Cavok review
A broad DAM for teams that need metadata, workflows, sharing, and self-hosted deployment.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Cavok is a digital asset management system from PEAK-14 GmbH for organizations managing images, videos, documents, layouts, presentations, and other digital content. It centralizes storage, metadata, search, previews, conversion, sharing, versioning, workflows, rights management, and integrations. The product is positioned for departments, small and medium-sized businesses, agencies, publishers, retailers, and larger organizations. It runs as a web-based SaaS service hosted on German servers or as a self-hosted on-premise deployment.
Cavok’s breadth is its main strength. It supports images, videos, audio files, text files, PDFs, PowerPoint presentations, layouts, InDesign files, Illustrator files, Photoshop files, 3D data, and email files. Metadata fields, taxonomies, automated metadata assignment, duplicate checking, full-text search, previews, version comparison, watermarks, collections, download links, smart categories, and automated workflows cover a wide range of DAM requirements. File conversion and resizing add production utility, while mobile browser access supports uploads and access beyond desktop workflows.
The published plans show both SaaS and on-premise options, with a minimum of 5 concurrent users for each. Cavok SaaS includes 50 GB of storage, web administration access, and updates and upgrades; its setup fee is €1,200 one time. Cavok On-Premise includes a purchase licence, 5 years of use, and individually scalable deployment; its setup fee is also €1,200 one time. Integrations include PIM, ERP, CRM, CMS, Web2Print, and Adobe InDesign, with SOAP and REST APIs for broader connections. A 30-day trial provides an evaluation path. Cavok suits teams needing a wide DAM feature set and deployment control, but organizations seeking a free plan or fewer than 5 concurrent users should consider an alternative.
Cavok pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Supports extensive asset types, including creative files and 3D data
- Offers metadata, search, previews, version comparison, and workflows
- Provides SaaS and on-premise deployment with SOAP and REST APIs
- Where it doesn't
- Requires at least 5 concurrent users
- No free plan is available
- The SaaS and on-premise prices require a concrete offer
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