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

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250 GB+

Up to 20 users

All Essential plan features with optional features on request

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Standard

from $790 / month

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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

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Professional

from $1590 / month

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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

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Enterprise

from $4120 / month

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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

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Essential

from $350 / month

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Standard

from $790 / month

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Professional

from $1590 / month

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Enterprise

from $4120 / month

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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

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"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

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)

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