Clearview InFocus vs OpenText Hightail

Likelihood to Recommend

Compared to other accounting software, I think InFocus offers more functionalities and it's very user friendly. It's a cloud based solution you can easily access remotely, and the connection speed is quite fast. It integrates project management data and financial data, which is important for an engineering company like us.

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Administrator in Finance and Accounting

Civil Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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Hightail is my go-to source when I need to send large files that would never fit as regular attachments. That being said, sometimes there are files that would perfectly fit as attachments but I want the security that Hightail provides when sending sensitive or private material. It's very comforting knowing that the content I'm sending is only being received and viewed by the intended parties. It's also comforting for my clients when it's THEIR content that I'm sending for review.

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Daniel Shatzkes CEO Entrepreneur, Manufacturer, Musician

Founder/CEO

Gig Gear LLCMusic, 1-10 employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Clearview InFocus

OpenText Hightail

Task Management

Resource Management

Gantt Charts

Scheduling

Workflow Automation

Timesheet Tracking

Change request and Case Management

Budget and Expense Management

Mobile Access

Search

Visual planning tools

Clearview InFocus

OpenText Hightail

Quotes/estimates

Invoicing

Project & financial reporting

Integration with accounting software

Clearview InFocus

OpenText Hightail

Notifications

Discussions

Integrates with Gmail and Google Hangouts

Integrates with Outlook

Clearview InFocus

OpenText Hightail

Versioning

Video files

Audio files

Document collaboration

Access control

Advanced security features

Integrates with Google Drive

Device sync

Pros

Functionality - compared to some other software, it's a breeze to make modifications in InFocus.
Integration - it's a pretty smooth implementation from our legacy system Deltek.
User friendly - it's cloud based, easy to access from anywhere, connection speed is fast.

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Administrator in Finance and Accounting

Civil Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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It’s great for sending large-sized art files for print
It’s secure and files can be easily tracked
I like that it tells you how long it will take for the desired file to upload

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Saryia Green

Marketing Coordinator

3SI Security SystemsSecurity and Investigations, 201-500 employees

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Cons

The report module can include more canned reports.

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Verified User

Administrator in Finance and Accounting

Civil Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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I wish the screen would auto refresh faster, but that could be an issue with our bandwidth or IT pipeline and not the product.
I'd like a quicker way to get people up to speed than giving them a link to watch a multitude of videos and tutorials.

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Richard Peterson

Senior Digital Marketing Specialist

BroanBuilding Materials, 5001-10,000 employees

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Alternatives Considered

I prefer InFocus over other products.

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Verified User

Administrator in Finance and Accounting

Civil Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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We looked at Dropbox because it's very well known in the industry and widely used. We didn't use it for a couple of reasons. First, our server security presented too many challenges and our IT director nixed the idea. Secondly, a lot of people used DropBox for personal use and we thought it could be confusing to have to navigate between the two choices. Hightail offers a single sign-in that can be shared amongst users so there is never a conflict between personal and professional use.

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Lisa Moughan

Global Marketing / Corporate Communication Manager

3SI Security SystemsSecurity and Investigations, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

Improves efficiency.
Increases productivity.

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Verified User

Administrator in Finance and Accounting

Civil Engineering Company, 201-500 employees

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Team members can view and give feedback on videos, which is very useful.
The storage really can't be overstated. It's great.
It's generally pretty affordable for how much you can host on their server.

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Sarah Bandy

Executive Director

Youth Empowerment through Arts and HumanitiesNon-Profit Organization Management, 1-10 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Clearview InFocus Editions & Modules

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Additional Pricing Details

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General

Free Trial

Yes

Free/Freemium Version

Yes

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

OpenText Hightail Editions & Modules

Edition

Lite	$0¹
Pro	$15²
Business	Custom²
Teams	$30³

100MB per file upload
per user, per month
per user/per month

Additional Pricing Details

Lite: Send large files with anyone. Files are limited to 100MB for each file size uploaded, 2GB storage max. Files expire after 7 days. Pro: Send large files with anyone and set advanced security permissions such as expiration dates and access codes. Files are limited to 25GB for each file size uploaded, with unlimited storage. Teams: Send large files, collaborate in real-time and manage creative projects with your team. The Hightail Teams plan allows you to purchase multiple users online (from 1-30 users per organization) and allows users to send file sizes up to 50GB with unlimited storage. The Teams plan also includes features such as file previews, organization, annotations, version control, discussions, follow-ups, approval routing and more. Business: Create unlimited visual project folders (called a Space) with collaboration and project management features such as approval routing and assigning to-dos, upload unlimited files up to 100GB each, protect them with access codes and manage user permissions., plus intuitive admin controls , detailed activity analysis for your entire company, advanced organization options and priority support.

Rating Summary

Clearview InFocus

OpenText Hightail