Timeliner vs Krock.io
Frame.io's cheaper rival. Strong on animation review, unlimited free guests, light PM, no payment tracking.
Honest comparison for a 5-editor video agency. We list what they do better, where they fall short for our ICP, and the real monthly cost.
Krock.io is $50/mo for a 5-seat video team (Pro - 5 seats × $10). Timeliner is $89/mo (Studio - 5 seats, review + full production pipeline), with extra seats at $10/mo and free unlimited client and guest reviewers on every plan.
Pick Krock.io if…
If you're a small animation or motion-graphics studio that wants Frame.io-grade review at half the price plus storyboard tooling, Krock is a genuinely strong pick. The visual diff overlay is excellent for frame-by-frame animation review.
Pick Timeliner if…
You need what Krock.io leaves out:
- No real project management - boards exist, but no workload, deadlines, time tracking that scale.
- No payment tracking or per-project revenue.
- No team output analytics or editor KPIs.
Real cost for a 5-seat video team
Posted prices, not list prices. The line item isn’t the whole stack - read the note below.
Krock.io
Pro - 5 seats × $10
Timeliner
Studio - 5 seats, review + full production pipeline
Why the gap matters: Being straight with you: Krock is genuinely cheaper, and if review plus storyboarding is all you need, that $39/mo difference is real money. The gap buys a production pipeline with workload planning and automations, the internal-then-client approval gate, and branded multi-brand client portals. Payment tracking and team analytics are Agency ($199/mo).
Timeliner Studio - $89/mo
5 seats, 3TB, 1080p streaming. Frame-accurate review, the full production pipeline, the internal-then-client approval gate and branded client portals. Right for a small team replacing a review tool plus a PM tool.
Timeliner Agency - $199/mo
10 seats, 8TB, 4K streaming. Everything in Studio plus payment tracking, approval-bottleneck analytics, client intake forms, the social calendar and AI captions, titles and tags. Right once you're billing clients and publishing.
Extra seats are $10/mo each (+250GB). Clients and guest reviewers are free and unlimited on every plan - they never count toward your seat limit. See all plans.
Compare against any Timeliner plan
Pro - 5 seats × $10. Switch tiers to see how seats, storage and features line up against what you’d actually pay.
| Krock.io | Timeliner Studio | |
|---|---|---|
| Monthly price | $50/mo | $89/mo |
| Seats | Not published | 5 included (up to 10) |
| Extra seat | Not published | $10/mo (+250GB) |
| Storage | Not published | 3TB |
| Streaming quality | Not published | 1080p |
| Client & guest reviewers | Not published | Free & unlimited |
What Timeliner Studio includes
- Transcript & timecode commenting
- Frame-accurate review & comments
- Unlimited projects & versions
- Client approvals via share links
- Branded client portals
- Internal supervisor approval
- Kanban, list & brand views
- Slack, WhatsApp & email alerts
- Locked downloads & watermarks
- Social scheduling for 1 brand
- Priority WhatsApp · 8h response
Where Krock.io genuinely wins
We’re not pretending Krock.io is bad. These are real strengths - pick Krock.io if any of them are central to how you work.
- Unlimited reviewers and guests on every plan - clients are always free.
- Visual diff overlay between versions - strong for animation/VFX detail review.
- Storyboard tool and AI storyboarding built in - useful for pre-production.
- Native plugins for Resolve, Adobe CC, and FCP with playhead sync.
- Cheapest serious review platform in this list at $10/seat.
Where it falls short for a 5-editor video agency
- No real project management - boards exist, but no workload, deadlines, time tracking that scale.
- No payment tracking or per-project revenue.
- No team output analytics or editor KPIs.
- No internal-then-client review gating.
- No multi-brand client portal.
The headache you’ll feel
Krock is excellent for review and pre-production planning. But the moment you ask 'which editor delivered most this month?' or 'how much have I billed this client so far?' you're back in spreadsheets and a separate payment-tracking tool.
Feature Comparison
Green = supported natively. Amber = partial / via add-on. Grey = not available.
Timestamped Video Comments
Side-by-Side Version Comparison
Drawing Annotations
Unlimited Free Reviewers
Storyboard / AI Storyboarding
Project & Task Management
Custom Task Workflows
Internal-then-Client Review Gate
Client Approval Portal (No Login)
Branded Client Portal (Logo + Colors)
Team Analytics & KPIs
Payment Tracking & Pricing Templates
When Krock.io is the right call
If you're a small animation or motion-graphics studio that wants Frame.io-grade review at half the price plus storyboard tooling, Krock is a genuinely strong pick. The visual diff overlay is excellent for frame-by-frame animation review.
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