Flexible Pricing
One great value price, with the freedom to grow
No complicated plans to compare and no quote to wait for. One price for the platform, and a menu of rates for anything you add: more storage, more people, an extra library, an additional module. Pay only for what you need.
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$349a month
1,000 users, 1 TB of storage and one library, with every feature below switched on.
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1,000 included, then $3 per user per year
1 TB included, then $35 per TB a month
1 included, then $200 each a month
Packages
AI
15,000 included with each AI feature below
Add-ons
Sold in 5 TB blocks at $70 each, with 1 TB of downloads a month
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Real configurations, priced by the same calculator. Load one and change whatever does not match.
A growing business
Tag with AI and find files quickly. Create collaborative workspaces and configure the system to match your use-case. All while keeping everything secure in one place.
Up to 1000 users · 2 TB · 1 library · AI tagging for stills
$419a month
An independent school
One searchable library for the whole school, with access control, tracking, audit logs and real-time consent info for every student depicted .
1,500 users · 3 TB · 2 libraries · AI and consent
$1,029a month
A global organisation
Eight separate branded libraries for offices, departments or regions. SSO for speedy and secure corporate log-ins, all our booster modules and a public portal. Plus everything else switched on.
4,000 users · 50 TB · 8 libraries · Everything on
$4,944a month
Prices are quoted monthly in US dollars but all contracts are for a minimum of 12 months. Users are billed annually at $3 each and shown here as a twelfth of that. Migration up to 3 TB and your first five hours of training are free. Ask us for pricing in another currency.
The stuff everyone gets
All of the features below come with the $349 a month plan, before you change a single number above.
Value without limits
The base price carries allowances, not caps on how you work.
- Every file typePhotos, video, audio, PDFs and whatever else you throw at it.
- Unlimited collectionsGrouped around an event, a theme or an issue.
- Unlimited collaborative workspacesAdd people to a selection so they can work on it together.
- Unlimited user groupsControl who accesses which part of the library.
Working with files
- File and folder managementCreate folders and subfolders. Delete and rename them
- Batch uploads, with the upload history keptYou can see what went in, when, and by whom.
- Batch metadata editingWhat you can do to one file you can do to many.
- Add, replace and remove tags across a batchSave time by managing tags across batches of files.
- Drag-select files, and drag them between foldersQuality of life features that add efficiency and save time.
- Asset versioningA new version replaces the old one without losing it.
- Comments and replies on filesEnhanced collaboration with conversation threads.
- Rate filesRating files makes editing selections easier and more intuitive.
- Grid, masonry or list viewChoose the display option that fits your needs.
- A light and a dark interface themeIt doesn't change performance, but it's cool to have the choice.
Find what you need
- Customisable search parametersAdd custom search filters to match your use-case.
- Saved favourite searchesJump straight to the results you need.
- Customisable metadata fieldsCustomise fields, so you only see and use the ones you need.
- Customisable usage types and country listsConfigurable usage and country lists to match your exact needs.
- A people directory, not just a file listOne person, all their images, and what each of them is cleared for.
Sharing and access
- Share files by private linkResize files, set expiry, limit downloads, add watermarks and key info.
- Default access levelsPrivate, library or public, leaving you in control of who sees what.
- Custom access levelsBeyond private, library and public — your own, named your way.
- Configurable roles and permissionsCreate as many roles as you like, and decide exactly what one can do.
- Watermarks on public previewsProtect against piracy while remaining brand consistent.
- Guest uploads by file-drop linkExternal users upload to pre-selected libraries, workspaces and collections.
Admin and support
Support and training are part of the licence, not a tier sold on top of it.
- Admin dashboard with system statsStorage, downloads, uploads, users and more.
- User management for adminsA searchable database of registered users, with all the details you need.
- Download and file-share trackingWho took what, when, and what they said it was for.
- Site policy pages you write and maintainYour terms, your texts, always under your control.
- Training and supportAlways there for you, with questions answered in hours not days.
- Ongoing standard upgradesNew features and performance upgrades for no additional fees.
Security and operations
Nobody is charged extra for these, so they never appear on a rate card.
- Two-factor authenticationThe best way to keep your system locked and safe.
- Automated backupsThe assurance that you won't lose your data.
- Disaster recoveryBack-up and disaster recovery protocols deployed to keep your data safe.
