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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Canto

    Score8 out of 10
    N/ACanto delivers digital asset management capabilities while offering an intuitive experience for teams. Canto's AI Visual Search enables users to search their brand libraries using natural language.N/A

    Extensis Portfolio

    Score8 out of 10
    N/AExtensis headquartered in Portland, Oregon offers Portfolio, their digital asset management (DAM) platform.

    $9

    per month

    Pricing
    CantoExtensis Portfolio
    Editions & Modules
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    Connect Fonts
    $9
    per month
    Connect Assets
    $25
    per month
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    CantoExtensis Portfolio
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeOptionalNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsCanto's platform, supported by a flexible and transparent pricing structure, caters to a diverse array of industries. It empowers companies ranging from teams of 50 employees to global enterprises to fuel their content delivery, maximizing their ROI.
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    Community Pulse
    CantoExtensis Portfolio
    Considered Both Products
    Canto
    Chose Canto
    Extensis Portfolio required installation by an IT professional and did not offer an integrated, turnkey solution. The need to involve a separate host and IT services slowed us greatly and limited how well we could share our assets. Canto is far, far, far more expensive than Exte…
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    94%
    Would buy again
    237 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    213 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    245 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    96%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    196 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    87%
    Implementation went as expected
    188 Answers
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    Features
    CantoExtensis Portfolio
    Reporting & Analytics
    Comparison of Reporting & Analytics features of Canto and Extensis Portfolio
    Feature
    Canto
    6.7
    10 Ratings
    6% below category average
    Extensis Portfolio
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    Ratings
    Dashboards6.810 Ratings00 Ratings
    Standard reports6.69 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content analytics6.59 Ratings00 Ratings
    DAM Features
    Comparison of DAM Features features of Canto and Extensis Portfolio
    Feature
    Canto
    7.2
    24 Ratings
    15% below category average
    Extensis Portfolio
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    Ratings
    Uploading assets7.623 Ratings00 Ratings
    Downloading assets8.424 Ratings00 Ratings
    Categories7.423 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset storage8.223 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset sharing8.024 Ratings00 Ratings
    Asset search7.724 Ratings00 Ratings
    Tagging system7.323 Ratings00 Ratings
    Content editing6.416 Ratings00 Ratings
    Embed codes7.210 Ratings00 Ratings
    Metadata6.820 Ratings00 Ratings
    Collections7.621 Ratings00 Ratings
    User access6.823 Ratings00 Ratings
    DAM Integrations6.813 Ratings00 Ratings
    DAM API7.08 Ratings00 Ratings
    Workflow automations5.99 Ratings00 Ratings
    Related asset discovery6.713 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    CantoExtensis Portfolio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.1
    (253 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.9
    (18 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (95 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Availability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (157 ratings)
    8.4
    (2 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (12 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    3.6
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    6.4
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    CantoExtensis Portfolio
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Canto
    Canto is an excellent tool for organizing assets and searching for them in one location. I also really enjoy using the mobile version of Canto on my smartphone when I am on the go. Canto is robust and fast and it has been a major advancement in the way that my organization stores and shares assets.
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    Extensis
    Best for image asset management; hands down the most robust and cost-conscious solution we have worked with. Best for customer support--from design and integration to life-cycle maintenance. Best of expansion of catalogues and assets--- easily add asset packs onto your SaaS agreement as you need--no worries here. Portfolio is continuing to improve its video asset management. However, if you are seeking solely a video management solution, Portfolio is maturing, but not "there" just yet.
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    Pros
    Canto
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    Extensis
    • Organization. It allows us to keep our photos organized and in their appropriate folders so we can find them again.
    • Search. Extensis Portfolio imports all the metadata from the photo and allows you to search for keywords or descriptions from its interface.
    • Sharing. Its NetPublish function allows for easy sharing across campus for other communicators to use photos we've selected for them.
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    Cons
    Canto
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    Extensis
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Canto
    It's a fantastic product and we get a lot of mileage out of Canto. I would 100% say that we plan to renew our subscription and have not explored any other digital asset management tools. It has all the tools we need, seamlessly connects with Adobe products (out primary design tool) and continues to innovate.
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    Extensis
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    Usability
    Canto
    Canto is about as easy to use as it gets. I have personally trained a handful of employees who are unfamiliar with DAM/marketing SaaS technology on how to use the platform for their needs. These trainings only take about half an hour (given they are using a very limited set of Canto's features), and afterward, they are pretty well-equipped to use the platform.
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    Extensis
    No answers on this topic
    Reliability and Availability
    Canto
    No answers on this topic
    Extensis
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    Performance
    Canto
    No answers on this topic
    Extensis
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    Support Rating
    Canto
    No answers on this topic
    Extensis
    We have someone in Extensis Portfolio's customer service who is the main contact whenever our group has questions or concerns. When we were looking into a campus-wide option for a digital asset management service, they were very forthcoming and easy to work with, and able to answer any questions that we had for them.
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    Online Training
    Canto
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    Extensis
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    Implementation Rating
    Canto
    We didn't have a thorough enough plan for ownership of uploading and tagging and some of our tags were inconsistent which led to some regression in our usage. We tightened up that plan on our end and spoke with support team on Canto's end to establish some best practices and have a much better workflow now.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Canto
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    Extensis
    We have been with Extensis for many years-- so the comparisons are outdated at this point. Companies like WebDAM, Adobe's Lightroom, mediavalet, and others, just don't have the robust catalogue management Portfolio does. There is a solidness and assurance of functionality we experience when using Portfolio-- nothing clunky or web-cloud shaky
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    Scalability
    Canto
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    Extensis
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    Return on Investment
    Canto
    • Covid: We all worked from home. It was a major impact for us to stop using a sketchy VPN that is slow and painful. We all became so much more efficient in our work.
    • Sharing assets: Our company has grown substantially in the past 3 years. Having Canto means that we can easily share assets with our worldwide divisions. We are leading the way on this as the companies we acquired are using archaic servers. We will bring everyone in the Canto world to better manage our assets.
    • Control: Prior to Canto, people were misusing images - not using the right ones, not using watermarks. Now it's all preventable and we are seeing better quality images used appropriately.
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    ScreenShots

    Canto Screenshots

    Screenshot of the Canto AI Visual Search to discover digital assets faster.Screenshot of asset discovery with AI Visual Search, using natural language to instantly find the most relevant images and videos in Canto.Screenshot of Canto's integrations, including Adobe Creative Suite, Hootsuite, Canva, and monday.com.Screenshot of sharing tools to push on-brand digital content to teams, channels, and platforms while maintaining control with access controls and digital rights management.Screenshot of the organized, searchable content hub, where everyone can always find what they need, when they need it.