Comparison
Bridge vs Filestage
Filestage runs formal review-and-approval steps across many file types. Bridge is the opposite kind of tool: one private widget on the client’s Squarespace site for the everyday back-and-forth, and for getting paid.
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Filestage is a platform for structured proofing and sign-off across documents, video, and web, with reviewers invited into each step. Bridge is narrower on purpose: a widget on the client’s live Squarespace site for the everyday conversation, the small to-dos, and the invoice for them. Nothing is uploaded, nobody is invited, and plans are priced by how many client sites you cover.
Bridge vs Filestage
Filestage details reflect its general product model and may change — check their site for current pricing and features.
Choose Bridge if you want…
- Squarespace designers who want feedback on the live site, not uploaded proofs
- Anyone whose clients will not learn an approval workflow
- Studios that want one private channel per client, with payment built in
Filestage may fit better if…
- Teams proofing lots of non-web assets — video, PDFs, documents
- Workflows that need formal, multi-step approval and sign-off
The verdict
For formal multi-format proofing and approval, Filestage is purpose-built. For the daily client conversation on a Squarespace site, with tasks and payment attached to it, Bridge is the better fit.
FAQ
How does Bridge compare to Filestage?+
Filestage is an approval platform for many file types. Bridge is a widget on the client’s Squarespace site, focused on live feedback, chat, tasks, and payment, with no account for the client and plans from $19 a month.
What does Bridge cost?+
Plans start at $19 a month for five client sites, and every plan begins with a 14-day free trial — no card required.
How many client sites can I use Bridge on?+
Five on the first plan, twenty-five on the next, and unlimited on the largest.
Does my client need an account?+
No. Your client opens the widget on their own site and starts talking — there is no sign-up, no password, and nothing for them to install.
Keep client feedback in one place.
Chat, tasks, and files on every client’s site. Plans from $19/mo.