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Frame.io vs Pixieset: which one, and when.

Frame.io is for getting notes on a cut. Pixieset is for delivering photos and selling prints. They answer different halves of a job.

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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 Frame.io when the work is a film in review. Your client leaves comments at a timecode with no account, editors on your team comment beside them, and the comments export to Final Cut Pro, Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Media Composer. It reviews photos too. It is priced for each member: Pro is $15 a month a member.

Pick Pixieset when the work is finished photos. Your client picks favorites and leaves editing notes on each photo, and you can sell prints from the gallery with no commission on a paid plan. Video is sold by the hour (30 minutes on the $10 Basic plan), and videos can’t be added to a favorites list, so your client has no way to leave a note on a film.

Side by side, with a third option.

Plenty of studios pay for both, because the same client gets a cut to review and a gallery of stills. If that is your job, here is where DropYourFiles sits beside them: the film and the photos on one link, notes on both, and approval that opens the downloads.

Frame.io, Pixieset and DropYourFiles, compared on October 29, 2026
WhatFrame.ioPixiesetDropYourFiles
Built forVideo review for editors and their teamsPhoto galleries with a print storeReview 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 $10 ($8 billed yearly); Plus $20 ($16); Pro $30 ($24); Ultimate $50 ($40)Free; Solo $20 ($220 a year); Studio $59; Enterprise from $149
Free plan2 GB, up to 2 members and 2 projects3 GB, no video, 15% commission on store sales5 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 memberBasic 10 GB; Plus 100 GB; Pro 1,000 GB; Ultimate unlimitedSolo 1 TB; Studio 2 TB; Enterprise 6 TB
VideoCounted in the room, with no hour limit on the pricing pageBasic 30 minutes and Plus 1 hour, up to HD; Pro 2 hours and Ultimate 5 hours, up to 4K. More is $5 a month an hourFree 1 h; Solo 15 h; Studio 50 h; Enterprise 150 h
Your client’s notes on a film at a timecodeYesNo. Notes go on favorites, and videos can’t be added to a favorites listYes
Your client’s notes on a photoComments on images, camera RAW includedNotes and editing requests on favoritesPinned to the spot, with drawing
Your client needs an accountNo. A name and email on the first commentNot stated. Favorite lists are saved under your client’s email addressNo. Your client types a name once, on their first note
How your client approvesA status field you can let reviewers changeYour client picks favoritesYour client presses Approve and confirms once
Approval opens the downloadsNo. Downloads are a setting on each share; turning them off needs ProDownload PINs and a watermark you setYes. The review mark comes off and the full-size downloads open, on the same link
PrintsNot on the pricing pageA print store: 15% commission on Free, none on paid plansNo print store
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 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 Pixieset 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

  • Your clients review cuts and your editors comment on the same ones.
  • You cut in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve or Media Composer and want comments there.
  • You want camera RAW files previewed for review.

Pixieset may suit you better if

  • Most of your work is photos and you sell prints from the gallery.
  • Your client chooses favorites from a large set and adds editing notes.
  • You want a photo gallery from $8 a month billed yearly.

DropYourFiles may suit you better if

  • You deliver film and photos to the same client and want them on one page.
  • You want notes at a timecode and pins on photos in one list.
  • You want approval to take the watermark off and open the full-size downloads, on the same link.
  • Your studio would rather pay one price for its logins than a price for each person.

Questions.

Is Frame.io good for photographers?

It reviews images, camera RAW included, with comments, and it is priced for each member. It has no print store on its pricing page. Photographers who sell prints usually deliver through a photo gallery.

Can Pixieset deliver video?

Yes, by the hour: 30 minutes on Basic up to 5 hours on Ultimate, and $5 a month for each extra hour. Your client can’t add a video to favorites, so there are no notes on a film.

Do I need both Frame.io and Pixieset?

If you sell prints and review films with editors, both do their half well. If your job is a film and stills going to the same client, one link that takes notes on both and opens the downloads on approval does the whole job.

Sources.

Try it on a job with photos and film.

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