ResourceSpace vs Acquia DAM (Widen)

RResourceSpace9.2Visit Acquia DAM (Widen)9.1Visit

Higher score R ResourceSpace #2 in Digital Asset Management Software 9.2/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 5 of 5 features Visit ResourceSpace

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Acquia DAM (Widen) #3 in Digital Asset Management Software 9.1/10 Pricing on request ✓ 5 of 5 features Visit Acquia DAM

• ResourceSpace fits best

  Organizations needing open-source DAM flexibility

• Acquia DAM (Widen) fits best

  Enterprise teams needing portals and analytics

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Side by side

Feature	RResourceSpace 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Acquia DAM (Widen) 9.1/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.1
Ranking	#2 in Digital Asset Management Software	#3 in Digital Asset Management Software
Best for	Organizations needing open-source DAM flexibility	Enterprise teams needing portals and analytics
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	—	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud, Mobile
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows, macOS	Web, iOS, Android
Support	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001, SSO/SAML, 2FA	SOC 2, HIPAA, SSO/SAML
Integrations	19 integrations	80+ integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features ResourceSpace 5/5 · Acquia DAM (Widen) 5/5
Metadata and tagging	✓	✓
Approval workflows	✓	✓
Version history	✓	✓
Guest sharing	✓	✓
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Storage limit	Not checked yet	1000 GB
Supported asset types	Images, videos, audio, documents, Office files, PDFs, text files and raw image formats	audio, brand guidelines, documents, images, PDFs, videos, work-in-progress files
Our review
Pros	Open-source deployment with no license fee and a free 10GB cloud service Deep metadata, workflow, approval and version-control capabilities Integrations across Adobe, Microsoft, storage, video and CMS tools	Advanced search, AI tagging, duplicate detection, and transcription Multi-stage approvals, online proofing, version control, and retained metadata Portals, transformations, analytics, mobile apps, and REST API access
Cons	Hosted cloud pricing is handled through requirements-based discussions Self-hosted deployment may require more internal administration Its extensive feature set may exceed the needs of simple asset libraries	Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published numeric prices No self-serve free trial; access begins with a guided demo The broad feature set may exceed the needs of small teams
Our verdict	ResourceSpace is open-source digital asset management software for organizations that need to store, organize, search, review and distribute images, video, audio, documents and other files. It suits charities, museums, cultural… Read the review →	Acquia DAM (Widen) is a web-based digital asset management platform for mid-market and enterprise organizations. It centralizes images, videos, documents, audio, PDFs, brand guidelines, and work-in-progress files, then adds metadata… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• ResourceSpace — where it wins

  • Open-source deployment with no license fee and a free 10GB cloud service
  • Deep metadata, workflow, approval and version-control capabilities
  • Integrations across Adobe, Microsoft, storage, video and CMS tools

  Where it doesn't

  • Hosted cloud pricing is handled through requirements-based discussions
  • Self-hosted deployment may require more internal administration
  • Its extensive feature set may exceed the needs of simple asset libraries

• Acquia DAM (Widen) — where it wins

  • Advanced search, AI tagging, duplicate detection, and transcription
  • Multi-stage approvals, online proofing, version control, and retained metadata
  • Portals, transformations, analytics, mobile apps, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing requires a sales conversation rather than published numeric prices
  • No self-serve free trial; access begins with a guided demo
  • The broad feature set may exceed the needs of small teams

• RResourceSpace9.2/10 · Free plan

  A flexible open-source DAM for teams that need metadata, workflows and controlled sharing.

  Visit ResourceSpaceFull verdict →
• Acquia DAM (Widen)9.1/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad DAM for enterprise content operations, portals, workflows, and analytics.

  Visit Acquia DAMFull verdict →