Simian vs. Frame.io
One Connected Platform vs. Review Alone
Frame.io is a strong review tool, but Simian brings review together with media management, reels, analytics and business development in a single platform built for creative teams.
Media Management
Search Experience
Search across AI tags, metadata, credits, tags and custom fields.
FRAME.IO
Search across metadata and comments within projects.
Organizing Media
Flexible tags, credits, smart filters and custom metadata.
FRAME.IO
Project-based file organization.
Finding Visuals
AI automatically identifies and applies 500+ searchable visual tags to your media.
FRAME.IO
AI semantic search finds objects, scenes, moods, and visual concepts without applying tags to the media.
Presentations
Presentation-Specific Thumbnails
Choose a different thumbnail for each reel presentation without changing the original asset.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Presentation Scene Trimming
Adjust where each spot begins and ends within a reel presentation without modifying the source media.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Native iPhone App
Build and send reels from a native iPhone app designed specifically for building reels.
FRAME.IO
Native mobile review app.
Microsite Builder
Create fully customizable, multi-page websites to showcase your work.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Analytics & Reporting
Viewer Analytics
Track views, watch time, engagement graphs and viewer heatmaps for every presentation.
FRAME.IO
Review-focused activity tracking.
Reel Performance Dashboard
Monitor Today’s Reels, Trending Reels, Hot Reels and Zombie Reels to identify presentations gaining momentum or re-engaging after inactivity.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Performance Reports
Analyze most sent, most viewed, least sent and least viewed presentations to understand what’s working.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Category & Credit Reporting
Measure performance by category, client, director, editor, DP or other credits.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Reel Insights Benchmarking
Compare your presentations against Reel Insights to better understand engagement trends and presentation performance.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Review & Collaboration
Review Platform
Complete project-based review with approvals, teams, versioning, media sharing and client collaboration.
FRAME.IO
Excellent review, siloed from media management and reels.
Timestamped Feedback
Add timestamped and time-range comments, annotations, replies, and approvals directly on images and video.
FRAME.IO
Add frame-accurate and time-range comments, annotations, replies, and approvals directly on images and video.
Adobe Creative Cloud
Review, import comments and send new versions directly from Premiere Pro and After Effects.
FRAME.IO
Deep native Premiere Pro and After Effects integration.
Teams
Organize collaborators into teams for streamlined project access and review workflows.
FRAME.IO
Team and project management within the review product.
Media Library Integration
Easily move media between review projects and your Media Library without re-uploading or duplicating assets.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Version Management
Upload new cuts, organize revisions into version stacks and compare versions side by side.
FRAME.IO
Version stacks for review.
Integrations & Platform
Developer API
Integrate Simian with internal systems, automate repetitive tasks or build custom applications around your workflow.
FRAME.IO
Developer API available.
Reel.io Integration
Automatically turn shared reels into tracked sales opportunities in Reel.io.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Zapier
Connect Simian to your workflow with Zapier, Adobe Creative Cloud, Reel.io, SSO, and a customer API.
FRAME.IO
Extensive integrations across Adobe Creative Cloud, production and post tools, Camera to Cloud, Zapier, Make, Workfront Fusion, and APIs.
Single Sign-On (SSO)
Authenticate users with your organization’s identity provider.
FRAME.IO
SSO on enterprise plans.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Protect user accounts with an additional layer of security beyond passwords to help safeguard your media and client data.
FRAME.IO
Two-factor authentication available.
Infrastructure
Storage Efficiency
Upload original media once, automatically generate optimized proxies, and avoid storing duplicate files when using RTVE.
FRAME.IO
No comparable feature identified.
Private Cloud Instances
Customers can deploy Simian within a dedicated private-instance environment with advanced configuration options.
FRAME.IO
Runs on shared cloud infrastructure.
Switching is Easier Than You Think
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Import your existing media library
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Keep your team productive during the transition
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Get help from real people every step of the way
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