What are you trying to do?
Pick the situation closest to yours. Each one lists the guides to read, in the order that helps most.
Which DAM should we buy, and what will it cost?
Start with the market, then the money, then a checklist you can test in a trial.
- The DAM vendor landscape in 2026: 462 products by category, country and ownerHow many DAM products exist, which categories they fall into, where they are based and which ones analysts cover: 462 products, counted and dated.11 min readVerified Oct 19, 2026
- What a DAM costs in 2026: public price data for 15 productsPublic price data for 15 DAM products: contract medians with sample sizes, marketplace listings, flat-price plans, pricing models and renewal increases.9 min readVerified Oct 19, 2026
- How much does digital asset management cost?Compare DAM pricing models and budget for setup, storage, and ongoing support. Work through the costs of a hosted service or running the system yourself.9 min read
- DAM requirements checklistA free DAM requirements checklist covering ingestion, metadata and search, rights, sharing, integrations and adoption. Set priorities, then export as CSV.7 min read
- DAM RFP templateA free, copy-ready DAM RFP template: requirements tables, security and pricing questions, a scoring method, a timeline and a scripted trial plan.7 min read
How do we set one up so people can find things?
What a DAM is, a phased rollout, a small metadata model, and a vocabulary that stays consistent.
- What is digital asset management?Learn what digital asset management does, how teams use it to organize and share files, and how to decide whether your library needs a DAM.8 min read
- How to implement a DAMHow to implement a DAM in phases: inventory, a small metadata model, a pilot team, migration in slices, training, and the metrics that prove it works.7 min read
- DAM metadata best practicesChoose metadata fields your team can maintain. Learn how to use tags, embedded file information, and AI suggestions to make assets easier to find.8 min read
- How to build a DAM taxonomyA practical guide to DAM taxonomies: controlled vocabularies, hierarchy vs flat lists, facets, governance, and a worked example for a consumer brand.8 min read
How do we give partners and dealers the right files?
Design a brand center, then roll it out to the people who need approved assets.
- How to design a brand centerHow to design a brand center: the audiences it serves, the anatomy of the homepage, the collections and search that make it usable, and how to keep it current.24 min read
- Brand center template: pages, content and structureA free brand center template: a site map, a content outline for each page, fill-in tables for logos, colours and typography, and the kinds of tools that build one.8 min read
- Brand portal software: requirements checklist and vendor scorecardA free brand portal software checklist and vendor scorecard: 40 requirements you can test in a trial, a scoring method, pricing questions and a launch plan.10 min read
- How to distribute marketing assets to dealers and resellersA free rollout template for a dealer or reseller asset portal: audience roles, a permissions matrix, a collection plan, a launch checklist and an announcement email.10 min read
- How to set up a Copilot Brand Kit for PowerPointSet up an official Copilot Brand Kit step by step: licences, the brand manager policy, the security group, image sources, and the errors that block most setups.8 min read
Can we trust AI, and prove where an image came from?
What AI gets wrong, what Content Credentials prove, and which products ship each.
- What can AI do for your asset library?Learn how AI tagging, transcription, and image search work in a DAM, where they make mistakes, and which decisions your team should still review.8 min read
- What can C2PA Content Credentials prove?C2PA Content Credentials explained: what a manifest contains, what a verifier checks, who signs today, and what freedam does with credentials on upload.12 min read
- AI, MCP and Content Credentials in DAM: which products ship whatWhich DAM products document AI search, an MCP server for AI assistants or Content Credentials (C2PA), plus an EU AI Act Article 50 checklist.6 min readVerified Oct 19, 2026
Who owns the vendors, and where is our data hosted?
Ownership changes, hosting countries and alternatives, each with a source and a date.
- Who owns which DAM: acquisitions, rebrands and shutdowns (2026 tracker)A sourced tracker of who owns DAM products in 2026: owners, acquisition dates, former names, rebrands and shutdowns, with a source for each row.6 min readVerified Oct 19, 2026
- European DAM vendors and where your data is hostedOver 200 DAM products come from Europe. Lists by country, the hosting facts vendors document, and what to ask about data residency and AI processing.6 min readVerified Oct 19, 2026
- Shortlisting a DAM beyond the big names: alternatives by team size and price bandDAM alternatives by need: team size, budget, hosting, video, brand portals, product data and open source, plus when the large vendors fit better.10 min readVerified Oct 19, 2026
- Self-hosted DAM options comparedA free comparison of self-hosted DAM options, open source and commercial: licence, stack, install method, support and latest release, each with its source.9 min read