Hightail vs MASV Comparison 2026
Hightail pairs large file sending with feedback pinned directly to the frame, free for 100MB uploads, then $12 a month for 25GB with unlimited storage. MASV skips seats and reviews entirely and charges by the gigabyte moved, 15GB free every month, then $0.25 a gigabyte, built for camera-original footage that can run past a terabyte. Pick Hightail when comments need to stay attached to the file being reviewed. Pick MASV for moving huge camera files with nobody commenting on them.
At a glance
- Hightail starts cheaper, at $12.
- Both have a genuinely free tier.
Side by side
Hightail | MASV | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price (they differ) | From $12 | From $58 |
| Pricing model | Free plan, paid tiers | Free plan, paid tiers |
| Free tier | Yes | Yes |
| Billing | Not stated | Usage-based |
| Free trial | Not stated | Not stated |
| API | Not stated | Not stated |
Hightail
Send big files and collect notes on them
Hightail sends files far past what email allows and then keeps the feedback attached to the thing being reviewed, so comments on a cut land on the frame rather than in a thread somewhere. The free tier caps uploads at a hundred megabytes, which is a document rather than a video. Paying takes that to twenty-five gigabytes with storage uncapped. Teams are priced per user, so a solo editor sending to clients pays once rather than per seat.
Our note
Buy this for the review workflow rather than the transfer, because plain file sending is a solved problem with cheaper answers and comments pinned to a frame are not. The free tier's 100MB ceiling makes it useless for video, which is worth knowing before treating it as a trial.
MASV
Large file transfer priced by the gigabyte
MASV moves camera files between people who are not on the same network, which is the job that breaks every consumer sync tool once a shoot goes over a terabyte. There are no seats: you pay for the data you send, and the first fifteen gigabytes each month cost nothing. Uploads sit in storage free for five days, after which keeping them there becomes its own small charge.
Why people weigh these two
- MASV instead of Hightail
- MASV handles very large transfers priced by the gigabyte rather than by subscription, with a free tier and paid use from $58.
- Hightail instead of MASV
- Hightail collects notes and approvals on the files it sends, useful when the transfer is also where feedback happens, not just a drop-off.
Which one should you pick
Pick Hightail if the point is collecting notes on a cut, not just delivering it. The free Lite plan is 100MB and 2GB of storage, and Pro at $12 a month billed annually takes uploads to 25GB with unlimited storage and security settings on shares. It is priced per seat, so a solo freelancer pays once rather than per file sent.
Pick MASV if the files are camera masters that can run past a terabyte and nobody needs to leave a comment on them. There are no seats, only gigabytes: 15GB free every month, then $0.25 a gigabyte, with storage free for five days and $0.07 a gigabyte a month after that. Subscriptions from $58 a month for 250GB run about 8 percent cheaper than pay as you go, worth it only past roughly 230GB a month.
Common questions
- Which one is better for collecting feedback on a video?
- Hightail. Comments attach directly to the frame being reviewed rather than sitting in a separate thread, which is its whole reason for existing. MASV has no review or commenting feature; it only moves the files.
- Which one is cheaper for a single large file?
- Usually MASV, since 15GB moves free every month and anything past that is $0.25 a gigabyte with no seat cost. Hightail charges $12 a month per seat for 25GB of uploads, which costs more for an occasional single large send.
- Does MASV offer permanent storage like Hightail's paid plans?
- No. Uploads sit free for five days, then cost $0.07 a gigabyte a month, which is meant to be temporary. Hightail's Pro plan and above include unlimited storage as part of the subscription.
- Is Hightail's free plan usable for video?
- Barely: the 100MB cap suits a document rather than a video file, so its own guidance warns against treating it as a real trial. MASV's free allowance, 15GB every month, is large enough to move an actual video file at no cost.
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