Sohonet's encrypted live stream for editorial, VFX and on-set review, sent from the cloud or dedicated hardware.
ClearView Flex, from Sohonet, streams an encrypted, frame- and colour-accurate live feed from an edit bay, VFX workstation or camera over HDMI, SDI or NDI, with under 100ms of delay. Viewers watch on a computer, iPhone, iPad or Apple TV, with voice chat and live annotation. Starter is from $638 a month per stream for 20 attendees and 2K SDR; Pro, from $1,413, adds HDR and 40 attendees.
Best for: Secure live editorial review
- Up to 40 viewers on Pro, including Apple TV
- Runs in the cloud or on its own hardware
- Resolution tops out at 2K DCI
- A sales-led demo, with no self-serve trial
Synced review where media plays from each machine, so a session stays sharp on a weak connection.
cineSync is a desktop player from Backlight for synced review. Each person plays the media from their own machine, so quality holds on a slow connection, and everyone sees the same frame, draws and takes notes, with a PDF of them afterwards. Play is a free local player; synced sessions start on Essential at $19 per user a month on annual billing, or $39 monthly, and only the host needs a paid seat.
Best for: Colour-critical synced sessions
- Full quality on a slow connection
- Guests join without a paid account
- Everyone installs desktop software
- Colour tools inside a session need Pro
Adobe's review platform for teams that can take notes on a cut without booking a live session.
Frame.io collects feedback on a cut without a live session: frame, range and pinned comments with drawing tools, version stacks for comparing takes, and panels that bring the notes into Premiere Pro and After Effects. Clients comment from a share link without signing up. The free plan covers 2 members and 2GB; Pro is $13 per member a month on annual billing, for up to 5 members.
Best for: Async client review in Premiere
- Clients comment without an account
- Version stacks for comparing takes
- Priced per member, with seat caps
- No DaVinci Resolve support in the current version
Synced group review in the browser for animation and VFX, with sketching over the frame and nothing to install.
SyncSketch runs synced review sessions in a browser, so a lead can take a group through shots with nothing to install. Reviewers sketch over frames, leave text and audio notes, and review 3D models as well as video. Unity owns it. Indie is $9 per user a month on yearly billing, or $12 monthly, and the free Light plan allows 5 users, 2 projects and 1GB.
Best for: Browser draw-over sessions
- No install for reviewers
- Reviews 3D models as well as video
- Priced per user on every paid plan
- Small storage: 1GB free, 50GB on Indie
Low-cost browser review with live synced sessions and free accounts for clients.
ftrack Review, from Backlight, handles frame-accurate notes, drawing on video, ghosting and PDF feedback summaries in the browser, including live sessions where everyone sees the same frame. Clients get free accounts that do not use a seat. Read in September 2026, it costs $10 per user a month on annual billing, or $15 monthly; without the Review Pro add-on, live sessions hold 2 people at 1080p.
Best for: Low-cost browser review for studios
- A low per-seat price
- Clients do not take a seat
- Larger live sessions need Review Pro
- No free plan, only a 7-day trial
Open-source production tracking with a synced Review Room for dailies built in.
Kitsu, from CGWire, tracks shots and assets and reviews them in the same place: drawing and text on frames, frame tags that act as timestamps, playlists for dailies and a Review Room with synced playback for the team and clients. Guests comment, draw and change statuses from a public link without an account. It is open source under AGPL and free to self-host; hosted plans start at €20 per user a month on annual billing.
Best for: Dailies inside production tracking
- Free to self-host
- Guests review from a public link
- A production tracker first, heavier to adopt
- No hosted free plan, only a trial
Live and async review for cuts already stored in Dropbox.
Replay adds live review sessions to Dropbox: everyone sees comments and drawings as they are made, and the notes stay on the file afterwards as time-coded and range comments. Reviewers take part from a browser without a Dropbox account, and a file can be marked approved. The full add-on is $10 per user a month on annual billing and needs Dropbox Plus or higher; every Dropbox account gets a limited version.
Best for: Cuts already in Dropbox
- Live and async review on one file
- Links into the main editing apps
- Needs a paid Dropbox plan
- Review files count against Dropbox storage