What it is
Ferri is a branded document-collection platform. A business sends a customer an upload link that carries its own logo and colors; the customer drops in their files; the files travel straight from the browser to secure cloud storage. Each tenant gets its own branded portal on its own domain.
Why it exists
Collecting documents from customers — tax files, insurance paperwork, service records — usually means clunky email attachments or a portal built from scratch for every brand. Ferri turns that into a reusable, secure, on-brand experience that any company can stand up quickly.
Who it's for
Accounting firms, brokers, service businesses, and IT consultancies that collect files from their own customers.
What it does
- Fully branded upload portals (logo, colors, custom domain per tenant)
- Files upload directly to cloud storage — never bottlenecked through a server
- Pre-built file requests admins can send and track
- Optional one-time-code protection for sensitive material
- Searchable upload history with secure downloads
- A token-authenticated API for connecting other systems
How it works
What made it interesting to build
Keeping the core file flow fast while layering on security was the constant tension. Direct-to-storage uploads made transfers quick, but each new safeguard — one-time access codes, password-protected shares, role-based visibility, audit logging — risked complicating that clean path. An early bug where large files briefly appeared empty taught us to trust the storage layer's eventual state rather than the browser's first read.