Productivity

Shade

AI-powered file system that lets creative teams search media libraries in plain English

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1 viewsPricing · Paid from $20/moRising
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Live market data
Opportunity
68
Moderate/ 100
Saturation
46
Contested/ 100
Wrapper Risk
45
Contested/ 100
Signal
Rising
Market trend
The Brief

What Shade does

Shade is a cloud storage and collaboration platform for creative and media teams that combines AI-powered visual file search, cloud file streaming that mounts storage as local drives, automated metadata extraction, and review-and-approval tools. The company positions itself as an all-in-one replacement for tools like LucidLink, Frame.io, and Iconik, and says its platform has ingested more than 60 million media assets across brands, agencies, and sports organizations. Shade was founded in 2022 by CEO Brandon Fan and CTO Emerson Dove and is based in New York.

Builder’s Brief

Shade is a productivity tool on Falcoscan. AI-powered file system that lets creative teams search media libraries in plain English. Falcoscan rates Shade with an Opportunity score of 68/100, a Saturation score of 46/100, and a Wrapper-risk score of 45/100. Market signal: rising. Shade is founded in 2022, currently at Series_a stage. Pricing: Paid from $20/mo.

Market position · Productivity

How Shade compares in Productivity

Shade's opportunity score of 68 ranks #67 of 308 live Productivity tools on Falcoscan, 4.7 points above the category average of 63.3. Its saturation score is 46/100, against a category average of 46.1. 67 of the 308 live Productivity tools carry a hot signal, and Falcoscan has recorded 26 shutdowns in the category.

Shade compared with top-rated Productivity tools
ProductOpportunitySaturationPricingSignal
Shade6846PaidRising
Raycast Extensions7236FreemiumHot
Granola6952FreemiumHot
Fathom Video7666FreemiumHot
Raycast AI6549FreemiumHot
Google NotebookLM6661FreeStable
What it ships with

Capabilities & who uses it

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

AI Capabilities
Visual File SearchAutomated Metadata ExtractionMultimodal Media Search
Industry Verticals
Media And EntertainmentCreative Services
Tagged

Shade shows up when builders search for these

media-asset-managementai-file-searchcloud-storagevideo-searchcreative-workflow
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Questions

Shade: common questions

Is Shade free?

No. Shade is a paid product from $20 a month.

What are the best alternatives to Shade?

The top-rated live Productivity tools on Falcoscan, other than Shade, are Raycast Extensions, Granola, Fathom Video, Raycast AI, and Google NotebookLM.

Is Shade still operating?

Yes. Falcoscan's operating checks list Shade as active.

Where is Shade based?

Shade is headquartered in New York, United States.

Does Shade have an API?

Falcoscan's records show no public API for Shade.

Who is Shade for?

Shade is built for creative teams, media agencies, and sports organizations.

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