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Client approvals, inside your project board.

Skybase is project management with client approvals built into each job, video included: free for up to 5 users, then $39.90 per user per year. Frame.io Pro is $156.00 per member a year, for up to 5 members.

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Every plan, side by side

Frame.io charges per member, billed yearly, with a cap on each self-serve plan: up to 5 members on Pro. Skybase bills per user, with no cap. Both are shown for a year, billed yearly, in US dollars, and each Frame.io figure links to the page it comes from.

Skybase

Free
A year
Free
Your team
Up to 5 users
Storage
2 GB
Reviewers and clients
Single-project guests free
Pro
A year
$39.90 per user$3.32 per user a month, billed yearly
Your team
Every user billed, no minimum
Storage
100 GB
Reviewers and clients
Single-project guests free

Frame.io

Free
A year
Free
Your team
Up to 2 members, 2 projects
Storage
2GB
Reviewers and clients
Reviewers free through Share links
Pro
A year
$156.00 per member$13.00 per member a month, billed yearly
Your team
Up to 5 members
Storage
2 TB included + 2TB per additional member
Reviewers and clients
Reviewers free through Share links
Team
A year
$264.00 per member$22.00 per member a month, billed yearly
Your team
Up to 15 members
Storage
3TB included + 2TB per additional member
Reviewers and clients
Reviewers free through Share links
Enterprise
A year
Contact sales
Your team
Contact sales
Storage
Contact sales
Reviewers and clients
Reviewers free through Share links
  • Skybase: free for up to 5 users with every feature. Pro bills every user once a team passes 5, with no cap on the team.
  • Frame.io's pricing page says “The pricing table above shows the cost of a single user for each plan. However, you can add up to 5 users to the Pro plan or 15 users to the Team plan.”
  • Past that it's Enterprise: “If you need more than 15 users, please contact us to talk about an Enterprise plan for your company.” Its Free plan is “Up to 2 members”.

What your team would pay in a year

Skybase Pro against each of Frame.io's self-serve plans, up to the members each plan allows. Pick a team size, or move the slider.

A year’s cost by team size, billed yearly, excluding tax, each in its company’s own currency
Plan 5 users 10 users 20 users
Skybase FreeFree plan $399.0010 users billed $798.0020 users billed
Frame.io Pro $780.005 members billed Not on ProOver 5 members: not on Pro Not on ProOver 5 members: not on Pro
Frame.io Team $1,320.005 members billed $2,640.0010 members billed Not on TeamOver 15 members: not on Team

Skybase, a year

$399.00

10 users billed

Frame.io Pro, a year

Not on Pro

Over 5 members: not on Pro

Frame.io Team, a year

$2,640.00

10 members billed

  • A team of more than 5 can't be on Frame.io Pro, so the table says so rather than pricing it.
  • Skybase costs nothing up to 5 users. Past 5 users, Pro bills every user, not just the extra ones.
  • US dollars on both sides, billed yearly, excluding tax: Frame.io lists its prices “per year + tax”. Checked on 5 November 2026.

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How each asks for sign-off

Both send work to people outside your team for review. Frame.io's side is from its own pages.

Skybase

Ask for approval on any job: choose the files, name who approves and set a due date. Each approver reviews from their own link in the email without signing in, pins comments on images, PDF pages and video, and chooses Approve, Approve with changes or Request changes. Reminders go out on their own, a new version asks again, and your team can check the work before the client is asked.

Frame.io

Its help centre says each file has a Status, set to Needs Review, In Progress or Approved: “Once you select one of these labels, a notification will be sent to all the project users.” People outside your account review “via Share links, which don't require them to sign up or log in”.

The approval sits on the job

In Skybase, files are signed off on the job they belong to, beside its tasks, comments and due date, so nothing is copied between a proofing tool and a project tool. Everything is on every plan, the Free plan included.

What reviewers and clients cost

Neither charges for the people who only review. The difference is what they join.

Skybase

An approver from the client joins your workspace as a single-project guest, free on either plan, and reviews from the link in each email. They see that project and the people on it, and can comment, upload and approve the work they're asked to approve. Add the same person to a second project and they count as a user.

Frame.io

Frame.io shares work with people outside your account for free “via Share links, which don't require them to sign up or log in”, and says “Users that you have sent or added to a Share will be visible as a Reviewer in your account.”

What Frame.io does that Skybase doesn't

A dedicated proofing tool goes further on review. If your team relies on any of these, Skybase isn't the right fit today.

  • “Camera to Cloud”, on the Free plan and so on every plan (“Everything in Free, plus”). Skybase takes the files you upload.
  • A “Premiere integration” and a “Final Cut Pro integration”. Skybase connects Slack and GitHub, not editing apps.
  • “Transcription and captions”, on the Free plan and every plan above it. Skybase doesn't transcribe video.
  • “Frame-accurate & range-based comments”. A Skybase comment on a video marks one moment, not a range.
  • Watermarking: “One static watermark template” on Pro, and “Unlimited watermarking templates” on Enterprise. Skybase doesn't watermark files.
  • “Passphrase-protected shares”, “Share link expiration” and “Custom-branded shares” on Pro. Skybase's review links expire on their own and can ask each approver for a code sent to their email; it has no custom branding.
  • A “Frame.io iOS app”. Skybase works in the browser, on a phone too.
  • “2 TB included + 2TB per additional member” on Pro, and “250GB Mounted Storage”, where Skybase Pro has 100 GB.
  • “Single sign-on” on Enterprise. Skybase has Sign in with Google, and no SAML.

