Comparison
TweakTick vs Filestage
Filestage is proofing software for larger teams in pharma, retail and manufacturing, with formal approval steps. TweakTick is built for freelancers and small agencies.
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At a glance
The short version. Each label is read from the full table below, where every fact has its source.
Approve / Request changes
- TweakTick
- Yes
- Filestage
- Yes
Sign-off record
- TweakTick
- Yes
- Filestage
- Yes
Client account needed
- TweakTick
- No
- Filestage
- No
Price
- TweakTick
- One flat price per plan, never per seat
- Filestage
- Starter $199 a month
Free plan
- TweakTick
- Yes
- Filestage
- Yes
Versions and compare
- TweakTick
- Yes
- Filestage
- Yes
Side by side
Every fact, word for word, with where it came from and the day it was checked.
| Topic | TweakTick | Filestage |
|---|---|---|
| Price and plans | ||
| Price | TweakTickOne flat price per plan, never per seat. Current prices are on our pricing page.Source: TweakTick pricing · checked on 2 Nov 2026 | FilestageStarter $199 a month; Business $329. (The other billing option shows $249 and $399.) 10 seats included, more in bundles of 5. Enterprise: custom.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Free plan | TweakTickYes: 1 active project, 1 team member and 1 GB, with no time limit.Source: TweakTick pricing · checked on 2 Nov 2026 | FilestageYes: 1 active project, 5 new files a month, 10 team members and 2 GB.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Add-ons and plan locks | TweakTickNo add-ons on any plan or the lifetime deal. Optional extra storage and email-preview credits are built but not switched on, and have no prices yet.Source: TweakTick pricing · checked on 13 Nov 2026 | FilestageZapier, Jira, monday, webhooks and the REST API from Business ($329 a month). Audit logs and “Approve and sign” on Enterprise only.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Approvals and sign-off | ||
| Approve / Request changes | TweakTickYes: Approve or Request changes. Approving needs a 6-digit code emailed to the client.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | FilestageYes: Approve or Request changes, with reviewer groups for each stage. Approve with changes and reject on Business.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Sign-off record | TweakTickYes: a hash-chained record of who approved which version and when, with a certificate page.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | FilestageYes: each review decision is logged as an audit trail. Audit logs of all actions and “Approve and sign” (FDA 21 CFR Part 11) on Enterprise.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Versions and compare | TweakTickYes: rounds V1, V2 … freeze what was reviewed, with a version picker, and you can compare two rounds with a slider or side by side.Source: TweakTick status · checked on 13 Nov 2026 | FilestageYes: every version kept per file. Compare: shown in a picture on its homepage, not described.Source: Filestage homepage · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Reviewing websites | ||
| Live websites | TweakTickA small script on the real site. If it is not installed, screenshots at desktop, tablet and phone widths. Our screenshot engine captured 47 of 50 test sites.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | FilestageA website viewer for live websites and interactive HTML. How it loads a site: not found.Source: Filestage homepage · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Client account needed | TweakTickNo. Clients open a link; approving needs only the emailed code. Password and invite-only links too.Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 22 Oct 2026 | FilestageNo (“reviewers don’t need to set up an account”).Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Branding and tools | ||
| White-label | TweakTickYes: your logo, name and colour on client pages and emails on the Agency plan and Lifetime Tiers 2–3, plus your own domain and email server.Source: TweakTick pricing · checked on 13 Nov 2026 | FilestageYour logo on the Filestage dashboard from Starter ($199 a month). Custom domain: not found.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
| Integrations | TweakTickYes: Slack, Jira, Linear, ClickUp, Asana, Trello, monday.com, Todoist, Notion and Airtable, each checked against the real tool on 3 Nov 2026, plus webhooks and apps for Zapier, Make and n8n (Zapier and Make by invite link for now). Task tools, Slack and webhooks on every plan, including Free; Zapier, Make and n8n on paid plans and lifetime licences (they need the API, which Free does not have).Source: TweakTick build status · checked on 5 Nov 2026 | FilestageSlack, Microsoft Teams and Google Drive on Free. Zapier, Jira, monday, webhooks and a REST API on Business.Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026 |
Where Filestage is ahead today
Good reasons to choose Filestage right now.
A full approval workflow: reviewer groups per stage, due dates, and approve with changes or reject on Business.
Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026More file types: video, images, designs, documents, websites, interactive HTML and audio.
Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026Built for regulated teams: audit logs and “Approve and sign” for FDA 21 CFR Part 11 and EU Annex 11, on Enterprise.
Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 202610 team members even on its Free plan.
Source: Filestage pricing page · checked on 13 Nov 2026
Free review tools
- Website annotatorNumbered pins and notes on a live web page.
- Compare imagesV1 vs V2: every changed pixel, highlighted.
- Screenshot annotatorNumbered pins and notes on any screenshot.
- PDF annotatorPin comments on PDF pages, privately.
- Responsive checkerSee a site at three screen widths at once.
- Scope creep calculatorPut a yearly number on extra rounds you never billed.
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