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Frame.io vs Dropbox Replay: which one for video review.

Both take comments at a timecode from a client with no account. Replay is an add-on to Dropbox; Frame.io is a review home of its own.

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Free up to 5 GB. No card. Read on each one’s own pages on October 29, 2026.

The short answer.

Pick Dropbox Replay when your files already live in Dropbox. It is an add-on at $12 a user a month ($10 billed yearly) on Dropbox Plus or higher, every plan gets 4 files without it, and it works inside Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Pro Tools. Comments export as XML, FCP XML, CSV and Avid Media Composer text, among others.

Pick Frame.io when you want a place built for review, with your team in it: $15 a member a month on Pro with 2 TB, a free plan for up to 2 members, and comment export for Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Resolve and Media Composer. Frame.io’s own V4 guide says its DaVinci Resolve integration isn’t supported in V4, with comments going to Resolve as an EDL.

Side by side, with a third option.

Both are built for the cut and the people working on it. If your client also gets the stills, here is where DropYourFiles sits.

Frame.io, Dropbox Replay and DropYourFiles, compared on October 29, 2026
WhatFrame.ioDropbox ReplayDropYourFiles
Built forVideo review for editors and their teamsReview inside Dropbox and inside your editing appReview and delivery of photos and film on one link
Price a monthFree; Pro $15 a member ($156 a year); Team $25 a member ($264 a year)Add-on $12 a user ($10 billed yearly), on Dropbox Plus ($11.99, or $9.99 billed yearly) or higherFree; Solo $20 ($220 a year); Studio $59; Enterprise from $149
Without paying for itFree: 2 GB, up to 2 members and 2 projects4 files on Dropbox Basic, and on Plus, Standard and Advanced without the add-on5 GB and 1 h of video, with every feature
RoomFree 2 GB; Pro 2 TB plus 2 TB for each extra member; Team 3 TB plus 2 TB for each memberYour Dropbox storage: Plus 2 TB; Standard from 3 TB for the team; Advanced from 15 TBSolo 1 TB; Studio 2 TB; Enterprise 6 TB
FilesVideo, images including camera RAW, audio, PDF and Office filesVideo, images, audio, PSD and PDF, up to 150 GB a file and 12 hoursFilms, photos, PDFs, audio and Word documents, on one page
Your client’s notes at a timecodeYesYesYes
Your client needs an accountNo. A name and email on the first commentNo Dropbox account neededNo. Your client types a name once, on their first note
How your client approvesA status field you can let reviewers changeDropbox calls Replay a review and approval tool; its help pages describe resolving commentsYour client presses Approve and confirms once
Inside your editing appPremiere Pro and After Effects integrations. Frame.io’s V4 guide says DaVinci Resolve isn’t supported in V4Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Pro Tools and LumaFusionNone inside the app. You download the notes
Comment exportComment export for Final Cut Pro 10.4 and later, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Media Composer, or CSV and plain textXML, FCP XML, JSON, CSV, plain text and Avid Media Composer text, and into a Pro Tools projectFinal Cut Pro, as to-do markers. Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve not yet. A spreadsheet on every plan

Frame.io and Dropbox Replay were read on their own pages on October 29, 2026. Plans change: check theirs before you decide, and tell us at support@dropyourfiles.com if a line here is out of date.

Which one suits you.

Frame.io may suit you better if

  • You want a review home for a team, with restricted projects on Team.
  • You want a free plan for two people to start on.
  • You review camera RAW photos as well as cuts.

Dropbox Replay may suit you better if

  • Your files already live in Dropbox and your team works from it.
  • You want review inside DaVinci Resolve or Pro Tools.
  • You hand comments to an Avid Media Composer room.

DropYourFiles may suit you better if

  • Your client gets the photos and the film from the same job, on one page with your name at the top.
  • You want approval to take the watermark off and open the full-size downloads.
  • You cut in Final Cut Pro and want your client’s notes as to-do markers.

Questions.

Is Dropbox Replay free?

Every Dropbox plan, the free Basic plan included, gets Replay for 4 files. Past that it is an add-on at $12 a user a month, or $10 billed yearly, and it needs Dropbox Plus or higher.

Does Dropbox Replay work with DaVinci Resolve?

Yes. Dropbox lists Premiere Pro, After Effects, Final Cut Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Pro Tools.

Is Frame.io or Dropbox Replay cheaper?

For one person who already pays for Dropbox Plus, Replay adds $10 to $12 a month. Frame.io Pro is $15 a month a member with its own 2 TB, and Frame.io’s free plan covers two members.

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