Orange Logic, Frontify, Contentstack, FotoWare
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
A highly configurable DAM/MAM (Cortex) for museums, archives, media companies and multi-department organisations, with an admin ramp-up reviewers describe as weeks to months.
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.
An enterprise headless CMS and composable DXP for developer-led teams needing multi-channel content delivery, with a native asset-management module that's newer and thinly reviewed.
A modular, metadata-heavy DAM aimed at large organisations with IT capacity to manage taxonomy, sold through quote-based pricing with on-prem and private-cloud options.
Price published
No
No
No
No
Billed on
Quoted per customer
Monthly active users
Quoted per customer
A modular model — you pay for the modules you take
Deployment
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Cloud
Free plan
No
No
Yes
No
Free trial
No
No
No
No
Transparency index
0%
30%
30%
10%
Most common complaint
No price anywhere on the site — only a demo
The MAU model favours occasional users, but there is no figure to verify that with
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page
The pricing page works as a lead form rather than a price list
“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.
Orange Logic
No price anywhere on the site — only a demo — 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.
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.
FotoWare
The pricing page works as a lead form rather than a price list — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
No email required — the page prints as it stands.