Try ftpGrid for Free – Secure FTP & SFTP Cloud Hosting
Published {$created} by Carsten Blum
For a long time, ftpGrid has been a platform built for professionals — developers, teams, and companies who value secure and compliant cloud storage. But until now, you had to subscribe to a paid plan to try it out.
That changes today!
We’re excited to introduce the ftpGrid Free Tier — a fully functional plan with 256 MB of cloud storage, 1 user, and full FTP/SFTP/FTPS/SCP access — for free.
No credit card. No time limits. Just pure, secure FTP hosting you can trust.
Why We Built the Free Tier
We know that trust has to be earned — and that you don’t want to commit before you’ve seen a product in action. The free tier is our way of saying “go ahead, test it, break it, automate it”.
ftpGrid is built for reliability, compliance, and simplicity — and now you can experience all of that immediately, without friction.
Whether you’re testing a backup workflow, configuring an IP camera, or connecting an IoT device — you can do it instantly on the free plan.
What’s Included
Here’s what you get on the ftpGrid Free Tier:
Feature | Included |
|---|---|
Storage | 256 MB |
Bandwidth | 50 GB / month |
Users | 1 |
Protocols | FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP |
Location | Germany (Hetzner) |
Compliance | GDPR-first, encrypted in transit and at rest |
Cost | €0 — forever |
You can always upgrade to a higher tier when you need more space, users, or bandwidth — but everything you need to get started is already here.
Perfect for Developers, Makers, and Small Teams
The free tier isn’t just for testing — it’s powerful enough to use for real work:
Developers: use ftpGrid as a quick storage API for scripts and apps.
IT Admins: test secure backups before rolling out to production.
IoT Projects: send sensor logs, images, or reports via SFTP.
Camera Systems: store snapshots or clips from Axis, Reolink, or Dahua cameras.
With ftpGrid, you get the simplicity of traditional FTP — combined with the security of modern cloud infrastructure.
Getting Started (It Takes 2 Minutes)
Go to ftpgrid.com
Click Sign up → your account will start on the Free Tier.
Connect using any FTP/SFTP client — FileZilla, Cyberduck, curl, or even
lftp.Upload a file, automate a script, or integrate it with your system.
That’s it — your secure, personal FTP cloud is ready.
You can also follow our quick guide here: FTP & SFTP Cloud Storage Quick Start
A Note on Privacy and Security
Even on the free plan, we never compromise on privacy.Your data is encrypted at rest and in transit, hosted in Germany under GDPR, and we never inspect or share your content. ftpGrid was built from day one with compliance and trust at its core.
What’s Next
This launch is just the beginning — over the next weeks, we’ll share a series of tutorials showing how you can use the ftpGrid Free Tier for:
Backups with Duplicati or Restic
IoT data uploads
File sharing and automation
API integrations in your favorite programming languages
Stay tuned — or better yet, create your free account now and start experimenting today.
Ready to try it? Get started for free — no credit card, no catches.