Likelihood to Recommend Best for image asset management; hands down the most robust and cost-conscious solution we have worked with. Best for customer support--from design and integration to life-cycle maintenance. Best of expansion of catalogues and assets--- easily add asset packs onto your SaaS agreement as you need--no worries here. Portfolio is continuing to improve its video asset management. However, if you are seeking solely a video management solution, Portfolio is maturing, but not "there" just yet.
Read full review If you are looking for an affordable solution for logos, photos or videos this is one of the best solutions we have found. It handles several file types and provides a more affordable option than other DAM services. If you are looking for an enterprise DAM solution this is probably not what you are looking for but it doesn't pretend to be that.
Read full review Pros Organization. It allows us to keep our photos organized and in their appropriate folders so we can find them again. Search. Extensis Portfolio imports all the metadata from the photo and allows you to search for keywords or descriptions from its interface. Sharing. Its NetPublish function allows for easy sharing across campus for other communicators to use photos we've selected for them. Read full review Seamless linking to Google Drive Familiar process to upload files Good customer support and easy onboarding process Read full review Cons Permissions is a big deal. It is all or none access. Very easy to make an irreversible database mistake with just a few clicks. Read full review Not a full featured DAM solution Interface is rather bare bones Limited options on websites to display assets Read full review Support Rating We have someone in Extensis Portfolio's customer service who is the main contact whenever our group has questions or concerns. When we were looking into a campus-wide option for a digital asset management service, they were very forthcoming and easy to work with, and able to answer any questions that we had for them.
Read full review Helpful onboarding support and also a very relaxed introductory demo and trial period. The support team walked me through all stages of linking our Drive account and adding assets. The online support site has a ton of resources and helpful explanations. Email support was also a big help to get us started.
Read full review Alternatives Considered We have been with Extensis for many years-- so the comparisons are outdated at this point. Companies like
WebDAM , Adobe's Lightroom, mediavalet, and others, just don't have the robust catalogue management Portfolio does. There is a solidness and assurance of functionality we experience when using Portfolio-- nothing clunky or web-cloud shaky
Read full review Pics.io has a more approachable setup and pricing structure for our needs. It also uses a familiar online storage setup for an easier learning curve. We also didn't have to pay for a higher storage tier that we wouldn't end up needing. The other services were definitely in the running but the ability to use our existing Google account was a big plus.
Read full review Return on Investment Allows quick and easy image and asset searches. Has been an invaluable tool for our organization by freeing up database employees to tackle other tasks. Read full review Easy to use resource hub for campus Affordable solution to fit within our budget Easy to maintain ourselves Read full review ScreenShots