Most agencies collect client assets through workarounds: shared Drive folders, Dropbox file requests, email threads, or content platforms designed for something else entirely. This page compares the real options side by side so you can decide what fits your workflow.
When we talk to agencies about how they collect logos, photos, brand guidelines, and copy from clients, the answers cluster around a handful of tools — none of which were designed for the job.
| Feature | Preflight | GatherContent | Google Drive | Dropbox | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guided client upload portal | ✓ | ~ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ |
| File format enforcement | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Dimension & size requirements | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| File validation (deep scan) | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Required vs optional tracking | ✓ | ~ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| No client account needed | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Agency branding | ✓ | ~ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Reusable project templates | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Completion notifications | ✓ | ~ | ✗ | ~ | ✗ |
| Setup time | <10 min | Hours | 5 min | 5 min | 0 min |
| Starting cost | Free | $99/mo | Free | $15/user/mo | Free |
If you're producing website copy at scale and need structured content workflows, CMS integrations, and team collaboration on written content — GatherContent (Content Workflow) is worth evaluating, despite the price and learning curve.
If you need to store and share files internally — Google Drive and Dropbox are both excellent. Keep using them for that.
If you need to collect files from clients — logos, photos, documents, brand assets — and want them to arrive in the right format, validated, without six email threads — that's what Preflight is built for. It's the only tool in this list designed specifically for the client-to-agency file intake workflow.
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