What Studio Network Solutions does

Studio Network Solutions (SNS) is a privately held U.S. company founded in 1998 and headquartered in the St. Louis, Missouri area, specializing in shared storage hardware and integrated workflow software for professional media production teams. The company's flagship product is the EVO shared storage platform, built on a proprietary EVO OS and offered in multiple form factors (Prodigy, 8 Bay, 16 Bay, Nearline, and the portable MOD), scalable from 4TB to 4PB+. Bundled with EVO is the EVO Suite, which includes ShareBrowser for media asset management, Slingshot for transcoding and automation, and Nomad for remote editing, all licensed for unlimited users without per-seat fees. Recent additions (2025-2026) extend the platform into cloud-native review/approval (Outpost at $99/month), S3-compatible cloud archive (Trio at $6/TB/month), and on-premise AI analysis (AI Suite, perpetual license).

SNS generates revenue through a mix of one-time hardware sales, bundled software (no incremental seat fees), recurring cloud subscriptions (Outpost, Trio), perpetual AI licenses, tiered support contracts (Basic/Standard/Premium), and professional services. Distribution is hybrid: direct enterprise sales supported by phone-based configuration, a global reseller and integrator network across more than 70 countries, OEM-style partnerships with Vizrt (NRS Powered by SNS for TriCaster) and Ross Video (EVO Signature Series), and a major presence at industry events such as NAB Show, Broadcast Asia, and Infocomm Asia. Customers span film and television post-production, sports media, broadcast, education, marketing and advertising, worship, healthcare, military and government, and game development, with named deployments including MasterClass, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Georgetown University, Legacy Effects, and Carilion Clinic.

Name

Studio Network Solutions

Legal name

Studio Network Solutions

Website

https://studionetworksolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Studio Network Solutions (SNS) provides shared storage servers and an integrated workflow software suite (EVO, ShareBrowser, Slingshot, Nomad, Outpost, Trio, AI Suite) for professional media production teams across film, broadcast, sports, education, advertising, and government sectors in 70+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Maryland Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. EVO Hardware Systems: Sale of EVO shared storage servers including EVO 16 Bay, EVO 8 Bay, EVO Nearline, MOD, EVO Prodigy in various configurations (HDD/SSD) with capacities from 4TB to 4PB+
2. EVO Suite Software: Included with EVO hardware at no additional cost - includes ShareBrowser MAM, Slingshot transcoder, Nomad remote editing. Value-add software bundled with storage systems.
3. Outpost Subscription: Cloud-based review and approval platform at $99/month (billed annually, 500GB included). Unlimited users and projects.
4. Trio Cloud Storage: Cloud backup/archiving service at $6/TB/month with 1X egress included. S3-compatible storage for EVO integration.
5. AI Suite Perpetual License: On-premise AI Suite with perpetual license (one-time purchase), unlimited processing hours, no cloud dependency
6. Support Plans: Technical support services in Basic (free), Standard, and Premium tiers with varying response times and 24/7 availability
7. Professional Services: Installation services (on-site, remote commissioning), training, MAM migration, and workflow consultation

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Studio Network Solutions (SNS) designs and sells EVO shared storage servers and an integrated EVO Suite of workflow software (ShareBrowser MAM, Slingshot automation, Nomad remote editing) purpose-built for professional media production teams. Offerings extend into cloud services (Outpost review/approval, Trio S3-compatible cloud archive) and on-premise AI Suite for media analysis, all sold with unlimited-user licensing.

