A travel-trade alternative to Dropbox links
A Dropbox link is a door into your drive that stays open. Relay is a delivery — one link, up to 25 GB, gone after three days, sent from inside the dashboard where your buyers already are.
Dropbox is a widely-used cloud storage service with solid sharing and sync built around it.
What RepBud Relay is
Dropbox is a good storage service and its sharing works well. The friction reps run into is that a share link is attached to a live folder: rename something, tidy up, restructure, and a link you sent last month behaves differently — and links you sent two seasons ago may still be quietly working.
Relay is the other model. It is a delivery, not a doorway. Drag files in, get one link, paste it into an email or WhatsApp message. Files up to 5 GB each; transfers up to 5 GB, 10 GB or 25 GB by plan. Recipients download in the browser with no account and no install. After three days the link expires and the files delete themselves, and you can revoke a link early or check its download count from the dashboard. It is included with paid RepBud plans.
What it brings to your day
A delivery, not a doorway
A snapshot, not a live folder
What you send is what they get. Reorganising your files later does not change or break a link you already sent, because the transfer stands on its own.
Expires on purpose
Three days, then the link stops and the files delete. Last season's rate sheets are not still reachable from an email thread somebody forwarded in March.
Nothing to sign into
Recipients download in the browser — no account prompt, no app suggestion, no "request access" message arriving three days after your deadline.
You know it was opened
Download counts per link, filed onto the contact's timeline when you name them — and revoke a link early if something changes.
Being straight with you
Relay does not store anything for you. There is no sync, no shared drive, no version history, no folder structure and no permanent archive — the three-day expiry is fixed rather than adjustable, and live links are capped by plan at 10, 25 or 100. Keep your master files wherever you keep them; Relay is only for the sending. If you want cloud storage, Dropbox does that job and Relay is not trying to.
Frequently Asked Questions
Questions people ask us
Does Relay replace my cloud storage?+
No, and it is not meant to. Keep your masters in whatever drive you already use. Relay is for the moment you need to put 8 GB of images in front of a buyer without giving them a door into your storage.
What happens after three days?+
The link expires and the files delete themselves from storage. That is deliberate: a brochure link forwarded around the trade for two years is a liability, not a service. If someone needs it again, send a fresh link — it takes seconds.
Does the recipient need an account?+
No. They click the link and download in the browser — no account, no install, and no adverts arranged around your material. A buyer receiving your image library should not have to sign up for anything to see it.
Can I take a link back?+
Yes. Revoke it early from the dashboard and it stops working straight away. You can also see the download count for each link, so you know whether the brochure you sent was actually opened before you chase.
Can I put a password on a link?+
Yes, on any transfer. Choose a password when you send, and share it with your buyer separately from the link — RepBud never puts it in the link itself. Until it is entered the download page shows nothing at all, not even the filenames, and repeated wrong guesses lock the link for a while.
Does the CRM know they downloaded it?+
If you say who the files are for, yes. The first download files itself onto that contact's timeline, alongside your meetings and emails with them — so the fact that the rate sheet was opened on Tuesday is simply there next time you look at them, without anyone writing a note.
What if a buyer needs the files again later?+
Send a fresh link — it takes a few seconds and gives you a new download count for the new conversation. It also means you send the current version rather than whatever was current in March.
Have a look for yourself
Relay is included with paid plans from Premium Economy up — drag files in, get one link, and it looks after itself after three days. Begin a 14-day complimentary stay to try it.
Begin your complimentary stay →Dropbox is a trademark of its respective owner and is not affiliated with, or endorsing, RepBud. This page describes RepBud and is based on publicly available information as of July 2026; it makes no representations about Dropbox’s current features or pricing. Both are good tools built by people who care about their craft — please compare them against your own needs before deciding. RepBud is designed to assist, not replace, your professional judgement.