What is the best free Frame.io alternative?

Filestage has the largest free team allowance in this list. Filestage Free allows 1 active project, 5 new files a month, 10 team members and 2 GB. Ziflow Free allows 2 users and 2 GB. Frame.io also keeps its own free plan for 2 members. Flekh has no free plan, but its 14-day Pro trial needs no card.

Who are Frame.io's main competitors?

For video review, the main competitors are Wipster, Dropbox Replay, Filestage, Ziflow, PageProof and Vimeo. Wipster and Dropbox Replay do the closest job. Filestage, Ziflow and PageProof proof many file types, not only video. Flekh covers review and approval, then adds tasks and social publishing.

Frame.io vs Vimeo: which should I use?

Use Frame.io (by Adobe) for frame-accurate review inside Premiere. Use Vimeo if you also need video hosting and posting to social. Vimeo review links show time-coded comments and an Approved status. Full review link features need the Standard plan or higher.

Does Frame.io still work with DaVinci Resolve?

No. Frame.io's V4 guide says "DaVinci Resolve will not be supported in Frame.io V4." You can still import comments into Resolve as an EDL file. Frame.io moved all retail accounts to V4 by June 1, 2026. Dropbox Replay and Flekh both list DaVinci Resolve integrations.

Is there a cheaper alternative to Frame.io for agencies?

Yes. Flekh Essential costs $7 a seat a month, billed monthly, and clients never need a seat. Frame.io Pro costs $15 a member a month, billed monthly. Dropbox Replay costs $10 a user a month, billed yearly, but you also need a paid Dropbox plan.

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The 7 best Frame.io alternatives in 2026.

Short answerFlekh is the best fit if your team reviews video and then posts it to social. Wipster fits small teams that want plain video review at a low price. Dropbox Replay fits teams that keep media in Dropbox and edit in DaVinci Resolve. Filestage fits teams that want a free plan for many file types.

By Shashank, founder of Flekh · Updated Oct 29, 2026 · 7 min read

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The best Frame.io alternative for your job.

Review, approve, then post

The approved cut goes to five social networks from one place.

Our pickFlekh 02

Small budget, video only

Light plan costs $9.95 a month, billed yearly.

Our pickWipster 03

Editing in DaVinci Resolve

Lists Resolve, Premiere, Final Cut Pro and LumaFusion.

Our pickDropbox Replay 04

Need a free plan

Free plan includes 10 team members and 2 GB.

Our pickFilestage 05

Multi-stage brand approvals

Automated review stages with an audit trail.

Our pickZiflow

Key takeaways

Frame.io V4 does not support DaVinci Resolve. Resolve editors can look at Dropbox Replay or Flekh.
Frame.io charges per member, and Pro stops at 5 members. Flekh never charges for clients or reviewers.
Only Flekh and Vimeo publish to social. Of the two, only Flekh publishes to Instagram.

How we chose: tools that do the same job as Frame.io. We checked each price on the vendor's own page on Oct 28, 2026. Flekh is our product, and we list its weak points too.

Frame.io alternatives compared

7 Frame.io alternatives, checked Oct 28, 2026
Tool	Best for	Price from	Free plan	Video review	Publishes to social
Flekh · Our product	Small agencies and video teams that deliver content to social channels.	Essential $7 a seat a month, billed monthly. Yearly billing saves 40%.	No · 14-day Pro trial, no card	frame-accurate, with drawings	Yes
Wipster	Small teams that want low-cost video review and nothing more.	Light $9.95 a month per account, billed yearly ($11.95 billed monthly)	No	frame-accurate comments (we did not find drawing tools in its docs)	No
Dropbox Replay	Teams that already pay for Dropbox and edit in many different apps.	$10 a user a month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly), plus a Dropbox Plus or higher plan	Limited features on Dropbox Basic	frame-accurate, with drawings	No
Filestage	Marketing teams that review many file types, not only video.	Starter $199 a month flat, billed yearly, with 10 seats	Yes · 1 active project, 5 new files a month, 2 GB	frame-accurate, with drawings	No
Ziflow	Brand and marketing teams with formal, multi-person sign-off.	Standard $199 a month flat, billed yearly, with 15 users	Yes · 2 users, 2 GB, 1 workflow stage	frame-accurate comments (we did not find drawing tools in the pages we checked)	No
Vimeo	Teams that host finished videos and want light review on the same platform.	See vimeo.com/pricing	Yes · one review link per video	time-stamped comments	Yes
PageProof	Agencies with many outside reviewers per project.	Team $249 a month flat, billed monthly ($2,499 a year, billed yearly)	No	comments on video proofs (we did not find frame accuracy in its docs)	No

FlekhOur product

Review to post

In short: Video review with client approval links, tasks from comments, and scheduled posting of the approved version.

