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Hightail alternative for agencies that deliver finished files to clients

Hightail handles creative review. Tarkle Send handles branded delivery. Most agencies need both, but they solve different problems at different prices.

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Tarkle Send is a file sharing and tracking platform for agencies, studios, and client-facing businesses. Files go through your own custom domain with your branding on every download page. Plans start at $29 per month for up to 15 team members with no per-user fees. It is one of four products under Tarkle, alongside Portal, Crew, and Studio.

No. All Hightail plans deliver files through Hightail's infrastructure at a Hightail URL. Custom branding with your logo and colors is available from the Teams plan, but the URL always belongs to Hightail. Tarkle Send includes custom domain delivery on every plan.

Yes. Hightail's commenting tools, side-by-side version comparison, and approval routing are features Tarkle Send does not offer. If your team runs formal review cycles where clients and stakeholders comment on work and sign off on approvals, Hightail is the better fit for that specific job. Tarkle Send is better for the delivery phase once the work is approved.

Yes. Many agencies use Hightail or Frame.io for the review phase, where clients comment and approve work-in-progress, and Tarkle Send for the final delivery phase, where finished files reach the client on the agency's domain. The two tools cover different stages and do not conflict.

Hightail Teams is $24 per user per month billed annually. A five-person team pays $120 per month. Tarkle Send is $29 per month flat for up to 15 team members. Adding people within the plan does not change the price. On Hightail, every additional user adds $24 per month.

No. Tarkle Send is focused on branded file delivery, not review. If your team needs commenting, version comparison, or approval routing, Hightail and Frame.io are better tools for those features.

Yes, on Tarkle Send. A file payment gate lets you set a price per file or folder. Clients pay through Stripe before downloading. Hightail has no equivalent feature.

Yes. Both Send and Send Pro include a 7-day free trial with full access. No credit card required. Hightail offers a free Lite plan with 100 MB upload limits and 2 GB storage.

Hightail alternative for agencies that deliver finished files to clients

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