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Nextcloud, OpenAsset, Contentstack, Razuna

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

OpenAsset

No

Contentstack

No

Razuna

Yes

Everything else

Nextcloud
OpenAsset
Contentstack
Razuna
Verdict
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Price published
Yes
No
No
Yes
Billed on
Subscription per user per year, cheaper at volume
Quoted per customer
Quoted per customer
Flat price per account by volume; the vendor states there are no per-user fees
Deployment
On-premise, Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud, On-premise
Free plan
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Free trial
No
No
No
Yes
Transparency index
80%
0%
30%
90%
Most common complaint
It is a file platform with DAM features rather than a DAM: asset-level metadata and rights are thinner
A page titled pricing that contains a benefit calculator instead of prices
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page
On-premise is available only in the enterprise tier, whose price is not published

“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.
OpenAsset A page titled pricing that contains a benefit calculator instead of prices — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Contentstack A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Razuna On-premise is available only in the enterprise tier, whose price is not published — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.

No email required — the page prints as it stands.