Compare Box and Hightail - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Box or Hightail?

Hightail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Box, and Box is rated higher (92/100) than Hightail (83/100). Hightail offers users more features (18) than Box (8).

Looking for the right Document Management solution for your business? Buyers are primarily concerned about the real total cost of implementation (TCO), the full list of features, vendor reliability, user reviews, and the pros and cons. In this article we compare between the two software products:

Box.net Vs. YouSendIt

Box.net: Box.net is the maker of Box software that lets you store all of your content online, so you can access, manage and share it from anywhere. Integrate Box with Google Apps and Salesforce and access Box on mobile devices

YouSendIt: Yousendit helps users and IT securely share content, sign documents, and access files from any mobile device or PC.

Who is more expensive? Box or Hightail?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Document Management software includes the software license, subscription fees, software training, customizations, hardware (if needed), maintenance and support and other related services. When calculating the TCO, it's important to add all of these ”hidden costs” as well. We prepared a TCO (Total Cost) calculator for Box and Hightail.

Box price starts at $15 per user/month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Box is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Document Management software. Hightail price starts at $12 per month , When comparing Hightail to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Document Management software cost.

Bottom line: Box cost is around the same cost of Hightail.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Box Vs. Hightail based on some of the most important and required Document Management features.

Box: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Version Control, Document Indexing, User Access Controls, Content Management, Backup.

Hightail: Access and retrieval from anywhere, Automated Version Control, Custom User Interface, Document Assembly, Document Check-In/Check-Out.

Target customer size

Customers of the software include small and medium businesses as well as large enterprises. Hightail can be quite useful for businesses that already use Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint.



Box

ITQlick rating
(4.3/5)

starts at $15 per user/month

Box is a cloud-based file-sharing, collaboration, and storage solution designed for companies of all sizes and used across multiple industry verticals. The primary features of Box include digital asset manageme...

Categories: Construction, Construction Apps, Electrician Apps, Heavy Construction.

Hightail

ITQlick rating
(4/5)

starts at $12 per month

Hightail is a cloud-based file sharing service offered by a company of the same name that was originally named YouSendIt when established in 2004. The company's early focus was to help users send files that we...

Categories: Document Management, File Sharing, File Storage.

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Box: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Version Control
Document Indexing
User Access Controls
Content Management
Backup

Hightail: 18 Features

Access and retrieval from anywhere
Automated Version Control
Custom User Interface
Document Assembly
Document Check-In/Check-Out
Document Comparison
Document Encryption
Document Indexing
Document Publishing
Document Tagging
Document Versioning
Edits Tracking
Functions with e-Mail Systems
Integration with Office
Integration with Outlook
Mobile Access
Remote Document Access
User Access Controls
ITQlick rating ITQlick Rating is based on the software score (below) and aggregated online reviews
ITQlick score ITQlick Score is a 1 to 100, the calculation is based on pricing, and functionality Vs. alternative solutions
Pricing score pricing Score is a 1 to 10 (10 is high cost), based on the TCO (cost of licences, customizations, training, hardware when relevant) Vs. alternative solutions
License pricing license pricing (if provided by the software vendor)
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Box
ITQlick rating
4.3/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$15 per user/month
Functionality
26
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Hightail
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$12 per month
Functionality
21
SmartFile
ITQlick rating
4.9/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
$10 per user/month
Functionality
3
Scan123
ITQlick rating
4.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
4/10
License pricing
$349 per month
Functionality
3
iAnnotat...
ITQlick rating
3.2/5
Score
92/100
Pricing
5.2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per license
Functionality
3

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Shlomi Lavi is an entrepreneur and founder of ITQlick.com. He holds a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Information Systems Engineering from Ben Gurion University in Israel. Shlomi brings 17 years of global IT and IS management experience as a consultant and implementation expert for small, medium and large-sized (global) companies. Shlomi’s goal is to share the best knowledge and news about information systems so you can make smarter buying decisions for your business.