Verdict in one line: 1Fichier is far cheaper and has no traffic cap at all; Rapidgator costs more but carries a much larger share of the links people actually need. Buy whichever hosts your files — and if you are genuinely free to choose, 1Fichier wins on price by a wide margin.
1Fichier vs Rapidgator at a glance
| 1Fichier | Rapidgator | |
|---|---|---|
| 30 days | $10 | $16 (1 TB) |
| 365 days | $45 | $99 (12 TB) |
| Cost per day, annual | $0.12 | $0.27 |
| Download traffic | No limit | 1–12 TB per term |
| Speed, no captcha, parallel downloads | Yes | Yes |
| Link coverage | Large; a French host | Very large, the default for many uploaders |
| Running since | 2009 | 2010 |
Prices verified 25 September 2026 and reviewed monthly.
Price: 1Fichier by a distance
On every term, 1Fichier is cheaper. A year of 1Fichier premium is $45; a year of Rapidgator is $99. Per day that is $0.12 against $0.27 — Rapidgator costs more than twice as much.
| Plan | 1Fichier | Per day | Rapidgator | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 days | $10 | $0.33 | $16 | $0.53 |
| 90 days | $20 | $0.22 | $43 | $0.48 |
| 180 days | $30 | $0.17 | $54 | $0.30 |
| 365 days | $45 | $0.12 | $99 | $0.27 |
The gap is smallest on the monthly plan, where Rapidgator costs about 1.6 times as much per day. On the 90-day and annual plans it is about 2.2 times.
Traffic: the bigger difference
This is where the two hosts are built differently.
1Fichier premium has no download traffic limit. Not a large allowance — none. There is nothing to run out of and nothing to plan around.
Rapidgator sells traffic with the time. Each plan comes with a single balance for the whole term: 1 TB for 30 days, up to 12 TB for a year. You can spend it at any pace, but it does not refill, so a heavy month on a small plan can leave you with premium days and nothing to download with.
For most people Rapidgator’s allowance is plenty — 1 TB is roughly twenty-five 40 GB archive sets. But if you download very large volumes, 1Fichier’s uncapped premium is a real advantage, not just a cheaper price.
Speed and features: a draw
Both premium accounts remove the free throttle, the captcha and the wait between files. Both support parallel downloads, resumable transfers and download managers like JDownloader and IDM. In practice both run as fast as your own connection allows. Neither is the “fast one” — if someone tells you otherwise, they are usually comparing a premium account on one host with a free account on the other.
Link coverage: where Rapidgator earns its price
Price only matters if the files are there. Rapidgator is one of the most widely used hosts for large archives, and a great many uploaders post there by default. 1Fichier, a French host, is also large and long-established, but Rapidgator is the more widely used of the two for the kind of multi-part archives most premium buyers are after.
That is the real reason Rapidgator can charge more: not better downloads, but more of the downloads you actually need.
Which one should you buy?
- Your links point at 1Fichier. 1Fichier premium, obviously — and the annual plan at $45 is the best-value plan we sell for any host.
- Your links point at Rapidgator. Rapidgator premium. 1Fichier premium does nothing for a Rapidgator link.
- You download from both. Plenty of people do. A year of each costs $144 together — still less than a year of Keep2Share PRO on its own.
- You download huge volumes and have a choice. 1Fichier. No traffic ceiling, lowest price.
Check the domain in your links before you buy. Premium is tied to the host: a 1Fichier key upgrades a 1Fichier account and nothing else.
Buying a key for either host
Both are sold here as official voucher codes. You redeem the code yourself on the host’s own site, signed in to your own free account, and the account becomes premium exactly as though you had paid the host directly. It is not a shared login. Delivery is automatic — the code is emailed within seconds of payment — and you can pay with PayPal, card, USDT or Bitcoin. Nothing auto-renews.
For the full picture on each host: our 1Fichier premium review and Rapidgator premium review. If you are weighing Rapidgator against its other big rival, see Rapidgator vs Keep2Share.
Frequently asked questions
Is 1Fichier cheaper than Rapidgator?
Yes, on every plan. A year of 1Fichier premium is $45 ($0.12 a day); a year of Rapidgator is $99 ($0.27 a day).
Is Rapidgator faster than 1Fichier?
Not in any way that matters on premium. Both run at maximum speed with no captcha or waiting; your own connection is usually the limit.
Does 1Fichier premium really have no traffic limit?
Yes. There is no download allowance to use up. Rapidgator, by contrast, includes 1 TB to 12 TB per term depending on the plan.
Can one premium account work on both hosts?
No. Each host sells its own premium. A 1Fichier key only upgrades a 1Fichier account, and a Rapidgator key only a Rapidgator account.
Which is better for large archives?
Both handle multi-part archives well on premium. Rapidgator hosts more of them; 1Fichier lets you download them without any traffic ceiling. Choose by where the archive is hosted.