Hightail vs Kollaborate
No clear leader: Hightail (69.6) and Kollaborate (65.2) are within the 5-point margin; treat as a tie. The attribute-by-attribute breakdown below, with a source and date on every value, is the honest way to compare them.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for video collaboration review. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Hightail
Hightail enables teams to securely transfer large files, provide real-time feedback, and manage creative reviews all in one place. It combines file sharing, collaborative workspace management, and project tracking designed for creative and marketing teams.
Kollaborate
A review and collaboration platform for creative professionals that combines file sharing with precise timecode-stamped feedback, version management, annotation tools, and workflow automation. Deployable as cloud-hosted SaaS or self-hosted on private infrastructure.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Hightail
From free (Lite) to $12/mo (Pro) or $24/user/mo (Teams). Free 14-day trial.
- LiteFree
- Upload files up to 100MB
- 2GB storage
- File previews
- Precise comments
- Adobe Photoshop Plugin
- +1 more
- Pro$12/mo billed annually ($15/mo if billed monthly)
- Upload files up to 25GB
- Unlimited storage
- Create up to 5 nested folders
- Password protection
- Send tracking
- +4 more
- Teams$24/user/mo billed annually ($30/user/mo if billed monthly)
- Upload files up to 50GB
- Create up to 10 nested folders
- Version control
- Real-time discussions
- Visual project management
- +5 more
- BusinessContact sales
- Upload files up to 500GB
- Create up to 30 nested folders
- Enterprise-grade security
- Enhanced comment visibility
- Dedicated customer support team
- +5 more
Kollaborate
Free tier (30 GB). Individual plans from $25/month. Team plans from $129/month (1 TB). All-inclusive pricing with unlimited projects and team members.
- BasicFree
- Personal storage area
- Unlimited projects
- Unlimited bandwidth
- No custom branding
- Freelance$25/month or $180/year
- Freelance Plus$40/month or $300/year
- Small Business-
- Custom branding
- Small Business Plus-
- Custom branding
- Production$129/month or $1188/year
- Production Plus$169/month or $1548/year
- Studio$239/month or $2388/year
- Studio Plus$339/month or $3588/year
- Network$539/month or $5388/year
- Network Plus$869/month or $9588/year
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
Integrations
What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.
- Slack
- Asana
Hightail
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Microsoft Outlook
- OpenText Media Management
- Zapier
- Microsoft Teams
- Google Calendar
- OpenText Core
- OpenText Documentum
Kollaborate
- Adobe Premiere
- Avid
- DaVinci Resolve
- Final Cut Pro X
- Final Cut Pro 7
- Jira
Hightail or Kollaborate: which one depends on you
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