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Acquia DAM vs MediaValet

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 20 of 25 fields recorded for both. No ranking or recommendation: follow the links to read each fact in context.

Acquia DAM (ex-Widen)

Acquia · USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)
Overview verified 2026-10-01 · API page verified 2026-10-01

MediaValet

MediaValet Inc. · Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA, Canada
Overview verified 2026-10-01 · API page verified 2026-10-01

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 20 of 25
Fields where Acquia DAM and MediaValet have different recorded values
FieldAcquia DAMMediaValet
VendorAcquiaMediaValet Inc.
HQUSA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)Canada (Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA)
Founded20072010
Ownershipsubsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)PE-backed (STG, acquired 2024-04-02; delisted from TSX)
Target marketMid-market to enterpriseMid-market
Hosting regionsUS, EUNot public
Pricing modelquote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only custom configuration (unlimited users; driven by storage, modules, integrations)
SSOSAMLSAML, OIDC
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRSOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Analyst coverageForrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2024: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q1 2022: Leader (as Widen)G2 DAM Grid Report Spring 2026: Leader (vendor-reported)
OpenAPI specYesPartial
Official MCP serverYesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyNo
API base URLhttps://api.widencollective.com/v2https://api.mediavalet.com
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 authorization code, oauth2-password, API key
Token lifetimeOAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshAccess token 1 h (expires_in 3600); auth code 60 s; refresh lifetime not published
Rate limit50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by planDaily request quota on Developer Plan, higher on Enterprise; figures not public
Paginationoffset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large setsoffset/count query params (count default 50); TotalRecordsFound in envelope
Webhooks (API)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicSkyHOOK: API-managed, CloudEvents 1.0, 8 events, webhook or Azure Event Grid
API specOpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)Postman collection (362 requests) + APIM operation lists; OpenAPI exports lack paths
Official SDKsTypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)None official (C# upload sample on GitHub)

Same recorded value: Deployment, Public pricing, API style (overview), Webhooks (overview), API styles.

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Acquia DAM and MediaValet: all comparison fields
FieldAcquia DAMMediaValet
Company
Vendor (values differ)AcquiaMediaValet Inc.
HQ (values differ)USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)Canada (Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA)
Founded (values differ)20072010
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)PE-backed (STG, acquired 2024-04-02; delisted from TSX)
Product
Target market (values differ)Mid-market to enterpriseMid-market
DeploymentSaaSSaaS
Hosting regions (values differ)US, EUNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only custom configuration (unlimited users; driven by storage, modules, integrations)
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, OIDC
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRSOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Analyst coverage (values differ)Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2024: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q1 2022: Leader (as Widen)G2 DAM Grid Report Spring 2026: Leader (vendor-reported)
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)YesPartial
Webhooks (overview)YesYes
Official MCP server (values differ)YesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://api.widencollective.com/v2https://api.mediavalet.com
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 authorization code, oauth2-password, API key
Token lifetime (values differ)OAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshAccess token 1 h (expires_in 3600); auth code 60 s; refresh lifetime not published
Rate limit (values differ)50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by planDaily request quota on Developer Plan, higher on Enterprise; figures not public
Pagination (values differ)offset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large setsoffset/count query params (count default 50); TotalRecordsFound in envelope
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicSkyHOOK: API-managed, CloudEvents 1.0, 8 events, webhook or Azure Event Grid
API spec (values differ)OpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)Postman collection (362 requests) + APIM operation lists; OpenAPI exports lack paths
Official SDKs (values differ)TypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)None official (C# upload sample on GitHub)

Sources

Company, product and integration fields come from each overview, where every fact carries its citation. API fields are backed by these sources:

Acquia DAM:S1S3S6S7S9S12S15S16S18All Acquia DAM sources →

MediaValet:S1S2S6S9S12S13S14S16S18S21S22S23S24S25All MediaValet sources →

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