Tarkle vs Clinked: branded file sharing or a client workspace
Clinked is a client workspace with tasks and chat. Tarkle sends and collects branded files, with a $0 Free plan.
Clinked is better when clients need a shared workspace with tasks, chat, a calendar and approvals. Tarkle is better when the job is sending and collecting files under your own brand, and you want to start on a free plan. We make Tarkle, so read this as one vendor's view, and check the Clinked facts against its own site.
What Clinked is
Clinked is a client workspace where files, tasks, chat and document approvals sit in one shared space. Its pricing page also lists Client Portals, a Virtual Data Room and a Custom Portal build next to its plans.
The job Clinked's plans are built around is ongoing work with clients inside one shared space. Tasks, a shared calendar, discussions and file approval all sit in the same portal as the files.
What Clinked offers
Clinked publishes its plans on its pricing page. The page switches between monthly, yearly (20% off) and two-yearly (35% off) billing, and it shows Premium at two different prices, so check the page for the figure that applies to you.
Start Up: $11 per user, for 1 to 25 users, with 2 GB of storage and all Standard features except a custom URL.
Standard: $239 per month, with 100 members, 1 TB of storage, your own domain (URL), tasks, a shared calendar, discussions, real-time group chat, an audit trail and a dedicated account manager.
Premium: $599 per month on its plan card and $479 per month in its compare table, with 250 members, 3 TB of storage, white-label email notifications, custom domain file upload, a Kanban board for tasks, enforced 2FA and role-based permissions.
Enterprise: priced by contacting Clinked, with 1,000 or more members, 5 TB or more of storage, a white-label mobile app, single sign-on and a choice of data center location (US, EU or rest of world).
The compare table on Clinked's pricing page lists guest sharing, file requests, file approval, file locking and version control. Its integrations include Google Workspace, Microsoft OneDrive, DocuSign, Adobe Acrobat Sign and Zoom, and over 7,000 apps through Zapier.
Assembly's review, published August 21, 2025, says "Clinked is built for the big guys" and that for a modern agency "Clinked might feel a bit corporate". Its list of who may not be a fan includes a budget under $100/month. That is one reviewer's opinion, not a Clinked claim.
What Tarkle does
Tarkle is a cloud storage and file-sharing platform for freelancers, agencies, and client-facing businesses. The work is files going out and files coming back.
Send: share files by link with password protection, a link expiration date or one-time download links. Transfer status shows whether a transfer was delivered, viewed or downloaded. Files can be up to 200 GB on Pro and Agency, and up to 1 GB on Free. On a public link, the person downloading needs no account.
Collect: file requests bring files back into the folder you choose, with a deadline and a limit on what a visitor can upload at once.
Your brand: custom branding and a custom domain are on Free. Brand pages keep logos, colors and fonts, and Free includes one brand page for the whole organization.
Client portal: on Pro and Agency, each client signs in with their email, sees only what you shared with them and sends files back. See client portal. On Agency you can create a workspace for every client.
Review: client feedback turns images and PDFs into a review board that clients comment on and approve with one link, with no account. Reviewers can approve or request changes. Free allows 5 active boards, and Pro and above have no limit.
Also: video and audio sharing with a built-in player, paid transfers through your own Stripe account, Slack alerts when files are viewed, downloaded or uploaded, file versions and imports from Google Drive or Dropbox.
Plans are per organization. Free is $0 forever, with no credit card required. It includes 1 workspace, 5 GB of storage and a 1 GB upload limit, plus file sharing and file requests, client feedback and approval, custom branding and a custom domain. Pro is $29 per month, or $19 per month billed yearly, with 3 TB of storage, a 200 GB upload limit, 2 workspaces and the branded client portal. Agency is $59 per month, or $49 per month billed yearly, with everything in Pro, 20 client workspaces, 6 TB of storage and a 100% white-label platform. See pricing for the live numbers.
Powered by Tarkle stays on the Free plan. Pro can switch it off, and on Agency it can be replaced with your agency name when White label is on.
Tarkle is a file tool. It covers sending, collecting, reviewing and the client portal, and it does not offer tasks, team chat or a calendar.
