Contentstack, OpenAsset, Acquia DAM
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
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Price published
No
No
No
Billed on
Quoted per customer
Quoted per customer
Organisation size, user count, storage volume and feature set
Deployment
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
Yes
No
No
Free trial
No
No
Yes
Transparency index
30%
0%
20%
Most common complaint
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page
A page titled pricing that contains a benefit calculator instead of prices
Cost depends on four variables at once, none of them priced publicly
“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.
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.
OpenAsset
A page titled pricing that contains a benefit calculator instead of prices — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Acquia DAM
Cost depends on four variables at once, none of them priced publicly — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.