Molten Cloud alternative
Comparing Molten Cloud and LightVAULT.
Molten Cloud combines rights, royalties and content management. If you already handle rights and royalties elsewhere, and need a safe place for your library and a reliable way to send it, LightVAULT does just that.
| Molten Cloud | LightVAULT | |
|---|---|---|
| Built for | Rights, royalties and content management in one platform, for studios, distributors and broadcasters | Storing and sending a film library, for sales agents and distributors |
| Pricing | Flat pricing, quoted after a demo. Not published | Simple monthly cost per TB stored. Get an instant quote |
| Users | Launch: up to 3. Grow: up to 15. Scale: custom | No limit on users. A monthly active user allowance, scaled to the data you store: only people who send files, or receive more than two files, that month count. How it works » |
| Storage & transfer | Launch plan includes 250 GB/month of storage and egress. More is priced per GB (rates not published) | No charges for transfers |
| Onboarding | Launch: 10 hours per module, then hourly. Grow: 25 hours per module, then hourly | No training needed. We help you move your library in |
| Transfer technology | Aspera, FTPS, browser, cloud-to-cloud and API | Signiant Media Shuttle |
| Rights, royalties & avails | Yes | No. We store and send files only |
| Screeners with DRM | Yes | No |
| QC, conversions & new deliverables | Not offered: Molten says it is not a film lab | Coordinated with PurpleDOG Post and other trusted post facilities, at partner rates |
Molten Cloud details are from moltencloud.com/pricing and moltencloud.com/content, checked October 2026. Check their site for current details.
Already have a rights system?
Don't pay for it twice.
No rights management. No royalty reports. No AI dashboards. Just a trusted, industry-standard way to store and send your films.
When Molten Cloud fits better
If you want it all in one system.
If you want contracts, avails, royalties and screeners in the same platform as your files, Molten Cloud is built for that. If you store and send, LightVAULT keeps it simple.
Every title in one place
Masters, M&E, stems, trailers and art in one library, open 24/7. Deliverables »
Your own branded portal
Built on Signiant Media Shuttle. Media Shuttle »
Easy to move in
We'll help bring titles over from hard drives, LTO tapes or post facilities. Moving in »
See what your library would cost.
Molten Cloud is a trademark of its owner. LightVAULT is not affiliated with Molten Cloud. Signiant and Media Shuttle are trademarks of Signiant Inc. LightVAULT is an independent service and is not affiliated with Signiant.