Compare Slack and Hightail - Jun 2022

Shlomi LaviShlomi Lavi / Jun 23, 2022

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Bottom Line: Which is Better - Slack or Hightail?

Hightail is more expensive to implement (TCO) than Slack, and Slack is rated higher (100/100) than Hightail (83/100). Hightail offers users more features (18) than Slack (5).

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:

Slack Vs. YouSendIt

Slack: Slack is a messaging app for teams. It brings all your communication in one place, integrating with the tools and services you use every day. Slack is free to use for as long as you want, with teams big and small. Slack is on a mission to make your working life simpler, more pleasant and more productive.

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

Who is more expensive? Slack or Hightail?

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 Slack and Hightail.

Slack price starts at $6.67 per month , On a scale between 1 to 10 Slack is rated 2, which is much lower than the average cost of Team Collaboration software. Hightail price starts at $12 per month , When comparing Hightail to its competitors, the software is rated 2 - much lower than the average Team Collaboration software cost.

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

Which software includes more/better features?

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

Slack: Document Management, Project Management, Task Management, Document Publishing, Document Versioning.

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

Target customer size

Slack's typical customers include: Small, medium and large size businesses, Hightail can be quite useful for businesses that already use Microsoft Outlook and SharePoint.



Slack

ITQlick rating
(4.6/5)

starts at $6.67 per month

Slack is a cloud-based Team Collaboration software that enables its users to participate in extended communications involving File sharing, App collaborations, and call making. It also allows them to manage org...

Categories: Communications, VoIP, Document Management, Team Collaboration.

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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Slack: 5 Features

Document Management
Project Management
Task Management
Document Publishing
Document Versioning

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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Slack
ITQlick rating
4.6/5
Score
100/100
Pricing
2/10
License pricing
$6.67 per month
Functionality
15
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Hightail
ITQlick rating
4/5
Score
83/100
Pricing
3.6/10
License pricing
$12 per month
Functionality
21
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
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.