Acquia DAM, Salsify, Contentstack, Brandfolder
Side by side on what we have verified on each vendor’s own pages. Where a fact was not checked, the table says so rather than leaving a blank that reads as “no”.
Everything else
Verdict
A quote-only enterprise DAM (formerly Widen) built on configurable metadata and external sharing portals, for organisations already standardised on the Acquia stack.
Not checked
An enterprise headless CMS and composable DXP for developer-led teams needing multi-channel content delivery, with a native asset-management module that's newer and thinly reviewed.
A polished, search-first brand asset DAM sold standalone under Smartsheet ownership, priced for mid-market and enterprise budgets around a $24,700/year median contract.
Price published
No
No
No
No
Billed on
Organisation size, user count, storage volume and feature set
Not disclosed publicly — pricing page routes to Request Demo / Contact Sales only, no tiers, per-SKU/per-user/per-asset pricing, or plan names shown
Quoted per customer
Quoted per customer
Deployment
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
No
No
Yes
No
Free trial
Yes
No
No
No
Transparency index
20%
Not checked
30%
0%
Most common complaint
Cost depends on four variables at once, none of them priced publicly
Not checked
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page
Two tiers with no figure and no trial offered on the page
“Not checked” means exactly that: we have not verified it, not that the platform lacks it. Every other value was read off the vendor’s own pages on the date shown on each platform page.
What to ask on the demo
One question per platform, drawn from what actually goes wrong with it — not a generic checklist. Vendors run the demo; this hands the agenda back to you.
Acquia DAM
Cost depends on four variables at once, none of them priced publicly — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Contentstack
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Brandfolder
Two tiers with no figure and no trial offered on the page — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.