Best for	Small agencies and video teams that deliver content to social channels.
Price from	Essential $7 a seat a month, billed monthly. Yearly billing saves 40%.
Free plan	No · 14-day Pro trial, no card
Video review	frame-accurate, with drawings
Publishes to social	Yes · Instagram, Facebook Pages, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (TikTok, Threads, Pinterest coming)

Pros

One tag links a file, its tasks and its posts. Results filter by tag.
Clients and reviewers never need a seat or an account.
Plugins for Premiere and DaVinci Resolve Studio; Final Cut Pro is coming soon.
Only the approved version can be scheduled to social.

Cons

No free plan. The trial lasts 14 days.
New in 2026, so it has few public reviews yet.
TikTok, Threads and Pinterest publishing are not live yet.

Choose it ifyour editors hand approved videos to a social team every week.

Skip it ifyou only need review for long-form film work and never post to social.

Need a review feature you rely on? Flekh does not have it yet. Tell Shashank, the founder, what you need →

Wipster

Simple video review

In short: Wipster is a lean video review tool from New Zealand with frame-level comments and multi-step approvals.

Best for	Small teams that want low-cost video review and nothing more.
Price from	Light $9.95 a month per account, billed yearly ($11.95 billed monthly)
Free plan	No
Video review	frame-accurate comments (we did not find drawing tools in its docs)
Publishes to social	No

Pros

Low entry price for one account with 50 GB.
Reviewers do not need an account.
Panels for Premiere, After Effects and Final Cut Pro.

Cons

No free plan on the current pricing page.
We did not find a DaVinci Resolve integration in its docs.
G2 reviewers say many share links get hard to track.

Choose it ifyou want Frame.io-style review at a lower monthly cost.

Skip it ifyour editors cut in DaVinci Resolve.

Dropbox Replay

Review inside Dropbox

In short: Dropbox Replay (by Dropbox) is a paid add-on that adds frame-by-frame review to files you already store in Dropbox.

Best for	Teams that already pay for Dropbox and edit in many different apps.
Price from	$10 a user a month, billed yearly ($12 billed monthly), plus a Dropbox Plus or higher plan
Free plan	Limited features on Dropbox Basic
Video review	frame-accurate, with drawings
Publishes to social	No

Pros

Works with Premiere, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and LumaFusion.
Reviewers need no Dropbox account.
Files already in Dropbox do not count twice against storage.

Cons

You must pay for a Dropbox plan before you can buy Replay.
Forum users report videos that load slowly or show errors.
Due dates only; we did not find a task manager.

Choose it ifyour media already lives in Dropbox and you want review in your editor.

Skip it ifyou do not use Dropbox for storage.

Filestage

Proofing with a free plan

In short: Filestage is a German review tool for video, design and documents, with reviewer groups and one-click decisions.

Best for	Marketing teams that review many file types, not only video.
Price from	Starter $199 a month flat, billed yearly, with 10 seats
Free plan	Yes · 1 active project, 5 new files a month, 2 GB
Video review	frame-accurate, with drawings
Publishes to social	No

Pros

Free plan and a 14-day trial with no card.
Ten seats come with every paid plan.
Premiere and After Effects integrations.

Cons

Paid plans start at $199 a month.
G2 reviewers mention a learning curve for new reviewers.
We did not find Final Cut Pro or Resolve integrations in its docs.

Choose it ifyou review PDFs, designs and video in the same process.

Skip it ifyou are a team of two who only review video.

Ziflow

Staged approvals

In short: Ziflow is online proofing software that moves each file through automated review stages with an audit trail.

Best for	Brand and marketing teams with formal, multi-person sign-off.
Price from	Standard $199 a month flat, billed yearly, with 15 users
Free plan	Yes · 2 users, 2 GB, 1 workflow stage
Video review	frame-accurate comments (we did not find drawing tools in the pages we checked)
Publishes to social	No

Pros

Fifteen users come with the Standard plan.
Premiere, After Effects and Final Cut Pro X integrations.
Connects to Asana, monday.com, Jira and Trello.

