The ClearView Flex alternative with no hardware and no platform fee
Sohonet's ClearView Flex is broadcast-grade, and priced like it: plans from around $683/month plus an annual platform fee and Flexbox hardware. FlowLabs is software-only: stream from your suite today, free to start.
ClearView Flex
~$683/mo
ClearView Flex plans from £493/$683 per month, plus an annual platform fee
FlowLabs
$39/mo
FlowLabs Pro with 34 viewer hours included, or start free, pay-as-you-go
You keep
$644/mo
Roughly 94% lower, with no hardware to rent or install
FlowLabs vs ClearView Flex, side by side
| Feature | FlowLabs | ClearView Flex |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | Free · $1.25 per viewer hour | From ~$683/mo (£493) |
| Additional fees | None | Annual platform fee (Flexbox rental) |
| Hardware required | None (software only) | Flexbox (SDI/HDMI ingest device) |
| Free tier | ||
| Pay-as-you-go option | After annual platform fee | |
| Setup | Self-serve, minutes | Hardware shipping & installation |
| Clients join in the browser, nothing to install | ||
| Stream from any NLE (Resolve, Avid, Premiere, Final Cut) | ||
| Low-latency, color-faithful playback | ||
| Live drawing / annotation tools | ||
| Password-protected rooms with join approval | ||
| Permanent personal room URLs |
A dash means not publicly listed by the vendor. Comparison based on publicly available information as of 10 July 2026.
Where FlowLabs wins
- No hardware: ClearView Flex needs a Flexbox taking SDI/HDMI from your suite. FlowLabs streams straight from your machine via OBS, WHIP, or WebRTC. Nothing to ship, rack, or cable.
- No platform fee: start free and pay $1.25 per viewer hour, or $39/mo for Pro. There's no annual commitment to earn back.
- Speed to first session: sign up and review with a client the same afternoon, instead of waiting on hardware delivery and setup.
- Freelancer-friendly economics: if you run reviews a few times a month, you pay for those hours, not for an idle appliance.
Where ClearView Flex may fit better
- Facilities already wired for SDI that want a dedicated hardware ingest path from broadcast equipment.
- Productions whose studio or network mandates a specific approved review vendor; sometimes that decision is made for you.
- Teams that specifically need Sohonet's ecosystem of connectivity and media services around the review tool.
Switching takes minutes
Create your session
Sign up free and create a room. No hardware, no sales call, no contract.
Stream from your suite
Send your program output from Resolve, Avid, Premiere, or any NLE via OBS, WHIP, or WebRTC.
Clients join in a browser
Share a link. Clients watch a color-faithful, low-latency stream with nothing to install.
Frequently asked questions
How is FlowLabs so much cheaper than ClearView Flex?
ClearView Flex is a hardware-plus-service product: you rent a Flexbox appliance via an annual platform fee and pay from around £493/$683 per month for plans. FlowLabs is pure software. You stream your suite's output directly from your machine, so there's no hardware cost to pass on. Pricing starts free at $1.25 per viewer hour, with Pro at $39/month.
Can FlowLabs really replace an SDI hardware ingest?
For most remote review workflows, yes. You send your program output via OBS, WHIP, or WebRTC and clients see a high-bitrate, color-faithful, low-latency stream in their browser. If your facility has a hard requirement for dedicated SDI ingest hardware, ClearView Flex remains the right tool. That's a genuine difference, not one we'd argue away.
What do my clients need to join?
A browser and the room link you share. No app, no account, no plugin. Rooms can be password-protected with join-request approval so you control exactly who's watching.
Which editing and grading tools does FlowLabs work with?
DaVinci Resolve, Avid Media Composer, Premiere Pro, Final Cut Pro: anything that plays video on your machine can be streamed. Most colorists send a clean program output through OBS via WHIP.
Can I try it before a real client session?
Yes. The Personal tier is free to start with no credit card, and you only pay per viewer hour when people join. Run a private test with your own footage on your own monitors before you put a client in the room.
Run your next client review on FlowLabs
Start free, pay only for the viewer hours you use, and cancel nothing, because there's nothing to cancel.
Get started freeThis page is published by FlowLabs. Competitor information is based on publicly available sources and was last reviewed on 10 July 2026. If you spot something out of date, contact us and we'll correct it.
Sources: Sohonet pricing · ClearView Flex product page · Sohonet plan types & payment options · FlowLabs pricing
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