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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Dynamo Software

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ADynamo Software is a purpose-built investment management platform that can support the entire private market investment lifecycle. It offers modules for CRM, deal management, investor relations, investor portal, portfolio monitoring, fund accounting, research management, portfolio management, and ESG reporting.N/A

    Image Relay

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AImage Relay Marketing Delivery keeps digital assets and product information in one place with the goal of supporting fast, seamless creation and delivery.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
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    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Considered Both Products
    Dynamo Software
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    14 Answers
    96%
    Would buy again
    27 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    13 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    19 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    14 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    28 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    9 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    17 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    83%
    Implementation went as expected
    10 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    19 Answers
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    User Ratings
    Dynamo SoftwareImage Relay
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.2
    (14 ratings)
    8.0
    (28 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    8.6
    (2 ratings)
    Usability
    7.4
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (28 ratings)
    Support Rating
    -
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    7.9
    (28 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    -
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    9.1
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
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    Likelihood to Recommend
    Dynamo Software
    I think to organise and view information Dynamo has shown it's capability. However, it's still not a workflow or project management tool. It's a great hub for inhaling and presenting information of magnitude, and it does so well. But there are limitations to how Dynamo can be used to allow interpersonal and teamed type collabs to happen. We know it's not an Asana and not built for that, so it's not a negative feedback, just not the appropriate platform if full fledged proj management and logistics, comms need to be housed somewhere along with the data, It's not within Dynamo for now.
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    Image Relay
    Image Relay is intelligently designed for any marketer, especially if your products require a library of images and video and especially if you feel like your team could use some quality onboarding to make sure everything is set up right and to make sure your team is equipped to use the software effectively. Specifically speaking, since we have so many products and we're building a bigger direct relationship with customers, it was important that we have an easy way to store and access assets that can represent those products and resonate with potential customers. Image Relay also made it really easy to group assets for sharing with influencers and other marketing partners. Dropbox and Google Drive may have their place and their functionalities that set them apart, so it's important to not look at Image Relay like one of those older document services storage spaces — though those companies could learn a lot from how Image Relay helps marketers enrich their assets and store them smartly.
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    Pros
    Dynamo Software
    • Tracking relationships in the CRM and the Web Add-in tool to add new information straight from emails.
    • The flexibility to build out whatever view you would like to see certain data in and the ability to then export information to Excel.
    • The Mail Merge Tool allows us to communicate to over 100 different subsets of our limited partners in different SPVs.
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    Image Relay
    • Enables us to organize a large number of files in an easy-to-use format
    • Keeps our files safe. Much of the work we do is private until our partners approve of our marketing going public so file security is critical to our operation.
    • Image Relay makes it easy for our team to track and access a wide range of files - especially photos and contracts.
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    Cons
    Dynamo Software
    • Some functionality is clunky: Mailing Campaigns, Passthrough Integration, Dynamo Accounting Complex Transactions. At times it seems functionality is rolled out too soon.
    • Onboarding of new clients for us seems a bit haphazard. We just added a new tenant with CRM, Dynamo Accounting and the Investor Portal and we weren't exactly sure what the state of the new tenant should be based on what was copied over from a prior tenant or how much Dynamo Software time or support we would have to customize the new tenant.
    • At times it seems Dynamo Software's terminology with relationships either isn't intuitive or is repetitive creating additional time/confusion when modifying workspaces, portal set-up, etc.
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    Image Relay
    • The AI tagging terms are too generic to really be helpful to us.
    • When we did our initial upload the system couldn't pull in old dates, so everything has a date of the day it was uploaded. It will be a while before searching by "most recent" works properly.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Dynamo Software
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    Image Relay
    I believe once all of our staff see how efficient Image Relay is in managing our digital assets, there will be no question that the cost vs. value will mandate continued use moving forward. It literally will pay for itself in saved staff time, I believe.
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    Usability
    Dynamo Software
    I find it easy to use and very intuitive once you get into the weeds. We also prepared an entire policies and procedures for utilizing it efficiently and not making many human errors. This guide has helped our employees understand how to use it. In addition, the help guides on the Dynamo website are really useful
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    Image Relay
    Image Relay is very straightforward. The experience and interface mimic things were all used to using so it makes it very easy to learn and use. They didn't try to reinvent the wheel by making a fancy tool, they just made something that works and does exactly what you need it to do. They also have an awesome team that is quick to help and answer any questions along the way.
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    Support Rating
    Dynamo Software
    No answers on this topic
    Image Relay
    Amazing. We are having a quick call once a week to be sure we are right on track. They answer all our questions right away and if they are missing something they will just find the answer and get back to us as fast as possible. There is no need to look elsewhere!
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    Implementation Rating
    Dynamo Software
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    Image Relay
    The Image Relay team was very helpful in guiding us through the process. Excellent customer service and guidance.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Dynamo Software
    Main arguments were: pricing as well as the usability. Setting up Dynamo is not difficult. Especially if you don't know what you really want. Dynamo offers out of the box views. Adjusting these is simple. Other competitiors like eFront are very customisable but need to be set up from scratch. Dynamo offered some type of canvas.
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    Image Relay
    We were using our in-house storage NAS system and Backup on DVD and hard drive. The issue is that we lost a lot of data by it either crashing or becoming unreadable. And it's very difficult to organize and share data. To share data we were using WeTransfer, but the issue is that the link expired in 7 days.
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    Return on Investment
    Dynamo Software
    • creating work flows for new clients
    • can cause issues with to many items in the pipeline
    • Allows us to view funding quickly and efficiently
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    Image Relay
    • Image Relay has only offered positive impacts for me. The search function is great when used properly — our photographers can input tons of metadata that is later used to find certain teams or players within the website.
    • I don't mind having duplicates in the system as long as they are in places they need to be, but Image Relay does tell you when you've uploaded something multiple times which could be helpful to others.
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    ScreenShots

    Dynamo Software Screenshots

    Screenshot of Dynamo Accounting, which is a General Ledger (GL) based platform to manage and automate complex fund administration, and reporting workflows, delivering Excel-powered financial packages, audit-ready outputs, and streamlined financial operations from a single platform.Screenshot of Dynamo Research Management, a platform that centralizes and automates investment research and due diligence workflows for multi-asset class investors.Screenshot of Dynamo Investor Portal, which is a secure, configurable platform that streamlines investor communications, performance reporting, and document management to deliver GP and LP engagement.Screenshot of Dynamo Deal Management, used to streamline GP deal sourcing, pipeline tracking, and due diligence with intuitive workflows, unified data, and intelligent automation.Screenshot of Dynamo Investor Relations, which streamlines fundraising, investor communications, reporting, and relationship tracking in a single system.Screenshot of Dynamo Portfolio Management with embedded DynamoAI delivers intelligent portfolio monitoring, analytics, and workflow automation, empowering investment teams to make faster, data-driven decisions across their portfolios.