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Filestage

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What is Filestage?

Filestage is an online workspace to share, review and approve videos, audios, documents and designs with clients and co-workers, from the company of the same name in Stuttgart. The platform is tailored to the needs of advertising, design, film, sound,…

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Filestage is the key for the team to perform their best

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 29, 2022
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use Filestage to organize, proof, and get approvals for any type of collateral we are producing. It allows us to create pieces from concept to final press-ready mechanicals...
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Bonnie Miguel
Professional - Marketing
Designer
Itoya
Filestage1 year of experience

Filestage: The Virtual Tabletop Your Team Needs

Rating: 9 out of 10
March 29, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Filestage is the best collaboration tool for your team, especially if you have team members working remotely in different locations. It provides what feels like a virtual tabl...
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Verified user
Employee
Filestage1 year of experience

Great, Easy-to-Use Solution for Creative Teams

Rating: 8 out of 10
March 28, 2022
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Filestage is used for our Creative Team to manage projects amongst our writers and graphic designers
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Rachel Kostival
Employee - Marketing
Creative Director
Itoya of America
Filestage1 year of experience

By far, the Easiest and Most Affordable Proofing Software I've Used in my 12yrs Designing!

Rating: 9 out of 10
September 21, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
Our marketing department uses FileStage as a collaborative proofing platform every day to review design infographics, whitepapers, case studies, social media graphics, newslet...
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Matthew DeLaRosa
Professional - Marketing
Graphic Designer
KUBRA
Filestage1 year of experience
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Pricing

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Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee
For the latest information on pricing, visithttps://filestage.io/pricing

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Starting price (does not include set up fee)

  • $19 per month per seat
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Product Details

What is Filestage?

Filestage is a review and approval platform that aims to free teams from chaotic approval processes.

From large enterprises to independent agencies, Filestage helps teams share, discuss, and approve all their files, all in one place – including documents, images, videos, websites, and audio files.

Filestage boasts users among various brands and agencies, including AB Inbev, LG, Havas, GroupM, and Emirates.

Filestage is presented as ideal for users who create TV ads or social media content. The user can upload a video to share it with clients. Then stakeholders can tap anywhere on the video to pause it and add a comment. So instead of juggling timecodes and long descriptions over email, the whole review and approval process can be seen in one place.

Filestage helps with approval management too. Instead of chasing people over email and managing approvals in a spreadsheet, the user can see the status of files at a glance. With automated reminders to nudge people for approval, users can make sure projects are delivered on time.

Filestage Features

  • Supported: Unlimited reviewers
  • Supported: One-click approvals
  • Supported: Annotations
  • Supported: Compare versions
  • Supported: Custom branding
  • Supported: Due dates
  • Supported: Automated review reminders
  • Supported: Project templates
  • Supported: Task lists
  • Supported: Project folders
  • Supported: Multiple teams
  • Supported: Team-only comments
  • Supported: Threaded comments
  • Supported: File status
  • Supported: Email notifications
  • Supported: Roles and permissions
  • Supported: Password protection

Filestage Screenshots

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Filestage Video

Filestage is a review and approval platform that helps teams to share, discuss, and approve all their files – including documents, images, videos, and audio files.

Filestage Integrations

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Filestage Technical Details

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Frequently Asked Questions

Filestage is an online workspace to share, review and approve videos, audios, documents and designs with clients and co-workers, from the company of the same name in Stuttgart. The platform is tailored to the needs of advertising, design, film, sound, media and creative professionals.

Filestage starts at $19.

Ziflow and PageProof are common alternatives for Filestage.

The most common users of Filestage are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Reviews and Ratings

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Community Insights

TrustRadius Insights are summaries of user sentiment data from TrustRadius reviews and, when necessary, 3rd-party data sources. Have feedback on this content? Let us know!

Users frequently recommend using Filestage for collaboration with teammates and vendors. They find it to be a great platform for file review and collaboration, particularly for visual projects such as animation, illustration, in-store signage, and customer emails. Users also suggest practicing using Filestage with internal team members to better understand the notification system and highlight its usefulness as a project management tool for multiple projects with different clients. Furthermore, users recommend taking advantage of the free trial to quickly grasp the benefits of using Filestage for proofing and organizing tasks. Overall, users recommend Filestage as a must-have tool for creative development companies looking to share creative content with clients or within their teams.

