Adobe Bridge vs. Image Relay

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Adobe Bridge
Score 9.0 out of 10
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Adobe Bridge is a creative digital asset manager that lets you preview, organize, edit, and publish multiple creative assets (including Adobe Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, and Dimension files) with thumbnails and rich previews. Edit metadata. Add keywords, labels, and ratings to assets. Organize assets using collections, and find assets using powerful filters and advanced metadata search features. Collaborate with Libraries and publish to Adobe Stock from Bridge.N/A
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
Pricing
Adobe BridgeImage Relay
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Adobe BridgeImage Relay
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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Community Pulse
Adobe BridgeImage Relay
Features
Adobe BridgeImage Relay
Reporting & Analytics
Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Bridge
9.9
Ratings
33% above category average
Image Relay
-
Ratings
Dashboards10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Standard reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Custom reports10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Data exportability9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Content analytics10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
DAM Features
Comparison of DAM Features features of Product A and Product B
Adobe Bridge
9.2
Ratings
10% above category average
Image Relay
-
Ratings
Uploading assets10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Downloading assets10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Categories9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset storage9.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset sharing8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Asset search8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Tagging system9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Content editing8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
Embed codes9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Metadata9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Collections9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
User access9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
DAM Integrations9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
DAM API10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Workflow automations9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Related asset discovery8.70 Ratings00 Ratings
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Adobe BridgeImage Relay
Small Businesses
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
CoSchedule Marketing Suite
Score 10.0 out of 10
Enterprises
MediaValet
MediaValet
Score 9.1 out of 10
MediaValet
MediaValet
Score 9.1 out of 10
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User Ratings
Adobe BridgeImage Relay
Likelihood to Recommend
9.3
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9.5
(0 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
-
(0 ratings)
8.6
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.0
(0 ratings)
9.0
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
-
(0 ratings)
7.9
(0 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Adobe BridgeImage Relay
Likelihood to Recommend
I love to use it when I need to rename a group of photos from one of my photographers because they named the files incorrectly. My team seems happy to use it from now and then in combination with InDesign and Photoshop
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Image Relay is perfect for a creative team that is putting out a lot of content and always creating more. It works great with freelancers and has customizable access for different groups of individuals. I have not seen the PIM side of things with Image Relay. Management chose a different system for our PIM but it was prior to learning about Image Relay. The system we have for PIM seemed more robust for syndicating to multiple channels, however, it does not have the collaboration a creative team needs as Image Relay does.
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Pros
  • selecting files then process them in photoshop
  • use as a sales tool for clients viewing
  • Finding files, it is our go to directory
  • easy to go to servers and acroos the companies computers.
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  • Image Relay keeps things organized well
  • It's SO easy to create upload links and send them to people when you need materials from them. I love that you are emailed when someone uploads to a folder you created.
  • The support team is great at Image Relay too—I've rarely had any problems, but when I do or have questions they respond very quickly!
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Cons
  • It took me a while to figure out how to get Bridge to work faster. Apparently, you need it to cache your entire library and once that library is cached then it can refer to those files quickly.
  • It takes up more space on your computer and you should consider buying a computer with plenty of space and a great graphics card to help this program work at its best.
  • I wish it would recognize that firewall software and virus protection software isn't its enemy and work with them running all the time. This error doesn't always occur for me, but when it does, I am annoyed.
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  • 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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Likelihood to Renew
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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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Usability
Adobe Bridge is useful as a jumping off point for file organization within the CC environment. It is a little slow and clunky at times but is useful for preliminary photography selection development including contact sheets, file renaming, and the overall selection process.
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I didn't have to be trained to figure out how to use it, everything is straight forward which is important when you have a lot of external-facing users on this platform. The folders help you navigate what you have but I also use the search feature a lot if I'm not sure what I'm looking for.
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Support Rating
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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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Implementation Rating
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The Image Relay team was very helpful in guiding us through the process. Excellent customer service and guidance.
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Alternatives Considered
Okay so I've actually tried to use Lightroom. Photoshop is its own beast and doesn't have the catalog that Bridge of Lightroom has. Lightroom is not as powerful with being able to check between images, finding files, etc. I wanted to love it, but Bridge won hands down with all the time it has saved me so I can get back to my children instead of complaining that it takes me so much time to narrow down images
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The decision really seemed to come down to the interface, the value, and the approach to innovating how the assets were stored and accessed. It was important to us that our DAM has plenty of features and options while also not being over-designed or overcomplicated. It needed to have a flow and logic to it so that we could do more while not being overwhelmed or lost in the product. In all of these areas, Image Relay really seemed to stand out among the rest.
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Return on Investment
  • Convenience and ease in seeing all images at a glance and being able to select chosen images for use in Photoshop and XD
  • Saved us time through the batch rename functionality
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  • It is a huge time saver for our team
  • It enables us to quickly share information and files internally as well as with customers and vendors externally.
  • Being able to share files in real-time makes our decision process faster, more accurate, and far more effective.
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