Nextcloud, Razuna, Piwigo
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
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Price published
Yes
Yes
Yes
Billed on
Subscription per user per year, cheaper at volume
Flat price per account by volume; the vendor states there are no per-user fees
Flat price per account by storage; users are unlimited
Deployment
On-premise, Cloud
Cloud, On-premise
On-premise, Cloud
Free plan
Yes
Yes
Yes
Free trial
No
Yes
Yes
Transparency index
80%
90%
100%
Most common complaint
It is a file platform with DAM features rather than a DAM: asset-level metadata and rights are thinner
On-premise is available only in the enterprise tier, whose price is not published
A ten per cent price rise is announced for 1 September 2026
“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.
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.
Piwigo
A ten per cent price rise is announced for 1 September 2026 — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.