Replacement Guide

How to Build Your Own Acquia DAM

Replace Acquia DAM with a custom build. Move Faster. Stay On Brand.

Few Days
96 features7 integrations3-5 days

Estimated Timeline

Based on 96 features at Few Days difficulty, expect about 3-5 days with AI-assisted development.

1
Architecture & setup
Half day
2
Core features
2-3 days
3
Testing & polish
1 day

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Tailwind CSS

Utility-first styling for rapid UI development

Key Features to Replicate

Top features across 8 categories. See all 96 features

AI(13 features)

AI Assistant ChatbotAI

Get AI generated copy and design ideas in the comments functionality of the Workflow proofer

AI Generated Alt TextAI

Ensure all images have alt text to make them accessible and search optimized

AI Generated Product DescriptionsAI

Turn existing product data into on-brand, search-optimized product descriptions

AI Starter PacksAIPremium

Industry-specific AI starter packs available for travel, apparel, and food

AI Video TranscriptionAI

Make text of transcripts searchable to find videos faster and quickly reuse quotes in content

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Security(12 features)

Amazon S3 Storage

Your files will be stored in Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3) designed to deliver 99.999999999% durability

Asset Groups

Secure your content by using asset groups to control the files each role is able to view, order, edit, or delete

End-User License Agreement (EULA)

Customize the EULA upon login and configure order and download settings to align with your legal requirements

Enterprise Security

Rely on the durability of SOC 2-compliant Amazon infrastructure with SSL encryption and cold storage backups

HIPAA Compliance

Acquia DAM meets the rigorous requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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Search(10 features)

Advanced Search

Limit your search to specific metadata fields to return precise date ranges, file formats, or other values

AI Color SearchAI

Filter down search results by color or search for a specific HEX value using AI analysis

AI TagsAI

Use AI to organize and find assets using tags for keywords

Faceted Search

Turn controlled metadata values, numeric ranges, or date fields into powerful search filters

Keyword Search

Enter terms for a search across all metadata fields and values

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Automation(9 features)

Add Criteria for Notifications

Refine path notifications using asset groups, controlled vocabulary metadata fields, or categories

Custom Notifications

Enter recipient email addresses, a subject line, and email text for custom notifications

Filename to Metadata Mapping

Use the structure in your file naming convention to populate metadata fields

Metadata Importer

Map metadata for batch processes such as uploading assets from a photoshoot or importing from another DAM system

Notification Triggers

Trigger a notification when assets are added to an asset group, assets are expiring, or a new product is created

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Distribution(8 features)

Content Publishing

Embed web-optimized assets across sites and track them

Create Once Publish Everywhere (COPE)

Maintain one master asset and update versions everywhere online

Dynamic Embed Codes

Programmatically change the format, adjust the size, set the crop, and set the background color

Embed Codes

Create a block of HTML text to embed in a webpage, email, or other online source

Global Content Delivery Network (CDN)

Give users up-to-date, high-speed, and low-latency access to assets securely with CDN using Amazon CloudFront

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Asset Types(7 features)

Audio Support

Manage podcasts, music, sound effects, and mnemonics

Brand Guidelines Support

Manage messaging, visual styles, and values

Document Support

Manage sell sheets, legal documents, reports, and scripts

Image Support

Support for illustrations, logos, photographs, camera raw, and 360° spin photography

PDF Support

Manage whitepapers, slide decks, and e-books

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Access(6 features)

Asset Release and Expiration Dates

Set default asset release and expiration dates and permission them by user role

Branded Login Page

Begin your user experience with a branded login page with logo, color scheme, and hero graphic

Dashboard Messages

Target specific user groups with permissioned, customized dashboard messages to highlight key assets

Portals

Share curated sets of assets with control and flexibility in a beautiful branded webpage with no coding required

Roles

Place your users into permissioned roles based on department, job, or any other function with over 150 different roles possible

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Analytics(6 features)

Asset Insights

See asset activity and engagement filtered by various dimensions like time frame and file format

Export Insights

Export your filtered data to a CSV for further analysis or download a PNG image of your chart

Insights

Gain clear, actionable data to track and optimize assets

Site Level Analytics

Track user-engagement metrics including login, download, and search activity with dashboards loaded with must-track metrics

Sitewide Analytics

Track data on searches, shares, embeds, views, downloads to see where your content really goes

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