Product overview

Studio Network Solutions (SNS) offers EVO, a unified shared storage and workflow platform for professional media production teams. The portfolio centers on EVO shared storage servers (available in 16 Bay, 8 Bay, Nearline, Prodigy, and MOD form factors) combined with the EVO Suite of integrated software tools. The EVO Suite includes ShareBrowser (media asset management), Slingshot (transcoding and automations), and Nomad (remote editing). Recent additions include Outpost (cloud-based review and approval), Trio (S3 cloud archive), and AI Suite (on-premise AI analysis). The ecosystem supports production from content creation through collaboration, storage, and archive within a single integrated environment. No per-seat licensing and unlimited users are included across all EVO systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EVO: Flagship shared storage server for professional media production teams, providing high-performance storage and workflow solutions.
• ShareBrowser
• Trio
• Outpost
• AI Suite
• Slingshot
• Nomad
• MOD
• EVO Cloud
• NRS (Network Remote Storage)

Products and services

• EVO 16 Bay

Quantifiable outcome

• Georgetown University saves over 200 hours per year on file management tasks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

AI capability9 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Ross VideocoreTechnology or IntegrationEVO Signature Series - high-performance shared storage certified and designed for Ross Video workflows including XPression motion graphics, Abekas Mira replay, and Streamline Inception News. Joint go-to-market as certified solution.
• Vizrt (formerly NewTek)coreTechnology or IntegrationNRS (Network Remote Storage) - NDI-enabled shared storage system for TriCaster workflows, sold as Vizrt NRS Powered by SNS. Supports growing file recording, NDI preview, and playout integration.
• AdobecoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Adobe Technology Partner. ShareBrowser panel extension available on Adobe Exchange. Deep integration with Premiere Pro including Productions workflow, project locking, metadata import/export.
• Blackmagic DesigncoreTechnology or IntegrationEVO serves as shared storage and project database server for DaVinci Resolve. Supports real-time 4K DPX/EXR playback for color grading workflows.
• ApplecoreTechnology or IntegrationEVO supports Final Cut Pro X with exclusive library sharing method, workflow extension, integrated keyword collections, and project locking.
• AvidcoreTechnology or IntegrationEVO unlocks Avid Media Composer bin sharing and multi-user collaborative workflows. Supports project and session locking for Pro Tools.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EditShare: EditShare provides shared storage, MAM, and workflow solutions for media production teams, directly competing with SNS EVO across film, broadcast, and post-production segments with a comparable integrated hardware-plus-software model.
• GB Labs: GB Labs specializes in high-performance shared storage for film, TV, and broadcast post-production, competing head-to-head with EVO on multi-user real-time editing performance and integrated workflow tools.
• Facilis Technology: Facilis offers shared storage systems (Hub, HUB Servers, FastTracker MAM) for video editing and post-production, directly comparable to EVO in serving small-to-mid post houses and broadcast facilities.
• OpenDrives: OpenDrives provides shared media storage and hybrid cloud solutions for post-production and broadcast, overlapping with SNS EVO and listed by SNS itself as an integration partner for hybrid cloud environments.
• Small Tree: Small Tree delivers shared storage and networking solutions for video editing workflows in post-production and broadcast, serving similar mid-market creative teams as SNS with comparable multi-user editing positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Quantum Corporation: Quantum is a large, established storage vendor with deep presence in media and entertainment (StorNext, F-Series, scale-out tiered storage), competing with EVO especially in enterprise broadcast and archive use cases but across a much broader portfolio.
• Avid (NEXIS): Avid's NEXIS shared storage is tightly bundled with Media Composer and Pro Tools, competing with EVO's Avid integrations while leveraging Avid's incumbent position in broadcast and post-production facilities.
• QNAP Systems: QNAP provides general-purpose NAS and shared storage hardware widely adopted by smaller media teams; while not purpose-built for media workflows, it competes on price for entry-level EVO Prodigy and SMB use cases.
• NetApp: NetApp offers enterprise storage (ONTAP, EF-Series) deployed by large broadcasters and post-production houses; competes with EVO at the high-end of the media storage market but as part of a broad enterprise storage portfolio rather than media-specialized.

Emerging players

• Frame.io: Frame.io (now part of Adobe) is a cloud-native review, approval, and collaboration platform that directly overlaps with SNS's Outpost product for media workflow collaboration.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/snstweets
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/snsonthetube
• Facebookfacebook.com/StudioNetworkSolutions
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/studio-network-solutions
• Instagraminstagram.com/studio.network.solutions

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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