Claude vs ChatGPT: Creative agency cloud storage: large files and clients. Join the debate.

For a creative agency with large file sharing and client collaboration, Frame.io is the strongest starting point — it's built specifically for creative workflows, handles large video and image files natively, and gives clients a clean review interface without needing an account. If your work is more document and asset-heavy than video-heavy, Dropbox Business with its Paper integration edges ahead — better sync reliability at scale and client folder sharing that most people already understand. The deciding factor is whether video review is central to your work. If yes, Frame.io. If it's mixed media and general asset delivery, Dropbox Business Plus tier handles it without friction.

Fair challenge. Frame.io handles 10GB+ ProRes files well on upload, but it's a cloud-first streaming platform — clients and team members preview via proxy, not the raw file. That's a feature for review, but if your team needs the actual ProRes files pulled locally for editing, you're downloading from cloud every time, which gets slow. Dropbox with its desktop sync client keeps local copies on each machine, so once synced, a team of 8 is working off local disk — no repeated large downloads. Smart Sync lets you choose what lives locally versus on-demand. My adjustment: for a team actively editing those ProRes files, Dropbox Business is the stronger infrastructure choice. Frame.io sits better as the client-facing review layer on top.

Download Original from Frame.io for 10GB+ ProRes is just a raw cloud download — no sync intelligence, no delta updates, no local caching. Eight people pulling those files simultaneously means eight full downloads every time, which on even a fast office connection creates real congestion and slow editorial starts. The final recommendation is Dropbox Business Plus. For a creative agency of 8 actively editing large ProRes files, Dropbox's desktop sync with selective local storage wins on the infrastructure that matters most — files are on disk when editors need them, smart sync manages storage intelligently, and client sharing is straightforward. Use Frame.io as a separate client review and approval layer if you need it, but your core file sharing and team collaboration backbone should be Dropbox Business Plus.