Filestage

GDPR Compliant

German content review and approval platform for marketing teams and agencies.

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GDPR Compliance Data

Not independently verified

GDPR Status	GDPR Compliant
HQ Country	Germany
Ownership	European-owned
Foreign Disclosure Exposure	Not yet verified
Data Hosting Location	European Union
EU Servers Available
Data Processing Agreement	Not verified
Sub-processor List	Not verified
Schrems II Risk	Low Risk
SCCs in Place
Notes	German company with EU data hosting.

About Filestage

Content Review Without the Email Chaos

Filestage is a German content review and approval platform that replaces scattered email feedback with structured approval workflows. Founded in 2015 in Stuttgart, it helps marketing teams, agencies, and creative departments streamline how they review and approve videos, designs, documents, and live websites.

Structured Approval Workflows

Filestage organizes the review process from first draft to final approval:

Visual annotations: Reviewers mark up videos, images, PDFs, and documents with contextual comments pinned to specific frames, areas, or text
Live website review: Annotate directly on live web pages, capturing screenshots with feedback
Version comparison: Side-by-side version comparison to see what changed between revisions
Approval workflows: Define review steps with sequential or parallel approvals, due dates, and automatic reminders
Automated checklists: Ensure every stakeholder signs off before content goes live
Integrations: Connect with project management tools, cloud storage, and creative software

For Teams That Ship Content Regularly

Filestage is particularly relevant for marketing teams and agencies that produce high volumes of content (campaigns, social posts, videos, print materials) and need to collect feedback from multiple stakeholders without drowning in email threads. All data is hosted in Germany.

Key Features

Visual annotations: Context-specific feedback on videos, images, PDFs

Live website review: Annotate directly on web pages

Version comparison: Side-by-side revision tracking

Approval workflows: Sequential or parallel review steps

Automated reminders: Due date tracking and stakeholder nudges

Integrations: Slack, Asana, Monday, cloud storage services

Pros & Cons

Purpose-built for creative content review and approval

Supports all content types including video and live websites

German company with EU data hosting

Not a full project management tool (focused on review workflows)

Free plan limited to 2 active projects

Replaces

Asana

Company Info

Founded	2015
Team Size	51-200

Filestage GDPR & data protection: common questions

Is Filestage GDPR compliant?

Yes. On the evidence we checked, Filestage meets the requirements European businesses usually need. Filestage is a European company headquartered in Germany, data is hosted within the European Union.

Where does Filestage store data?

Filestage hosts data within the European Union.

Does Filestage offer a Data Processing Agreement (DPA)?

We could not locate a published DPA for Filestage. That does not mean one is unavailable. Many vendors provide it on request or inside the account area rather than publishing it. Ask before you sign.

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