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Frame.io vs Zeplin

Compare with for 10 people.

Frame.io
48%
match · $1,800/yr
Zeplin
77%
match · $165/yr

Zeplin is the better fit.

It costs $1,635 less a year for 10 people.

How we work out the match
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What you'd pay

Entry plan for 10 people, billed yearly where offered. Prices checked Oct 2026.

Frame.io
Entry plan
$15.00 × 10 seats$150.00
× 12 months$1,800.00
Per year
$15.00 per person / mo
$1,800

Zeplin
Entry plan
Smaller bill
Flat price, whole team$13.75
× 12 months$165.00
Per year
$1.38 per person / mo
$165

Choose a tool

Frame.io

From $15Free plan
G2 4.5 · 199 reviews

Video, motion and photo teams (in-house or agency) who need clients and stakeholders to review cuts with time-coded feedback.

Zeplin

From $13.75Free plan
G2 4.4 · 117 reviews

Teams that want a calm, controlled handoff space where developers only see approved, published screens instead of a live design file that keeps changing.

Side by side

Frame.ioZeplin
PricingFree; paid from $15/member/monthFree; paid from $13.75/month (annual, 1 project)
G2 Rating4.5 (199 reviews)4.4 (117 reviews)
Best ForVideo, motion and photo teams (in-house or agency) who need clients and stakeholders to review cuts with time-coded feedback.Teams that want a calm, controlled handoff space where developers only see approved, published screens instead of a live design file that keeps changing.

Pros and cons

Frame.io

Pros

  • The most precise video review tool here, down to the frame
  • Reviewers join from a link with no account and no cost
  • Tight fit with Adobe Premiere and Final Cut Pro
  • Large storage allowances on paid plans

Cons

  • Not a design or whiteboard tool
  • Member caps per plan (5 on Pro, 15 on Team) push larger teams to Enterprise
  • Internal-only comments and restricted projects need the Team plan
  • Free plan is a trial-sized 2GB and 2 projects

Zeplin

Pros

  • Developers see only what designers publish, which cuts confusion
  • Approvals and version compare are included on every plan
  • Flat project-based Basic pricing is cheap for small teams with few projects
  • Strong engineering integrations (Jira, Azure DevOps, Storybook, VS Code)

Cons

  • Overlaps heavily with Figma Dev Mode if your team already pays for it
  • Adds an extra publish step between design and development
  • No whiteboarding or video review
  • On Advanced, developers need paid seats (reviewers are free but cannot see specs)

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