Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Canto
Score 8.5 out of 10
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Canto delivers digital asset management capabilities while offering an intuitive experience for teams. Canto's AI Visual Search enables users to search their brand libraries using natural language.N/A
MediaValet
Score 9.8 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
CantoMediaValet
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
CantoMediaValet
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
Additional DetailsCanto's platform, supported by a flexible and transparent pricing structure, caters to a diverse array of industries. It empowers companies ranging from teams of 50 employees to global enterprises to fuel their content delivery, maximizing their ROI.
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Community Pulse
CantoMediaValet
Considered Both Products
Canto
Chose Canto
MediaValet was better when it came to tagging but not at good at keeping image versions together. We currently use AIR which is not on here which is more affordable and has most of the tech we used on the other platforms.
Chose Canto
Really for us, it came down to these two. They are very similar at least from an outside looking in perspective. Features are very much on par and really comes down to specific needs and weighing of the importance of features.
MediaValet
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 was not part of the original selection for MediaValet, but I am very thankful to be using it now.
Top Pros
Top Cons
Features
CantoMediaValet
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Canto
6.6
10 Ratings
1% above category average
MediaValet
8.0
9 Ratings
21% above category average
Dashboards6.710 Ratings8.28 Ratings
Standard reports6.69 Ratings8.06 Ratings
Content analytics6.59 Ratings7.97 Ratings
Custom reports00 Ratings7.65 Ratings
Data exportability00 Ratings8.27 Ratings
DAM Features
Comparison of DAM Features features of Product A and Product B
Canto
7.1
24 Ratings
11% below category average
MediaValet
8.2
18 Ratings
3% above category average
Uploading assets7.523 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Downloading assets8.224 Ratings8.818 Ratings
Categories7.223 Ratings8.417 Ratings
Asset storage8.123 Ratings8.716 Ratings
Asset sharing7.924 Ratings8.517 Ratings
Asset search7.424 Ratings7.817 Ratings
Tagging system7.223 Ratings7.716 Ratings
Content editing6.416 Ratings7.911 Ratings
Embed codes7.010 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata6.720 Ratings8.18 Ratings
Collections7.421 Ratings8.511 Ratings
User access7.023 Ratings8.315 Ratings
DAM Integrations6.713 Ratings8.06 Ratings
DAM API6.88 Ratings7.85 Ratings
Workflow automations5.69 Ratings7.97 Ratings
Related asset discovery6.613 Ratings7.410 Ratings
Best Alternatives
CantoMediaValet
Small Businesses
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge
Score 8.8 out of 10
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge
Score 8.8 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
MediaValet
MediaValet
Score 9.8 out of 10
Image Relay
Image Relay
Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises
MediaValet
MediaValet
Score 9.8 out of 10
Storyblok
Storyblok
Score 9.2 out of 10
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User Ratings
CantoMediaValet
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
(253 ratings)
8.6
(33 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.1
(18 ratings)
8.7
(4 ratings)
Usability
8.3
(95 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Availability
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
6.5
(157 ratings)
7.9
(5 ratings)
Online Training
8.3
(2 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
8.3
(12 ratings)
8.6
(2 ratings)
Configurability
3.6
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
6.4
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
7.3
(1 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
CantoMediaValet
Likelihood to Recommend
Canto
Canto is an excellent tool for organizing assets and searching for them in one location. I also really enjoy using the mobile version of Canto on my smartphone when I am on the go. Canto is robust and fast and it has been a major advancement in the way that my organization stores and shares assets.
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MediaValet
MediaValet is an exceptional tool for our end users. We upload the images and they find them. Most often with great ease. Had we known how many images we would be adding, and our different audiences from the start, we might have set up our file structure a little differently.
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Pros
Canto
  • Ability to manage several portals and allow different users access to each.
  • Ability to customize each Canto platform or portal to suit all needs.
  • The platform is very easy to use, and while there are more complex components to the platform, users are able to use only the basics and remain very successful.
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MediaValet
  • 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
Canto
  • The brand templates add-on is very difficult to use. It sounds great on paper, but when you actually try to use it you find out it's very clunky and limited.
  • Adding fonts to style guides is difficult. Would love to see some sort of integration with Adobe and Google fonts.
  • Duplicate finder only finds exact duplicates, so if a file has been run through processing of any sort it doesn't find it (ie Photoshop, Lightroom). Would be great if it could have some sort of optical duplicate finder.
