PicaJet
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Piwigo, IMatch, 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.

Piwigo

Yes

IMatch

Yes

Contentstack

No

Razuna

Yes

Everything else

Piwigo
IMatch
Contentstack
Razuna
Verdict
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Not checked
Price published
Yes
No
No
Yes
Billed on
Flat price per account by storage; users are unlimited
Perpetual licence, no subscription
Quoted per customer
Flat price per account by volume; the vendor states there are no per-user fees
Deployment
On-premise, Cloud
On-premise
Cloud
Cloud, On-premise
Free plan
Yes
No
Yes
Yes
Free trial
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Transparency index
100%
60%
30%
90%
Most common complaint
A ten per cent price rise is announced for 1 September 2026
Windows only, so it is out of the question for a team on Macs
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.

Piwigo A ten per cent price rise is announced for 1 September 2026 — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
IMatch Windows only, so it is out of the question for a team on Macs — 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.

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