The short version.
Silverstack is a DIT-grade platform — verified offload is one feature among many. Transcoding, color-managed dailies, ALE export, MHL, LTO archive, multi-camera clip integrity all live under the same roof. Pomfort sells it to film and TV production where that whole surface is needed daily.
SyncShot is the offload slice, sharpened for working photographers. Verified copy from cameras, cards, iPhone, and Android, fanned out to NAS, S3, Google Drive, SFTP, and FTP in one pass. Saved workflows for the second card. $49 a year.
If you're running a DIT cart, you want Silverstack. If you're landing a wedding shoot or a documentary trip on a Mac, you don't need the cart — you need this.
Side by side.
Where the two surfaces actually overlap.
| Axis | SyncShot | Silverstack |
|---|---|---|
| Platform | macOS 13+ | macOS |
| Camera cards (SD, CFexpress, CFast) | Yes | Yes |
| Cinema camera mags (ARRI, RED, Codex) | As volumes | Per-format intelligence |
| iPhone camera roll | Yes (AFC) | Not first-class |
| Android DCIM | Yes (ADB + MTP) | Not first-class |
| Local SSD / HDD destination | Yes | Yes |
| NAS over SMB destination | Yes | Yes |
| SFTP / FTP destination | Yes (base tier) | Via Pomfort ecosystem |
| S3 + S3-compatible destination | Yes (base tier) | Via Pomfort ecosystem |
| Google Drive destination | Yes (base tier) | Not first-class |
| Multi-destination, one pass | Unlimited | Yes |
| Verification | BLAKE3, single-pass | xxHash / MD5 / SHA-1 |
| MHL sidecar output | No | Yes |
| Transcoding / dailies / color | No | Yes |
| LTO / LTFS archive integration | No | Yes |
| ALE / CSV / report export | CSV report | ALE + CSV + reports |
| Saved workflows | Yes (Workflow Builder) | Yes (templates) |
| Base price | $49 / year | Production tier subscription |
Where SyncShot fits.
What the focused tool does that the flagship doesn't reach.
- Phones as first-class sources
- iPhone camera roll and Android DCIM appear next to the SD card in the same job. Silverstack is built around camera mags; the iPhone in your pocket isn't the seat it serves.
- Cloud destinations bundled at the base tier
- S3, Google Drive, SFTP, FTP — all included in Pro at $49/year. Silverstack's cloud + remote-collaboration surfaces are higher-tier and ecosystem-specific.
- Price for working photographers, not production budgets
- $49/year. Silverstack is priced for set-by-set production work. Different audience, different budget.
- Saved workflows for repeat shoots
- Workflow Builder turns 'iPhone + SD card → SSD + NAS + S3' into a one-click run. Same shape every wedding, every shoot.
Where Silverstack is in a different league.
Honest about what Pomfort does that SyncShot won't.
- DIT workflow as a whole
- MHL, ALE, ProRes / DNxHR transcodes, color-managed dailies, LTO archive integration, multi-camera clip integrity — that's the surface Silverstack covers. SyncShot covers the offload square at the start of that chain.
- Per-format intelligence for cinema cameras
- ARRI Alexa, RED, Codex Compact Drive — Silverstack knows the file structures and validates clip integrity at the format level. SyncShot reads them as volumes and verifies bytes.
- Pipeline integration
- Silverstack outputs feed into Resolve, color, dailies vendors, and archive houses with established conventions. SyncShot doesn't plug into those handoffs.
- On-set reporting
- Per-card reports formatted for production accounting and post handoff. SyncShot exports a CSV; Silverstack exports a production-formatted document.
When to pick which.
By workflow.
- DIT on a film/TV set
- Silverstack. The whole reason it exists.
- Wedding / event / documentary photographer on Mac
- SyncShot. Cards, iPhone, drives, NAS, cloud — one job, verified, $49 a year.
- Stills photographer who also captures behind-the-scenes video
- SyncShot. The video files copy and verify the same way as RAW; transcoding can happen later in a real NLE.
- Post house ingesting from production
- Silverstack — the chain expects its outputs.
- Solo creator with iPhone, drone, and a card
- SyncShot. No DIT cart, no production budget, three sources on one job.
Questions photographers ask.
Lifted from the FAQ.
- Is SyncShot a Silverstack alternative for photographers?
- Yes, for the photographer-shaped slice of Silverstack's surface. SyncShot covers verified offload from cameras, cards, and phones to multiple destinations you control — NAS, S3, Google Drive, SFTP, and FTP — at $49/year. Silverstack is a DIT-grade platform that also covers transcoding, dailies, color, and LTO archive — at a price aimed at film/TV production budgets. If your need is verified offload + multi-destination + saved workflows, SyncShot is the smaller, sharper fit.
- Does SyncShot do MHL like Silverstack?
- No. Silverstack writes ASC MHL sidecars and integrates them into a downstream DIT pipeline (post, archive, color). SyncShot doesn't emit MHL today. If MHL is part of the downstream contract, Silverstack belongs in the chain.
- Can SyncShot handle ARRI, RED, Codex, or Sony cinema cameras the way Silverstack does?
- SyncShot reads any source the OS sees as a volume or PTP/MTP device — cinema camera mags appear as drives and copy verified. But Silverstack's edge is per-camera-format intelligence (clip integrity, edit-ready proxies, ALE/CSV export, multiple hash algorithms per role). SyncShot doesn't replicate that; it copies bytes and verifies them.
- Does SyncShot do transcoding, dailies, or color management?
- No. SyncShot is offload + multi-destination + verification + saved workflows. Transcoding, dailies, and color belong in Resolve, Silverstack, or a dedicated tool downstream. SyncShot's job ends when the bytes land verified.
- What about pricing?
- SyncShot Pro is $49/year — one Mac, every destination included. Silverstack Lab/XT pricing is aimed at production budgets and scales by feature tier. For a working photographer, the price ratio is still roughly an order of magnitude.
- When is Silverstack the right choice?
- When the workflow is film/TV DIT and the downstream pipeline expects Silverstack's outputs — MHL, ALE, proxies, color-managed dailies, LTO archive integration. SyncShot isn't aimed at that seat.
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