Fair DAM Pricing
What does a DAM system cost? We know it's never a case of one price fits all. Budgets and organisation size varies, we get it. If you'd like to know more, let's start a conversation and we'll tailor a price that suits your needs.
Essential
from $350 / month
250 GB+
Up to 20 users
All Essential plan features with optional features on request
Standard
from $790 / month
1 TB+
Up to 500 users
All Standard plan features with optional features on request
Consultancy
Customize homepage design
Embed logo in downloads
AI tags and search
AI visual search
Professional
from $1590 / month
5 TB+
Up to 1000 users
All Professional plan features with optional features on request
Consultancy
Customize homepage design
Embed logo in downloads
Single user sign-on (LDAP/SAML)
AI tags and search
AI visual search
AI facial recognition
AI Text recognition
Tagging thesaurus
Enterprise
from $4120 / month
5 TB+
Over 1000 users
All Enterprise plan features with optional features on request
Consultancy
Customize homepage design
Embed logo in downloads
Single user sign-on (LDAP/SAML)
AI tags and search
AI visual search
AI facial recognition
AI Text recognition
S3 Bulk uploader
Tagging thesaurus
Thesaurus manager
Configurable country lists
Compare plans
Usage
Choose a plan to match the size of your organisation and upgrade whenever you like.
Storage (extendable)
250 GB +
1 TB +
5 TB +
You choose
Users
Up to 20
Up to 500
Up to 1000
Over 1000
Unlimited photos
Unlimited videos
Support all file types
Make it yours
Your platform, your brand. You decide.
Add your own branding
Add your own watermark
Customize homepage design
Optional
Embed logo in downloads
Optional
Custom development
Optional
Optional
Optional
Optional
Single user sign-on (LDAP/SAML)
Optional
Optional
Key features
World-class DAM functionality that releases the value of your archive.
AI tags and search
Optional
AI visual search
Optional
AI facial recognition
Optional
Optional
AI Text recognition
Optional
Optional
Batch metadata processing
Consent form management
Create user groups
Create and share virtual albums/galleries
Editable gallery categories and sub-categories
Mobile responsive interface
Send files via private link
Collaborative editing tools (virtual lightboxes)
Drag and drop uploader
S3 Bulk uploader
Optional
Optional
Optional
Browser-based interface - accessible from anywhere
Hi-res video previews
Search and metadata
Find the files you need when you need them.
Comprehensive array of search filters
Tagging thesaurus
Optional
Optional
Thesaurus manager
Optional
Optional
Optional
Batch edit file info
Add/remove description from batches
Add/remove tags from batches
Rank and sort files
Icons indicate metadata status
Unique visibility meter
Editable IPTC/XMP field
Import/export metadata
Configurable country lists
Optional
Optional
Optional
Configurable alerts
Integrations
Use CI-Hub connector to connect to a galaxy of apps (additional fees apply).
Adobe CC
Sharepoint
MS Office 365
Google Workspace
Sketch
Figma
Embed content
REST API
Service
We provide personalised support and consultancy as you need it.
Personalised onboarding
Training
Support
Consultancy
Optional
Ongoing upgrades
Online system tour
Access to video tutorials and FAQs
Tracking and reporting
For a better understanding of users, content and archives.
System dashboard (storage, downloads, uploads, users etc)
Search statistics
Keywords statistics
Google Analytics dashboard
Audit trail for file activity
Security and access
We have a professional security team to ensure that your platform is safe.
Privacy filters to restrict access to files
Set license type (under license/wholly owned)
Metadata and copyright info embedded in files
Watermarks automatically embedded
Ability to restore deleted files
Automated back-up
Distaster recovery
2FA logins
Configurable approval levels
ReCAPTCHA on forms
Regular vulnerability testing
Let's start a conversation
"LightRocket has increased productivity for our global staff and the professional photographers we work with in the field. Our member organizations and partners are also regular users of the system which is easy to access and search. LightRocket's team is always quick to respond if I have questions."
