How ProtectedShare compares
Ten tools people use to send a password, a note or a file, side by side with ProtectedShare. Every page links the sources we checked and marks anything we couldn't confirm as Not stated.
One-time secrets
For a password, an API key or a short note that should disappear once it has been read.
- ProtectedShare vs PrivnoteSelf-destructing notes, with an optional email when one is read. We found no public source code.
- ProtectedShare vs OneTimeSecretOpen-source one-time secrets. Its docs describe encryption on its servers rather than in your browser.
- ProtectedShare vs EnvShareA small open-source tool that encrypts .env files in the browser and limits how many times they're read.
- ProtectedShare vs YopassOpen source and built to self-host, with OpenPGP encryption in the browser. Requests, read receipts and files over 1 MB need a paid license.
- ProtectedShare vs Password PusherLinks that expire by views and days, with accounts and audit logs. Its docs say encryption happens on the server.
- ProtectedShare vs Bitwarden SendEnd-to-end encrypted text and files, sent from a Bitwarden account. File Sends need a paid plan and go up to 500 MB.
File transfer
For handing someone a file, from a signed PDF to a video too big for email.
Pastebins and notepads
For text that stays online until you remove it or it expires.
Which tool for which job
The right tool depends on what you're sending and how long it should last. A rough guide:
- A password, once
- A Secure Note that burns after reading, or EnvShare with one read. Privnote, OneTimeSecret, Yopass and Password Pusher do this too; their pages show where each one encrypts.
- A credential needed a few times
- EnvShare allows 1 to 100 reads, so a teammate can copy it again during setup. Password Pusher also counts views. Yopass and PrivateBin offer one read, or any number until the link expires.
- A file under 25 MB
- The file drop encrypts it in your browser and deletes it after 1 to 100 downloads. Bitwarden Send does the same for files up to 500 MB, on a paid plan.
- Files measured in gigabytes
- ProtectedShare isn't the tool for this. WeTransfer handles transfers this size, with 3 GB a month on its free plan. Firefox Send used to, until Mozilla shut it down.
- A secret someone has to send you
- A secret request: they open your link, and what they type is encrypted to a key only your browser holds. Password Pusher has requests too, and Yopass with a business license.
- Text you want to keep
- ProtectedText and PrivateBin keep text for much longer than a handoff link. ProtectedShare's encrypted notepad can stay in your browser, or sync only ciphertext.
How we compare
Each page puts the other product's documented features next to ProtectedShare's, row by row. Every answer is one of four words, with an icon so it never depends on color:
- Yes
- Their docs or site say it does this. The note under the answer adds limits, such as a plan or a size.
- No
- Their docs describe it working differently, or the feature isn't part of the product. The note says which.
- Partial
- Available with a condition: on a paid plan, for recipients only, or depending on who runs the server.
- Not stated
- We couldn't confirm it either way in their public docs. It doesn't mean the feature is missing.
We checked every source in October 2026 and link them under each table. Products change, so check theirs before deciding, and if something here is out of date, tell us. Each page also says when the other tool may suit you better, because sometimes it will.
These pages are written by ProtectedShare. They are not an independent audit of anyone, us included. Our own column is checked against our code, and the security model documents what our server stores.
What ProtectedShare does
Your browser encrypts with AES-256-GCM before anything is uploaded. The key stays in the link after the #, which browsers don't send to servers, or comes from a password you send another way. The server stores ciphertext and a hash it checks before releasing it. Shares last at most 30 days, and nobody needs an account.
- Secure NotesA note encrypted in your browser. Burns after one read by default; add a password to send separately.
- EnvShare.env files, API keys and passwords, deleted after 1 to 100 reads or at expiry.
- File dropFiles up to 25 MB, encrypted in your browser and deleted after 1 to 100 downloads.
- Secret requestSend someone a link. What they type back is encrypted to a key only your browser holds.
The code is open source under the MIT license, and you can run your own copy on Cloudflare Workers with the self-host guide.