The smarter Frame.io alternative for modern post production.
Build a searchable working library with ProRes uploads on Studio or Enterprise. Enterprise can preserve ProRes and supported RAW pairs as linked conform assets. Visual indexing follows the selected plan allowance; external stakeholders can review through browser share links.
ProRes and raw workflows
Upload ProRes on Studio or Enterprise. Enterprise can preserve ProRes and supported RAW pairs as linked conform assets.
Search by visual content
Find any shot, scene, object, or action across your entire library by describing what you see. Cutsio is built around video-native discovery and NLE preparation.
Capacity matched to the studio
Pro includes 30 storage hours, Studio 150, and Enterprise unlimited storage hours. Review and guest uploads stay connected to the same library.
Frame.io is a mature review and collaboration platform. Cutsio differentiates itself as an AI-powered MAM with library-wide visual search, ProRes and RAW paired assets, Collections, guest uploads, and pre-edit handoff.
Built for every role in post production.
Cutsio handles dailies, editorial review, VFX pulls, and client delivery around the same searchable library, with plan allowances and production add-ons stated clearly.
Post-Production Supervisors
Manage dailies, review cuts, and deliver feedback while searching the library by speech and visual content, not only project names.
DITs & Assistant Editors
Studio and Enterprise support ProRes uploads for the working library. Enterprise can preserve ProRes and supported RAW pairs as linked conform assets.
Film & TV Editors
Search your entire library by visual content — find any shot, scene, or object by describing it. Cutsio adds a video-native search layer around review and delivery.
Agencies & Creative Teams
Combine review with a searchable media library, guest uploads, Collections, and clear storage and visual-indexing allowances.
Upload, search, review, deliver.
Cutsio turns supported review files into a searchable, shareable post-production hub. ProRes upload is available on Studio and Enterprise; Enterprise can preserve ProRes and RAW pairs. Indexing uses the selected plan allowance.
Upload ProRes with originals linked
Studio and Enterprise support ProRes uploads. Enterprise can preserve ProRes and supported RAW pairs as linked conform assets.
AI indexes your footage
Visual intelligence analyzes scenes, objects, people, text, camera movement, and speech. Cutsio adds visual discovery and NLE preparation to the review workflow.
Search by describing the moment
Type "sunset exterior wide," "close-up of actor crying," "helicopter establishing shot" — jump straight to the exact frame across your entire library. No scrubbing, no folder hunting.
Share with external stakeholders
Create browser share links for external review. Internal workspace users follow the selected plan and additional-user add-on.
Frame.io manages review. Cutsio adds a video-native MAM layer.
Frame.io combines asset management, review, and AI-powered search. Cutsio is a video-native MAM that adds visual discovery, linked raw/conform workflows, and footage-hour capacity for teams that need more than review.
| Feature | Cutsio | Frame.io |
|---|---|---|
| Raw + ProRes paired workflow (review + conform) | ||
| AI-powered search by content | ||
| Frame-accurate review & commenting | ||
| Agentic chat — find any shot by describing it | ||
| Guest upload links into the managed library | ||
| Plan-based storage allowances | ||
| XML/EDL export to NLE | ||
| Silence cutting & rough-cut acceleration | ||
| Cross-project search across entire library |
Plans built around hours, not headcount.
Cutsio plans measure active storage in footage hours and provide a separate visual-indexing allowance. A two-hour dailies drop uses two storage hours regardless of bitrate, while external stakeholders can review shared work without being added as internal workspace users.
Pro
2 users included
30 hours storage
5 hours visual indexing
Short-form, indie projects, part-time use
Studio
Popular10 users included
150 hours storage
25 hours visual indexing
Feature-length projects, small post teams
Enterprise
25 users included
Unlimited storage hours
100 hours visual indexing
Studio-wide dailies pipeline, multiple productions
Studio and Enterprise support ProRes uploads. Enterprise can preserve ProRes and supported RAW pairs as linked conform assets. Visual indexing uses the plan allowance, and external stakeholders can review through browser share links.
ProRes + raw paired workflow
Upload ProRes on Studio or Enterprise. Enterprise can preserve ProRes and supported RAW pairs as linked conform assets.
Visual AI search
Search by objects, scenes, actions, text, or speech — not just filenames and transcripts. Find any shot across your entire library instantly.
Plan capacity without vague storage claims
Pro includes 30 storage hours, Studio 150, and Enterprise unlimited storage hours. Extra users, visual indexing, archive storage, and production controls are available as add-ons.
Video review and collaboration resources.
Practical guides covering client review workflows, video feedback, and team collaboration best practices.
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Use ProRes uploads on Studio or Enterprise, link supported camera originals when needed, and apply each plan's visual-indexing allowance to the footage that matters. External stakeholders can review through browser share links.
Frequently Asked Questions
Real questions editors actually ask. No marketing fluff.
Frame.io focuses on review and team collaboration around files you already found. Cutsio starts earlier: it indexes your whole library so teams can find the right moments first, then handles review, selects, and NLE handoff.
- Search by visual content, speech, and meaning.
- Frame-accurate comments on shareable review links.
- FCPXML / EDL export to Final Cut Pro and Resolve.
Yes. Studio and Enterprise plans support ProRes uploads, and Enterprise can preserve ProRes and RAW pairs. ARRI and RED raw ingest is available as a production add-on.
Storage is measured in footage hours, so high-bitrate masters cost the same as compressed files of equal length.
Yes. Share a secure link and clients or stakeholders watch in the browser and leave frame-accurate comments — no downloads or accounts required.
- Password protection and link expiration.
- View tracking for accountability.
Yes. Teams often keep their existing review tool and add Cutsio as the searchable library underneath — finding moments across thousands of hours before anything goes out for review.
Cutsio covers discovery, preparation, and handoff; your review tool stays in the loop if you want it.