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Frame.io

Cloud video review and collaboration for production teams

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Acquired★4.6ratingPricing · Freemium from $15/moRising

What happened to Frame.io?

Frame.io was acquired by Adobe in 2021.

Adobe announced the deal in Aug 2021 and completed its purchase of Frame.io on 7 Oct 2021. Frame.io continues as an Adobe product.

Source: blog.adobe.com ↗Its AI Graveyard record →AI products shut down or acquired in 2021 →Everything Adobe has bought →

The FalcoScan Intel PanelFrame.io · Video
Data updated 1 November 2026
Opportunity
Moderate
Band
Saturation
Open
Band
Wrapper risk
Low
Band
Momentum
Rising
Market trend
Rating
4.6
of 5 · FalcoScan rating

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The Brief

What Frame.io does

Frame.io by Adobe is the industry standard for video review — frame-accurate comments, version management, client approval workflows, and AI-powered transcription.

How Frame.io compares with its closest alternatives

4 of the 5 closest alternatives have a free plan, as Frame.io does. Among the 3 that list a starting price, the cheapest is Vimeo AI at $20 a month and the median is $24. Frame.io starts at $15 a month, below that median. 2 of the 5 offer an API, as Frame.io does. Frame.io offers a web app. Of the alternatives, 4 offer a web app. Frame.io was founded in 2014; the alternatives were founded between 1991 and 2019, 2 of them earlier. Frame.io is based in New York, United States; 3 of its 5 alternatives are in the United States too, and the others in Israel.

Market position · Video

How Frame.io compares in Video

Frame.io has moderate opportunity and sits in the middle third of 377 live Video tools on FalcoScan. Across Video, the average opportunity score is 63 and the average saturation score 42.7. FalcoScan rates Frame.io's own market position as open. 81 of the 377 operating Video tools have hot momentum, and FalcoScan has recorded 26 shutdowns in the category.

Frame.io compared with its closest alternatives
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingPricing fromFree planAPIPlatformsMomentum
Frame.ioFounded 2014 · New York, United StatesModerateOpenFreemium$15/moYesYesWebRising
Adobe Premiere AIFounded 1991 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedPaid$55/moNoNoDesktopRising
RiversideFounded 2017 · Tel Aviv, IsraelModerateContestedFreemium$24/moYesNoWebHot
Descript StudioFounded 2017 · San Francisco, United StatesModerateContestedFreemium—YesNoWeb, DesktopStable
Riverside AI StudioFounded 2019 · Tel Aviv, IsraelModerateContestedFreemium—YesYesWebRising
Vimeo AIFounded 2004 · New York, United StatesLowContestedFreemium$20/moYesYesWebStable

Exact opportunity and saturation scores for all 6 of these, and where each ranks in Video.

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What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

The capabilities Frame.io exposes to builders and the verticals it currently serves.

AI Capabilities
TranscriptionComment Analysis
Industry Verticals
MediaEntertainment
Tagged

Frame.io shows up when builders search for these

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Questions

Frame.io: common questions

Is Frame.io still running?

Frame.io was acquired by Adobe in 2021. Adobe announced the deal in Aug 2021 and completed its purchase of Frame.io on 7 Oct 2021. Frame.io continues as an Adobe product.

Who acquired Frame.io?

Adobe acquired Frame.io in 2021 (blog.adobe.com).

Source: blog.adobe.com ↗

Is Frame.io free?

Frame.io has a free tier, with paid plans from $15 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Frame.io?

The closest alternatives to Frame.io that are still running, matched on the AI capabilities, uses and audience they share, are Adobe Premiere AI, Riverside, Descript Studio, Riverside AI Studio, and Vimeo AI.

Where is Frame.io based?

Frame.io is headquartered in New York, United States.

Does Frame.io have an API?

Yes. Frame.io offers an API.

Who is Frame.io for?

Frame.io is built for video editors, agencies, and production teams.

How do I sign in to Frame.io?

Sign in on Frame.io's own website, frame.io. FalcoScan reviews Frame.io but does not run its accounts, so logins, passwords and billing are handled by Frame.io directly.

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