Excire, KeyShot Dock (formerly Digizuite), Akeneo, IMatch
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
AI-assisted photo search and culling software for photographers with large local archives, sold as a one-time purchase that runs without uploading files to the cloud.
A digital asset management platform for manufacturing and AEC companies, rebranded from Digizuite in 2024, integrated with KeyShot's 3D product-visualization suite.
A PIM platform with a built-in DAM module, used by manufacturing and ecommerce companies to manage product data and assets; also available as a free open-source Community Edition.
A Windows-only photo cataloging tool for large image libraries (50,000+ files), built by a single developer, sold as a one-time perpetual licence instead of a subscription.
Price published
No
No
No
No
Billed on
One-off purchase, no subscription
Not published. Pricing is quote-only via 'Request pricing' / 'Contact sales' on the vendor's own product page; no per-user, per-GB, or flat-rate billing unit is disclosed anywhere on the vendor's site.
No genuine dollar pricing is published. The vendor's package-comparison page lists four tiers: Community Edition (free, open-source, self-hosted), Growth (SaaS, shown only as "Starting at $0 Annually" with a free-trial CTA — no real recurring price disclosed), Advanced and Premium (both "Call for a quote"). No billing unit (per user, per SKU, per asset, per GB) is stated anywhere on the site for the paid tiers.
Perpetual licence, no subscription
Deployment
On-premise
Cloud, On-premise
Cloud, On-premise
On-premise
Free plan
No
No
No
No
Free trial
Yes
No
No
Yes
Transparency index
60%
Not checked
Not checked
60%
Most common complaint
The amount is not on the product page — it lives on the reseller’s storefront
Not checked
Not checked
Windows only, so it is out of the question for a team on Macs
“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.
Excire
The amount is not on the product page — it lives on the reseller’s storefront — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
IMatch
Windows only, so it is out of the question for a team on Macs — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.