Paid-for plans allow for phone and video conferencing on top of messaging, with increases to member storage. This provides an advantage over general file-sharing services, because it allows for much more user control - and especially respect hierarchies - without having to worry about overcomplicated permissions.Įven better is that Slack has a free tier with a generous 5GB of storage available per team member, so you can try it out with minimal investment other than a little time spent setting up your team(s). This is easy to set up in Slack, and better still, ensure control over which team members have access over which documents. But the lite version of HighTail is completely free and allows you to share large files up to 2 GB for free with a maximum file size limit of 250 MB. This is especially the case if you're managing a project, or working as part of a team on a project, and need to keep all your documentation in one place. LimeWire is a discontinued free software peer-to-peer file sharing (P2P) client for Windows, OS X, Linux and Solaris. HighTail is a premium file sharing service that lets you send large files online and access them from any device. However, if you're looking to share a select few documents rather than a huge archive then Slack might just work for you. Slack isn't so much of an online file store as much as an online communications platform. +Free tier +Permission hierarchy +Generous storage
