Compare Hightail and Box - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Hightail or Box?

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 Team Collaboration 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:

YouSendIt Vs. Box.net

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

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

Who is more expensive? Hightail or Box?

The real total cost of ownership (TCO) of Team Collaboration 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 Hightail and Box.

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

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Hightail: this software is considered "feature-rich" with more than 10 important features, here is a partial list: Access and retrieval from anywhere, Automated Version Control, Custom User Interface, Document Assembly, Document Check-In/Check-Out, Document Comparison, Document Encryption, Document Indexing.

Box: Basic Reports, Data Import/Export, Online Customer Support, Version Control, Document Indexing.

Target customer size

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



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.

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, Home Builder.

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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

Box: 8 Features

Basic Reports
Data Import/Export
Online Customer Support
Version Control
Document Indexing
User Access Controls
Content Management
Backup
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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Hightail
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$12 per month
Functionality
21
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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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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6

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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.