How I built an "Enterprise-Lite" Frame.io competitor in 48 hours to kill the Seat-Based Tax

I’ve been feeling a massive amount of "Adobe fatigue" lately. As a freelancer, the industry-standard tools for video review are great until you hit the Collaboration Tax. The second you need to loop in a contractor or a client’s assistant for a few days, you’re hit with a $15–$25/mo per-seat license. Last weekend, I decided to stop paying the tax and start building a solution. The Mission: Unlimited for a Flat Fee The goal for Reel was simple: Create a professional, frame-accurate video review tool that costs a flat $49/mo regardless of how many users or projects you have. The Stack: "Vibe Coding" at Scale I built the V1 in a single weekend using Replit Agent 4. While there's a lot of debate around "Vibe Coding" right now, this project proved to me that a solo dev can ship "enterprise-lite" tools at a fraction of the traditional dev cycle cost. The core features I prioritized: Timestamped Feedback: Click the video, leave a comment, move on. Zero-Login Client Links: Don't make your clie