Shade
Streamline media workflows with Shade, the AI-powered design collaboration platform
Recommended for
- Solo / Indie
- Idea-Stage
- Pre-Seed
- Seed
- Series A
- Scaleup
- Late-Stage
- Public / Enterprise
SSIE
Stage Fit Recommendations
Following data shows why Shade is recommended for listed teams. The Fit Score represents the percentage fit of Shade to each company stages, as calculated by the SSIE.
Stage
Fit Score
Fit Reasons
Solo / Indie
$0–$2,000 MRR
79- Data encryption at rest and in transit
- Free trial available to evaluate before purchasing
Idea-Stage
$0
82- Data export and portability
- Self-serve signup from $35/user/mo, no sales call required
- Mounts cloud storage as a local drive for instant access
Pre-Seed
$0–$10k MRR
88- Drags cloud media directly into NLEs without downloading
- Semantic AI search across media libraries using natural language
Seed
$10k–$100k MRR
91- Auto-detects and clusters faces across all media formats
- Automates custom metadata fields per drive and asset type
Series A
$100k–$500k MRR
92- Published uptime SLA and incident response commitments
- Enterprise procurement path with custom contracts and DPA
- ISO/IEC 27001 - core enterprise certification
- Generates transcripts and credit-based transcription for audio/video
Scaleup
$500k–$2M+ MRR
90- Provides time-stamped comments with annotation and markup
- Dedicated customer success manager
Late-Stage
$2M+ MRR
87- Supports role-based access control and granular permissions
- Auto-extracts system metadata for 100+ file formats
Public / Enterprise
$100M+ ARR
86- SSO / SAML on the Enterprise plan
- SCIM provisioning on the Enterprise plan
- Audit logs on the Enterprise plan
- Dedicated support / CSM on the Enterprise plan
- Offers unlimited AI indexing and unlimited drives

Shade is a design-and-creative focused media storage and collaboration platform that empowers teams to work more efficiently. With Shade, teams can leverage real-time editing, natural language search, and automated metadata to streamline their workflows. The platform is designed to provide a system of record for media storage, ensuring teams can easily find and access their assets. By choosing Shade, teams can save up to 50% compared to competitors, making it an attractive option for those seeking cost-effective design collaboration solutions. Shade's free trial allows teams to experience its benefits firsthand. Whether you're a media team or a design agency, Shade is the ideal platform for your creative needs.
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