A Practical Software Directory for Solo Builders
Keeping digital assets available to use, share and publish
Storage and hosting services give your files a home and help you deliver them to the people who need them.
Share working files, deliver finished downloads, display photographic collections or serve images and videos on your website. Choose around how people will access the material: a private client folder, public gallery and embedded video have different requirements. Compare file limits, storage, delivery charges and access controls, and keep a separate recovery copy of important originals.
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Box provides cloud storage and sharing for digital assets, including images, documents and finished project files. Organise material into folders, share selected files through links and let recipients preview supported formats without downloading everything first. This can help when supplying brand resources or delivering work to a client. Its free Individual plan includes 10 GB of storage, with a 250 MB limit per uploaded file. Larger photographs, video projects and archives may therefore require a paid plan. Paid options increase allowances and add controls, with features such as link restrictions and version history depending on the subscription selected.
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bunny.net provides storage and delivery services for website assets such as images, downloadable files and video. Its Storage service keeps files online, while its content delivery network distributes them through servers closer to visitors. Bunny Stream adds video processing and an embeddable player when you need dedicated video hosting. Pricing is based on usage, with storage locations and delivery affecting the bill and a US$1 monthly minimum. A 14-day trial requires no credit card. Setup involves uploading assets and configuring delivery, making it more suited to website publishing than simply sharing a working folder with a client.
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Cloudinary hosts and delivers images, with tools to resize, crop, compress and provide suitable formats for different screens. Keep an original asset online and generate variations for website pages, product listings and other uses, reducing the need to prepare every version manually. Its Image and Video platform has an ongoing free plan requiring no credit card, with 25 monthly credits shared across storage, processing and delivery. These are combined usage allowances rather than separate storage and bandwidth quotas. Paid plans expand capacity and features. Connecting it to your website requires an integration or some technical configuration.
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SmugMug provides a home for photographic collections, combining image storage with galleries and tools for sharing finished work. Organise photographs into folders and galleries, control access and provide suitable viewing or download options for clients and other visitors. Paid plans include unlimited full-resolution JPEG storage, with supported file requirements and separate charges for optional RAW storage. A 14-day free trial lets you explore the service before subscribing; there is no ongoing free plan. Gallery, delivery and sales features vary by subscription. It is particularly relevant when presenting and supplying photographs is a regular part of your business.
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Wistia hosts business videos and provides an ad-free player for embedding them on your website. Upload material, organise your library and review viewing information to understand how people engage with it. Its ongoing free plan includes one user, up to 25 GB of storage and basic video analytics, with Wistia branding and bandwidth limits. Paid plans expand capacity and add features such as branding removal, calls to action and more detailed reporting. Marketing-platform connections require the appropriate plan. It is a useful option for demonstrations, explainers and other videos you want visitors to watch within your own pages.
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