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Shade vs. LucidLink
Check out how Shade takes LucidLink’s real-time collaboration to the next level.
Optimize with the hybrid cloud
LucidLink has limited storage options and costs $40-$80 per terabyte, just for a real time file access solution. As a result, you typically have to choose between using LucidLink for part of the data and an alternative storage solution for the rest of your data, leading to more data siloes.
In contrast, Shade offers infinite customizability, flexibility for your needs at less than 70% of the cost. Not only that, Shade also offers full AI search, real time access, and sharing directly built into the application.
Real-time access & AI search
Shade is built from the ground up as a search engine for your files. Shade takes the real time ability of LucidLink and adds in our AI search. Now you can search through images, videos, 3D assets, audio, and more at a fraction of the cost and built into where you’re self hosting Shade or hosting Shade in the cloud.
Now, you get not only the benefits of a true real time file system that makes it feel like everyone’s in the same room, you also get the search capabilities to make it feel like everyone is working off the same SSD.
A modern file system with a modern UX
Shade is designed for every type of user, from IT managers to Video Editors. Via Shade’s UI you can quickly configure maintain, access search, and share the files and folder you need with clients. No more choosing what files to upload or moving data from different data siloes, all of your data is now in Shade, indexed and accessible. Shade also provides first-party permission management from subfolders to drives, including expiration options and seamless integration with SSO/SAML.
Your clients get quick delivery through public links for soliciting feedback and facilitating collaboration and ShadeFS's mounting and web sharing capabilities. All of this is possible while ensuring seamless and secure asset delivery across internal and external teams.
Check out how Shade takes LucidLink’s real-time collaboration to the next level.
Real-time access & collaboration
Shade provides the same real-time editing and playback solutions as LucidLink at their most premium plan. Except, Shade costs nearly 70% less with flexible pricing supporting anyone from individual creators to enterprise teams with fast, remote, real-time collaboration.
Multimodal AI search
Shade offers AI-driven search functionality spanning over 500 file and media types, from BRAW and R3D footage to audio, 3D objects, and beyond. Whether it’s navigating images, videos, audio files, documents, or 3D assets, Shade can preview and playback your assets.
Sharing, permissions, & client delivery
Shade is designed for every type of user, from IT managers to Video Editors. Via Shade’s UI you can quickly configure maintain, access search, and share the files and folder you need with clients. No more choosing what files to upload or moving data from different data siloes, all of your data is now in Shade, indexed and accessible. Shade also provides first-party permission management from subfolders to drives, including expiration options and seamless integration with SSO/SAML.
Your clients get quick delivery through public links for soliciting feedback and facilitating collaboration and ShadeFS's mounting and web sharing capabilities. All of this is possible while ensuring seamless and secure asset delivery across internal and external teams.
