Per gigabyte versus flat
At MASV's published rates, 5 TB a month is roughly $1,000 to $1,250. RIPTON CLOUD's Professional plan includes 5 TB a month at $499 with overage priced in advance.
RIPTON CLOUD vs MASV
A MASV alternative for teams that would rather own the transfer path than pay per gigabyte.
MASV is a browser-first delivery service priced per gigabyte with a generous free allowance, and it is a good fit for occasional large deliveries. RIPTON CLOUD is for teams whose volume makes per-gigabyte pricing a problem and who want transfer nodes on their own storage.
Competitor facts are taken from MASV's public pages, retrieved 2026-09-13, and linked below. No speed multiple against MASV is claimed; RIPTON CLOUD's figures are against a TCP baseline in a published test.
About MASV
MASV is a SaaS file delivery service: uploads and downloads run through MASV's cloud with a browser app, a desktop app and an agent for automation. Pricing is per gigabyte, with subscriptions and pre-bought credits for volume.
Side by side
Published facts only. Where a vendor does not publish something, the table says so.
| Criterion | MASV | RIPTON CLOUD |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | Pay-as-you-go $0.25 per GB with 15 GB free a month (card required); annual plans $58 to $410 a month at $0.20 to $0.23 per GB; pre-bought credits from 5 TB ($1,229) to 25 TB ($5,632); enterprise by sales. | Published: Free $0; Starter $99/mo; Professional $499/mo; Business $1,499/mo; Enterprise from $2,500/mo. Annual plans include two months free. |
| Free tier or trial | 15 GB free per month, no trial; a proof-of-concept programme for enterprise. | Free plan: 3 named users, 1 Shared Inbox, 25 GB transfer a month, 10 GB per file. |
| Storage | MASV-hosted; $0.07 per GB per month after 5 free days. | Your storage on your nodes; retention is your policy. |
| External recipients | No seat fees; recipients download from MASV links. | External recipients and guest uploaders never use a seat and are never charged. |
| Deployment | SaaS through MASV's cloud and edge locations; browser, desktop app and agent. | Your own licensed transfer nodes (cloud or on-premises) with a hosted control plane; RIPTON Desktop for macOS, Windows and Linux; browser transfers through Web Edge. |
| Transfer protocol | HTTPS-based acceleration through MASV's network of points of presence. | RIPT: UDP-based, rate-controlled, block-level retransmission; TCP is used only for control traffic. |
| Encryption and trust | TLS in transit, encryption at rest; SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, TPN Gold stated. | Mandatory AES-256-GCM or ChaCha20-Poly1305 with a forward-secret key per session; replay protection per subflow; there is no plaintext mode. |
| Many small files | Supported through the apps. | Directories are packaged as one bundle, so file count does not add per-file round trips; published test: 100,000 x 512 B files in 0.98 s vs 2 min 52 s over TCP at 150 ms and 3% loss. |
| Automation | API, automations and integrations with media tools. | REST API, CLI, scheduler, watch folders and webhooks from Professional; SAML SSO, roles and full audit from Professional; SCIM on Business. |
| Performance evidence | Vendor speed statements and customer quotes. | Reproducible benchmarks with the environment, commands and network conditions published; cryptographic design summary available for review. |
When MASV is the better choice
- You deliver a few large files a month and want zero setup.
- You need many third-party media integrations out of the box.
- You want SOC 2 and ISO 27001 attestations today.
When RIPTON CLOUD is the better choice
- Your monthly volume makes $0.20 to $0.25 per GB the largest line in the budget.
- You want data to stay on storage you control, with no vendor-hosted copy.
- You need a UDP-accelerated path between fixed sites, not only browser uploads to a cloud.
- You need SSO, roles and audit on a flat plan.
The differences that decide it
Whose cloud
MASV stores and relays through its own cloud. RIPTON CLOUD transfers between nodes you license, so the bytes and the retention policy are yours.
Site-to-site
MASV is built around browser delivery. RIPTON CLOUD adds Desktop and node-to-node transfer over its own UDP protocol for fixed routes between facilities.
FAQ
Questions about switching from MASV.
Is RIPTON CLOUD cheaper than MASV?
It depends on volume. Below a few hundred gigabytes a month MASV's free allowance and per-gigabyte pricing can cost less. From about 500 GB a month, RIPTON CLOUD's flat plans are lower, and external recipients are never charged.
Can recipients download without an account?
Yes, on both products. RIPTON CLOUD recipients get a scoped link and use a browser.
Is RIPTON CLOUD faster than MASV?
We do not publish a multiple against MASV. Our benchmark is against a TCP baseline; the fair test is your route with both products.
Sources
- MASV pricing (retrieved 2026-09-13)
- MASV proof of concept programme (retrieved 2026-09-13)
- MASV security (retrieved 2026-09-13)
- RIPTON CLOUD pricing
- RIPTON CLOUD security design
Vendor names and marks belong to their owners. If a fact here is out of date, tell us at hello@riptoncloud.com and we will correct it.
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