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Razuna, Contentstack, Brandfolder, Phraseanet

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.

Razuna

Yes

Contentstack

No

Brandfolder

No

Phraseanet

Yes

Everything else

Razuna
Contentstack
Brandfolder
Phraseanet
Verdict
A flat-fee-per-account DAM and MAM with a free 500GB/5-user tier and unlimited paid users, for teams willing to pilot without much recent independent review evidence.
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 polished, search-first brand asset DAM sold standalone under Smartsheet ownership, priced for mid-market and enterprise budgets around a $24,700/year median contract.
A free, self-hosted GPLv3 DAM used by French public-sector, cultural and broadcast institutions with in-house technical staff, now being sunset by its vendor in favor of a paid successor, Phrasea.
Price published
Yes
No
No
Yes
Billed on
Flat price per account by volume; the vendor states there are no per-user fees
Quoted per customer
Quoted per customer
No licence fee; implementation and support services may be paid
Deployment
Cloud, On-premise
Cloud
Cloud
On-premise
Free plan
Yes
Yes
No
Yes
Free trial
Yes
No
No
No
Transparency index
90%
30%
0%
90%
Most common complaint
On-premise is available only in the enterprise tier, whose price is not published
A free start exists, but the terms for moving to a paid tier are not on the page
Two tiers with no figure and no trial offered on the page
The product is mid-generation: Phrasea is announced to replace Phraseanet in 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.

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.
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.
Brandfolder Two tiers with no figure and no trial offered on the page — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.
Phraseanet The product is mid-generation: Phrasea is announced to replace Phraseanet in 2026 — ask them to answer this in writing before the trial.

No email required — the page prints as it stands.