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Nextcloud, Lytho, Filecamp, Frontify

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.

Nextcloud

Yes

Lytho

No

Filecamp

No

Frontify

No

Everything else

Nextcloud
Lytho
Filecamp
Frontify
Verdict
A self-hosted file-sync and collaboration platform some organisations stretch into asset-library duty; tagging, batch metadata editing and dynamic tag-based collections are still limited or missing.
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 team file library billed as a flat monthly fee with unlimited users, aimed at organisations where most people only need to download an approved file a few times a month.
A brand-management platform built around a single, always-current source of truth for guidelines, logos and templates, aimed at brand teams working with internal staff and external agencies.
Price published
Yes
No
Yes
No
Billed on
Subscription per user per year, cheaper at volume
Team size, product mix and configuration
Flat price per account — users are not a billing unit
Monthly active users
Deployment
On-premise, Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
Yes
No
No
No
Free trial
No
No
Yes
No
Transparency index
80%
10%
70%
30%
Most common complaint
It is a file platform with DAM features rather than a DAM: asset-level metadata and rights are thinner
The tiers are named but cannot be compared on cost
Storage ceilings are modest next to enterprise platforms, so large video libraries outgrow the tiers quickly
The MAU model favours occasional users, but there is no figure to verify that with

“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.

Nextcloud It is a file platform with DAM features rather than a DAM: asset-level metadata and rights are thinner — 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.
Filecamp Storage ceilings are modest next to enterprise platforms, so large video libraries outgrow the tiers quickly — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Frontify The MAU model favours occasional users, but there is no figure to verify that with — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.

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