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Frame.io vs Google Drive: which one for client video.

Google Drive is storage that now takes comments at a moment in a video. Frame.io is a review tool. For a review round, they are not close.

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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 Google Drive for cheap room and the odd comment: 100 GB is $1.99 a month and 2 TB is $9.99. Since August 2026, a comment on a Drive video sits at its moment on the timeline, but it has to be made on the web; on a phone it shows as a plain comment on the file. Anyone with the link can open a file without a Google account; whether they can comment signed out isn’t stated on Google’s pages.

Pick Frame.io for review rounds: guests comment at a timecode with a name and email, versions stack, and comments export to Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, Resolve or Media Composer. It costs more, $15 a month a member on Pro, because it does the review job.

Side by side, with a third option.

Neither gives your client one page with your name on it for the film and the stills. That is the job DropYourFiles is built for.

Frame.io, Google Drive and DropYourFiles, compared on October 29, 2026
WhatFrame.ioGoogle DriveDropYourFiles
Built forVideo review for editors and their teamsStoring and sharing your own filesReview 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)Free; Basic $1.99 ($19.99 a year); Google AI Plus $9.99 ($99.99); Google AI Pro $19.99 ($199.99)Free; Solo $20 ($220 a year); Studio $59; Enterprise from $149
RoomFree 2 GB; Pro 2 TB plus 2 TB for each extra member; Team 3 TB plus 2 TB for each memberFree 15 GB; Basic 100 GB; Google AI Plus 2 TB; Google AI Pro 5 TBSolo 1 TB; Studio 2 TB; Enterprise 6 TB
Who the price coversEach member: Free up to 2, Pro up to 5, Team up to 15One Google account, shared with up to 5 othersYour studio, not each person: 1 login on Free and Solo, 3 on Studio, 10 on Enterprise, and more for $15 a month each on Studio and Enterprise
What your client opensA share page for reviewA Drive file or folderA page of photos and films under your name
Your client’s notes at a timecodeYesYes since August 2026, made on the web. On a phone they show as comments on the fileYes, on a phone or a computer
Your client needs an accountNo. A name and email on the first commentOpening needs none. Commenting signed out isn’t statedNo. Your client types a name once, on their first note
How your client approvesA status field you can let reviewers changeNot covered on the pages we readYour client presses Approve and confirms once
Approval opens the downloadsNo. Downloads are a setting on each share; turning them off needs ProDownloads are a sharing setting; a shared folder’s setting wins over a file’sYes. The review mark comes off and the full-size downloads open, on the same link
Your client’s notes in your editorComment export for Final Cut Pro 10.4 and later, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve and Media Composer, or CSV and plain textNot covered on the pages we readFinal Cut Pro, as to-do markers. Premiere Pro and DaVinci Resolve not yet. A spreadsheet on every plan

Frame.io and Google Drive 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 run review rounds with clients and editors every week.
  • You want comments in Premiere Pro, Resolve or Media Composer.
  • You want versions stacked on one share.

Google Drive may suit you better if

  • You want the lowest price per terabyte for your own files.
  • Your team already works in Google Docs, Sheets and Drive.
  • Your client comments once, on a computer.

DropYourFiles may suit you better if

  • Your client should open one page with your name at the top, not a folder.
  • You want notes at a timecode on a phone as well as a computer, and pins on photos.
  • You want approval to take the watermark off and open the full-size downloads.

Questions.

Can you comment on a Google Drive video at a timestamp?

Yes, since August 2026, for Workspace customers and personal Google accounts. The comment has to be made on the web; on iOS and Android it shows as a comment on the file.

Is Google Drive good for sending video to clients?

For handing over files, it is cheap and familiar. For a review round, your client sees a Drive folder, and there is no approval step or watermark on the pages we read.

Frame.io or Google Drive for client review?

Frame.io, if review is the job: it is built for comments at a timecode, versions and export to your editor. Drive, if you mostly need room and a comment now and then.

Sources.

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