- Regular vulnerability testingDedicated cyber security experts, ensure our defenses are up to date.
- Restore deleted filesDeletion rights and retention windows are yours to configure.
- Copyright metadata embedded in downloadsMetadata travels with the file, so it never arrives orphaned.
- Your own branding and watermarkEnd-to-end branding from webpages to emails and watermarks.
Feature bundles
Convenient feature bundles which instantly boost the value of your platform. Switch on one or both of these bundles in the calculator above and the price updates instantly.
Consent
$250 a monthConsent, from the request through to the audit trail. One fee, whatever size the archive is. Roles and access levels are in the base platform, not here.
- Consent forms attached to the people they coverNot filed near the person. Attached to them, so the check can happen automatically.
- Send a consent request to a list of people at onceBy link or QR code. Nobody needs an account to sign.
- Guardians for childrenA parent signs for their child and can log in to see the photographs of them.
- Consent checked at the point of downloadThe check runs against the record, not against what somebody remembers agreeing to.
- Consent records kept rather than overwrittenA snapshot of what was signed, with a hash over it and every event against it since.
- An audit trail you can hand over as a PDFWho downloaded what, when, and what they said it was for.
Public portal
$200 a monthA front door onto the part of the archive you want the world to see, on your own branding. Everything behind it stays private.
- A public site built from your own galleriesYou choose what appears. Nothing is public until you put it there.
- Your branding on a template you choosePick a design from the set and put your own logo, type and colours on it, so it reads as part of your site rather than as somebody else’s tool. For a design of your own instead, buy development days below.
- Visitors search and download without an accountWithin whatever licence and consent rules the file carries.
- Watermarks and licence terms carried throughA file leaving by the portal is under the same rules as one leaving by the archive.
AI
Priced per AI service so you only ever pay for what you need.
Tagging on photos
$35 a monthPhotographs tagged as they land, alongside whatever anybody tags by hand. Includes 15,000 photos a month, and $3 per 1,000 above that.
Visual similarity search
$35 a monthStart from one photograph and find the others like it, whether or not anybody tagged them. Includes 15,000 photos a month, and $3 per 1,000 above that.
Facial recognition on photos
$100 a monthIdentify a person once and every photograph they appear in is tagged. Includes 15,000 photos a month, and $12 per 1,000 above that.
Text recognition
$2 a monthMakes the text inside PDFs searchable. Includes 1,000 PDF scans a month, and $3 per 1,000 above that.
Tagging on video
$100 a monthVideo tagged on upload. Includes 10 hours a month, and $12 per hour above that.
Transcription on video
$45 a monthWhat was said becomes searchable text, so you find the clip by the words in it. Includes 10 hours a month, and $6 per hour above that.
Facial recognition on video
Contact us so we can discuss your needsPriced on the number of faces a second of video contains, which depends entirely on what you shoot — a landscape with three people in it and a rock concert are not the same job. So let us talk about it.
Translation on video
Contact us so we can discuss your needsPriced on how much is said and how many languages you want it in. Tell us both and we will quote you.
Add-ons
Not everybody needs these, and nobody should pay for a bundle just to get one feature. Which is why each add-on is priced on its own and switches on above.
Single sign-on
$100 a monthLDAP or SAML. People sign in with the account they already have.
Test instance
$100 a monthA working copy of your platform, so you can try a change on it before it reaches everyone.
Archive storage
$70 per 5 TB a monthFor material you keep but rarely open. Slower to retrieve, and a fifth the price of ordinary storage. Includes 1 TB of downloads a month, and $50 per TB above that.
Custom development
$800 a day- A portal designed to your specifications, rather than one of our templates
- Custom features specced and quoted for
- Custom integrations with the systems you already run
- Custom imports and exports in formats we don't usually handle
- Reports and exports built to your requirements
Anything you need that the platform does not already do, we can build. Scoped and quoted before we start, so you agree on a fixed fee before you commit.
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Discounted pricing for schools, charities and non-profits
If you are an educational institution, a charity or a non-profit, feel free to ask for a discount. If budgets are tight or you’re having a hard year, say so. We would rather try and find a price that fits your budget than lose you.
- raw data migration up to 3 TB, and your first five hours of training
- Free
- in the base platform, which is all you need to get started
- Everything
- uploads, file-types, share links, collections, workspaces and user groups
- Unlimited
- whenever you need it, with answers in hours, not days
- Support
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