Acquia DAM (Widen)'s road is paved with best intentions
May 18, 2022
Acquia DAM (Widen)'s road is paved with best intentions
Score 6 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Acquia DAM (Widen)
Acquia DAM (Widen) is our central source of truth for creative assets and rights management. It's also the workflow hub for our photography. We use their Portals feature to build pages for PR releases. The REST API gets used to connect to our PIM, CMS, and other internal tools for product development and merchandising.
Pros
- Bulk upload versioning based on filename
- Custom metadata schema creation
- Saved searches
Cons
- Upload profile flexibility
- Standardizing group permissions when multiple groups are applied to the same user
- Image cropping and processing is not as good as some systems
- Asset group security
- Release and Expiration date control
- Category structure and faceted search
- Eliminated the need for duplicate assets and multiple versions for different purposes
- Asset expiration ensures contract terms are simple to adhere to
- API connections to CMS & PIM system automate many tasks
API access has enabled us to coordinate our PIM, DAM, and CMS systems to enable seamless information flow to our e-commerce platform and coordination with social media campaigns.
Do you think Acquia DAM (Widen) delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Acquia DAM (Widen)'s feature set?
Yes
Did Acquia DAM (Widen) live up to sales and marketing promises?
No
Did implementation of Acquia DAM (Widen) go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Acquia DAM (Widen) again?
Yes
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