Clinked vs Tarkle
Feature | Tarkle | Clinked |
|---|---|---|
Main job | Send and collect files under your brand | Shared client workspace with files, tasks and chat |
Entry price | Free at $0, then Pro at $29 per month | Start Up at $11 per user, Standard at $239 per month |
Custom domain | On Free, with a custom domain | Your own domain on Standard, custom domain file upload on Premium |
White label | Agency plan, Powered by Tarkle replaced with your agency name | White-label email notifications on Premium, white-label mobile app on Enterprise |
Client portal | Pro and Agency | Its core product, shown with Client Portals on its pricing page |
Request files from clients | File requests on Free and every plan above it | File Request listed |
Client approval | Client feedback on images and PDFs, Free included | File Approval listed |
Tasks, chat, calendar | Not part of Tarkle | Tasks, shared calendar and chat from Standard |
Sales call needed | No, Free needs no credit card | Enterprise, VDR and Custom Portal are sales-led |
Who should choose Clinked
Stay with Clinked if your clients work with you day to day inside one shared space. Tasks, a shared calendar, discussions and chat in the same portal as the files are things Tarkle does not have. Clinked is also the fit if you need single sign-on, a white-label mobile app or a virtual data room for a deal.
It makes sense when the portal is the product you sell and the monthly price fits the contract.
Who should choose Tarkle
Choose Tarkle when most of your work is delivering files and getting files back. A designer sending final artwork, a video editor sending cuts, an accountant collecting documents or an agency sharing assets with ten clients all need the same few things: a link that carries their brand, a password or an expiry date when it matters, a way to see whether the client opened it, and a request link so the reply comes back into the right folder.
Your own address matters to clients. Free includes custom branding and a custom domain. Pro adds the branded client portal for $29 per month. Agency adds 20 client workspaces and a white-label platform, where your clients log in to your branded platform and the Powered by Tarkle line can be replaced with your agency name.
You also get video and audio with a built-in player, payments for a transfer through your own Stripe account, and Slack alerts when files are viewed, downloaded or uploaded. Tasks, team chat and a calendar inside the client space are not part of Tarkle, so check them first if they are the core of your client work.
Start for free and send your first transfer from your own branded link.
Switching from Clinked to Tarkle
Download your files from Clinked to your computer, folder by folder. If the files also sit in Dropbox or Google Drive, skip this and import them in step 3.
Create your workspace on Free and add your branding and a custom domain.
Bring the files in by upload, or import from Google Drive or Dropbox without downloading them first.
Set up each client: share a folder by link, or on Pro and Agency set up the client portal for them. On Agency you can create a workspace for every client.
Replace the chasing: send a file request where you used to ask clients to upload into Clinked.
Move tasks and chat elsewhere before you cancel, because Tarkle does not have them.
Move one client first. Send them a transfer from your own branded link and a file request for what you need back, then judge the result before you move the rest.
FAQ
Is Tarkle a Clinked alternative?
For sharing and collecting files under your own brand, yes. For tasks, chat and a calendar inside a client workspace, no: Tarkle does not have those.
How much does Clinked cost?
Clinked's pricing page shows Start Up at $11 per user and Standard at $239 per month. Premium appears at $479 per month in its compare table and at $599 on its plan card, and Enterprise is by quote. Check the pricing page for the figure that applies to you.
Does Clinked have a free trial?
Check Clinked's pricing page for its trial terms. Tarkle's Free plan is $0 forever, with no credit card required.
Can I use my own domain with Tarkle?
Yes. Free includes custom branding and a custom domain. On Agency, the Powered by Tarkle line can be replaced with your agency name when White label is on.
Does Tarkle have a client portal?
Yes, on Pro and Agency. Each client signs in with their email, sees only what you shared with them and sends files back.
How big a file can I send with Tarkle?
Up to 1 GB on Free and up to 200 GB on Pro and Agency. On a public link, the person downloading needs no account.
Can clients approve work in Tarkle?
Yes, for images and PDFs. Client feedback lets clients comment on a board and approve or request changes with one link, with no account. Free allows 5 active boards, and Pro and above have no limit.
