# OpenText Hightail Reviews
**Vendor:** OpenText  
**Category:** [Online Proofing Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/online-proofing)  
**Average Rating:** 4.2/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 685
## About OpenText Hightail
OpenText Hightail is the essential creative collaboration application for marketing teams and their creative partners developing compelling visual creative content and looking to speed their time to market. With one place for teams to share, review feedback and approve multimedia files, Hightail streamlines the process and helps teams keep marketing campaigns on schedule. Mobile access and visual previews also make it easy for executive level creative review. Learn more at www.hightail.com.




## OpenText Hightail Reviews
  ### 1. It is an extraordinary and incredible self-management program

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Cory W. | Senior Frontend Engineer, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2022

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

As someone always looking for new forms of collaboration software, I was delighted to find Hightail. As expected, the tool has allowed us to form large, global workgroups and more negligible, specialized subgroups. In terms of aesthetics and organization, the interface is impressive. We manage all types of invoices and send them immediately to other organizations. We are delighted to have mastered coordinating secure and efficient warehousing across operations.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

Since using it, I have found that there are functions that are unused and go unused, and I wish the program could be much better automated on some things that are used daily.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Using Hightail, I have come to appreciate the potential of teamwork in even the most essential aspects of business operations, such as marketing, sales, web development, etc. There is no doubt that Hightail is an excellent tool for encouraging individual initiative within the company. This program has dramatically helped us because it has provided intriguing functionality in each systematic cooperation recommendation. You will have access to an excellent and practical platform that facilitates effective internal and external cooperation.

  ### 2. Cloud service software

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Ebin K. | Senior Associate, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 04, 2022

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

It is an cloud service that lets users send, receive digital files. Usually the files which are too large for email can send through hightail. Now most of the business organisation's using this software

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

Usually I'm fully satisfied with this software. While using this software my major fear was about the security. But they're providing a strong security for the consumers.

**Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail:**

It's an very secure area for sharing important files and it's very easy to use.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

In email we have a limitations for sending huge files. But in hightail the size of the file doesn't matter. So it helps me to send encrypted files. Suggesting to everyone else.

  ### 3. A Secure  Solution for large file transfer.

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Jennifer  L. | Sales manager, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 26, 2022

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

This is a product that is allows us to quickly share large files.
It provides one with an option to password proct your files that you are sending and get a recipt upon the files being received.
It has a large cloud storage.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

It lacks a feature to specifically  track who is downloading the file.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

It is a software that not only allows us to quickly and easily share large files but also protect the files making sure that they are not accessed to unwanted third party.

  ### 4. Great platform for media & large file sharing

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Carly L. | Senior Manager, Influencer &amp; PR, Consumer Goods, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 01, 2021

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

Easy to navigate & share content with other teams easily. We need lots of large files to be seen and downloaded or shared with multiple teams and this is a good solution for that.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

Sometimes the site can be glitchy so we have to use other platforms to share files or content with our teams. Limited number of member accounts also makes it a bit difficult for many people to login at the same time.

**Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail:**

Easy to use, easy to share with others. Great for large file sharing & even offline access for people now working in remote settings. This is a great tool for collaborating on projects and accessing information from anywhere.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Can save space on our internal server and use file sharing on the site instead which allows individuals or teams to easily access large files from anywhere with internet.

  ### 5. Transfer multi-media files securely

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Maxwell B. | Procurement and Packaging Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** August 02, 2022

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

Used on desktops, mobile devices and from within business applications. The product is user friendly and intuitive. Shared files are automatically synced to all devices

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

The plan we have does not offer Url shortening and whiteboard

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Store, share anf administer digital documents with reporting to monitor data access, update anf downloads in real-time

  ### 6. I've Been Using Hightail for Years

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Writing and Editing | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** December 10, 2021

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

I've been running a transcription business since 2006. I like to do this with little to no overhead. Hightail allows me to store and transfer large video and audio files for a very small monthly fees. I use it to allow clients to send large files to me and I also use it to schedule out files to transcriptionists. I love the spaces feature. This allows me to keep everything organized and comes in handy for invoicing.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

There really isn't anything I dislike. For a while, the phone app (on Android) didn't seem to be working well and that was a real bummer, but I have since then been able to get it to work, so I really have no complaints.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

As I mentioned above, when I couldn't get it to work on my smartphone, that was a mild problem, but usually I use my laptop for most of my file storage and scheduling, so it wasn't a huge deal. I think just having the ability to send and store large audio and video files is the biggest plus here.

