IMatch, Akeneo
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 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.
Not checked
Price published
No
No
Billed on
Perpetual licence, no subscription
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.
Deployment
On-premise
Cloud, On-premise
Free plan
No
No
Free trial
Yes
No
Transparency index
60%
Not checked
Most common complaint
Windows only, so it is out of the question for a team on Macs
Not checked
“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.
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.