Capture review
A broad DAM platform for preserving, governing, sharing and licensing heritage and commercial collections.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Capture is a cloud-based digital asset management platform for cultural institutions, museums, archives, media organisations, government bodies, nonprofits and brands. It supports ingestion, storage, organisation, preservation, enrichment, search, sharing and licensing for images, videos, audio files, documents and heritage collections. Its strongest fit is organisations that need to manage both the content lifecycle and the controls around rights, metadata, approvals and commercial use.
The platform covers a wide operational range. Metadata management and automated tagging support structured discovery, while AI-assisted categorisation and metadata enrichment add another route to organising collections. Rights, permissions and usage controls sit alongside workflow automation and approval routing. Secure sharing, portals and microsites support external access, while licensing, ecommerce and royalty management address commercial distribution. Long-term preservation and collection management make Capture relevant to institutions with archival responsibilities as well as brands managing active content libraries.
Capture is available on the web, with API access and named integrations for WordPress and Microsoft Azure Vision AI. Professional services include onboarding, migration, metadata consultancy and managed DAM operations, which may suit teams handling complex collections or moving from another system. Pricing is handled through sales discussions rather than published plan tiers. Choose Capture if preservation, governance, licensing and collection management need to coexist in one platform. Organisations seeking a desktop application or a broader set of named integrations may prefer an alternative with wider platform coverage.
Capture pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Combines metadata, rights, approvals, portals, licensing and preservation
- Supports images, video, audio, documents and heritage collections
- Includes AI enrichment, API access and workflow automation
- Where it doesn't
- Pricing is handled through sales discussions
- Available as a web platform
- Named integrations are WordPress and Microsoft Azure Vision AI
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