Filestage too expensive once the team grows?
Predictable video review with free reviewers.
Filestage starts at $49 per seat or $199/mo billed annually. Dusken gives your team frame-accurate review from $19/mo (Solo) or $49/mo (Team for 5 users), with unlimited free reviewers.
No credit card required · Reviewers are free, always
Why teams move
Why small teams switch to Dusken.
Predictable team plans
Pay for your workspace users: Team is $49/mo ($39/mo billed annually) for 5 users. Reviewers are always free.
More than text comments
Voice, video, screen-share, and drawing, all pinned to the exact frame.
Multi-mode version compare
Split, wipe, overlay, with synced scrubbing. See exactly what changed between versions.
Unlimited free reviewers
Every plan. Every client, stakeholder, and collaborator reviews for free, forever.
Side by side, line by line.
Feature-by-feature verification against Filestage's public offerings. Built for teams who care about craft over seat math.
| Core Capabilities | Recommended Dusken | Filestage |
|---|---|---|
| Billing model | Pay for your team. Reviewers free. | Per seat (clients count) |
| Reviewer access | Unlimited (no accounts required) | Limited / Per seat |
| Zero-typing review | Push-to-talk + live sketch & arrow | Typed text only |
| AI transcription | Native voice & video-to-text | Not supported |
| Comparison engine | 5 modes (Wipe, Split, Diff, Overlay) | Basic / Side-by-side only |
| NLE marker export | Direct EDL & XML (Premiere, Resolve, FCP) | Plugin or None |
| AI Agent Review (MCP) | Open MCP Server for Claude & Cursor | Not supported |
| Approval trail | Locked versions & permanent logs | Not supported |
| Entry price | Solo: $19/mo ($15/mo yearly) | $49/seat/mo |
| Guarantee | 30-day money-back guarantee | Not supported |
* Data sourced from public pricing pages as of May 2026. Spot an error? Let us know.
A closer look
Built for creative speed, not compliance.
Filestage leans toward corporate approval routing, and that weight shows up in the interface. Dusken stays on the craft: frame-pinned comments, pixel diff, and synced version scrubbing. You get the precision without the seat math or the approval-stage setup you don't need.
How you move over
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Create your Dusken workspace in about 30 seconds.
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Upload your current project files.
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Set your brand colors and logo.
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Share links with clients and let them comment without signing up.
Switching from Filestage to Dusken
Yes. Five Filestage seats at $49/seat/mo is $245/mo. Dusken Team is $49/mo ($39/mo billed annually) for 5 workspace users, and your reviewers don't add to the bill.
No. You send a link and they review. There's nothing to sign up for, and you can invite as many reviewers as you want at no extra cost.
You upload your current files into Dusken folders and share new links. There's no automatic importer, but a typical active project moves over in minutes.
It goes further. Dusken has five compare modes, including overlay and pixel diff. Scrub both versions together to see exactly what changed.
Yes. Set your brand colors and logo so the review page your clients see looks like yours, not ours.
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