Starting with your next project

There's no importer for Frame.io, so you start fresh. Finish the reviews already running there, and start the next piece of client work in Skybase.

  1. 1 Create a project for the client, and add the work as jobs with due dates.
  2. 2 Invite your team as team members.
  3. 3 Invite the client to the project as a single-project guest. It's free.
  4. 4 On a job, ask for approval: choose the files, name the approvers and set a due date. Each approver gets their own link by email.
  5. 5 When the next version is ready, add it to the same approval, and everyone is asked again.

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FAQ

Common questions

Billing questions are on the pricing page. Anything else, email support@skybase.it.

Is Skybase cheaper than Frame.io?
For teams of 3 to 15, yes, at list prices billed yearly and checked on 5 November 2026. Frame.io Pro is $156.00 per member a year for up to 5 members, and Skybase Pro is $39.90 per user per year. For a team of 10, that's $399.00 on Skybase against $2,640.00 on Frame.io Team: 84% less. Both are free for the smallest teams: Skybase for up to 5 users, Frame.io for up to 2 members. Above 15 members, Frame.io is priced by quote.
Do reviewers and clients cost extra?
Not on either. On Skybase, a client on one project is a free single-project guest, on either plan. Frame.io shares work with people outside your account “via Share links, which don't require them to sign up or log in”.
Can clients review video in Skybase?
Yes. Add a cut to a job and ask for approval. Each approver watches it from their own link in the email without signing in, pins a comment on a paused frame at that moment, and chooses Approve, Approve with changes or Request changes. Put two cuts side by side to see what changed, and upload the next version to ask everyone again.
Can I import my projects from Frame.io?
No. There's no importer for Frame.io, so you start with your next piece of client work. Finish the reviews already running there, and start the next one in Skybase.
What does Frame.io do that Skybase doesn't?
It has “Camera to Cloud”, a “Premiere integration” and a “Final Cut Pro integration”, “Transcription and captions”, “Frame-accurate & range-based comments”, watermarking, passphrase-protected and custom-branded shares, an iOS app, and more storage. If your team relies on any of these, check which Frame.io plans include them on its pricing page.
Are these prices in my currency?
No. Both are in US dollars (Frame.io's pricing page reads its prices out in “dollars”), billed yearly and excluding tax: it lists them “per year + tax”. Prices in other currencies, tax and any discounts differ.

Sources and notes

Every Frame.io figure on this page comes from Frame.io's own pricing page or help centre, linked beside it. Checked on 5 November 2026.

  • Plan prices for a team, on the yearly plan: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Under the Pro and Team prices, on the Annually toggle: “per year + tax”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Each price as the page reads it to a screen reader (Pro on the Monthly toggle: 15 dollars): “dollars”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro and Team each include the plan below: “Everything in Free, plus”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Enterprise: “Unlimited watermarking templates”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • In the pricing page FAQ: “We offer a 13% discount on annual plans.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • In the pricing page FAQ: “The pricing table above shows the cost of a single user for each plan. However, you can add up to 5 users to the Pro plan or 15 users to the Team plan.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • In the pricing page FAQ: “If you need more than 15 users, please contact us to talk about an Enterprise plan for your company.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • The Free plan: “Up to 2 members”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • The Free plan: “Up to 2 projects”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • The Free plan: “2GB storage”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro: “2 TB included + 2TB per additional member”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Team: “3TB included + 2TB per additional member”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • In the pricing page FAQ: Do my external clients need to have an account?: “You can securely share assets with anyone outside your Frame.io account for free via Share links, which don't require them to sign up or log in.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • In the pricing page FAQ: “Users that you have sent or added to a Share will be visible as a Reviewer in your account.”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Labels: “You can pick from “Needs Review”, “In Progress”, or “Approved”. Once you select one of these labels, a notification will be sent to all the project users.”: help.frame.io/en/articles/9105311-player-page-features. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Feedback & collaboration, in the plan table: “Frame-accurate & range-based comments”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • The Free plan: “Camera to Cloud”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • The Free plan: “Transcription and captions”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Apps & integrations, in the plan table: “Premiere integration”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Apps & integrations, in the plan table: “Final Cut Pro integration”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Apps & integrations, in the plan table: “Frame.io iOS app”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro; the Free plan has 2GB, Team 500GB: “250GB Mounted Storage”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro: “One static watermark template”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro: “Custom-branded shares”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro: “Passphrase-protected shares”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Pro: “Share link expiration”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.
  • Enterprise: “Single sign-on”: frame.io/pricing. Checked on 5 November 2026.

Frame.io lists its prices in US dollars, and Skybase's prices are in US dollars, both billed yearly and excluding tax. Prices are never converted, and other currencies, tax and discounts differ.

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