  ### 7. Hightail sending and receive files

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Matt M. | Pre-Press Manager, Printing, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** July 20, 2015

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

overall easy to use, mainly for people who are sending to me. Very user-friendly and reliable!

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

I cannot think of one thing i dislike about hightail.

**Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail:**

It would be difficult to use another provider as reliable as Hightail has been for transferring or receiving files to and from customers. This service has solved all of our transfer problems.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Sending large files has been my biggest benefit, also receiving large file!

  ### 8. Clean interface, easy to use/navigate. Easy to track downloads and visits.

**Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Photography | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** June 20, 2016

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

Super simple to use, easy to track when files are delivered/downloaded. I use the express model, and if I need to see more info on sent items, I can go online and dig a bit deeper.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

I wish the express version had better tracking info, but it's far from a deal-breaker. The product is great for my needs. 

**Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail:**

Great for sending large files/folders, with the ability to see if/when recipient got them. 

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

We have been sending a lot of items via CD/DVD to clients for 15+ years, now we are sending a lot of them via this method. This option gets them in their hands faster, in a format that can't be 'lost' and can be replaced instantly, with no additional shipping costs. It also gives them instant digital archive, rather than downloading from a CD, then inevitably losing the CD. The ease of use is helping clients become more open to receiving their files in this method.

  ### 9. Best WeTrasnfer competition

**Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Gato d. | Film Editor / Colorist , Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** April 27, 2021

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

Easy use, on paid plan you can work as team on a price so little, it's the best for work on big teams. Also the download and upload speed is great and free version let you to upload till 20GB, work on most browsders that i have work on, and also doesnt fall the Upload/Downloads.

As another atribute, you could use spaces, for don't mix the work with multple clients.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

I would love to get more storage depending on my needs, also a desktop app would be awesome, better UI interface i think is a cretrial work for some users, we love to migrate from WE to Hiughtails but some clients doenst look the interface too frfiendly. Like Drag and drop.

**Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail:**

It's a great WeTransfer alternative, at better price tag, and a lot better than Dropobox. Transfer. 

It's perfect for low budged companys also as hight end users that really need a solution for organization on multiple spaces for work.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Usually use hightail for my delivery to clients.

  ### 10. Hightail for small businesses

**Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Dustin D. | Partner, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** January 06, 2022

**What do you like best about OpenText Hightail?**

It's easy for my clients to upload files to my account. Most are not technically savvy so a simple solution is key.

**What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail?**

The file organizing is interface is not intuitive and adding it's unclear wherenew files go.

**What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Sending large files in a secure environment as well as receiving large files securely.


## OpenText Hightail Discussions
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## OpenText Hightail Features
**File Management**
- Device Syncing
- Web Interface
- File Type Support
- Search
- Mobile Apps

**Communication**
- Chat
- Discussions
- External
- Feedback
- Announcements

**Proofing Features - Online Proofing**
- Smart Compare
- Image Recognition and Tagging
- Gridlines and Rulers

**Agentic AI - Cloud Content Collaboration**
- Autonomous Task Execution
- Cross-system Integration
- Natural Language Interaction

**Collaboration**
- File following
- File Sharing
- Simultaneously Editing
- Change Tracking / Audit Logs

**Content & Documents**
- File Sharing
- Notes
- Search
- Versioning

**Platform - Online Proofing**
- Dashboard
- Integrations with Creative Tools
- Integrations with Project Management Tools
- Version Management
- Brand Compliance

**Administration**
- User and Role Management
- Policies and Controls
- Storage Limits
- Security

**Controls**
- Custom Views
- Followers
- User Management
- Calendars
- Public Sharing

**Workflow and Collaboration - Online Proofing**
- Workflow Templates
- Notifications

**Platform**
- Performance and Reliability
- Reporting and Auditing
- System of Record Integration

**Project Management**
- Task Management
- Planning
- Visibility
- Integration

**Remote Collaboration**
- Alignment
- Accountability
- Connectivity
- Offline Mode

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Generation
- AI Text Summarization

**Agentic AI - Project Collaboration**
- Multi-step Planning
- Cross-system Integration

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