Iconik is an enterprise cloud MAM built for large broadcast teams — AI tagging, transcription search, Adobe panel integrations, proxy workflows, and granular permissions. Setup typically requires systems integrators and pricing starts effectively at $500+/month. FrameQuery is a local-first search tool that indexes your footage with AI in minutes — scenes, faces, objects, and transcripts — from $9/month. Choose Iconik for enterprise DAM infrastructure; choose FrameQuery to search your footage without the enterprise overhead.
| Feature | FrameQuery | Iconik |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Local-first desktop | Cloud MAM |
| Setup time | Minutes | Weeks/months |
| Pricing | From $9/mo | $500+/mo effective |
| AI search | Faces, objects, scenes, transcripts | AI tagging + transcription |
| Format support | 50+ native formats | Proxy-based workflows |
| NLE export | FCPXML, EDL, LosslessCut | Adobe panel integration |
| Offline capable | ||
| Face recognition | ||
| Enterprise RBAC | ||
| Proxy workflows | ||
| Adobe panel integration | ||
| Systems integrator required |
Iconik is an enterprise platform. Getting it running typically involves working with a systems integrator, configuring storage connectors, setting up proxy transcoding pipelines, and training your team on the interface. Expect weeks to months before you're fully operational.
FrameQuery installs locally and starts indexing your footage immediately. Point it at your drives, wait for the AI to process your clips, and you're searching. No cloud infrastructure, no integrators, no procurement process.
Iconik offers AI-powered tagging and transcription-based search across your cloud-hosted media. Its strength is combining metadata search with a full DAM — you can search, then immediately pull assets into an Adobe panel for editing.
FrameQuery searches across visual scenes, spoken words, detected faces, and objects simultaneously. Search for “sunset over water” and it finds those frames even if no one describes the scene. Results are millisecond-fast because everything runs locally against your indexed library.
Iconik uses a complex pricing model combining per-seat licenses, storage costs, and proxy generation fees. For a small team, expect to pay $500 or more per month — and costs scale quickly with storage and users. Enterprise contracts often run into thousands per month.
FrameQuery starts with a free tier (search only), Starter at $9/month (5 hours of indexing), Pro at $49/month (50 hours, timecoded comments, approval workflows), and Max at $199/month (300 hours, shared indexes). There are no ongoing storage fees—proxies are deleted after processing and your search index lives locally.
FrameQuery natively supports 50+ video formats including R3D, BRAW, ProRes, and CinemaDNG — no transcoding required. It exports to FCPXML, EDL, and LosslessCut markers, fitting into any NLE workflow. Iconik works through proxy workflows, generating lower-resolution copies for browsing, and integrates directly with Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop via dedicated panels — a major advantage for Adobe-centric teams.
Not directly. Iconik is an enterprise cloud MAM with deep Adobe integrations, proxy workflows, and granular role-based access control suited for large broadcast teams. FrameQuery is a local-first search tool for production teams who want to search their footage quickly without an enterprise deployment. If you need a full DAM with proxy workflows, Iconik is the right choice. If you need fast, affordable video search, FrameQuery is the better fit.
FrameQuery ranges from free (search only) to $199/month for the Max plan with 300 hours of indexing. Iconik uses a complex per-seat plus storage plus proxy pricing model that effectively starts at $500+/month for a small team. FrameQuery is significantly more affordable for teams that primarily need search capabilities.
Yes. FrameQuery uploads only lightweight proxy files for AI processing — proxies are deleted immediately after, and your original footage is never uploaded. The search index lives locally on your machine, so once indexed, search works entirely offline with no internet needed. Iconik is a cloud-based platform that requires an internet connection for all operations including search, browsing, and collaboration.
FrameQuery natively supports 50+ professional formats including R3D, BRAW, ProRes, and CinemaDNG without transcoding. Iconik relies on proxy-based workflows, generating lower-resolution copies of your media for browsing and search. The original files are preserved but search and preview work through proxies.