Frame.io alternative
Circlebak vs Frame.io: feedback on software, not footage
Frame.io is made for video production: frame-accurate review, versions and your editing apps. Circlebak is made for getting feedback on software demos: each comment can link to its own ticket, you can set a deadline for feedback, and you pay only for the people who post.
Free for one creator. Reviewers are always free. 14 days of Business with no card.
Verdict
Which one suits your team?
Both let reviewers comment on the exact moment of a video. Frame.io is made for people who make video. Circlebak is made for people who make software.
Choose Frame.io if
You make video for a living
Comment on a single frame or a range, draw on the frame, and stack versions to compare them side by side. Circlebak comments are pinned to a moment, with no drawing or versions.
Your editors work in Premiere Pro or Final Cut Pro
Frame.io comments show up as markers on the editing timeline, and Camera to Cloud uploads footage straight from the set.
Clients review without an account
Anyone with a Frame.io share link can comment after giving a name and email. Circlebak reviewers sign in to a free account in your organization.
You store large files
Frame.io Pro includes 2 TB, plus 2 TB for each member you add, and takes files of up to 5 TB. Circlebak takes videos of up to 5 GB.
Choose Circlebak if
Your whole company should be able to review
Everyone in your Circlebak organization comments for free, and you pay only for the people who post. Frame.io charges for every member, and its Pro and Team plans stop at 5 and 15 members.
Feedback should turn into tickets
Each comment can link to its own Jira, Linear or GitHub ticket. Frame.io doesn’t connect to Jira, Linear or GitHub, except through automation tools like Zapier.
You need feedback by a date
Set the date you need feedback by when you post a demo, and stakeholders who haven’t commented get a reminder the day before. Frame.io can keep a due date as a field, but nothing reminds reviewers.
IT needs single sign-on and SCIM
Both come with Circlebak Business, from $20 a creator a month billed annually, with no sales call. Frame.io has single sign-on on Enterprise, through sales.
Circlebak in 90 seconds
Read the transcript
Your engineering team just spent the whole sprint building something new.
So you book a demo… and suddenly, everyone's too busy to make it.
Plan B? Book the whole department into one three-hour demo.
But nobody sits through three hours for the one feature they care about. So the people you need… don't show up.
And the recording? Good luck finding their part.
So it ships without their feedback. It's not what anyone expected. Now you're paying to rebuild it, and your clients have noticed.
That's where Circlebak comes in.
Skip the giant meeting. Each team records a short video of their work, and hits publish.
Tag the stakeholders who care. They're notified right away, and nudged before the feedback window closes.
They watch whenever it suits them, and comment right on the moment that matters.
Link any comment to its Jira, Linear or GitHub ticket, and follow it all the way to done.
So the gaps get caught before launch, not after. Less rework. No awkward client calls.
And you can start for free. You only pay for the people who upload videos, from $12 a month each. Reviewers? Always free.
Circlebak. Show the work before it ships.
Compare
Circlebak as a Frame.io alternative, feature by feature
| Feature | Circlebak | Frame.io |
|---|---|---|
| Price per paid seat a month, billed monthly | $15 Team. $12 billed annually | $15 Pro, for up to 5 members. 13% less billed annually |
| Who needs a paid seat | Only people who post demos | Every member |
| Free plan | 1 creator, unlimited reviewers and 5 GB of storage | 2 members and 2 GB of storage |
| Reviewers comment for free | Unlimited, with a free account | Through share links, with no account |
| Each comment linked to its own ticket | Jira, Linear, GitHub and more | No |
| Feedback deadlines with reminder emails | Yes | Share links can expire |
| Single sign-on and SCIM | Business, from $20 a seat, with no sales call | Single sign-on on Enterprise, through sales |
| Storage | 50 GB for each creator on Team | 2 TB on Pro, plus 2 TB for each member you add |
| Draw on the frame, and compare versions | No | On every plan |
| Premiere Pro and Final Cut Pro integrations | No | Comments show up as markers on the timeline |
| Built-in screen recorder | Upload from the recorder you use | No |
| AI summaries | No | Of reviewers’ comments, in beta, on every plan |
| Transcripts and captions | No | In 27 languages, on every plan |
| Share links for people outside your company | Only signed-in members of your organization can see its videos | With a passphrase and an expiry date on Pro and above |
Prices are per paid seat a month, in US dollars. Frame.io’s prices and features are as of November 11, 2026, from its public pricing and help pages. Frame.io is a trademark of its owner. Frame.io pricing · User types · Share links · Comments · Notifications · Integrations · Transcription · AI Assistant · Single sign-on
Start for freeQuestions
Switching from Frame.io
Is Circlebak made for video production?
- No. It has no drawing on frames, no versions and no editing-app integrations, so if you deliver video to clients, Frame.io is the better fit. Circlebak is for getting feedback on software demos from the people in your company.
Do reviewers need a paid seat?
- No. Reviewers watch, comment and reply for free, and you can invite as many as you like. You only pay for creators, the people who post demos.
Who can see our videos?
- Only signed-in members of your organization. Circlebak has no public links, and nothing in the app is tracked or sold.
Which issue trackers does it work with?
- Paste a ticket's link on a comment. Circlebak recognizes Jira, Linear, GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps and Asana, and any other link works too. Nothing syncs, so there's nothing to install or authorize.
Put your next demo in front of the people who need to see it
Try every Circlebak feature free for 14 days, then keep the Free plan or pick the one that fits. Reviewers are always free.