ZeFile is a secure file delivery platform where creatives share their work, set a price, and get paid before the download.
You finish the project. You send the files. Then you wait. 72% of freelancers are sitting on unpaid invoices right now —some totaling over $50,000. That's not a hiccup. That's a crisis.
Meanwhile, the follow-up emails start. "Just checking in." "Any update on payment?" Freelancers spend 102 hours a year chasing late payments. That's almost three full work weeks —not creating, just asking to be paid.
And here's the thing: 71% of clients have ended relationships over poor delivery experiences. Messy file sharing doesn't just cost you time —it costs you clients. There's no standard workflow for "send files, get paid." So we built one.
These aren't made-up numbers.
of freelancers have dealt with late payments
spent chasing invoices every year
of clients leave over poor delivery
Born from a real problem. Built for real creatives.
ZeFile started from a frustration we kept seeing: talented creatives across Africa sending their best work to clients — and waiting weeks to get paid. Photographers, designers, filmmakers. Same story, every time. And 65% of a freelancer's income comes from repeat clients. Lose them to messy delivery, and you lose your business.
The insight was simple: what if the file transfer itself was the payment moment? What if you could share a link and know — with certainty — that your work wouldn't be downloaded until it was paid for?
That's what we built. A platform where delivery and payment happen together, in one clean flow. No chasing. No guessing. Just your work, paid for, on your terms.
Upload your files, set a price, share a link. Your recipient pays, then downloads. No invoicing, no awkward follow-ups. No more 102 hours a year wasted on chasing.
Previews are automatically watermarked. Clients see what they're getting — without touching your original files. Professional delivery, the kind that keeps clients coming back.
Passwords, expiry dates, download limits. You decide who accesses your work, how, and for how long.
Card, Mobile Money, bank transfer. Works with the payment methods your clients actually use.
Know when files are viewed, downloaded, and paid for. File certificates give you proof of delivery.
We built ZeFile with the assumption that every file is valuable. Here's exactly how we protect yours.
ZeFile was built in Africa — not as a limitation, but as a starting point. Mobile Money, Orange Money, Wave, XOF. These aren't add-ons we bolted on later. They're core to how the platform works, because they're core to how you work.
And because we built for the hardest use cases first, ZeFile works just as well for your clients in Paris, London, or New York. Great tools don't need borders.
Every design decision starts with: does this help the creative get paid? If not, it waits.
We never decide what happens to your work. You set the price, the expiry, the access. We enforce it.
No dark patterns. No hidden fees. Pricing is transparent. Cancellation is clean. We'd rather lose a user than trick one.
We're building infrastructure, not a hype product. Security, reliability, and simplicity over flashy features.
No subscription needed to start. Your files stay locked until you're paid.