Hightail
Cloud platform for secure file sharing and real-time creative collaboration
- Vendor
- OpenText
- Also known as
- hightail
Available worldwide · Popular in: US
What is 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.
Hightail pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From free (Lite) to $12/mo (Pro) or $24/user/mo (Teams). Free 14-day trial.
Lite
FreeFor sharing smaller files
- storage
- 2GB
- file_size
- 100MB
- daily_recipients
- 30
- Upload files up to 100MB
- 2GB storage
- File previews
- Precise comments
- Adobe Photoshop Plugin
- Adobe Illustrator Plugin
Pro
Larger file sharing with enhanced security
- storage
- Unlimited
- file_size
- 25GB
- daily_recipients
- 100
- Upload files up to 25GB
- Unlimited storage
- Create up to 5 nested folders
- Password protection
- Send tracking
- Custom branding
- Email support
- Sync from Google Drive
- Sync from Microsoft OneDrive
Teams
Small team collaboration with project management
- storage
- Unlimited
- file_size
- 50GB
- max_users
- 30
- Upload files up to 50GB
- Create up to 10 nested folders
- Version control
- Real-time discussions
- Visual project management
- To-dos and task management
- Advanced approval routing
- Personal and team dashboards
- Phone support
- Members management
Business
Contact salesEnterprise-grade security and collaboration for large teams
- storage
- Unlimited
- file_size
- 500GB
- Upload files up to 500GB
- Create up to 30 nested folders
- Enterprise-grade security
- Enhanced comment visibility
- Dedicated customer support team
- OpenText Media Management integration
- Organization-level permissions
- Single sign-on
- Admin reports
- Team invoicing
Add-ons
- Uplink
- Organization
- Archiving
- Zapier
What Hightail does
The capabilities that matter for file sharing, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Time based link expiration
- ✓
- Password protected public links
- ✓
- Download receipt and tracking alerts
- ✓
- Branded download page customization
- ✓
- Resume interrupted upload transfer engine
- -
- Recipient upload portals inbound links
- ✓
- E2ee end to end encryption support
- -
- Slack ms teams notification sync
- ✓
- Adobe creative cloud plugin embeds
- ✓
- SOC2 type ii
- -
- ISO 27001
- -
- Pricing model
- Freemium
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- iOS
- macOS
- Web
- Android
- Windows
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (15)
Independently observed- Microsoft Teams⇄
- Asana⇄
- Google Calendar←
- OpenText Core⇄
- OpenText Documentum⇄
- Slack
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Dropbox
- Google Drive
- Microsoft OneDrive
- Microsoft Outlook
- OpenText Media Management
- Zapier
Hightail FAQ
Common questions about Hightail, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is 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. It is indexed under File Sharing.
Source: https://www.hightail.com/pricing
Is Hightail free?
Hightail offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $12 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.
Source: https://www.hightail.com/pricing
What platforms does Hightail support?
Hightail supports the web, Windows, macOS, iOS and Android. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.
Source: https://www.hightail.com/pricing
Can Hightail be self-hosted?
We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Hightail, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.
Source: https://www.hightail.com/pricing
What does Hightail integrate with?
We have confirmed 15 integrations for Hightail, including Slack, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Cloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, Microsoft OneDrive and Microsoft Outlook, plus 7 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.
Source: https://www.hightail.com/pricing
Where is Hightail available?
Hightail is available worldwide. Its primary market is the United States.
Source: https://www.hightail.com/pricing
Hightail alternatives
Other file sharing we track, ranked by the same independent score.
- MASVFast, secure file transfer platform for teams and enterprises with built-in compliancemedium · 63%
- JumpshareAI-powered screen recorder for fast team communicationmedium · 56%
- WeTransferInstantly share and collect photos with anyone, no account required to viewlow · 27%
- SmashA secure file transfer service that bypasses email attachment limitationslow · 38%
- ShareFileA secure workspace for document sharing, client collaboration, and automated workflowsmedium · 55%
- FileMailEnterprise file transfer platform with compliance controls, encryption, and audit logginglow · 40%
Compare Hightail
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| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.08 | 8.4 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.05 | 4.2 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 96 | 0.04 | 3.8 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 35 | 0.05 | 1.7 | ✓ |
| Reliability | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
| Security posture | 0 | 0.06 | 0.0 | - |
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Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 58% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Pricing model: freemium · Architecture model: managed_cloud_saas · Time based link expiration: Yes · Password protected public links: Yes · Slack ms teams notification sync: Yes · Adobe creative cloud plugin embeds: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-05 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 15 | mediumsource · 2026-09-05 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-05 · 50% |
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