Reviews

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Filestage is the key for the team to perform their best

Rating: 10 out of 10
March 29, 2022
BM
Bonnie Miguel
Designer
Itoya (Consumer Goods, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Filestage
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
We use Filestage to organize, proof, and get approvals for any type of collateral we are producing. It allows us to create pieces from concept to final press-ready mechanicals. Everyone knows at all times where the project is in the process and knows when it is time for them to move forward with their contribution. Everything is documented, so there is never confusion about how we got to the final piece.
Pros and Cons
  • Compares past and present versions.
  • Makes commenting easy.
  • Easy navigation.
Likelihood to Recommend
I think Filestage is perfect for projects where there is a team involved and several eyes need to be on the project. I don't think it is necessary for small projects where the approval process only goes through one other person. It also keeps everyone on schedule without being annoying.
Return on Investment
  • In general, it has saved the company time (which is money) by keeping us organized and having everyone on the same page continuously.
Alternatives Considered
We use Slack - but not really for organizing, proofing, or approving projects. We use it more as a communication tool for the employees that are spread across the country. We will occasionally post smaller jobs there - but most of our projects go through Filestage.
Other Software Used

Filestage: The Virtual Tabletop Your Team Needs

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
March 29, 2022
Verified User
Vetted Review
Verified User
Filestage
1 year of experience
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Filestage is the best collaboration tool for your team, especially if you have team members working remotely in different locations. It provides what feels like a virtual tabletop situation for everyone to participate in the proofing process for nearly everything, with easy-to-use commenting features and text editing features as well. As a remote copywriter, this has been an essential software that has simplified the editing process immensely.
Pros and Cons
  • The user experience is beautiful and fairly intuitive.
  • Filestage allows for easy collaboration on projects.
  • Filestage sends helpful notifications about projects when changes are requested.
Likelihood to Recommend
  • My team uses Filestage for reviewing copy, and I find submitting documents prepared as a Word document to be the most useful personally. Another team member uploads .PDF documents regularly, and Filestage also allows highlighting text on those. It is also suited for video and audio file review, though our team has yet to experiment with those features.

In some ways, I wish it worked a little bit better with Google Docs, as this is another primary software I use. The main issue here is that it doesn't have the same version comparability, and comment tags don't all show up at once if comments are submitted at different times. It does still integrate so you can keep your work in one space however.
Return on Investment
  • Saves time when proofing and editing work.
  • Creates a unified place for feedback from team members.
  • Allows all editing and review to happen in one place.
  • Allows for versioning and version comparison.

Great, Easy-to-Use Solution for Creative Teams

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
March 28, 2022
RK
Rachel Kostival
Creative Director
Itoya of America (Marketing & Advertising, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
Filestage
1 year of experience
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Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Filestage is used for our Creative Team to manage projects amongst our writers and graphic designers
Pros and Cons
  • Version control
  • Organization of projects
  • Collaboration
Likelihood to Recommend
Very well suited for graphic design work. It is currently not ideal for copywriting, but I think its close.
Return on Investment
  • It has helped us to stay organized and keep on top of our projects
  • It has helped to keep everything in one place
  • It has helped streamline the review process and get us out of emails
Alternatives Considered
It is more affordable and straightforward than Wrike, though in some areas has less functionality. We found it better because it takes significantly less time to undertand than Wrike and ClickUp do. It's more expensive than ClickUp, but again, the ease of use makes it worthwhile. I feel that Trello is much too simplistic and does not allow for the version control and commenting in the same way.

By far, the Easiest and Most Affordable Proofing Software I've Used in my 12yrs Designing!

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
September 21, 2021
Use Cases and Deployment Scope
Our marketing department uses FileStage as a collaborative proofing platform every day to review design infographics, whitepapers, case studies, social media graphics, newsletters and video. It's also very easy to use with people outside our department and/or organization with a simple email invite. So bringing in new collaborators is a breeze. Filestage gives us a real time platform to proof/review all of our projects in a timely manner, where I control deadlines and reminders. It's made our proofing process very efficient and works wonderfully for a company like ours with offices across the U.S. and Canada.
Pros and Cons
  • Filestage makes it very easy to add new collaborators without any hassle. All you need is their email address and Filestage takes care of the rest.
  • Managing who can and cannot see a project is very easy with Filestage. You control when a project gets in front of the right people at the right time.
  • Staying organized is a walk in the park when using Filestage. Adding project folders and projects is easy and intuitive.
Likelihood to Recommend
Filestage is perfect for staging a review with multiple stakeholders from different organizations. You can control who sees your project and when they can see it. Controlling this aspect of the review process is so important because some stakeholders might not understand a work in process and really only need to see something that's close to finished, while other collaborators might need to get in earlier to make art changes, copy changes, etc.
Return on Investment
  • The biggest ROI comes in the form of time. Automatic reminders, and ease of use saves me from micromanaging the process and allows me to tackle other tasks while a project is in review.
Alternatives Considered
Filestage is by far the easiest and most affordable option for our team.
Other Software Used
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