Victor Ortega
Senior Manager, World Scouting
General features
- Add your own branding (including branded emails)
- Customize homepage design - no LightRocket branding
- Almost any file type accepted (photos, videos, audio files, pdf, .doc, .ppt, .xls, .psd, .ai and many more. Most unsupported file types added without charge)
- Comprehensive advanced search filters at front and back end to facilitate accurate file retrieval (with option to search by keyword, within the description field, within a folder or across all folders, by contributor name or by file name with many other filters)
- Regular upgrades built into license
- Personalised support and expert consultancy built into license
- Secure Linux operating platform
- Intuitive interface design combined with comprehensive professional tools
- Flexible hosting and storage options - payable directly with no surcharges
- Multi-browser support means system can be accessed and used everywhere
- Automated back-ups and disaster recovery
- Virtual 'lightboxes' for selections that can be securely shared, printed and downloaded
- Built-in Tour feature enabling new users to quickly learn the platform
- Dedicated support page with FAQs and video tutorials
User management
- Optional two factor authentication for added security
- Identify staff/external users
- Detailed advanced search filters allow for search by user type, group, join date, status and more
- Easy to switch user roles
- Configurable user types
- Suspend and delete users with no risk to data (files from deleted user accounts automatically transferred to admin to avoid accidental loss)
- Single user sign-on (SSO) synchronization (LDAP/SAML)
- Delegate editing and publishing roles to "publishing editors"
- Email selected users (individually or as a group) directly from the platform with complete email history
- Create user groups for emailing or contributor management
- Fine tune user registration - automatic registration, email validation or admin approval only
Tracking, statistics, and reporting
- Integration with Google analytics, complete with easy-to-view data display
- Dashboard overview showing key system data and weekly changes
- Export CSV reports from user management and download follow up pages
- Track downloads with customizable optional automated email reminders to all who download from the platform
- Full system download history (with user name, date, email contact and usage details)
- Cumulative usage history visible for all downloaded files, to avoid duplicate usage and drive production strategy
Keywording and classification
- Unique professional hierarchical keyword thesaurus with 40,000 terms including use-fors and alternate terms for rich tagging
- Add and modify your own thesauri
- Set license type (Under license / wholly owned)
- Indicate if files are digitally manipulated
- Auto complete when searching thesaurus terms, across multiple thesauri
- Ability to add, replace or remove tags/keywords batches of files
- Ability to add or replace text to Caption/Description field for batches of files
- Status icons show completion status for key file information fields
- A unique LightRocket "visibility meter" designed to encourage users to complete recommended metadata fields (the more fields that are completed, the more "visible" the file becomes)
- Edit preferred files by ranking them, up to 5 stars
- Configurable drop down country lists
- Standard IPTC and XMP fields with ability to add custom fields if required Standard IPTC and XMP fields with ability to add custom fields if required
- Specific relevant fields (shot list/script) automatically loaded for video files
File access, authorization and copyright
- Privacy filters restrict access to selected files
- Make files searchable (published) with a single click
- Recall files instantly
- Comprehensive consent form management feature
- Configurable access levels defined to match your organisation's need
- Set expiry dates for view/download rights Set expiry dates for view/download rights
- Review users' download requests prior to granting rights
- Thumbnails right-click protect
- File and copyright information embedded in all download files (provided it has been added)
- Customisable watermarks, added automatically and easily updatable
- Config settings to allow/block preview downloads
- Config setting to allow non-logged in downloads and optional download request form display
Files, galleries and metadata
- Drag and drop uploader makes uploading files easy and intuitive
- FTP upload with automatic import into archive
- Folder structure maintained from FTP import
- Drag files between folders
- Create, name / rename folders and sub folders in standard tree structure
- Create, manage, categorise and publish virtual galleries
- Drag and drop files within galleries to adjust sequencing
- Editable categories for galleries (with drag and drop feature for re-ordering galleries)
- Dedicated protected folders for FTP imports and deleted files
- Deleted files held for 48 hours with option to restore
- Detailed sort options by date uploaded, date created, rating, most viewed (front end), filename, ISO rating, file size, largest aspect.
- Zoomable thumbnails for easy viewing
- Filter to identify duplicate uploads
- Turn hover previews on and off and set the number of thumbnails displayed per page
- Ability to select display thumbnail for videos
- Admins can add notes/comments to contributor folders
- Rotate files to correct/change file orientation
- Existing file information imported on upload and editable within platform
- Review/restore original metadata even after changes
- Copy and paste selected file information to multiple files
- Export metadata to CSV for edit and re-import to corresponding files
- Admins can access file editing tools from front end and back end
Distribution and sharing
- Send files securely via private links with options to re-size files and downloads or viewing only
- Send files securely to FTP sites - with ability to re-size files and save frequently used FTP addresses
- Share files (for viewing and/or download) with pre-defined user groups (such as media contacts)
- Copy link option from previews for quick sharing
- Configurable social media sharing. You choose which channels
- Share virtual galleries
- RESTful API technology allowing media library platform pages to be displayed via 3rd party platforms
- Ability to embed gallery slideshows in other web platforms for CMS solutions (system generates embed code)
- Ability to securely share single files or virtual lightboxes by email (with embedded thumbnails displayed in email)