Image Relay vs. Movable Type

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Image Relay
Score 9.5 out of 10
N/A
Image Relay Marketing Delivery keeps digital assets and product information in one place with the goal of supporting fast, seamless creation and delivery.N/A
Movable Type
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
Movable Type is a Perl-based content management system from Six Apart, featuring the capability to host multiple weblogs and standalone content pages, manage files and user roles, templates, tags, categories, and trackback links.N/A
Pricing
Image RelayMovable Type
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Image RelayMovable Type
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Image RelayMovable Type
Security
Comparison of Security features of Product A and Product B
Image Relay
-
Ratings
Movable Type
5.0
1 Ratings
46% below category average
Role-based user permissions00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Platform & Infrastructure
Comparison of Platform & Infrastructure features of Product A and Product B
Image Relay
-
Ratings
Movable Type
6.0
1 Ratings
24% below category average
API00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Web Content Creation
Comparison of Web Content Creation features of Product A and Product B
Image Relay
-
Ratings
Movable Type
6.4
1 Ratings
17% below category average
WYSIWYG editor00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Code quality / cleanliness00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Admin section00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Page templates00 Ratings5.01 Ratings
Library of website themes00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Mobile optimization / responsive design00 Ratings8.01 Ratings
Publishing workflow00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
Form generator00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Web Content Management
Comparison of Web Content Management features of Product A and Product B
Image Relay
-
Ratings
Movable Type
5.6
1 Ratings
27% below category average
Content taxonomy00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
SEO support00 Ratings6.01 Ratings
Bulk management00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Availability / breadth of extensions00 Ratings3.01 Ratings
Community / comment management00 Ratings7.01 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Image RelayMovable Type
Small Businesses
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Bridge
Score 8.8 out of 10
Divi
Divi
Score 9.8 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
Tridion
Tridion
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Image RelayMovable Type
Likelihood to Recommend
9.5
(28 ratings)
7.0
(10 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(2 ratings)
5.4
(9 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
7.9
(28 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Image RelayMovable Type
Likelihood to Recommend
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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Six Apart
Is your business an enterprise level business that has more than a half dozen different content types? If so, then you might want to use a dedicated CMS rather than Movable Type. Movable Type is best used on small / medium sized businesses and is not the best solution for a full-fledged CMS. If you're using your content for something other than just displaying a website, then it's probably not for you. Movable Type works great for news/blogging sites. In fact, Daring Fireball, one of the most popular Apple-centric blogs is using Movable Type as its publishing platform.
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Pros
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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Six Apart
  • Easy to use straight out of the box, very user friendly with an intuitive interface.
  • Great for team use where there are multiple editors and writers fixing and editing each other's works. It's easy to track who last made the latest edits.
  • Stellar support team and system. I've found that Moveable Type's support system is generally more responsive and helpful than WordPress.
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Cons
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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Six Apart
  • Especially on the older versions, the limited number of well-developed third-party plugins is problematic for efficiently developing a well-functioning website.
  • Versions of movable type which didn't allow pages to be constructed were difficult to create continuity in design and easily editable pages for our editors.
  • The installation process could be simplified to make it easier for those new to a CMS to install.
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Six Apart
I think there are still improvements to be made. I haven't tapped in to the full functionality of the CMS yet but the rating I give it now is only based on what I've been able to use it for
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Usability
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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Six Apart
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Support Rating
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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Six Apart
No answers on this topic
Implementation Rating
Image Relay
The Image Relay team was very helpful in guiding us through the process. Excellent customer service and guidance.
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Six Apart
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Alternatives Considered
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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Six Apart
Movable Type can be compared to WordPress. It's easy to use, and I would say Movable Type is actually more user-friendly.
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Return on Investment
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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Six Apart
  • Provided a blogging platform when we needed one.
  • Helped us compare other blogging platforms as a baseline for what minimums we require and what we don't want.
  • Users often refused to use Movable Type and would go around our official system in order to use my more friendly software.
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