| Vendor | Canto | Tenovos Corporation |
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| HQ | USA (Atlanta, GA) | USA (New York, NY) |
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| Founded | 1990 | 2018 |
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| Ownership | PE-backed (JMI Equity) | independent, VC-backed (S4S Ventures, BDMI, Progress Ventures, Revel Partners, Dublin Capital Partners, UCIG) |
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| Target market | Mid-market | Enterprise |
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| Hosting regions | US, EU, Canada, Australia | Not public |
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| Pricing model | quote-only packages (4 tiers) + paid add-ons | quote-only (demo request); Tenovos Glass also listed on AWS Marketplace |
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| SSO | SAML | Not public |
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| Certifications | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, TX-RAMP | SOC2 |
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| Analyst coverage | Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Strong Performer | IDC MarketScape Worldwide Intelligent DAM 2024: Leader · Forrester Wave DAM for Customer Experience Q1 2022: Strong Performer |
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| Webhooks (overview) | UI only | Yes |
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| Official MCP server | YesProduct Hub MCP — PIM data only, no DAM MCP | No |
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| API base URL | https://{tenant}.{region}/api/v1 | https://api.tenovos.io/v1 (v1.5, all customers); UAT: https://api.uat.tenovos.io/v1 |
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| Authentication | OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 client credentials | API key, JWT, OAuth 2.0 authorization code |
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| Token lifetime | Access 30 days; refresh 365 days, rotated; no refresh for client_credentials | Access token 1 h; refresh token usable up to 30 days |
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| Rate limit | Per endpoint, 50-1,000 req/min by level; HTTP 429 | Not documented; x-ratelimit-limit 60000 / reset 60 seen on a 401 (observed) |
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| Pagination | offset (start/limit, max 1,000); marker on reports; page on users | offset from/limit (max 100, search window 10,000); cursor scan for deep paging |
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| Webhooks (API) | Admin UI only, 14 event types, no retries (Product Hub: API-managed) | API- or admin-UI-managed; HMAC-SHA256 signed; 8 attempts with back-off |
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| API spec | OpenAPI 3.0.1 (11 files) + Postman collection | OpenAPI 3.0 (v1.5, 127 ops) + Content Intelligence API + webhooks OpenAPI 3.1 |
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| Official SDKs | None official (JS sample; community PHP clients) | none official (Node.js training samples only) |
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