R2 is cheap storage that's free to read back, but it can't let a partner log in over SFTP, hand someone a download link, or show you who did what. Files.com adds all of that on top of any R2 bucket — yours, or a partner's. Move files off pricey storage into R2, then send, receive, and share them from Files.com — and never pay to read them back.
Teams pick R2 because reading files back is free — often to get out from under the download charges the big clouds tack on. The catch is that R2 is great storage but not a way to work with files: no SFTP, no share links, no drop-off folders, no per-folder access, no record of who did what, no real screen. Files.com makes the cheap bucket usable — it adds exactly what R2 leaves out, and you still never pay to read your files.
Copy files out of SharePoint or a big cloud into your R2 bucket on a schedule, where reading them back is always free. Files.com then serves them over SFTP, FTPS, share links, and automation — so cutting your storage bill never costs you the access you had before.
The bucket can be yours, or it can belong to a partner, a vendor, or a customer. Pull files out of someone else's bucket, drop files into theirs, or do both at once — all controlled and logged on your side.
Mount the bucket and your team gets SFTP, FTPS, FTP, WebDAV, share links, drop-off folders, encryption, and a real screen they can use — through a browser, desktop app, or command line. R2 on its own offers none of these.
Run on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or your own servers and still connect to a partner's R2 bucket. All Files.com needs is the keys to the bucket — you never have to become a Cloudflare customer.
Mount your own bucket and every action goes straight to R2 — nothing is copied out. Because reading from R2 is free, mounting it live is the natural fit.
R2's own settings decide which keys can reach the bucket. They were never meant to manage the people and partners working with the files inside. Files.com adds that part: who can see what, a record of everything, and the same company logins your team already uses.
Hand each person or partner the exact folders they need — by team, project, or path. They see what they should, and nothing else. R2 has no way to do this on its own.
Every login, upload, download, and change is logged and exportable — the record R2 doesn't give you, ready for a SOC 2 review or a partner dispute.
People sign in with your company login — SSO, SAML, LDAP, or Active Directory. When someone leaves, you cut their access to the bucket in one place.
Files.com can encrypt and decrypt files automatically as they move, so sensitive data is protected before it ever lands in the bucket.
Show the R2 bucket as a Files.com folder, with every action going straight to R2. Use this when you want Files.com to be the place people go to reach the bucket. Best pointed at a folder, though pointing it at the whole bucket works too.
Copy files between R2 and other Files.com storage on a schedule — one direction or both. Good for moving files off pricey storage, archiving, backups, or copying between clouds.
Kick off a Files.com Automation when a file arrives, on a timer, or when a rule is met. The R2 bucket can be where files come from, where they go, or both — Files.com treats it exactly like its own storage.
A scheduled Automation pulls files out of SharePoint or a big-cloud bucket and writes them into R2, where reading them back is always free. Files.com then serves those files over SFTP, FTPS, and share links and keeps the automation running — so moving to cheaper storage keeps the access the team had before.
Partners upload over SFTP to a Files.com folder mounted on R2. The files land in R2 with nothing to pay when you read them back, and Files.com controls who gets in and logs every action.
Send a share link to a folder on R2 so people can preview and download in the browser. The files never leave R2, and every time someone opens one, that's in the log.
You run on AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, or your own servers, but a partner drops data into their R2 bucket — or wants you to put files into it. Files.com syncs with that bucket on a schedule, pulling their files in or pushing yours out. You get a full record of it all, and you never have to sign up for Cloudflare.
Move, copy, and sort files on a schedule or the moment they arrive — the automation plain storage doesn't come with.
Learn MoreLet partners and apps reach the bucket over SFTP, FTPS, FTP, and WebDAV — the ways they actually connect, none of which R2 offers.
Learn MoreMove and mirror files between R2 and other servers or clouds on a schedule — the move-off, archive, and cross-cloud copy jobs.
Learn MoreEvery access, download, and permission change is recorded and exportable — a record R2 doesn't give you on its own.
Learn MoreEncrypt and decrypt files automatically as they move on and off the R2 bucket, with no manual step.
Learn MoreWhat buyers ask about how Files.com connects to R2, what it costs, and what the integration actually does.
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