NetX
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How to Replace NetXOverview
Features
70 features across 26 categories
AI(3)
AI-powered automated tagging and intelligent search capabilities
Automated smart labeling enhances image search capabilities to make discovery seamless
Automate keyword tagging with Google Vision and Amazon Rekognition AI, quickly add or edit AI-generated keywords
API(4)
Use the NetX Public API to build additional tools for your team
API and DSS support expands platform functionality to allow for even more customized workflows
Dynamic Sizing Service API for advanced customization
API and DSS support expands platform functionality to allow for customized workflows
Access Control(2)
Customizable user roles, permissions and visibility controls to ensure the right people have the right assets
Manage asset rights and usage permissions
Asset Management(5)
Tools for creating and repurposing digital assets
Easily move assets to cold storage, automate the expiration of assets based on dates
Enable teams to crop, apply presets and add watermarks with ease — all within the platform
Save money on storage costs by creating assets on the fly, transform Audio, Image and Video files
Easily select an image to add non-destructive watermarking to your assets, use repurposing tasks to destructively watermark assets at download
Asset Organization(3)
Choose from four different gallery views, view assets in their correct aspect ratios, side-by-side with relevant data or in a list view
NetX will automatically relate any images used in an InDesign layout to the INDD file, relate photos to model release forms automatically with AutoTasks
Attach related files, translations or video subtitles to your assets, views do not appear in search but give your users additional context about your assets
Audio(1)
Use scrub bars to easily select and trim audio files, download new audio selections in the format of your choice
Automation(2)
Automate commonly performed actions, use AutoTasks to perform workflows specific to your team, eliminating busywork
Automate commonly performed actions and workflows specific to teams
Branding(1)
Custom branded portal URLs for organization-specific domains
Collaboration(4)
Real-time collaboration features including markup and approval workflows
Share, approve, reject or mark images as needing more work, collaborate in real-time with markup and approval
Collaborate in real-time with markup and approval, approve, reject or mark images as needing more work
Make selections of assets and share with team members for input, allow others to view, contribute or manage a collection of assets
Development(1)
Dedicated testing and development environment
File Management(3)
Scan the asset repository to discover any inconsistencies or corruption in the stored files, compare MD5 checksums to ensure asset integrity
Automatically detect duplicate files on upload with checksums, add an asset to multiple folders without duplicating
Import images, documents, graphics, videos, audio files, and more, of any size, visual previews of your assets
Governance(1)
Gather information about where people plan to use your assets, track ROI and approve or deny requests to download assets
Infrastructure(1)
Flexible deployment options for cloud or on-premise infrastructure
Integration(4)
Use the CI HUB panel to place assets into Google Docs or Slides, Microsoft Office programs, or Adobe creative tools, add assets to WordPress or Sharepoint sites
NetX easily integrates with your favorite tools and platforms to keep your workflow flowing
Use the CI HUB panel to view and complete tasks from project management tools like Asana or Workfront and then save the final digital assets from Google Drive, Microsoft Office programs or Adobe creative tools back into NetX
Set up NetX as a Media Library within the Hootsuite application to allow your team to quickly pull assets directly into Twitter, Facebook or Instagram posts
Metadata(12)
Import a CSV file of metadata values to tag already imported assets, use file names as a key to map rows of the CSV to files in NetX
Automatically import embedded metadata into custom attribute values upon upload, read and map IPTC, EXIF, Camera Raw, Dublin Core or custom embedded metadata
Automatically import embedded metadata into custom attribute values upon upload
Use attribute values to quickly narrow down search results, filter based on import date, file formats or asset types
View and edit attribute data in a grid format, edit entire columns or select just the fields you want to edit
Track the publishing history of assets by storing the historic records of metadata changes over the lifecycle of an asset
