PicaJet
Search Build shortlist

IMatch, Lytho, IntelligenceBank

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”.

What decides it · Runs on your own servers

If the files genuinely cannot leave your infrastructure, this is not a close race — the platforms marked No below should not be on the call at all.

IMatch

Yes

Lytho

No

IntelligenceBank

No

Everything else

IMatch
Lytho
IntelligenceBank
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.
A combined creative-operations platform pairing brand-portal DAM with proofing and approval workflows, for in-house teams that want both under one roof rather than a DAM-only search specialist.
A compliance-focused DAM with built-in audit trails and multi-stage approval workflows, aimed at regulated industries like pharma, finance, insurance and franchise/multi-brand marketing teams.
Price published
No
No
Yes
Billed on
Perpetual licence, no subscription
Team size, product mix and configuration
Package, number and type of users, storage and add-ons
Deployment
On-premise
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
No
No
No
Free trial
Yes
No
No
Transparency index
60%
10%
30%
Most common complaint
Windows only, so it is out of the question for a team on Macs
The tiers are named but cannot be compared on cost
Only the floor of the base package is published; everything else is quoted

“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.
Lytho The tiers are named but cannot be compared on cost — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
IntelligenceBank Only the floor of the base package is published; everything else is quoted — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.

No email required — the page prints as it stands.