Brandfolder vs. Opal

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Brandfolder
Score 7.2 out of 10
N/A
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
Opal
Score 9.1 out of 10
Enterprise companies (1,001+ employees)
Opal is a platform for brands, used to plan, create, and calendar their content - across teams and channels. Opal aims to enable tight alignment and high levels of efficiency. Marketing teams from companies such as Starbucks, Microsoft, and Target use Opal to collaborate, plan, and visualize, while ensuring an always-unified brand voice. Users can: Plan every facet of the brand experience, to ensure consistency throughout every moment and across every…
$8.29
per month
Pricing
BrandfolderOpal
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
Opal Pro
$8.29
per month
Opal
Free Forever
Teams Pro
Custom Pricing
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
BrandfolderOpal
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
BrandfolderOpal
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.
Opal
Chose Opal
I've used Percolate and it's said to be a competitor of Opal, but in reality, it's a tool I've struggled with. It's fine for day-to-day scheduling and publishing, but lacks the flexibility and functionality of Opal. Opal really feels like it was built by storytellers where …
Chose Opal
I have used Kapost, which has a better editorial calendar sharing functionality for non users, but which is not as good for social, content planning or publishing.
Chose Opal
Opal is the most streamlined and visual of the options I've seen. In a high-speed industry where collaboration platforms MUST work quickly and be highly visual, the platform's attention to UX is a game-changer.
Features
BrandfolderOpal
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Brandfolder
7.3
Ratings
3% above category average
Opal
-
Ratings
Dashboards10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content analytics7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
DAM Features
Comparison of DAM Features features of Product A and Product B
Brandfolder
7.9
Ratings
4% below category average
Opal
-
Ratings
Uploading assets7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Downloading assets9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Categories10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset storage10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset sharing10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset search9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Tagging system10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content editing6.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Embed codes8.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Collections10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User access7.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow automations5.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Related asset discovery2.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Brandfolder
Brandfolder
Score 7.2 out of 10
Enterprises
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User Ratings
BrandfolderOpal
Likelihood to Recommend
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9.2
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Likelihood to Renew
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User Testimonials
BrandfolderOpal
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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If a team can afford to pay for Opal and dedicate resources to properly onboard everyone and maintain organization, I'd absolutely highly recommend it.
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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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  • Allows me to present visuals of content that's easy to understand.
  • Review processes are made simple and are streamlined.
  • Helps me stay within character count when planning content.
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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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  • I would love it if Opal integrated social publishing into their tool.
  • It would be beneficial if at least some basic analytics were brought back into the tool so we could then review content performance within the same tool as creative teams.
  • I've felt like at times the process of creating and sharing presentations was a bit tedious. It'd be nice if was a bit simpler.
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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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I've used Percolate and it's said to be a competitor of Opal, but in reality, it's a tool I've struggled with. It's fine for day-to-day scheduling and publishing, but lacks the flexibility and functionality of Opal. Opal really feels like it was built by storytellers where Percolate feels like it was built purely by an engineering team.
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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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  • Always ahead of the game when it comes to planning
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ScreenShots

Opal Screenshots

Screenshot of Preview content exactly as it will appear in market to the audience. Collaborate with teammates and track changes in the  Chat & Activity window.Screenshot of View scheduled Moments across all campaigns on the Calendar -- by day, week, or month.Screenshot of Plan marketing content and campaigns using Boards, a free-form space for brainstorming, briefing, and scenario planning.