Signiant vs. Frame.io

The Signiant Platform is built on patented transport technology that can move any-size file over any IP network with speed, security and lights-out reliability. We were recently awarded a patent for a new intelligent transport architecture that uses machine learning to adapt to network conditions in real-time and is capable of multi-Gbps transfer speeds. Checkpoint Restart adds lights-out reliability and will automatically restart any interrupted transfer from the point of failure. Files are delivered unaltered with byte for byte accuracy. There is simply nothing faster or more reliable on the market when it comes to moving large files and data sets.

Frame.io can send a file but it’s really not what it was built for. At its core it is a review-and-approve tool and does that very well. Frame.io customers often complain about poor speeds and reliability issues when moving large files into and out of frame.io storage. That is why many companies use frame.io for review-and-approve but rely on the Signiant Platform for all their file movement between people, between systems and to and from the cloud.

Unlike Frame.io, Signiant does not bundle or resell storage but rather we connect to your storage. With Signiant, assets always remain 100% in your control. In fact, there is no additional cost to connect to any number of storage locations and so the Signiant Platform acts as an abstraction layer, making it easy, fast and secure to access assets across any and all of your storage.

With Frame.io, files are uploaded into storage that is bundled and operated by them. This is not only a security concern,  but it also means you can’t easily provide access to assets across storage locations. Most media companies have assets in multiple storage locations and want to keep assets in their storage under their control. That isn’t an option with Frame.io.

Every Signiant subscription includes our world-class customer support. Our support team works in the same location as the engineers who build the products, so they have direct contact with the teams if issues arise. Our awesome customer support is a key reason our customers renew and stay with us for years. 

Signiant is well known as the market leader in accelerated file transfers. After all, our software is used by thousands of companies to move petabytes of high-value content every single day. Further, when you purchase a subscription to any of our file transfer products, you join the Signiant Platform. That platform includes additional media management capabilities including multimedia search, preview of media assets and other actions such as transferring just a selected clip of a larger file. 

Absolutely. We often do POCs with our customers before they buy so that your team can experience Signiant’s software in your environment with your data sets. Customers who do POCs often buy right away so let’s set up a quick call to get you started.