Start with the status, because it changes the question: Wiredrive no longer exists as a standalone product - wiredrive.com redirects to EditShare's homepage, and the old Wiredrive pricing page redirects to MediaSilo's pricing page (both verified live, November 2026). The corporate trail is documented on EditShare's own press page: the September 11, 2023 merger of EditShare and Shift Media folded Shift Media's products - "MediaSilo, Wiredrive, and Screeners.com" - under the EditShare brand. MediaSilo's pricing FAQ even answers the migration question directly for Wiredrive customers. So "Wiredrive alternative" in 2026 really means one of two things: MediaSilo, the designated successor, or a modern video-review platform built for the review-first loop Wiredrive predates. This comparison covers both, with every price verified as of November 2026 and our own product's weaknesses disclosed up front.
Why teams go looking
Three reasons surface repeatedly. Brand uncertainty: a product whose own URL now redirects elsewhere makes renewal-time evaluation inevitable, and MediaSilo's FAQ page actively invites Wiredrive customers to migrate - the successor path is real, but it is still a migration. Seat math: MediaSilo's plans are per-user with seat floors (Team starts at a minimum of 5 seats), which penalizes teams whose cost pain is headcount-driven. The loop itself: Wiredrive's DNA is media delivery and asset sharing - the MAM era - while modern teams want frame-accurate comments, version stacks, and approval states in the same surface where the files live.
How we compared (methodology)
Fixed criteria, applied identically to every tool including ours: pricing model (per-user vs flat vs freemium) with list prices verified against vendor pricing pages as of November 2026; reviewer economics (are outside reviewers free and unlimited); review depth (frame-accurate comments, version compare, approval states); volume limits (seat floors, storage); and the migration path from a legacy Wiredrive setup. Disclosure: Frooty is our product. It appears below with its weaknesses stated like everyone else's - apply extra skepticism to our row and test any finalist against your own cut before paying anyone. Prices move; re-verify before buying (we re-check quarterly, next in February 2027).
The eight options at a glance
| Tool | Pricing model | List price (Nov 2026) | Reviewers | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MediaSilo (successor) | Per user, seat floors | Trial free (3 seats, 50 GB); Team from $15/user/mo (min 5, up to 10 seats, 2 TB); Pro from $25/user/mo (10-30 seats, 4 TB) | "Unlimited reviewers and collaborators" per MediaSilo's Team plan copy | Wiredrive continuity under one vendor; watermarking and SSO on Pro |
| Frooty (ours) | Freemium + flat Studio | Free (5 GB, 2 members, 1080p); Studio $39/mo or $380/yr, unlimited members | Free via links | Video-first review with NLE panels and publishing |
| Frame.io (V4) | Per member (Adobe) | Pro $15/member/mo (~$13 annual, up to 5 members); Team $25/member/mo (up to 15) | Free via share links | Premiere-centric teams wanting the deepest in-NLE loop |
| Filestage | Flat rate | Starter 199 EUR/mo annual (249 monthly); Business 329 EUR annual (399 monthly), unlimited | Unlimited, free | Content teams reviewing everything at a flat cost |
| Ziflow | Flat rate | Standard $199/mo annual (15 users, 1 TB); Pro $329/mo annual (20 users, 2 TB); Free tier (2 users) | Unlimited proofs + reviewers | Staged approvals and audit trails on a flat bill |
| Air | Freemium + credit packs | Free $0 (10 GB, 3 users); Starter $100/mo annual (200 GB, up to 5 users); Business $900/mo annual (2 TB, unlimited users) | Unlimited users + comment-only collaborators (Business) | Creative DAM with light review and AI credits |
| Simian | Per workspace tier | $49/mo (1 seat); $99/mo (10 users incl.); custom (unlimited) | Client review links included | Ad-production presentation and review-delivery |
| Wipster | Per user | Light $9.95/mo annual (solo); Team $19.95/user/mo annual ($25 monthly) | Always unlimited | Cheap per-seat video-first review |
The options, one honest paragraph each
MediaSilo is the successor, and its pricing page is the freshest fact in this comparison: a 14-day trial at 3 seats and 50 GB; Team from $15/user/month with a 5-seat minimum (up to 10), 2 TB, and - quoting their plan copy - "unlimited reviewers and collaborators (w/ no extra charges)"; Pro from $25/user/month (10-30 seats), 4 TB, adding SSO, visual and forensic watermarking, and API access, with an "Unlimited AI" add-on at $12/user/month. For a team contractually tied to EditShare-era continuity, this is the path of least change; the seat floors are the tradeoff, and the economics of that shape are in why per-seat pricing hurts creative teams.
