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Frame.io

Cloud-based video review and collaboration platform

As of 29 August 2026, Frame.io has a free plan and paid plans start at $15/month. Frame. Softwr lists it under Video Production. Frame.io is made by Adobe, available on Web, iOS, Android.

Overview

What Frame.io does

Frame.io, owned by Adobe, is a cloud-based platform for video review, collaboration, and asset management. It lets teams share footage, gather time-coded comments, and manage approvals, with integrations into editing tools like Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Lightroom. Frame.io supports Camera to Cloud uploads, custom-branded external sharing, and enterprise security features such as SSO and forensic watermarking on higher tiers.

What people use it for

  • Reviewing and approving video edits with remote clients
  • Live camera-to-cloud uploads during a shoot
  • Managing media assets across a production team
  • Enterprise video workflows requiring SSO and watermarking

The honest half

Where it falls short

Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Frame.io.

  • Storage limits on Free and Pro tiers can be restrictive for large video projects.
  • Per-member pricing on Pro and Team plans scales quickly for larger teams.
  • Advanced security features like forensic watermarking and DRM require the custom-priced Enterprise tier.
  • Free plan caps projects and members too low for regular production use.

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What people choose instead of Frame.io

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Pricing

What Frame.io costs

Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.

Free

Free

  • Up to 2 members
  • 2GB storage
  • Up to 2 projects
  • Camera to Cloud, transcription, captions

Pro

$15 /mo

  • Up to 5 members
  • 2TB included storage
  • Unlimited projects
  • Custom-branded shares

Team

$25 /mo

  • Up to 15 members
  • 3TB included storage
  • Internal comments
  • Restricted project access

Capabilities

Features

  • Time-coded review comments

    Reviewers can leave frame-accurate comments directly on video footage.

  • Camera to Cloud

    Upload footage directly from supported cameras to Frame.io during a shoot.

  • Editing app integrations

    Integrates with Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Lightroom for round-trip workflows.

  • Custom-branded sharing

    Share footage externally with passphrase-protected, branded review links.

  • Forensic watermarking

    Enterprise-tier watermarking to trace leaked content back to a viewer.

  • Single sign-on

    SAML2 SSO support for enterprise identity management.

Answered, with sources

Questions people ask

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What does Frame.io cost?

Frame.io offers a Free plan for up to 2 members, a Pro plan at $15/month per member, and a Team plan at $25/month per member, plus a custom-priced Enterprise tier.

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Is there a free plan, and what are its limits?

The Free plan supports up to 2 members, 2GB of storage, and up to 2 projects, including Camera to Cloud, transcription, and captions.

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Does Frame.io integrate with editing software?

Yes, all plans include integrations with Adobe Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro, and Lightroom.

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