It depends entirely on what you need. Here are some alternatives for client side: https://github.com/blueimp/jQuery-File-Upload https://github.com/blueimp/jQu

It depends entirely on what you need. Here are some alternatives for client side: https://github.com/blueimp/jQuery-File-Upload https://github.com/blueimp/jQuery-File-Upload http://www.plupload.com/ http://www.plupload.com/ Given that under normal circumstances that development time is expensive, you'll save a lot of money even if you have to pay $29+ a month.