Shlomi Lavi /
Jun 23, 2022
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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Hightail or Microsoft SharePoint?
Hightail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft SharePoint is rated higher (92/100) than Hightail (83/100). Hightail offers users more features (18) than Microsoft SharePoint (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. Microsoft
YouSendIt: Yousendit helps users and IT securely share content, sign documents, and access files from any mobile device or PC.
Microsoft:
Microsoft Corporation is an American corporation that develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a wide range of products and services related to computing. The company was founded by Bill Gates and Paul Allen on April 4, 1975. Microsoft is the world's largest software maker measured by revenues.
Who is more expensive? Hightail or Microsoft SharePoint?
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 Microsoft SharePoint.
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. Microsoft SharePoint price starts at $5 per user/month , When comparing Microsoft SharePoint 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 Microsoft SharePoint.
Which software includes more/better features?
We've compared Hightail Vs. Microsoft SharePoint 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.
Microsoft SharePoint: Ad-Hoc Analysis, Ad-Hoc Reporting, Automatic Scheduled Reporting, Customizable Dashboard, Customizable Features.
Target customer size
Hightail can be quite useful for businesses that already use Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint. The software would be perfect for average size companies that are not willing to spend that much in document management but need very basic features that would allow them to collaborate easily.