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Brandfolder vs ResourceSpace

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 22 of 25 fields recorded for both. No ranking or recommendation: follow the links to read each fact in context.

Brandfolder

Smartsheet Inc. (Brandfolder by Smartsheet) · USA (Brandfolder founded in Denver, CO; parent Smartsheet in Bellevue, WA)
Overview verified 2026-09-30 · API page verified 2026-09-30

ResourceSpace

Montala Limited · Watchfield, Oxfordshire, UK
Overview verified 2026-10-29 · API page verified 2026-10-29

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 22 of 25
Fields where Brandfolder and ResourceSpace have different recorded values
FieldBrandfolderResourceSpace
VendorSmartsheet Inc. (Brandfolder by Smartsheet)Montala Limited
HQUSA (Brandfolder founded in Denver, CO; parent Smartsheet in Bellevue, WA)UK (Watchfield, Oxfordshire)
Founded20122006
Ownershipsubsidiary of Smartsheet (itself PE-owned by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners since 2025-01-22)independent (100% employee-owned via an Employee Ownership Trust since 2020-10)
DeploymentSaaSSaaS, On-premise
Hosting regionsUS, EUUK
Pricing modelquote-only tiers (Core/Basic, Premium, Enterprise) + add-ons (CDN bandwidth, video streaming, Content Automation, Insights Data Connector)free open-source software (BSD-style licence); paid annual hosting + support packages (4 public tiers)
Public pricingNoYes
SSOSAMLSAML, LDAP
CertificationsSOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001ISO 27001
Analyst coverageForrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Contender (Smartsheet/Brandfolder, per CMSWire)Not public
OpenAPI specYesNo
Webhooks (overview)YesPartialAPI Webhooks plugin: user-triggered outbound POST buttons, no event subscriptions
Official MCP serverNoNoMCP API interface on the official 11.1 roadmap, planned 2027-02-23, status Scoping; unreleased prototype in a public SVN branch
API base URLhttps://brandfolder.com/api/v4https://{host}/api/
AuthenticationAPI keyAPI key, Session login
Token lifetimeNot public (no expiry, rotation or refresh documented)User key: no expiry documented; session key tied to login session
Rate limitNot public; HTTP 429 per API keyNone documented (API throttling on the 11.2 roadmap, not yet scheduled)
Paginationpage-based (page/per, default 100, max 3,000)offset (do_search fetchrows "offset,limit" returns total + data; offset param)
Webhooks (API)API-managed, per Brandfolder, 3 asset events, up to 15 retries, no signaturenone (API Webhooks plugin = user-triggered outbound POST buttons)
API specOpenAPI 3.0.3 (45 paths / 73 operations)none published (KB-described per-instance OpenAPI generator absent from 11.0 code)
Official SDKsPython, PHP (inactive), Panel UI SDK (official)none official (built-in API test tool generates PHP and cURL code)

Same recorded value: Target market, API style (overview), API styles.

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From overview.md and api.md frontmatter · “—” = not recorded yet
Brandfolder and ResourceSpace: all comparison fields
FieldBrandfolderResourceSpace
Company
Vendor (values differ)Smartsheet Inc. (Brandfolder by Smartsheet)Montala Limited
HQ (values differ)USA (Brandfolder founded in Denver, CO; parent Smartsheet in Bellevue, WA)UK (Watchfield, Oxfordshire)
Founded (values differ)20122006
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Smartsheet (itself PE-owned by Blackstone and Vista Equity Partners since 2025-01-22)independent (100% employee-owned via an Employee Ownership Trust since 2020-10)
Product
Target marketMid-marketMid-market
Deployment (values differ)SaaSSaaS, On-premise
Hosting regions (values differ)US, EUUK
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only tiers (Core/Basic, Premium, Enterprise) + add-ons (CDN bandwidth, video streaming, Content Automation, Insights Data Connector)free open-source software (BSD-style licence); paid annual hosting + support packages (4 public tiers)
Public pricing (values differ)NoYes
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001ISO 27001
Analyst coverage (values differ)Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Contender (Smartsheet/Brandfolder, per CMSWire)Not public
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)YesNo
Webhooks (overview) (values differ)YesPartialAPI Webhooks plugin: user-triggered outbound POST buttons, no event subscriptions
Official MCP server (values differ)NoNoMCP API interface on the official 11.1 roadmap, planned 2027-02-23, status Scoping; unreleased prototype in a public SVN branch
API
API base URL (values differ)https://brandfolder.com/api/v4https://{host}/api/
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)API keyAPI key, Session login
Token lifetime (values differ)Not public (no expiry, rotation or refresh documented)User key: no expiry documented; session key tied to login session
Rate limit (values differ)Not public; HTTP 429 per API keyNone documented (API throttling on the 11.2 roadmap, not yet scheduled)
Pagination (values differ)page-based (page/per, default 100, max 3,000)offset (do_search fetchrows "offset,limit" returns total + data; offset param)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed, per Brandfolder, 3 asset events, up to 15 retries, no signaturenone (API Webhooks plugin = user-triggered outbound POST buttons)
API spec (values differ)OpenAPI 3.0.3 (45 paths / 73 operations)none published (KB-described per-instance OpenAPI generator absent from 11.0 code)
Official SDKs (values differ)Python, PHP (inactive), Panel UI SDK (official)none official (built-in API test tool generates PHP and cURL code)

Sources

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

Brandfolder:S1S4S5S6S8S11S13S21S22S23All Brandfolder sources →

ResourceSpace:S1S2S4S6S7S10S12S15S23S101All ResourceSpace sources →

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