| Vendor | Acquia | Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) Limited (Storyteq brand) |
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| HQ | USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI) | United Kingdom (ITG, Birmingham); Storyteq originated in Amsterdam, Netherlands |
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| Founded | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Ownership | subsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners) | subsidiary of Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), PE-backed (Bridgepoint majority since 2022; Equistone minority) |
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| Target market | Mid-market to enterprise | Enterprise |
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| Hosting regions | US, EU | EU, US, APAC |
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| Pricing model | quote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-ons | quote-only (Enterprise and Professional editions, standalone products; implementation fee + annual licence, licensed by user tiers) |
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| SSO | SAML | Not public |
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| Certifications | ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPR | None published |
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| Analyst coverage | 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) | Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2026: Leader (vendor claim) · Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Leader (vendor claim) · Gartner MQ Content Marketing Platforms 2026: Leader (vendor claim) · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2024: Strong Performer |
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| Official MCP server | YesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, hosted at /mcp on each tenant, OAuth; search, metadata/tag/security updates, rename, delivery links; no upload or delete; GA 2026-11-05, no extra fee | NoAgent Console uses internal MCP servers for its own agents; no customer-facing MCP server documented |
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| API base URL | https://api.widencollective.com/v2 | https://enterprise.api.storyteq.com/cmp/v2 (CMP V2); https://api.{region}.storyteq.com/v4 (CA) |
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| Authentication | OAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal token | OAuth 2.0 password, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, API key |
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| Token lifetime | OAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refresh | Not public (token response has expires_in; refresh_token grant supported) |
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| Rate limit | 50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by plan | CMP V2: 5,000 requests/min and 500,000/month per account |
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| Pagination | offset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large sets | offset (listing-offset + listing-limit 20/50/100); v4 media lists 50 per page |
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| Webhooks (API) | API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not public | Asset events set up by App Support (API key, batched, 5 retries); v4 render callbacks |
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| API spec | OpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations) | OpenAPI 3.1: CMP V2 (36 ops) + Storyteq API v4 (5 ops, 5 webhooks) |
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| Official SDKs | TypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk) | none official (archived, incomplete PHP client for v4) |
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