Compare Hightail and Dropbox - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Hightail or Dropbox?

Hightail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Dropbox, and Dropbox is rated higher (99/100) than Hightail (83/100). Hightail offers users more features (18) than Dropbox (15).

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. Dropbox

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

Dropbox: Dropbox is a service that lets you bring your photos, documents, and videos anywhere and share them easily. Dropbox was founded in 2007 by Drew Houston and Arash Ferdowsi, two MIT students tired of emailing files to themselves to work from more than one computer. Today, more than 100 million people across every continent use Dropbox to always have ...

Who is more expensive? Hightail or Dropbox?

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 Dropbox.

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. Dropbox price starts at $9.99 per month , When comparing Dropbox 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 Dropbox.

Which software includes more/better features?

We've compared Hightail Vs. Dropbox 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.

Dropbox: Access to open/locked files, Backup history, Backup Network Locations, Backup Password Encryption, Backup Password Protection.

Target customer size

Hightail can be quite useful for businesses that already use Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint. Dropbox is important in any type of company.



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.

Dropbox

ITQlick rating
(4.5/5)

starts at $9.99 per month

Dropbox is an online service that allows users to backup files online. The program will have a folder created on the device that it has been installed on and you will use the drag and drop option to save files....

Categories: Document Management, Team Collaboration, File Sharing, File Storage, Workflow Management.

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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

Dropbox: 15 Features

Access to open/locked files
Backup history
Backup Network Locations
Backup Password Encryption
Backup Password Protection
Backup Scripting
Backup Verification
Complete System Backup (Image Backup)
File sharing
Files-In-Use Backup
Full Backup
Individual File Backup
Replaces Older Files and Duplicates
Restore File Paths
Restore Individual Files/Folders
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)
Functionality score
Software review
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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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Dropbox
ITQlick rating
4.5/5
Score
99/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$9.99 per month
Functionality
23
Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Deltek P...
ITQlick rating
4.1/5
Score
91/100
Pricing
6.4/10
License pricing
Pricing not available
Functionality
6
Textura
ITQlick rating
3.5/5
Score
90/100
Pricing
4.2/10
License pricing
$250 per license
Functionality
5

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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.