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MediaValet
  • 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
Canto
It's a fantastic product and we get a lot of mileage out of Canto. I would 100% say that we plan to renew our subscription and have not explored any other digital asset management tools. It has all the tools we need, seamlessly connects with Adobe products (out primary design tool) and continues to innovate.
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MediaValet
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
Canto
Canto is about as easy to use as it gets. I have personally trained a handful of employees who are unfamiliar with DAM/marketing SaaS technology on how to use the platform for their needs. These trainings only take about half an hour (given they are using a very limited set of Canto's features), and afterward, they are pretty well-equipped to use the platform.
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MediaValet
New staff is able to use our DAM with an hour of training.
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Reliability and Availability
Canto
Canto is usually available, though sometimes goes down for 30 min - 1 hr. Usually resolved quickly
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MediaValet
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Performance
Canto
I've satisfied with the performance
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MediaValet
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Canto
I think Canto's onboarding process was really helpful. Our employees were able to utilize the system without excess training sessions which isn't always the case with some software. I also think that their customer support has proven to be super helpful when minor issues arise
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MediaValet
The team is very responsive to requests and makes a point to provide feedback or status updates before confirming solutions.
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Online Training
Canto
Very knowledgable and accommodating trainers who listen to what you're asking and provide detailed yet simple instructions.
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MediaValet
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Canto
We didn't have a thorough enough plan for ownership of uploading and tagging and some of our tags were inconsistent which led to some regression in our usage. We tightened up that plan on our end and spoke with support team on Canto's end to establish some best practices and have a much better workflow now.
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MediaValet
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
Canto
Dropbox is not as organized as Canto is. This is very impactful to help us stay consistent and to stay proper when managing our digital assets. Moreover, the ease of navigation is a lot better than Dropbox ever was, this is a big reason why our company has been using Canto for SEVERAL years.We do not want to leave Canto!
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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 more than what we had been attempting to share with these other programs.
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Scalability
Canto
Canto is based on the West coast, so occasionally patches and planned outages happen during East coast working hours
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MediaValet
No answers on this topic
Return on Investment
Canto
  • Covid: We all worked from home. It was a major impact for us to stop using a sketchy VPN that is slow and painful. We all became so much more efficient in our work.
  • Sharing assets: Our company has grown substantially in the past 3 years. Having Canto means that we can easily share assets with our worldwide divisions. We are leading the way on this as the companies we acquired are using archaic servers. We will bring everyone in the Canto world to better manage our assets.
  • Control: Prior to Canto, people were misusing images - not using the right ones, not using watermarks. Now it's all preventable and we are seeing better quality images used appropriately.
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MediaValet
  • While we have had MediaValet only for a short period, we are already seeing improvements in how quickly certain projects can be completed.
  • I recently created an Annual Report which had a lot of big image files and data tables and using a Lightbox with our design agency to share these files saved us a huge amount of time.
  • As we roll out MediaValet to the teams, staff are becoming more aware of the quality, amount, and value of our best assets.
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ScreenShots

Canto Screenshots

Screenshot of the Canto AI Visual Search to discover digital assets faster.Screenshot of asset discovery with AI Visual Search, using natural language to instantly find the most relevant images and videos in Canto.Screenshot of Canto's integrations, including Adobe Creative Suite, Hootsuite, Canva, and monday.com.Screenshot of sharing tools to push on-brand digital content to teams, channels, and platforms while maintaining control with access controls and digital rights management.Screenshot of the organized, searchable content hub, where everyone can always find what they need, when they need it.

MediaValet Screenshots

Screenshot of Audio/Video IntelligenceScreenshot of Video IntelligenceScreenshot of MediaValet IntegrationsScreenshot of Branded PortalsScreenshot of Advanced Search