Brandfolder vs. MediaValet

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brandfolder
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Brandfolder, from Smartsheet since the 2020 acquisition, supports brands' content and creative assets with adigital asset management software that helps organize, control, create, distribute and measure creative assets across hundreds of formats including 8K video, documents, images and 3D.N/A
MediaValet
Score 8.8 out of 10
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MediaValet’s Digital Asset Management platform makes enterprise digital libraries accessible, discoverable, and shareable to the organization's entire ecosystem – globally.N/A
Pricing
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Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrandfolderMediaValet
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BrandfolderMediaValet
Considered Both Products
Brandfolder
Chose Brandfolder
Brandfolder has the best UI/UX for the end user and the administrator. The UI/UX is modern and not just a recreation of a folder system like old OS file systems. Brandfolder is so visual based and loads so quickly that makes it easy for users to find their assets quickly. The …
Chose Brandfolder
I used Marketing Central before Brandfolder. The later is better with faster access to design ideas.
MediaValet
Chose MediaValet
MediaValet provides a lot of the same features as other DAM solutions on the market today, such as advanced search functionality and tagging capabilities but it overall won over for us because of its ease of use. Some of the more advanced features on the other tools evaluated …
Chose MediaValet
NA - not involved in such decisions.
Chose MediaValet
MediaValet is much better and easier to use than File Explorer. MediaValet lets us search for photos, control who can access them, and not worry about our assets being deleted at random. This is critical for a government organization that oftentimes needs to search for assets …
Chose MediaValet
Sharepoint is more useful from a data standpoint. MediaValet is much easier to navigate, organize and view/share content quickly.
Chose MediaValet
Asset sharing and organization is better, more user friendly, and more appealing within MediaValet. The layout and flexibility give these portals a much more professional look and feel. Both internally and externally we have appreciated the output of these specific portals much …
Chose MediaValet
I have not used any other product like MediaValet.
Chose MediaValet
They really are very different platforms. MediaValet offers much more control over who has access to files and how they are downloaded, as well as offering conversions of some files such as JPEG to PNG or TIFF. Also, through user profiles, you can grant access to a specific …
Chose MediaValet
I was not part of the original selection for MediaValet, but I am very thankful to be using it now.
Chose MediaValet
1. Business file systems - this ends up being based on the logic of whomever first set it up, and is typically not very flexible, and terrible search capabilities.
2. Teams - a little better than above due to some control of access, but still painful searching process.
3. Custom …
Chose MediaValet
I think MediaValet far exceeds the ability of Dropbox Business in many instances - - It offers a better search engine. You can find more easily searchable files without having to actually re-name individual files. It offers multi-segmentation. Files can sit across several …
Chose MediaValet
I've had extensive experience using the proprietary DAM system built for General Motors to manage their image and creative assets. While a number of years have passed, MediaValet offers all of the features and more as technology has rapidly evolved with additional capabilities …
Chose MediaValet
I have used asset management systems based in on-premise storage such as Drobos or other raid systems and web-based DAMs, such as Canto which are more comparable to how MediaValet works on a cloud-based system. Nothing beats MediaValet in reliability, ease of use, and customer …
Chose MediaValet
I'd used one with another company called MediaBank which had been very difficult to use—to the point where I was wary of using a D.A.M. Have been pleasantly surprised with MediaValet after that first exposure to D.A.M. systems.
Chose MediaValet
MediaValet has a much better search tool. The site map is visible immediately. Videos play and upload much more smoothly on MediaValet.
Chose MediaValet
More cost efficient and better searching capabilities.
