Multi-site sync without the cloud bottleneck
LucidLink streams files from a central cloud store. Resilio syncs peer-to-peer: deterministic transfer performance between any number of sites, without a central bottleneck, on infrastructure you control. Built for VFX and post-production pipelines where transfer predictability matters.
- Peer-to-peer architecture, no central cloud dependency or single point of failure
- Deterministic transfer performance between any number of sites simultaneously
- On-premise, cloud, and hybrid deployment on infrastructure you control
Cloud filesystem streaming works well for individual creative teams accessing shared files from a single cloud store. When you are distributing large VFX frames, render outputs, or production media across multiple sites simultaneously, the central cloud architecture becomes the constraint.
Central cloud streaming creates a bottleneck at pipeline scale
LucidLink streams all file access from a central cloud store. At VFX pipeline scale, multiple facilities pulling large frame sequences simultaneously, all traffic competes for the same origin bandwidth. Transfer throughput degrades as concurrent demand increases. Peer-to-peer architectures do not have this constraint: every node that receives data becomes a source for other nodes.
Creative teams working with large files on NAS-attached workstations experience LucidLink as a cloud filesystem layer, with the round-trip latency that implies. For pipeline workflows where file access speed directly affects artist productivity and render queue throughput, that latency has a measurable cost.
Any architecture with a central cloud store introduces a dependency on that store's availability and performance. AWS or Azure regional issues, cloud egress costs at high volume, and network path variability to cloud endpoints are operational risks that peer-to-peer local sync eliminates, because the data lives on your infrastructure, not solely in the cloud.
Peer-to-peer sync: deterministic performance at any scale
Resilio's peer-to-peer architecture means transfer performance scales with the number of nodes rather than being constrained by a central origin.
Resilio distributes data peer-to-peer: as each site receives data, it immediately becomes a source for other sites. A distribution to five facilities performs better than a distribution to one, because available bandwidth aggregates across all participating nodes. Transfer performance scales up, not down, as the number of destinations increases.
Resilio delivers predictable, measurable throughput on whatever network infrastructure is available, Sohonet private network, dedicated leased lines, or public internet. Pipeline TDs can rely on transfer time estimates that hold under production load, not best-case estimates that degrade under concurrent demand.
Resilio deploys on your hardware, in your cloud environment, or across a hybrid combination. Data lives on infrastructure you control and audit, not solely in a third-party cloud store. For VFX and post facilities with specific data residency requirements or existing storage investments, that control matters.
Resilio deployed across Sohonet-connected facilities runs over Sohonet's dedicated private media network, uncontended bandwidth, M&E-optimised routing, no public internet dependency. Private network performance combined with peer-to-peer architecture gives multi-site VFX pipelines transfer reliability that cloud filesystem tools cannot match.
Resilio vs LucidLink: architecture comparison
| Feature | Sohonet | LucidLink |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Peer-to-peer, every node a source, no central bottleneck | Centralised cloud store, all access streams from single origin |
| Multi-site scale performance | Throughput aggregates as destinations increase, scales up | All sites compete for same origin bandwidth, degrades under concurrent load |
| Data residency | On-premise, cloud, or hybrid, data on infrastructure you control | Cloud-native, data resides in cloud object store (AWS S3, Azure, GCS) |
| Filesystem access model | File sync and distribution, local storage performance at each site | POSIX filesystem streaming, NAS-replacement UX for creative team access |
| Private network integration | Native Sohonet private media network integration for connected facilities | Public internet and cloud VPNs, no dedicated M&E private network path |
| Single point of failure | None, fully distributed, no central dependency | Cloud store availability, dependent on cloud region and service health |
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