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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Frame.io

    Score9 out of 10
    N/AFrame.io is a video collaboration platform, supporting the video editing process by providing creative teams with time stamped comments, annotations and hashtags, and an accelerated sharing and approval process.

    $15

    per user/per month

    Lightworks

    Score10 out of 10
    N/ALightworks is a video editing tool from LWKS, including dynamic video and audio editing, vibrant colour, visual effects, and sharing features.

    $9.99

    per month per user

    Pricing
    Frame.ioLightworks
    Editions & Modules
    Pro
    $15
    per user/per month
    Team
    $25
    per user/per month
    Free
    Free
    For up to 2 users
    Enterprise
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Frame.ioLightworks
    Free Trial
    YesYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    YesNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Community Pulse
    Frame.ioLightworks
    Considered Both Products
    Adobe
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    LWKS
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    58 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    48 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    58 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    43 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    45 Answers
    No answers on this topic
    Features
    Frame.ioLightworks
    Creative Collaboration
    Comparison of Creative Collaboration features of Frame.io and Lightworks
    Feature
    Frame.io
    8.4
    53 Ratings
    10% above category average
    Lightworks
    -
    Ratings
    Variety of file types9.050 Ratings00 Ratings
    Configurable and automated workflows8.042 Ratings00 Ratings
    Audit trail8.248 Ratings00 Ratings
    Real-time collaboration8.451 Ratings00 Ratings
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    Frame.ioLightworks
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    iMovie
    Score10 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
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    iMovie
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    Adobe Premiere Pro
    Score9.2 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Frame.ioLightworks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (65 ratings)
    9.8
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.7
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.5
    (59 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Frame.ioLightworks
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Adobe
    Frame.io is best suited if you are on, say, a marketing team and want to get feedback from other team members or leaders on a project you have been working on. Frame.io is less suited to serving as your team's primary storage for raw footage and photos.
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    LWKS
    Lightworks is a great tool for a non-designer to use because it provides a number of tools and capabilities that can be quickly learned. For someone who is an advanced video editor, it may not provide every tool they will need. Given how much can be accomplished through the free version, I think it's a great tool for making simple videos for social media, YouTube and other basic applications.
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    Pros
    Adobe
    • Allows clients to make frame-specific notes, so there is no confusion what they are talking about.
    • When multiple stakeholders are making notes, platform automatically sorts them chronologically in the video.
    • Multiple stakeholders giving notes can see when their note conflicts with a colleague's.
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    LWKS
    • Drag and drop all videos easily.
    • Easy to split videos and strip.
    • You can work with multiple sequences.
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    Cons
    Adobe
    • When I mark a video private, it should disable the sharing link. We’ve run into issues where we’ve made a video private, thinking that it was no longer visible, but those with the link could still view it.
    • Mobile version is great, but sometimes I have to rotate my phone to get the full feature set, which is a little clunky sometimes.
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    LWKS
    • I have had it crash on me while using; thought content is saved
    • The user interface could be updated/modernized
    • Hot-keys commands are not always intuitive
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Adobe
    It works well for our small team, but we’ve run into some friction as things scale. Getting external users set up with the right access can be a bit of a hassle, and the cost starts to add up as we bring on more people and projects. That said, it’s still a solid tool, it definitely speeds up our workflow and works seamlessly with Adobe products.
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    LWKS
    No answers on this topic
    Usability
    Adobe
    Frame.io continues to lead with new features that enhance collaboration and review workflows. For a Creative agency, it's been a wonderful digital asset management and client collaboration tool, and more. The ease of uploading and adding stakeholders has had an incredible impact on customer response times, helping us retain and delight our clients.
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    LWKS
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Adobe
    I haven't experienced any outages with Frame.io.
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    LWKS
    No answers on this topic
    Performance
    Adobe
    When sharing videos for feedback, there are no noticeable performance issues with Frame.io. Everyone is able to complete their tasks without the program getting in the way.
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    LWKS
    No answers on this topic
    Support Rating
    Adobe
    The few times I have needed support I have received a quick response - though the one major complaint I have had is regarding the omission of an iPad app - supposedly it is in the works but I haven't seen it release yet. We do have issues with the browser being buggy - especially on slow internet. Whether or not that is something support has failed me on, i'm not sure - but they are responsive, but don't always provide immediate results.
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    LWKS
    No answers on this topic
    Alternatives Considered
    Adobe
    We utilize both Synthesia and Frame.io for different projects. Frame.io we use for editing actual video content that has been captured. Primary use is for customer training and education. We use Synthesia for short-form video production, primarily for software screen recording demonstrations, and for translation functionality (which is excellent).
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    LWKS
    Adobe is a great tool that is very competitive and I still use it depending on what PC I have on hand and how fast the job needs to get done but I selected Lightwork because I think that it is less complicated to browse and was able to learn the shortcuts fast, making my time more productive.
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    Scalability
    Adobe
    Frame.io was very easy to scale to the appropriate teams needed
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    LWKS
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Adobe
    • Frame.io has shortened our review time considerably, saving time.
    • Frame.io is wonderful for managing a large team of editors, especially for us when we are using in-house staff and contractors.
    • Frame.io has improved the relationship between departments, which was more tense with previous review methods.
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    LWKS
    • It has helped us create more video content that we had not been able to do in the past
    • Given that we can use the free version in almost every situation, there has been no direct cost to use
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