Compare ImageKit.io и Northplains DAM

Benefits:

If you have photos on the site that need to be adjusted so that they load faster, all you need to do is install their WP plugin and everything will... Read more

If you have photos on the site that need to be adjusted so that they load faster, all you need to do is install their WP plugin and everything will be optimized. That's it, in one click. On the other hand, there is the option of uploading directly to the Imagekit control panel and then linking on the site with that target external source.

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I will love for the service to inform me what to choose or do, to get more optimized image delivery. In options, there is fixed value to choose but... Read more

I will love for the service to inform me what to choose or do, to get more optimized image delivery. In options, there is fixed value to choose but I will love for it to have more flexibility and to automate the delivery based on what is known.

Summary:

I have been using it for years as a service to deliver photos to the end-user. I must say as a photo hosting, it works great. I recently started us... Read more

I have been using it for years as a service to deliver photos to the end-user. I must say as a photo hosting, it works great. I recently started using the API option to optimize the photos that are on the website and I like the simplicity, but I still haven't quite measured the speed at which the service optimizes the photos. I am generally satisfied with the functioning. They are constantly improving, following trends, and trying to follow the requirements that, above all, Google imposes.

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Endpoints connected to non-static image sources. This enables us to do some really cool & fast dynamic image generation. Without Imagekit, our dyna... Read more

Endpoints connected to non-static image sources. This enables us to do some really cool & fast dynamic image generation. Without Imagekit, our dynamic images would be not very performant, which leads to an overall slower website experience.

Drawbacks:

It's not so easy to understand where are we using all our bandwidth within ImageKit. ImageKit dashboard provides have a monthly view with the highe... Read more

It's not so easy to understand where are we using all our bandwidth within ImageKit. ImageKit dashboard provides have a monthly view with the highest consumption resources, but as we try to adjust things, it's hard to see if they're working until the next month.

Summary:

We'been using ImageKit for faster image delivery through an Image CDN, better image processing (smaller file size), cache for dynamic URLs. Much fa... Read more

We'been using ImageKit for faster image delivery through an Image CDN, better image processing (smaller file size), cache for dynamic URLs. Much faster page load, happier clients. Specially in mobile/3G connections, this is much more noticeable.

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The transition from an existing S3 bucket with lots of assets was easy. We needed an auto rotation feature (based on EXIF data) and it was implemen... Read more

The transition from an existing S3 bucket with lots of assets was easy. We needed an auto rotation feature (based on EXIF data) and it was implemented very quickly from their team.

Drawbacks:

So far so good. The flat rate is interesting but actually a bit expensive for our needs. We run an application used by university and some period (... Read more

So far so good. The flat rate is interesting but actually a bit expensive for our needs. We run an application used by university and some period (holidays, semester breaks) have a very low activity.

Summary:

painless format conversion and thumb generation.

Benefits:

Imagekit is incredibly easy to setup. If you have an S3 bucket on AWS, you are basically good to go. We just had to change 5 lines of code in our b... Read more

Imagekit is incredibly easy to setup. If you have an S3 bucket on AWS, you are basically good to go. We just had to change 5 lines of code in our backend to return the new image URLs, and we were all set.

Drawbacks:

In the beginning, we weren't able to use our debit card. Now they use Stripe and recurring payments are no longer an issue. No cons for us.

Summary:

The experience with imagekit has been outstanding. Even though the documentation is very well written with many code examples, we still had some qu... Read more

The experience with imagekit has been outstanding. Even though the documentation is very well written with many code examples, we still had some questions and whenever we asked a question via the Intercom widget on their website, we got a competent reply from an actual engineer within minutes. Even better, we found one or two bugs, reported them, within minutes we were given a workaround AND within a day, they had pushed a bugfix. This blew my mind. This company is agile and moves fast.

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It is very user friendly, it can be implemented on perm as well as on cloud. This software is used by the fortune 500 companies such as unilever.

Drawbacks:

There is nothing that I did not like about the Telescope or The asset bank.

Summary:

I had a great experience with this software its one of the best digital asset management system software.

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North Plains Xinet Hybrid DAM system (Fileserver and DAM): ' Fileserver: Supports Creative teams by storing the files where they work on every ... Read more

North Plains Xinet Hybrid DAM system (Fileserver and DAM): ' Fileserver: Supports Creative teams by storing the files where they work on every day. Xinet's own AFP stack (for Apple client connections) and plugin for Samba (Windows client connections) allows for the creative departments to work directly on the fileserver. No need to store files on any other fileserver or local client workstations. ' DAM System: File shares are setup to be available from the web and Pilot interface, metadata fields can be easily setup and assigned to the users and groups. Collaboration tools and Adobe Application integration included. Secure access through Portal (Proxy server) and customizable user interface.

Benefits:

Once you get the hang of it, it is an amazing tool to store information and pass off to others.

Drawbacks:

It seems to break down a lot and there are server issues with it.

Summary:

I came into my position without ever having used a DAM before. It took a few months for me to get the hang of the system but now I feel pretty conf... Read more

I came into my position without ever having used a DAM before. It took a few months for me to get the hang of the system but now I feel pretty confident I know how to. The biggest issues I have are user-friendly experiences and the slowness of getting updates. Half of my job has been assisting people in using the DAM. It's a love-hate relationship but I know there is so much more potential with the system that we aren't using yet.

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PROS: - fast roll-out thanks to robust solution, allowing Customer adjustments (taxonomy, theming, etc.) - team and solution has good track recor... Read more

PROS: - fast roll-out thanks to robust solution, allowing Customer adjustments (taxonomy, theming, etc.) - team and solution has good track records with global companies, so we think the same way and don't need to explain to them what our challenges are - all key functionalities are available out-of-the box, including some Advanced ones CONS: - interface for end-users is good and allows some customization/adaptation (theming), but still not the most modern or beautiful in the market. As the main users are marketers, they are in contact with agencies that can provide systems with better look & feel, even if much less robust / scalable / secure.