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No numeric free total quota is published.","unit":"unlimited","metered_on":"unstated","source_url":"https://krakenfiles.com/","read_on":"2026-10-21","notes":null},"per_object_cap":{"stated":"500 MB per file","bytes":500000000,"source_url":"https://krakenfiles.com/","notes":"not stated"},"retention":{"stated":"Non-downloaded files lifetime: 1 month (non-registered), 3 months (registered), up to 4 months (premium), applied to files above the safety storage.","days":30,"source_url":"https://krakenfiles.com/","notes":"not stated"},"egress":{"terms":"Free downloads speed-limited ('We need to limit download speed for keep our servers online 24/7'); no GB cap published.","metered":false},"interface":["rest"],"interface_detail":"rest","tooling":"Documented API: GET /api/server/available returns {url, serverAccessToken}; POST {url} multipart with serverAccessToken (+ optional X-AUTH-TOKEN for account uploads).","chaining":"Paid plans in USD for 1 year: Basic 500 GB safety storage $119.99, Pro 2 TB $215.99, MAX 6 TB $239.99; billed per term. Anonymous uploads allowed without X-AUTH-TOKEN, so unlimited identities x the per-file cap. The per-file cap is the binding constraint; you would shard.","limits":[{"kind":"per-ip-shaping","value":"Speed-limited downloads","source":"https://krakenfiles.com/"},{"kind":"per-object-cap","value":"500 MB per file","source":"https://krakenfiles.com/"},{"kind":"retention-clamped","value":"Retention: 1 month","source":"https://krakenfiles.com/"}],"limits_note":"500 MB per file for anonymous/private; larger downloads require a registered account. Retention: 1 month inactive for unregistered, 3 months registered, 5 months premium. TTL grows with downloads/plays.","identity_cost":{"kind":"email","detail":null,"country":null},"reliability_note":"GET /api/server/available returned a JSON answer naming the upload node hs11.krakencloud.net on 2026-11-03, and a TCP connect to hs11.krakencloud.net:443 was refused, so uploads through the API are unconfirmed. Free downloads are speed-limited.","confidence":"documented","confidence_note":"documented: the plan prices and storage tiers, the registered-account column (5 GB file size, 3 months lifetime, no safety storage figure) and the premium lifetime are quoted from https://krakenfiles.com/premium; the 1/3/5 month lifetimes and the sign-up email message from https://krakenfiles.com/faq; the private-file ceiling from https://krakenfiles.com/terms; the unlimited disk space claim from https://krakenfiles.com/ (all read 2026-11-03). The vendor pages disagree on the per-file size (terms against premium page) and on the premium lifetime (FAQ against premium page); the upload-node findings come from an API probe and a TCP probe, not from vendor pages","evidence":[{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/terms","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'maximum size of the user's private files cannot exceed 500MB'; anonymous users 'may not ... download files exceeding 500MB'"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/faq","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"'not been downloaded for at least 1 month for non-register user, 3 months register users and 5 month for premium'"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/api/server/available","date":"2026-10-21","proved":"probe: GET -> 200 {\"status\":200,\"data\":{\"url\":\"https://hs7.krakencloud.net/api/file\",\"serverAccessToken\":\"...\"}} but POST to hs6.krakencloud.net:443 -> connect timeout after 21s"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the registered-account column states a 5 GB file size and 3 months lifetime and no safety storage figure","capture":"sha256:6fbcf3dd4b22881a9a01c52b9df69be0c282853b6d96605002412ac8d935b651","quote":"Register user - Max file size 5 GB - Safety storage - Non downloaded files lifetime 3 months"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the premium column states up to 4 months","capture":"sha256:6fbcf3dd4b22881a9a01c52b9df69be0c282853b6d96605002412ac8d935b651","quote":"up to 4 months"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/faq","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the FAQ states 5 months for premium, which differs from the premium page","capture":"sha256:6cc2a6048c993fff837153aef1c9a3ef0af65bafb32291228f4e45f0ad643f02","quote":"The file has not been downloaded for at least 1 month for non-register user, 3 months register users and 5 month for premium account."},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/terms","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the terms state a 500MB ceiling for private files, which differs from the 5 GB on the premium page","capture":"sha256:fcb0b9a6e09335de76994245ebb0a087ad0b6e6f9a08390c9c0c168e4bfafe86","quote":"provided that the maximum size of the user's private files cannot exceed 500MB"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the homepage advertises unlimited disk space","capture":"sha256:d8d3d95cefcabf9a7f11160085a98df8367272bb6c038695de42f712ea7445c9","quote":"Unlimited Disk Space"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the MAX plan (6 TB safety storage) costs $239.99 for 1 year","capture":"sha256:2576f3d28f277f77f4c67791438ce03f14066a2e36eff8006eeaa5c7d3e96319","quote":"<option value=\"1_year\">1 year - $239.99 ($19.99/mo)</option>"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the Basic plan (500 GB safety storage) costs $119.99 for 1 year","capture":"sha256:2576f3d28f277f77f4c67791438ce03f14066a2e36eff8006eeaa5c7d3e96319","quote":"<option value=\"1_year\" data-select2-id=\"14\">1 year - $119.99 ($9.99/mo)</option>"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the Pro plan (2 TB safety storage) costs $215.99 for 1 year","capture":"sha256:2576f3d28f277f77f4c67791438ce03f14066a2e36eff8006eeaa5c7d3e96319","quote":"<option value=\"1_year\">1 year - $215.99 ($17.99/mo)</option>"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/faq","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"registration is a form confirmed by an email message","capture":"sha256:6cc2a6048c993fff837153aef1c9a3ef0af65bafb32291228f4e45f0ad643f02","quote":"If you complete register form and email message doesn't receive please check SPAM folder in your mailbox."},{"url":"probe:hs11.krakencloud.net:443","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the TCP connect to hs11.krakencloud.net:443 failed (connection refused)","capture":"sha256:8261a2bb38ffa9ec552f642f5441842373e8be056e5d7df2cc3ff07120041e51","quote":"\"ok\": false"},{"url":"probe:krakenfiles.com-api-server-available","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the API names hs11.krakencloud.net as the upload node","capture":"sha256:c620282ba7fc107d7dcd9de1f45ff94808330f7472c53fab6cae93df967d469e","quote":"hs11.krakencloud.net"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the largest paid plan has up to 6 TB of safety storage, below the 10 TiB need, and the free columns carry no storage figure","capture":"sha256:6fbcf3dd4b22881a9a01c52b9df69be0c282853b6d96605002412ac8d935b651","quote":"up to 6 TB"},{"url":"https://krakenfiles.com/premium","date":"2026-11-03","proved":"the vendor page was read and quoted on 2026-11-03: the registered-account column states a 5 GB file size and 3 months lifetime and no safety storage figure","capture":"sha256:6fbcf3dd4b22881a9a01c52b9df69be0c282853b6d96605002412ac8d935b651","quote":"Register user - Max file size 5 GB - Safety storage - Non downloaded files lifetime 3 months"}],"verdict":"fails-quota","verified_at":"2026-11-03T15:04:15.277Z","notes":"Marketed as 'unlimit drive'; 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