# Alternatives and comparisons

> colis next to what freelancers already use to deliver: an email attachment, a hosted transfer service, a shared folder, sign-off by email. Where they overlap, where they differ, and when each is enough.

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colis sits next to what you already use to hand work over. Each page describes the other way fairly, says where the two part ways, and when to keep what you have.

## Sending the file
What most freelancers already use to hand work over.

- [An email attachment: Nothing to set up, but no preview, no receipt and no structured answer.](https://colis-site.vercel.app/en/alternatives/piece-jointe)
- [A hosted transfer service: Upload on their site, get a link. Quick, but the file sits on someone else’s servers.](https://colis-site.vercel.app/en/alternatives/service-d-envoi)
- [A shared cloud folder: Good for working together over time; heavy for handing over one deliverable.](https://colis-site.vercel.app/en/alternatives/dossier-partage)

## Getting the sign-off
What happens after the file has gone, when you need an answer.

- [Sign-off by email: “Fine by me” in a thread, or one click on the delivery itself.](https://colis-site.vercel.app/en/alternatives/validation-par-e-mail)