See how Shade stacks up against OneDrive and why Shade is an all-in-one file system that is built for you.
Key takeaways
AI Neural search, not just tagging.
With Shade, you are able to sift through more than 500 different file and media types like BRAW, R3D, Audio, 3D objects, and more. Shade’s purpose is to empower every creative to go is able to give creatives the freedom to use a multitude of assets and go beyond their current file storage solutions like OneDrive.
Real-time file sharing & collaboration.
Shade offers a full web and desktop platform that allows you to quickly search and share your files from anywhere. ShadeFS allows you to mount Shade drives as if they were an SSD on your computer. Comparatively, OneDrive has limited sharing options and is not fit for creatives.
Cloud-exclusive platforms are constraining.
Shade offers you the ability to leverage both the cloud and on-premise so you can easily access and store your data. OneDrive is cloud-only and lacks the hybrid advantage.
Ready to switch from OneDrive to Shade?
Store & index 500+ file types.
Shade allows you to store and access 500+ types of files, including but not limited to BRAW, R3D, and 3D objects. As a creative, you want to make sure you don’t lose track of any files and en sure that you can easily find them. Shade goes beyond traditional tagging and really listens to you. How? If you want to find “friends walking on a beach,” tell Shade and you will find the file. This will significantly improve your workflow, allowing you to focus on your creative role. If you’re an editor, no need to sit there and index all your files yourself, Shade has your back
Search & preview your assets across data locations.
Shade has revolutionized the current search engine for your files. Shade is able to build on OneDrive’s real time features and adds in AI Neural Search. Now you can search through images, videos, 3D assets, audio, and more at a fraction of the cost. If you’re a creative, being able to instantly preview your assets makes your workflow so much more efficient. OneDrive is unable to do this. In addition to reaping the benefits of a real time file system, you and your team all feel that you’re in the same room as if everyone is working off the the same SSD.
Optimize with the hybrid cloud.
The sheer quantity of workloads that end up in the cloud is not cheap. OneDrive’s cloud-based approach is useful for some teams that don’t work with petabytes of data; as a creative team you don’t want to be limited by storage costs.
In contrast, Shade leverages your local hardware, on-prem, bringing your own storage or using the cloud, Shade offers infinite customizability, flexibility for your needs at the fraction of the cost. Not only that, Shade also offers full AI search, real time access, and sharing directly built into the application.
When to use OneDrive over Shade.
OneDrive makes sense if you are a business or team that really depends on the Microsoft Office Suite and sync between this same ecosystem. It is a great legacy tool to backup files, share documents, and collaborate on files with others. However, for people that are looking for a fast, hybrid solution that can comprehend a multitude of files, Shade is only solution out there. OneDrive makes sense for corporate and educational contexts, but if you are a creative, Shade is better built for your needs.
