Hexupload
- Free allowance
- Core service free; Member storage is unlimited hot storage, files deleted 30 days after no activity; 2048 Mb per file; 35 GB per day of traffic.
- Verdict
- caveatusable, with a named limit or an unprobed read path
- Cost
- free tierpaid plans from USD 0.8/TB-month
- Identity
- emailno card, no phone
- Binding limit
- retention-clampedfree files deleted without a download in 30 days
- Evidence
- documented8 sources; a first-party page was read and the sentence quoted
- Freshness
- stale on 2026-12-04checked 2026-11-03 (live); stale on 2026-12-04
| Free tier | Core service free; Member storage is unlimited hot storage, files deleted 30 days after no activity; 2048 Mb per file; 35 GB per day of traffic. unit none; metered on unstated; Guest traffic is 15 GB per day; Guest uploads are listed as 100 GB a day. |
|---|---|
| Price | USD 0.80 per TB-month on the 12-month Premium plan (10 TB storage); USD 15.99 per month on the 30-day plan. |
| Limits | |
| Binding | retention-clamped The 30-day inactivity deletion is the only number printed for the free tier. |
| Identity | email The register page asks for username, email, password, a repeated password and an hCaptcha; no phone or card field is on the form. Whether a Guest can upload without registering is unverified: the upload form was not exercised. |
| Egress | Download and stream traffic is capped per day: 15 GB for Guest, 35 GB per day for Member (registered free), 100 GB per day for Premium. free allowance: 35 GB per day (registered free); 15 GB per day (non-registered) |
| Per-object cap | 2048 Mb per file for Guest and Member; 20480 Mb for Premium only (2147483648 bytes) |
| Retention | Forever. For premium users. Files are stored indefinitely. For free users, active files will be stored for 30 days, meaning there must be at least one download every 30 days. (30 days) |
| Interface | ftp, rest Upload via browser, FTP, remote URL, API and a Zoom uploader, as listed on the FAQ. |
| Tooling | FTP, remote URL and API upload per the FAQ; the API page was not read. |
| Composes with | 20 GB per file and FTP/API upload make it scriptable, but free files need a download every 30 days to stay. |
| Reliability | Premium plans (10 TB, 100 GB per day) are listed at USD 15.99 per month, USD 8 per month on the 12-month term. |
| Evidence note | documented FAQ, plans comparison, register and premium pages read on 2026-11-03. Whether Guest upload needs no account is unverified. |
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Evidence 8
| date | source | what it proved |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/faq.html | free retention is 30 days of inactivity |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/faq.html | the per-file cap is 20 GB |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/Plans_Comparison.html | download traffic per day by plan: Guest 15 GB, Member 35 GB, Premium 100 GB |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/Plans_Comparison.html | the 20 GB per-file cap is Premium only; Guest and Member are 2048 Mb |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/Plans_Comparison.html | Member storage is unlimited hot storage, Guest upload 100 GB a day, Premium 10 TB |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/register.html | the sign-up form asks for username, email, password and a captcha |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/premium.html | the 12-month premium plan costs $96 |
| 2026-11-03 | hexload.com/Plans_Comparison.html | Guest and Member files are deleted 30 days after no activity |