Best Media Storage and Video Review Tools for Creators 2026

Common questions

Why not just use a general cloud drive?

Because it moves the file and nothing else. Review platforms add a player that takes comments pinned to a frame, version stacking so older cuts stay reachable, and a link a client can open without an account. Those are the parts that stop notes arriving as a paragraph of approximations.

How long do uploaded files stay available?

This varies more than any other term here, and expiry is often tied to the plan rather than to the file. Anything you may need to re-edit belongs in storage you control, with the review platform holding a copy rather than the only copy.

What makes a large upload fast?

Your upload bandwidth first, then whether the tool sends many pieces at once and resumes after an interruption. A single-stream upload of a hundred gigabytes that restarts from zero is the failure worth designing around.