Acquia DAM Vs Bynder
Choosing the right digital asset management (DAM) system sets the foundation for your content operations. This page compares two top-rated platforms – Acquia DAM and Bynder.
Acquia DAM
Acquia DAM is a flexible DAM platform that enables brands to manage and distribute assets across teams, tools, and channels. A highly configurable metadata schema provides powerful, business-specific search and workflow capabilities. Acquia DAM is available standalone or as part of Acquia’s digital experience platform (DXP).
Acquia DAM is ranked #1 on G2 for enterprise digital asset management and named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management For Customer Experience, Q1 2022 report.
Bynder
Bynder.com says its DAM platform “helps you conquer the chaos of growing content, touchpoints and relationships.” It specializes in brand templating and brand guidelines use cases. G2Crowd reviews cite Bynder can be less user friendly than its modern user interface (UI) suggests.
Bynder is listed in the Leader quadrant on G2 for enterprise digital asset management. Bynder is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™: Digital Asset Management For Customer Experience, Q1 2022 report.
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Head to Head
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Acquia DAM
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Bynder
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| Pricing | ||
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Users |
Up to 50 users are included in the Workgroup plan, otherwise plans allow for unlimited users. No restrictions on user permissions – assign as you need. |
Three levels of users, each level with an associated price per seat. Costs can soar with hundreds of users. |
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Portals |
Unlimited Portals. |
Add-On. |
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Collections |
Unlimited collections to collaborate with your teams. |
Unlimited collections to collaborate with your teams. |
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API |
API included. |
Included with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. |
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Integrations |
Available with all plans. |
Available with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. |
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Storage |
A high amount of storage included with plan plus additional storage at $246/TB/year. |
You pay for base storage at a higher rate. Plus, storage of derivatives files counts against your limit. |
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Analytics |
Included in all plans. |
Included with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. |
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Data transfer via CDN |
Unlimited. |
Add-on. |
| Capabilties | ||
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Manage assets throughout their lifecycle |
Acquia DAM supports every step of the asset lifecycle, from creation, to management, to delivery, to optimization. |
Bynder supports every step of the asset lifecycle, from creation, to management, to delivery, to optimization. However, we’ve heard from customers that Bynder’s approval workflows don’t meet needs for highly regulated industries. |
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User roles |
Unlimited and fully configurable to support unique business needs. |
Limited to three levels of user roles. |
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Uploading and tagging |
Intuitive process with pre-set upload profiles and AI auto-tagging to support metadata creation. |
User reviews cite uploading and tagging is a clunky process, so much so that one company built a custom interface. |
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Manage product content |
Acquia DAM supports managing product information, product variants, and product hierarchies. |
Not supported. |
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Automate tasks through AI and machine learning |
Acquia DAM uses Clarifai, a leading Computer Vision Platform. It supports auto-tagging, industry specific models, trainable artificial intelligence (AI), and visually similar search. |
Bynder AI automated tagging is powered by Rekognition, a service offered by Amazon Web Services. |
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Get insights on asset and DAM site performance |
Analytics for individual assets allows users to group and filter events to contextualize data. DAM site reporting for site metrics, search patterns, user engagement, and more. |
Analytics for individual assets and DAM site reporting. Advanced Analytics plan required for taxonomy filters and CSV exports. |
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Manage and deliver dynamic media |
Included with unlimited data transfer via CDN. Features include changing dimensions, cropping, image size, and format to optimize performance. |
Included with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. Features include changing dimensions, cropping, image size, and format to optimize performance. |
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Connect with the Adobe Creative Cloud |
CI HUB connector allows creatives to search, add, and sync DAM assets within Creative Cloud. Supports drag and drop. |
CI HUB connector allows creatives to search, add, and sync DAM assets within Creative Cloud. Supports drag and drop. |
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Acquia DAM
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Bynder
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| Pricing | |
|
Users |
Up to 50 users are included in the Workgroup plan, otherwise plans allow for unlimited users. No restrictions on user permissions – assign as you need. |
Three levels of users, each level with an associated price per seat. Costs can soar with hundreds of users. |
|
Portals |
Unlimited Portals. |
Add-On. |
|
Collections |
Unlimited collections to collaborate with your teams. |
Unlimited collections to collaborate with your teams. |
|
API |
API included. |
Included with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. |
|
Integrations |
Available with all plans. |
Available with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. |
|
Storage |
A high amount of storage included with plan plus additional storage at $246/TB/year. |
You pay for base storage at a higher rate. Plus, storage of derivatives files counts against your limit. |
|
Analytics |
Included in all plans. |
Included with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. |
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Data transfer via CDN |
Unlimited. |
Add-on. |
| Capabilties | |
|
Manage assets throughout their lifecycle |
Acquia DAM supports every step of the asset lifecycle, from creation, to management, to delivery, to optimization. |
Bynder supports every step of the asset lifecycle, from creation, to management, to delivery, to optimization. However, we’ve heard from customers that Bynder’s approval workflows don’t meet needs for highly regulated industries. |
|
User roles |
Unlimited and fully configurable to support unique business needs. |
Limited to three levels of user roles. |
|
Uploading and tagging |
Intuitive process with pre-set upload profiles and AI auto-tagging to support metadata creation. |
User reviews cite uploading and tagging is a clunky process, so much so that one company built a custom interface. |
|
Manage product content |
Acquia DAM supports managing product information, product variants, and product hierarchies. |
Not supported. |
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Automate tasks through AI and machine learning |
Acquia DAM uses Clarifai, a leading Computer Vision Platform. It supports auto-tagging, industry specific models, trainable artificial intelligence (AI), and visually similar search. |
Bynder AI automated tagging is powered by Rekognition, a service offered by Amazon Web Services. |
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Get insights on asset and DAM site performance |
Analytics for individual assets allows users to group and filter events to contextualize data. DAM site reporting for site metrics, search patterns, user engagement, and more. |
Analytics for individual assets and DAM site reporting. Advanced Analytics plan required for taxonomy filters and CSV exports. |
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Manage and deliver dynamic media |
Included with unlimited data transfer via CDN. Features include changing dimensions, cropping, image size, and format to optimize performance. |
Included with DAM+Integrated digital ecosystem plan. Features include changing dimensions, cropping, image size, and format to optimize performance. |
|
Connect with the Adobe Creative Cloud |
CI HUB connector allows creatives to search, add, and sync DAM assets within Creative Cloud. Supports drag and drop. |
CI HUB connector allows creatives to search, add, and sync DAM assets within Creative Cloud. Supports drag and drop. |
| Start a Guided Tour | |
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