Temporary file hosting vs cloud storage: which should you use?

They sound similar but solve different problems. Cloud storage is a place to keep files. Temporary file hosting is a way to hand a file to someone and have it clean up after itself.

Use cloud storage when…

• You need the file available long-term or from multiple devices.
• You want folders, versioning, and collaboration.
• The same people access it repeatedly over time.

Use temporary hosting when…

• It’s a one-off transfer to one or a few people.
• You’d rather the link not live on indefinitely.
• You don’t want to create an account or manage the file afterwards.

The short version

Keeping something? Use cloud storage. Sending something once? Temporary hosting is simpler and safer — upload, share the link, and let it expire.