--- title: OpenText Hightail Reviews meta\_title: 'OpenText Hightail Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 685 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how OpenText Hightail works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 685 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Content Management url: https://www.g2.com/categories/content-management --- # OpenText Hightail Reviews & Product Details Claimed ###### Profile Status This profile is currently managed by OpenText Hightail but has limited features. Are you part of the OpenText Hightail team? [Upgrade your plan](https://sell.g2.com) to enhance your branding and engage with visitors to your profile! 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. * * * Seller [OpenText](https://www.g2.com/sellers/opentext) Discussions [OpenText Hightail Community](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-opentext-hightail/discuss) Languages Supported English Solution Type All-in-One Overview by Guillaume Pascual Show More ## Pricing Pricing provided by Hightail. ### Pro $15 user/month ### Teams $24 user/month [ View More Pricing Information ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-opentext-hightail/pricing) ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![Dropbox](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dropbox") Dropbox 4.4/5(31,415) ](https://www.g2.com/products/dropbox/reviews) [ ![Microsoft OneDrive for Business](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Microsoft OneDrive for Business") Microsoft OneDrive for Business 4.3/5(10,413) ](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-onedrive-for-business/reviews) [ ![Box](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Box") Box 4.2/5(5,260) ](https://www.g2.com/products/box/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/opentext-opentext-hightail/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 685 real user reviews. Implementation Time 1 month Perceived Cost $$$$$ [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) CW Cory W. Senior Frontend Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/12/2022 "It is an extraordinary and incredible self-management program" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Ebin K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Ebin K.") EK Ebin K. Senior Associate Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/4/2022 "Cloud service software" 4/5 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail: It's an very secure area for sharing important files and it's very easy to use. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite JL Jennifer L. Sales manager Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/26/2022 "A Secure Solution for large file transfer." 4.5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail? It lacks a feature to specifically track who is downloading the file. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Carly L.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Carly L.") CL Carly L. Senior Manager, Influencer & PR Consumer Goods Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 12/1/2021 "Great platform for media & large file sharing" 4/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite MB Maxwell B. Procurement and Packaging Manager Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 8/2/2022 "Transfer multi-media files securely" 5/5 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail? The plan we have does not offer Url shortening and whiteboard Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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 Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Verified User in Writing and Editing](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Writing and Editing") AW Verified User in Writing and Editing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 12/10/2021 "I've Been Using Hightail for Years" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Matt M.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Matt M.") MM Matt M. Pre-Press Manager Printing Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 7/20/2015 "Hightail sending and receive files" 5/5 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! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail? I cannot think of one thing i dislike about hightail. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you? Sending large files has been my biggest benefit, also receiving large file! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 10/19/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite on behalf of seller ![Verified User in Photography](/assets/icons/anonymous-avatar-purple-4ae1032bdb50ee5682003170c8184aee790d25958bd397abbd384ba52c596a7b.svg "Verified User in Photography") UP Verified User in Photography Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 6/20/2016 "Clean interface, easy to use/navigate. Easy to track downloads and visits." 4.5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering OpenText Hightail: Great for sending large files/folders, with the ability to see if/when recipient got them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More 7/22/2021 Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic ![Gato d.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Gato d.") GD Gato d. Film Editor / Colorist Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 4/27/2021 "Best WeTrasnfer competition" 5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is OpenText Hightail solving and how is that benefiting you? Usually use hightail for my delivery to clients. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Dustin D.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Dustin D.") DD Dustin D. Partner Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 1/6/2022 "Hightail for small businesses" 3.5/5 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about OpenText Hightail? The file organizing is interface is not intuitive and adding it's unclear wherenew files go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. 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. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ## Questions about OpenText Hightail? Ask real users or explore answers from the community Get practical answers, real workflows, and honest pros and cons from the G2 community or share your insights. 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