AIR VS SHADE

Great Footage Is Worthless if Nobody Can Find It. Make It Findable.

How Air and Shade compare for videos and images, and where Recharm fits.

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Air vs Shade at a Glance

Air and Shade both offer approvals and portals. Air is built around keeping video, images and design files in one library, while Shade is built around a cloud drive that mounts like a local one.

  • Air shares work through Showcases with a custom logo, colors and font, and share links can carry a passcode or an expiry date.
  • Shade is a media library and review tool for creative and video teams, with AI search across transcripts and faces.
  • Recharm is $299 a month with unlimited users, and uses AI tagging, visual search and clip cutting to surface the right moment. Search and clips are in preview.

Air vs Shade Comparison Table

CriterionAirShadeRecharm
Core File and Video Management
Purpose-built for ad creative organizationNot publishedNot offeredOffered
Store and manage video filesOfferedOfferedOffered
Create modular video clipsNot publishedNot publishedOffered, preview feature
Categorize videos by sceneNot publishedNot publishedOffered, preview feature
Categorize images by themeOfferedOfferedOffered, preview feature on a higher-tier plan or paid add-on
Auto-sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and Frame.ioNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Search and Discovery
Keyword and metadata searchOfferedOfferedOffered
Transcript search (find by spoken words)OfferedOfferedOffered
AI visual search in imagesOfferedOfferedOffered, preview feature on a higher-tier plan or paid add-on
AI visual search in video (find by appearance, objects, scenes)OfferedOfferedOffered, preview feature
Search at the clip level inside a videoNot publishedNot publishedOffered, preview feature
Organization and Collaboration
Tags, metadata and duplicate detectionOfferedOfferedOffered
Collections and boards for grouping assetsOfferedOfferedOffered
Deep links to specific clips or momentsNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Usage rights trackingNot publishedNot publishedOffered on the Managed plan
Commenting and feedback on assetsOfferedOfferedComing soon
Review and approval workflowsOfferedOfferedNot offered
Shareable links for assetsOfferedOfferedOffered
Branded portals for teams and partnersOfferedOfferedNot offered
Brand guidelines hubNot publishedNot publishedNot offered
Integrations with creative tools and CMSOfferedOfferedOffered
Creative Analytics
Ad performance metrics next to the creativeOffered on a higher-tier plan onlyNot publishedOffered
Asset usage and engagement reportingOffered on a higher-tier plan onlyNot publishedNot published
Built for Ads and Claude
Ad-specific tags (angle, persona, problem, emotion)Not publishedNot publishedOffered
Creative briefsNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Connects to Claude (plugin or MCP server)Offered on a higher-tier plan onlyOfferedOffered
Claude builds creative briefs from your libraryNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Claude makes ads and videos from your libraryNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Managed Services
Done-for-you tagging by creator and productNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Custom A-roll and B-roll splicingNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Re-organization as needs evolveNot publishedNot publishedOffered
Governance and Security
Role-based access and permissionsOfferedOfferedOffered
Single sign-onOffered on a higher-tier plan onlyOffered on a higher-tier plan onlyNot published
Published security certificationsOfferedOfferedNot published
Pricing and Setup
Published pricingOfferedOfferedOffered
No per-seat pricingOfferedNot offeredOffered
Free trialOfferedOfferedOffered
  • Offered
  • Not offered
  • Not published on the vendor's site
  • Preview feature
  • Managed plan
  • Higher-tier plan or paid add-on only
  • Coming soon

Videos and Images Deserve a DAM of Their Own. Meet Recharm.

Recharm is a video-first asset library built to find the right clip fast.

  • AI taggingTag videos automatically, and sort images with the AI image add-on (preview)
  • AI visual searchFind footage by what's in the frame (preview)
  • Clip cuttingCut videos into clips to find the exact moment (preview)
  • Claude pluginTurn your library into creative briefs and videos with Claude
ILIA Beauty12 clips

Clips and tags from Recharm's demo library of ILIA Beauty creator videos.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are Air and Shade each built for?

Air focuses on keeping video, images and design files in one library, and Shade on a cloud drive that mounts like a local one. Recharm centers on video, cutting it into clips you can tag and search (search and clips in preview).

How do Air and Shade handle video?

Air adds timestamp comments. Shade has timestamped comments and AI search across transcripts and faces. Recharm splits videos into clips you can search by moment (in preview).

Do Air and Shade offer approval workflows?

Yes, both do. Air has structured approvals. Shade pairs timestamped review with approval status in metadata. Recharm does not offer approvals, so teams record them outside the library.

Do Air and Shade connect to Claude and AI tools?

Both do. Air has an MCP server on Business and Enterprise. Shade lists an MCP server. With Recharm's Claude plugin, you can build creative briefs and videos from your library.

Do Air, Shade and Recharm offer a free trial?

Air has a free plan with no time limit. Shade has a free trial on Growth. Recharm offers a 14-day free trial.

Start with Your Own Footage

Import a folder of raw footage and see the difference clip-level search makes.

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