Verdict
A peer-to-device photo sync and library tool for individuals and families with photos spread across computers, phones and tablets who want them synced without uploading to a public cloud.
An on-premise DAM known for deep metadata and search, for existing Portfolio users who size and maintain their own server, now under Axle AI ownership after a March 2026 acquisition.
An image and video API for real-time resizing, compression, and format conversion via URL parameters, built for developers at ecommerce, media, and agency teams.
Free, open-source, cross-platform photo cataloging software for large RAW libraries, with tagging, geotagging and duplicate detection, meant to pair with a separate RAW editor.
Price published
No
No
Yes
Yes
Billed on
Personal, Family and Business plans; no amounts on the page
Quoted per customer; the licensing model was preserved through the change of owner
Consumption-based credits, sold in monthly tiers ($25–$500/mo self-serve, custom above that). Credits are spent on Management (2 credits/GB/month for stored assets), Delivery (1 credit/GB bandwidth), and Transformation (variable by operation). Per-credit rate drops as plan tier rises ($0.25 down to $0.12, monthly billing; slightly cheaper on annual commitment). Each plan also states an implied storage/bandwidth cap in GB.
Free software, no licence fee
Deployment
On-premise, Cloud
On-premise
Cloud
On-premise
Free plan
No
No
No
Yes
Free trial
Yes
No
No
No
Transparency index
50%
25%
Not checked
100%
Most common complaint
Three plans are named and none is priced on the pricing page
It changed hands in March 2026, so anything written before that date describes it as an Extensis product
Not checked
It has no collaboration, permissions or approvals by design