also offers mobile apps for managing and viewing files on the go.

MediaFire is proprietary and delivered as a hosted service rather than software you run yourself. Upgrade options are available from within the account, and the vendor provides a help center and a ticket system for questions.

Key features

10 GB of free storage
Sharing by email, link or social network
Shared folders for project files
Unlimited ad-supported downloads
Mobile apps for file access

Good fit for

→Sharing photos and videos with friends
→Emailing large files as download links

Tags: file-hosting; file-sharing; cloud-storage; free-tier; ad-supported; consumer

MediaFire: questions and answers

What is MediaFire used for?: MediaFire is a file hosting and sharing service with free and paid storage plans, supported by ads, for photos, documents, music and video. It is a good fit for sharing photos and videos with friends, and emailing large files as download links.
Is MediaFire free?: Yes. MediaFire has a free plan, and paid plans start at $3.99 per month.
Is MediaFire open source?: No. MediaFire is proprietary (closed-source) software and can't be self-hosted. Open-source alternatives to MediaFire include Cloudreve, Uguu and Nextcloud.
What are some alternatives to MediaFire?: MediaFire competes with MEGA, WeTransfer and Dropbox. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source MediaFire alternatives.