Outbound delivery
Send files live
Use Live Relay when a client, partner, or teammate needs the file now and retention is not the job.
Business file transfer
Secure file operations for teams working beyond their walls.
Photon Transfer moves files. Photon Vault keeps them. Send work live, then store and sync your business's complete file collection in isolated Vaults without putting every project behind one broad privacy boundary.
Client intake
Receive without exposure
Give external senders a Vault Intake upload surface without exposing Vault contents or inviting them into the Team.
Persistent storage
Keep your cloud drive divided by design
Store the work your business keeps in client-side encrypted Vaults. Each Vault is a separate privacy boundary for clients, projects, teams, finance, and more.
Desktop sync
Sync Vault by Vault
Map different local folders and data sets to the Vaults that belong on each machine instead of replicating one broad drive tree everywhere.
Team access
Grant access at the Vault boundary
Team membership is not Vault access. Share only the client or project Vaults collaborators need without merging unrelated data.
Collaboration model
No per-seat team tax
Eligible Teams run under the owner’s plan instead of requiring a separate paid seat for every contractor or collaborator.
Region control
Keep account location an explicit control.
Where available, PhotonFile’s US and EU account-region controls let an account owner choose the home region for account and workspace data. Owned Teams follow the owner’s supported account region workflow.
Read the Account Region Move guideAccess model
External uploaders stay outside.
Use Relay links for supported live downloads and Vault Intake links for upload-only intake. Use Team and Vault grants only when an ongoing collaborator needs intentional workspace access.
Explore PhotonFile TeamsReplacing FTP
Need the protocol-by-protocol comparison?
FTP replacement is one business use case, not the whole PhotonFile product. The dedicated guide compares FTP operations with Relay, Vault Intake, Vault, and desktop workflows.