Frame.io (V4) is the in-NLE heavyweight - for Premiere-centric teams the panel loop remains the deepest edit-to-feedback path, and reviewers stay free via share links. V4 restructured plans and member caps (Pro up to 5 members, Team up to 15), and the migration math from any legacy platform is in the V4 migration checklist.
Filestage and Ziflow are the flat-rate answers to seat math: Filestage at 199 EUR/month annual for unlimited projects, files, and reviewers; Ziflow at $199/month annual for 15 users with staged approvals and audit trails. Both are broader than video (documents, images, campaigns) - review depth on the video side is where video-first tools still lead, per the vocabulary in frame-accurate review.
Air is the modern DAM with review bolted on - free tier at 10 GB for 3 users, Starter at $100/month annual, Business at $900/month annual with unlimited users and comment-only collaborators - strongest when the library is the product and review is secondary (the boundary map is in MAM vs DAM for video teams).
Simian serves the ad-production presentation niche ($49/mo single seat, $99/mo with 10 users included, custom above) - review-and-delivery oriented, verified live at gosimian.com (see our Simian alternatives piece for the full breakdown, including the domain warning). Wipster stays the budget per-seat video-first pick at $9.95 solo / $19.95 per user annual, reviewers always unlimited.
Match the reason to the tool
You want continuity with the old Wiredrive world: MediaSilo - same vendor family, documented migration path, watermarking on Pro. Ask their team about the Wiredrive import path before you commit to anything else.
Seat math is the pain: the flat-rate column - Filestage, Ziflow, or Frooty Studio at $39/month flat with unlimited members. The seat-economics argument is in the per-seat pricing explainer.
Video craft review is the pain: the video-first column - Frooty, Wipster, Frame.io. Frame accuracy and version compare are the deciding vocabulary (what frame-accurate means).
You are mid-migration from Wiredrive itself: inventory what you actually used - delivery links? approvals? asset library? - and map each to the replacement before moving data; the migration-shape questions are in the Frame.io migration guide (the checklist structure transfers directly).
FAQ
Is Wiredrive shutting down?
The standalone brand is gone: wiredrive.com now redirects to EditShare, and the old Wiredrive pricing page redirects to MediaSilo - both verified live in November 2026. The September 2023 EditShare-Shift Media merger folded MediaSilo, Wiredrive, and Screeners.com under the EditShare brand, and MediaSilo's own FAQ documents the Wiredrive-customer migration path.
What happened to Wiredrive's pricing?
There is no Wiredrive pricing page anymore - the URL redirects to MediaSilo's plans (Team from $15/user/mo with a 5-seat floor; Pro from $25/user/mo at 10-30 seats; verified November 2026). Any "Wiredrive pricing" figures you find elsewhere are historical and should not be trusted for a buying decision.
Who owns Wiredrive now?
EditShare - via its September 11, 2023 merger with Shift Media, whose products (MediaSilo, Wiredrive, Screeners.com) folded under the EditShare corporate brand per the company's own press release.
What is the best Wiredrive alternative for video-first teams?
If continuity matters, MediaSilo. If the loop matters - frame-accurate comments, version stacks, approval states - the video-first column (Frooty, Wipster, Frame.io) is where modern review depth lives. The deciding questions are in how to choose review software.
How do I migrate off Wiredrive?
Two paths: MediaSilo's customer-success-led migration (documented on their pricing FAQ for Wiredrive customers), or export-and-rebuild - inventory projects, download originals, re-upload to the new platform with folder and naming structure preserved (naming conventions make the rebuild searchable; asset-management fundamentals make it stay that way).