LucidLink review

LucidLink is built for the problem most editors have with ordinary cloud drives: waiting for footage to download before work can start. Its filespace mounts on the desktop as a normal drive, and LucidLink says it streams only the data an editing app requests, so a team can open the same project in Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid or Final Cut Pro from different cities. Starter costs $7 per member per month and includes 100 GB per member, pooled across the workspace, with extra storage at $7 per 100 GB. Business is $27 per member per month on annual billing, includes 400 GB per member, raises the limit to 25 members, and adds 30 days of snapshot recovery, guest link expiry and SSO. Files are protected with zero-knowledge encryption. The trade-offs are cost at scale, since a 10 TB project on Business needs extra storage on top of seats, and Starter's lack of snapshots. A 30-day trial needs no credit card.

Who it is for

editing teams that cut from shared cloud media

Price

Starter $7 per member per month with 100 GB per member; Business $27 per member per month billed annually ($32 monthly); 30-day free trial.

Starter Effortless file collaboration for small projects and teams getting started. $7 member/month
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Mounts as a standard drive that works with Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid and Final Cut Pro
• Streams only the data your creative apps need instead of syncing whole files
• Zero-knowledge encryption, so LucidLink cannot view your files
• Business plan adds 30 days of snapshot recovery and guest link expiry
• iOS and Android apps for access to the filespace on mobile

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Editors open shared projects in place, with no relinking or duplicate copies
• Strength: Storage is pooled: 5 Starter members share 500 GB
• Strength: No file size limit beyond the plan's storage
• Weakness: Starter caps a workspace at 10 members and 1 TB
• Weakness: Starter has no snapshot recovery
• Weakness: Members are billed even when no data is stored

Key facts

• Starting price: $7 per member per month
• Storage included: 100 GB per member (Starter), 400 GB per member (Business)
• Extra storage: $7 per 100 GB (Starter), $8 per 100 GB (Business)
• Free trial: 30 days, no credit card
• Editing apps named: Premiere Pro, DaVinci Resolve, Avid, Final Cut Pro

Where it ranks

LucidLink is No. 1 in our Best Cloud Storage for Video Editing verdict.