What is Signiant used for?

Signiant is commercial file transfer software for media companies, with products such as Media Shuttle and Jet that move large files quickly across networks and storage. It is a good fit for exchanging footage with remote production partners and replacing FTP for media delivery.

How much does Signiant cost?

Signiant doesn't publish fixed prices; pricing is quoted on request.

Is Signiant open source?

No. Signiant is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Signiant include SFTPGo, croc and Magic Wormhole.

What are some alternatives to Signiant?

Signiant competes with MASV, WeTransfer and Filemail. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Signiant alternatives.

Signiant: features, pricing and alternatives

About Signiant

Signiant is a commercial platform for moving large files over any network, built for media and entertainment companies. It positions itself as a replacement for FTP, consumer transfer services and shipped hard drives, which it describes as no longer practical for media workloads.

The platform includes the Media Shuttle, Jet and Flight Deck products plus platform services such as Media Engine and Signiant Verify. Its pitch covers acceleration, control and visibility, security, storage independence and reliability. Solution pages address remote work, cloud I/O, partner content exchange, automated content flow, FTP replacement and secure file transfer, and industry pages cover studios, post production, animation and VFX, broadcast, live sports production and gaming.

Signiant is sold commercially, with a trial, platform demos and pricing available on request, plus API documentation and a partner program.

Key features

Accelerated transfer of large files
Media Shuttle, Jet and Flight Deck products
Storage-independent file movement
Control and visibility over transfers
Automated content flow workflows
FTP replacement for media delivery

Good fit for

→Exchanging footage with remote production partners
→Replacing FTP for media delivery

Tags: file-transfer; media; large-files; ftp-replacement; accelerated-transfer; content-delivery; enterprise

Signiant: questions and answers

What is Signiant used for?: Signiant is commercial file transfer software for media companies, with products such as Media Shuttle and Jet that move large files quickly across networks and storage. It is a good fit for exchanging footage with remote production partners and replacing FTP for media delivery.
How much does Signiant cost?: Signiant doesn't publish fixed prices; pricing is quoted on request.
Is Signiant open source?: No. Signiant is proprietary (closed-source) software. Open-source alternatives to Signiant include SFTPGo, croc and Magic Wormhole.
What are some alternatives to Signiant?: Signiant competes with MASV, WeTransfer and Filemail. For open-source options, see Enlisted's ranked list of open-source Signiant alternatives.