The developer's alternative to Upload.io

Are you looking for an easy, simple alternative to Upload.io?
Simple File Upload can help.

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Upload.io vs Simple File Upload

How do we compare side by side?

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Delete Files via API

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Inexpensive, Fixed Pricing

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Large File Previews

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File Uploader Widget

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Change Widget Size

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Change Widget Icon

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Fast Installation

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Fast Delivery via CDN

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Image Resizing

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File Tagging

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File Indexing by Tag

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Usage Monitoring

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Heroku Friendly

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Free Cloud Storage

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See why developers choose Simple File Upload...

What does Simple File Upload have that Upload.io doesn't?

Fast installation and set-up

Add our file uploader widget to your web app in just four easy steps:

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Add a javascript snippet to the 'head' of your app

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Add a hidden input with class 'simple-file-upload'

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Save the returned URL to your database

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View the uploaded file via the returned URL

Upload.io's "quick guide" is lengthy and requires a lot of code. Simple File Upload can be installed with only two lines of code. We want to ease the pain of file uploading not add to it.

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User-Friendly Dashboard

Are you interested in seeing what files have been uploaded to your web app?

No problem. Visit your developer dashboard to view all uploaded files side-by-side. Large image previews let you easily view uploaded files. No need to read through long file names.

Upload.io does not offer large side-by-side image previews of files. You have to click through each file to see a visible image.

It's frustrating, tedious work when all you want to do is quickly see your files. Keep it fast and simple with Simple File Upload.

Customizable upload widget

We want to make file uploading as painless and beautiful as possible. That's why we designed a file uploader widget that is completely customizable with no CSS.

Change the widget's icon, size, and colors to integrate with your existing UI. All with the click of a button. Check out our tutorial for more information.

The Upload.io widget is customizable. But, you have to change the existing CSS classes or add new CSS classes. That sounds like a lot of work for something that's supposed to be easy.

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Heroku friendly

Are your files disappearing on Heroku? This is because Heroku uses an ephemeral filesystem designed for temporary file storage. Learn more here.

Don't worry though. We can help. Simple File Upload is available as a Heroku add-on. With Simple File Upload, files are uploaded to S3 from your user's browser without touching your web app. Basically, no need to worry about Heroku's ephemeral filesystem. Your files are safe and secure with us.

Upload.io is not provided as a Heroku add-on. Don't waste your time trying to integrate a file uploader that isn't specifically designed for Heroku.

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Basic

$
35
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Quickly add a file uploader widget to your app. 25 GB total storage. 5 MB max file size.

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25 GB total storage

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5 MB maximum file size

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Prebuilt file uploader widget

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Reliable, fast delivery via CDN

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No cloud storage account needed

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Files stored across two different storage providers for redundancy

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Pro

$
80
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All the benefits of Basic with 100 GB total storage and 50 MB max file size.

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100 GB total storage

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50 MB maximum file size

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Prebuilt file uploader widget

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Reliable, fast delivery via CDN

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No cloud storage account needed

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Files stored across two different storage providers for redundancy

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Basic

$
350
/yr

Quickly add a file uploader widget to your app. 25 GB total storage. 5 MB max file size.

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25 GB total storage

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5 MB maximum file size

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Prebuilt file uploader widget

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Reliable, fast delivery via CDN

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No cloud storage account needed

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Files stored across two different storage providers for redundancy

Start Uploading for Free
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Pro

$
800
/yr

All the benefits of Basic with 100 GB total storage and 50 MB max file size.

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100 GB total storage

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50 MB maximum file size

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Prebuilt file uploader widget

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Reliable, fast delivery via CDN

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No cloud storage account needed

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Files stored across two different storage providers for redundancy

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Don't just take our word for it...

Fast file uploads from anywhere

File uploading can be complicated and time-consuming for developers. With Simple File Upload, we were able to install the upload widget quickly and provide file uploading from anywhere to our customers.

Robin Warren

Chief Dogsbody,
Cherry Wood Software

Stop fighting with file uploading

Simple File Upload allowed my team to stop fighting with file uploading and focus on what matters - our customers. We had the upload widget up and running in 5 minutes! It really is that easy!

Drew Clemens

Founder,
Protege.dev

Join hundreds of satisfied customers.

It's fast. It's simple. It just works.

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