Features
BrandfolderMediaValet
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Brandfolder
7.3
Ratings
3% above category average
MediaValet
7.2
Ratings
1% above category average
Dashboards10.00 Ratings7.20 Ratings
Data exportability5.00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Content analytics7.00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
Standard reports00 Ratings7.70 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings6.80 Ratings
DAM Features
Comparison of DAM Features features of Product A and Product B
Brandfolder
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
MediaValet
7.7
Ratings
6% below category average
Uploading assets7.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Downloading assets9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Categories10.00 Ratings8.70 Ratings
Asset storage10.00 Ratings9.10 Ratings
Asset sharing10.00 Ratings8.10 Ratings
Asset search9.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
Tagging system10.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Content editing6.00 Ratings6.60 Ratings
Embed codes8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata7.00 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Collections10.00 Ratings8.30 Ratings
User access7.00 Ratings8.50 Ratings
Workflow automations5.00 Ratings5.60 Ratings
Related asset discovery2.00 Ratings6.70 Ratings
DAM Integrations00 Ratings7.90 Ratings
DAM API00 Ratings6.40 Ratings
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Enterprises
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Score 8.8 out of 10
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Score 9.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
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Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
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9.9
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Likelihood to Renew
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8.8
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Usability
-
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8.1
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Support Rating
-
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8.5
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Implementation Rating
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8.6
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User Testimonials
BrandfolderMediaValet
Likelihood to Recommend
If you're a small, medium-sized, or even big organization, Brandfolder can help you with digital asset and identity management (DAM). It is user-friendly and offers a lot of options that will immensely improve your workflow. It easily integrates with other applications and the whole team can access the files
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MediaValet is well suited for organizations that need a centralized place to manage and share a large volume of marketing assets across multiple teams or locations. It works especially well when brand consistency is important and when assets need to be shared with outside vendors or partners.
It is less appropriate for very small teams with minimal assets or simple storage needs, where a basic file-sharing tool may be sufficient. It can also feel like more than what’s needed if teams are not actively tagging or organizing assets, since the value comes from consistent usage and upkeep.
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Pros
  • Documents such as contact lists and cooperative programs
  • Featured listings, agents, and maps are just a few examples of creative advertising concepts
  • Provides organization
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  • I love that we can add keywords. It makes finding assets very easy.
  • I love the fact we can make lightboxes. It makes sending assets to different people easy.
  • They are always adding more features to MediaValet to make it better.
  • I love that we're not limited to which types of files we can upload to MediaValet.
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Cons
  • If you have a large collection of images, like we do, and you go 2 or 3 pages deep and select an image, then close the image, the collection snaps back to page 1. It's pretty frustrating.
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  • More flexibility/features when using Lightboxes
  • Replace an old version of an asset with a newer one without having to check-out, then check-in
  • Sharing an asset or a set of assets via a share link -- would be great to generate shorter, dynamic URLs for sharing as opposed to the longer string URLs it currently generates
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Likelihood to Renew
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It is not only likely, but we have been doing it for more than 6 years. We have even had the service since before I joined the company. The service works well for me and I hope that this service will continue to be renewed next year, as not having it would make my job more complicated.
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Usability
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MediaValet is easy to use in government because it's very intuitive. We have a wide range of internet skills at my organization, and everyone can use this tool with minimal/no training. It's great on an administrative side as well. Admins can control who sees and downloads photos. This is perfect for our organization, since some things can be kept private across departments.
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Support Rating
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The team is very responsive to requests and makes a point to provide feedback or status updates before confirming solutions.
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Implementation Rating
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I mainly use MediValet to send special medical images to our partners. Collaboration with other companies is very simplified through MediaValet. The qualitatively uploaded images can be excactly assigned and organised through various filters. It is much clearer and easier for our partners to understand when the images have been accurately labelled and assigned beforehand.
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Alternatives Considered
Brandfolder has the best UI/UX for the end user and the administrator. The UI/UX is modern and not just a recreation of a folder system like old OS file systems. Brandfolder is so visual based and loads so quickly that makes it easy for users to find their assets quickly. The templating is totally unique when compared to other options on the market. The tagging system, duplicate detection, collections, and stacking files into an asset makes the platform efficient to manage and use
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MediaValet provides a lot of the same features as other DAM solutions on the market today, such as advanced search functionality and tagging capabilities but it overall won over for us because of its ease of use. Some of the more advanced features on the other tools evaluated made them a little bit more cumbersome to use on a day to day basis in addition to overall setup. We found the setup with MediaValet to be extremely quick and easy where with other programs the time to get up and running was significantly longer.
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Return on Investment
  • Brandfolder has allowed us to be more efficient in sharing marketing assets
  • We have been able to empower staff to get the assets they need on their own
  • Staff can now edit and update assets without the need of working with a designer every time
  • We can serve images directly to our website via their CDN
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  • We can download photos from anywhere. I can add, or access images from home as easily as work.
  • We have literally freed a person who would be in the office to go take pictures of our beautiful state.
  • The downloads are the same quality as the uploads!
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ScreenShots

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