Cons

Capterra reviewers call it costly for smaller teams.
Only 2 workflow stages on Standard and 3 on Pro.

Choose it iflegal or brand teams must approve each file in order.

Skip it ifyou want a short, simple review loop with clients.

Vimeo

Hosting plus review

In short: Vimeo (owned by Bending Spoons) hosts video and adds review links with time-coded comments on paid plans.

Best for	Teams that host finished videos and want light review on the same platform.
Price from	See vimeo.com/pricing
Free plan	Yes · one review link per video
Video review	time-stamped comments
Publishes to social	Yes · Facebook Pages, YouTube, X, LinkedIn Company Pages

Pros

Hosting, review links and social publishing on one account.
Reviewers can mark a video as Approved.
Reviewers need no Vimeo account.

Cons

Full review link features need the Standard plan or higher.
Its social publishing docs do not list Instagram.
We did not find drawing tools in its review docs.

Choose it ifyou need a video host first and review second.

Skip it ifyou need frame-accurate review inside your editor.

PageProof

Secure proofing

In short: PageProof is a proofing tool for static, video and audio files, with unlimited reviewers on every plan.

Best for	Agencies with many outside reviewers per project.
Price from	Team $249 a month flat, billed monthly ($2,499 a year, billed yearly)
Free plan	No
Video review	comments on video proofs (we did not find frame accuracy in its docs)
Publishes to social	No

Pros

Unlimited reviewers and unlimited storage on every plan.
Reviewers open proofs from email with no account.
Premiere, After Effects and Final Cut Pro integrations.

Cons

No free plan, and the entry price is $249 a month.
G2 reviewers mention missing features and upload issues.

Choose it ifdozens of client reviewers must sign off on each proof.

Skip it ifyour budget is under $100 a month.

How to switch from Frame.io to Flekh

Day 1
Start the 14-day Pro trial and invite your editors. No card is needed.
Day 2
Upload only the cuts that still need review. Keep finished projects in Frame.io until your plan ends.
Day 3
Install the Flekh plugin for Premiere or DaVinci Resolve Studio.
Day 4
Send clients a Flekh approval link in place of each Frame.io share link.
Day 5
Connect your social accounts and schedule the first approved cut.

Questions

What is the best free Frame.io alternative?: Filestage has the largest free team allowance in this list. Filestage Free allows 1 active project, 5 new files a month, 10 team members and 2 GB. Ziflow Free allows 2 users and 2 GB. Frame.io also keeps its own free plan for 2 members. Flekh has no free plan, but its 14-day Pro trial needs no card.
Who are Frame.io's main competitors?: For video review, the main competitors are Wipster, Dropbox Replay, Filestage, Ziflow, PageProof and Vimeo. Wipster and Dropbox Replay do the closest job. Filestage, Ziflow and PageProof proof many file types, not only video. Flekh covers review and approval, then adds tasks and social publishing.
Frame.io vs Vimeo: which should I use?: Use Frame.io (by Adobe) for frame-accurate review inside Premiere. Use Vimeo if you also need video hosting and posting to social. Vimeo review links show time-coded comments and an Approved status. Full review link features need the Standard plan or higher.
Does Frame.io still work with DaVinci Resolve?: No. Frame.io's V4 guide says "DaVinci Resolve will not be supported in Frame.io V4." You can still import comments into Resolve as an EDL file. Frame.io moved all retail accounts to V4 by June 1, 2026. Dropbox Replay and Flekh both list DaVinci Resolve integrations.
Is there a cheaper alternative to Frame.io for agencies?: Yes. Flekh Essential costs $7 a seat a month, billed monthly, and clients never need a seat. Frame.io Pro costs $15 a member a month, billed monthly. Dropbox Replay costs $10 a user a month, billed yearly, but you also need a paid Dropbox plan.

Sources

https://frame.io/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026
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https://wipster.io/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://wipster.io/integrations, checked Oct 28, 2026
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https://www.dropbox.com/replay, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://help.dropbox.com/installs/dropbox-replay, checked Oct 28, 2026
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https://www.ziflow.com/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://www.ziflow.com/integrations, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://capterra.com/p/178111/Ziflow/reviews/, checked Oct 28, 2026
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https://www.g2.com/compare/pageproof-vs-ziflow, checked Oct 28, 2026
https://flekh.com/pricing, checked Oct 28, 2026

Flekh is our product. Every other fact on this page comes from the vendor's own page or a named source, with the date we checked.