Predefine a set of metadata values that can be automatically applied when assets are imported, added or moved into a folder
Create custom sets of metadata for different users or use cases, share helpful metadata sets with other users in NetX
Advanced metadata management with custom attributes and embedded metadata mapping
Custom attributes, embedded metadata mapping, profiles and full edit history ensure your assets are rich in context
Select assets in the gallery and easily assign attribute values, tag individually or select large groups of assets to edit
Use your attributes to easily narrow down search results, quickly select or deselect attribute values to filter search results
Portals(3)
Create multiple branded portals from one NetX instance to showcase assets with customized UI aligned to organization identity
Create content pages within your NetX Portal to easily display brand guidelines and curate content for end-users
A fully branded UI that aligns with your organization's identity to ensure access looks and feels like home
Reporting(1)
Curate pods to display important activity happening in NetX, see info on latest images, videos or what others are searching for in NetX
Search(3)
Create complex advanced searches to find exactly what you need, save and subscribe to helpful advanced searches
Create and save searches that are helpful for you, subscribe to saved searches or share with other NetX users
Search for similar photos or videos with a simple click, use color palettes to trigger searches
Security(1)
Single Sign-On integration for enterprise authentication
Sharing(1)
Easily share assets with non-registered NetX users as downloadable links, links allow for easy viewing and/or downloading of assets
Storage(1)
Push assets to cold storage while retaining thumbnails, video proxies and metadata records, easily unarchive assets to hot storage
Support(1)
Your single source of truth for content management, distribution and governance
Sync(3)
Synchronization of asset collections across the system
Automatically sync data from external databases or collections management systems to NetX, map data points to NetX attributes
NetX I/O offers seamless sync functionality to NetX, drag, drop and upload nested folder structures into NetX
Upload(4)
Drag and drop multiple assets to bulk upload into NetX, use the NetX I/O tool to sync local folders to NetX or upload nested folder structures
Optimized transfer speeds for super quick ingestion, assets thumbnail quickly for easy sharing
Import CSV or Excel files to update attributes in the system, download spreadsheets from NetX, make edits and easily reimport the new values
Provide freelance photographers or designers with one place to upload their work, create forms to gather relevant metadata
Version Control(2)
Automatically version assets upon upload, record the changes made and who made them with time and date stamps
Check-in new versions of an asset with notes about changes made, record the changes and who made them with time and date stamps
Video(3)
Video asset management and search capabilities
Search for a specific clip within a larger video and then download it in the correct format
Search video content by speech/transcription
Pricing
Starter
- ✓5 Admin Users
- ✓1 TB Storage
- ✓NetX Portals
- ✓Knowledge Base
- ✓Dynamic User Access
- ✓Personalized Portals
- ✓Search AI
- ✓Integrations
- ✓Developer Toolkit
- ✓In-Platform Editing
- ✓Metadata Toolkit
Team
- ✓20 Admin Users
- ✓2 TB Storage
- ✓NetX Portals
- ✓SSO
- ✓Custom URL
- ✓Knowledge Base
- ✓Dynamic User Access
- ✓Personalized Portals
- ✓Search AI
- ✓Integrations
- ✓Developer Toolkit
- ✓In-Platform Editing
- ✓Metadata Toolkit
Enterprise
Popular- ✓50 Admin Users
- ✓5 TB Storage
- ✓NetX Portals
- ✓SSO
- ✓Custom URL
- ✓DSS API
- ✓Test/Dev Site
- ✓Knowledge Base
- ✓Dynamic User Access
- ✓Personalized Portals
- ✓Search AI
- ✓Integrations
- ✓Developer Toolkit
- ✓In-Platform Editing
- ✓Metadata Toolkit
NetX Enterprise
- ✓Unlimited Admin Users
- ✓Unlimited Storage
- ✓High-performance infrastructure
- ✓Advanced security
- ✓Deep IT integrations
- ✓Enhanced resourcing
- ✓Extended data retention
- ✓Advanced automation
- ✓Workflow intelligence
- ✓Fully customized DAM ecosystem
- ✓Strategic partnership offering
Cost Calculator
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Build vs Buy
Should you build a NetX alternative or buy the subscription? Estimate based on 70 features.
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Buying NetX saves ~$92,400 over 3 years vs building.
Estimates based on 70 features and a BuildScore of 4/5. Actual costs vary.
Integrations
16 known integrations