# Shade

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/shade
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/shade.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/shade/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://shade.inc
- **Slug:** shade
- **Categories:** film-tv-production

## Overview

- **Tagline:** An all-in-one platform providing 5x more features for 70% less cost than combining multiple tools like LucidLink, Frame.io, and Iconik. It offers local-like access to cloud files and AI-native semantic search without relying on tags.
Source: Brand's website (https://shade.inc) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** Shade is an all-in-one cloud platform that combines media storage, intelligent cloud NAS, AI-powered semantic search, automated metadata, and collaboration tools, designed to streamline workflows for creative teams and replace multiple point solutions like LucidLink, Frame.io, and Iconik.
Source: Brand's website (https://shade.inc) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Intelligent cloud NAS for local-like file access
  - AI-powered semantic search with facial recognition and transcription
  - automated custom metadata
  - integrated collaboration and review tools
  - automatic transcoding
  - and client delivery features.
Source: Brand's website (https://shade.inc) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Subscription-based with significant cost savings compared to competitors; includes credit-based transcription services.
Source: Brand's website (https://shade.inc) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Top sports organizations, brands, production houses worldwide, hybrid creative teams, remote editors, and any distributed creative team handling large media files.
Source: Brand's website (https://shade.inc) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - LucidLink
  - Frame.io
  - Dropbox
  - Iconik
Source: Brand's website (https://shade.inc) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-04.