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Filestage

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4.4

Overview

Product Information on Filestage

Updated 13th October 2025

What is Filestage?

Filestage is a software designed to facilitate the review and approval of digital content such as documents, images, videos, and designs. The software streamlines the feedback process by enabling teams to comment directly on files, track versions, and manage approval workflows in a centralized platform. Filestage addresses challenges related to collaboration delays, miscommunication, and disorganized feedback by providing features such as real time commenting, annotation tools, task assignment, and status tracking. This software helps organizations ensure clarity and accountability throughout the review cycle, reducing the risk of errors and supporting timely project delivery.

Filestage Pricing

Filestage software uses a subscription-based pricing model with multiple tiers distinguished by features and user limits. Pricing is structured per team on a monthly or annual basis and varies depending on required functionality such as project volume, storage capacity, and additional collaboration tools. Custom enterprise plans are available for organizations with expanded needs.

Overall experience with Filestage

REGIONAL MANAGER
<50M USD, Manufacturing
FAVORABLE

“Filestage - Emphasize real time collaboration and easy to use.”

4.0
Nov 7, 2023
Overall experience of using this product is good as it streamlines the process of approving and reviewing various types of contents like images, videos, documents, designs etc. which is very helpful for marketing teams, creative agencies to collaborate and receives feedback from customers.
SDE 2 FE
1B - 3B USD, Healthcare and Biotech
CRITICAL

“Content creaion and management going hand in hand”

3.0
Oct 16, 2023
A great platform to plan the content flow where other team members can also collaborate, tasks can be created to determine the content. Team members can review other's work and provide valuble feedback

About Company

Company Description

Updated 13th May 2025

Filestage is the online proofing software for brands and agencies. It replaces the chaos of email reviews with a step-by-step approval process. This makes sure all assets go through the right people while speeding up the journey from v1 to approval. Started in 2015, Filestage has its headquarters in Stuttgart, Germany, and its reach extends globally through a remote workforce. Its key objective is to alleviate chaos from approval processes and boost productivity within team environments.

Company Details

Updated 13th May 2025
Company type
Private
Year Founded
2015
Head office location
Stuttgart, Germany
Number of employees
51 - 200
Website
https://filestage.io/

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Performance of Filestage Across Market Features

Filestage Likes & Dislikes

Like

1- It provides user friendly interface for uploading files of all formats like images, documents, videos etc. and sharing with employees. 2- It allows multiple users to collaborate and comment on files simultaneously making it easy for teams to create robust content which enhance real-time collaboration. 3- It allows structuring of projects from beginning to end in one window. 4- It makes the process easy and limits the needs of writing lengthy emails which makes it easy to use and help in saving time.

Like

the pipeline structure it provides to create a roadmap for the content creation, design mockups can be shared and others can view and give their feedback on it, documentions can be done in here and others can review them simultaneously

Like

with its modern AI, the data analysis is very simplified and no or little to know human effort is required in incorporating feedbacks.

Dislike

1- The cost of using this product can be concern for smaller teams or freelancers as it can be relatively expensive compared to other collaboration tools. 2- It offers limited free plan with restrictions on the number of users and projects. For larger teams, paid plan is necessary. 3- There are teachnical glitches oberved like crasing of softtware in middle of project which can be annoying for certain users. 4- This can't be accessed in phone, accesible in web but an application would make this ideal.

Dislike

there is no app for desktop have to use the browser everytime, the nofications are bit confusing at times and need re-doing

Dislike

The third-party support provided by file stage is not up to the mark and the window. Support is not that great.

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Peer Discussions

Filestage Reviews and Ratings

4.4

(24 Ratings)

Rating Distribution

5 Star
46%
4 Star
46%
3 Star
8%
2 Star
0%
1 Star
0%
Why ratings and reviews count differ?

Customer Experience

Evaluation & Contracting

4.3

Integration & Deployment

4.5

Service & Support

4.5

Product Capabilities

4.5

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  • REGIONAL MANAGER
    <50M USD
    Manufacturing
    Review Source

    Filestage - Emphasize real time collaboration and easy to use.

    4.0
    Nov 7, 2023
    Overall experience of using this product is good as it streamlines the process of approving and reviewing various types of contents like images, videos, documents, designs etc. which is very helpful for marketing teams, creative agencies to collaborate and receives feedback from customers.
  • SALES EXECUTIVE
    50M-1B USD
    Miscellaneous
    Review Source

    Manage reviews easily with Filestage

    4.0
    Nov 23, 2023
    File stage is an innovative solution for managing your reviews as its modern AI takes care of incorporating feedback.
  • TALENT ACQUISITION ASSOCIATE
    50M-1B USD
    Healthcare and Biotech
    Review Source

    An honest review of Filestage.

    5.0
    Nov 7, 2023
    My overall experience is outstanding. Filestage really minimizes the gap between the customers and us. It is a boon for the backend team also.
  • GTM Strategy
    50M-1B USD
    Telecommunication
    Review Source

    Brilliant experience. Ridiculously great features & customer service

    5.0
    Oct 17, 2023
    Amazing cloud based platform that helps me streamline the review and approval process for creative content including documents, images, videos and other digital assets. Have tried other competitor products as well but 'Filestage' is absolutely worth every penny spent
  • SOFTWARE DEVELOPER
    50M-1B USD
    Finance (non-banking)
    Review Source

    FileStage to keep your approvals streamline, faster and more organised

    4.0
    Oct 15, 2023
    FileStage is a platform which is designed to make the process of approval in the team easier and they claim to cut the time by 30%. The ui of the platform is very freindly and intutive and you can know in real time that in which stage your approval process is. Your approver can add comments too and add media. It's keeps the process very clean and organised
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