Signiant Media Shuttle

Spec sheet

What it does

Media Shuttle is a SaaS service for person-initiated transfer of large files through Send, Share and Submit portals.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Free plan

NoRead 22 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Integrations

The data sheet names interoperability with Signiant Jet, Flight Deck and Media Engine, plus MAM and DAM workflows.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Headquarters

Lexington, Massachusetts, USARead 28 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Founded

2000Read 28 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Acceleration

Signiant says its proprietary transport can move files up to 100 times faster than standard internet transfers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Access control

Administrators can assign portal members, groups, permissions and access restrictions, with activity tracking.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

API access

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Checkpoint restart

Interrupted transfers resume from the failure point instead of restarting from the beginning.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Company profile

LinkedIn lists Signiant as a privately held software-development company with 201-500 employees, founded in 2000 and headquartered in Lexington, Massachusetts.Read 15 Oct 2026 · linkedin.com

Custom branding

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Desktop app

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Desktop downloads

Signiant App 2.3.0.768 was listed for Windows, macOS and Linux with an August 10, 2026 release date.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.signiant.com

Documentation

Signiant provides a Help Center, API reference, integration guides, webhooks documentation, SDK material and release notes.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.signiant.com

Download tracking

YesRead 22 Sep 2026 · signiant.com

Encryption

Signiant states that transfers use TLS and that its hybrid architecture keeps customer content in customer-controlled storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

File-size handling

The product advertises transfers without file-size limits.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Limit: external-user friction

A Capterra reviewer says outside users can struggle with the required acceleration app.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Limit: firewall complexity

A G2 reviewer reports that Signiant's non-standard communication ports can require difficult firewall changes for customers.Read 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Limit: mobile history

A Capterra reviewer reported that the product lacked a mobile app at review time, while the current iOS app is now listed separately.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Limit: value concern

A Capterra reviewer said Media Shuttle was not cost-effective for a single department using it like OneDrive.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Management API

The Management API is included in all subscriptions and supports portal, storage, user and transfer administration.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.signiant.com

Metadata collection

Submit portals can collect custom metadata and create JSON sidecar files for downstream processing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Mobile app

The Signiant iOS app uploads directly to Submit portals and resumes transfers after connection drops; Android support is described as in development.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

News: Intelligent Transport

At IBC 2026, Signiant announced Intelligent Transport for Media Shuttle with multi-threaded, multi-gigabit transfers that adapt to network conditions.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

News: MFA

On September 17, 2026, Signiant announced general availability of portal end-user MFA using authenticator apps with event logging.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Operating-system support

The current app supports Windows 11, macOS Sonoma 14, Sequoia 15, Tahoe 26, Red Hat or Rocky Linux 8-10 and Ubuntu 22 or 24; Windows 10 and macOS Ventura 13 support ended June 5, 2026.Read 15 Oct 2026 · help.signiant.com

Ownership and funding

Crunchbase lists Signiant as acquired by Battery Ventures, with two funding rounds and five investors, but obscures the total amount.Read 15 Oct 2026 · crunchbase.com

Platform API

The Platform API controls portal creation, customization and deployment and is described as under active development.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.signiant.com

Portal modes

Send portals target a named recipient, Share portals provide shared directory access, and Submit portals collect incoming content.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

Praise: transfer speed

Reviewers repeatedly praise fast movement of very large files and improved reliability compared with FTP, Dropbox or prior tools.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Praise: usability

Reviewers describe the interface and portal setup as easy to learn, with simple permission management and link sharing.Read 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Praise: workflow flexibility

TrustRadius reviewers praise using portals for changing workflows and allowing many external parties to upload or download large data sets.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

Rating on Apple App Store

5.0 out of 5 from 2 ratingsRead 15 Oct 2026 · apps.apple.com

Rating on Capterra

4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · capterra.com

Rating on G2

4.5 out of 5 from 1 reviewRead 15 Oct 2026 · g2.com

Rating on GetApp

4.8 out of 5 from 4 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · getapp.com

Rating on TrustRadius

8 out of 10 from 4 reviewsRead 15 Oct 2026 · trustradius.com

SDK

The Media Shuttle SDK is available for customer integrations but its license restricts use to internal business applications unless Signiant approves a partner agreement.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.signiant.com

Security certifications

Signiant's Trust Center lists GDPR, SOC 2, SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 and a 2025 TPN Gold Assessment.Read 15 Oct 2026 · trust.signiant.com

Self-hosting model

The control plane is Signiant SaaS, while customers may deploy an SDCX Server connected to on-premises storage; the whole service is not open-source self-hosted software.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

SSO

Enterprise packaging includes SAML single sign-on, and Microsoft documents SP-initiated SSO with just-in-time provisioning.Read 15 Oct 2026 · learn.microsoft.com

Storage choices

Portals can use customer-controlled on-premises storage or AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud Storage.Read 15 Oct 2026 · signiant.com

System-to-Person API

A licensed add-on API creates upload and download links, exposes transfer events and supports webhooks.Read 15 Oct 2026 · developer.signiant.com

Plans and prices

Every Signiant Media Shuttle plan and price →

Where Specifiction places it

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