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Orange Logic vs Phraseanet

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 21 of 25 fields recorded for both. No ranking or recommendation: follow the links to read each fact in context.

Orange Logic (Cortex)

Orange Logic · Irvine, CA, USA
Overview verified 2026-10-27 · API page verified 2026-09-30

Phraseanet

Alchemy · Paris, France
Overview verified 2026-10-29 · API page verified 2026-10-29

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 21 of 25
Fields where Orange Logic and Phraseanet have different recorded values
FieldOrange LogicPhraseanet
VendorOrange LogicAlchemy
HQUSA (Irvine, CA)France (Paris)
Founded19981996
OwnershipPE-backed (Bregal Sagemount strategic growth investment, 2023; stake not disclosed)independent (privately held French SARL)
Target marketEnterpriseSMB to enterprise (companies, public sector, photographers)
DeploymentSaaSSaaS, On-premise
Pricing modelquote-only; packaged by team and module ("For Teams", 2026)free open-source licence; SaaS plans by workspaces, storage and request quotas (from €169/month); services packs
Public pricingNoYes
SSOSAMLSAML, OIDC
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP, PCI DSSNone published
Analyst coverageGartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Leader · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Leader · Frost Radar DAM 2025: LeaderNot public
OpenAPI specPartialYes
Official MCP serverYeshosted MCP server at /mcp per instance, asset search onlyNo
API base URLhttps://{tenant}/ (/webapi, /api, /API/DataTable)Phrasea: https://api-databox.{domain}/ · Phraseanet: https://{host}/api/v3/
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 password, API key
Token lifetimeClient credentials 2 h (example); auth-code access 24 h, refresh 30 dPhrasea: Keycloak realm setting (Not public); Phraseanet v1: tokens do not expire
Rate limitNot publicPhraseanet v1: none; Phrasea SaaS plans: 5-40 concurrent requests + request quotas
Paginationpage-based (pagenumber/countperpage, default 100; max Not public)Phrasea: page + limit (max 100); Phraseanet v3: offset/limit or page/per_page (max 100)
Webhooks (API)API-managed, HMAC-signed (opt-in), up to 5 retriesPhrasea: admin-managed entity events, unsigned; Phraseanet: per OAuth app, 17 events
API specOpenAPI 3.1 (44 per-endpoint files); full Swagger behind loginOpenAPI 3.1.0 Databox (239 ops) + Expose (37 ops); Phraseanet v3 OpenAPI 3.0.3 (7 ops)
Official SDKsNone server-side; Content Browser SDK (JS/React, official)Phraseanet PHP SDK (last release 2021); no official Phrasea SDK

Same recorded value: Hosting regions, API style (overview), Webhooks (overview), API styles.

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Orange Logic and Phraseanet: all comparison fields
FieldOrange LogicPhraseanet
Company
Vendor (values differ)Orange LogicAlchemy
HQ (values differ)USA (Irvine, CA)France (Paris)
Founded (values differ)19981996
Ownership (values differ)PE-backed (Bregal Sagemount strategic growth investment, 2023; stake not disclosed)independent (privately held French SARL)
Product
Target market (values differ)EnterpriseSMB to enterprise (companies, public sector, photographers)
Deployment (values differ)SaaSSaaS, On-premise
Hosting regionsNot publicNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only; packaged by team and module ("For Teams", 2026)free open-source licence; SaaS plans by workspaces, storage and request quotas (from €169/month); services packs
Public pricing (values differ)NoYes
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, OIDC
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP, PCI DSSNone published
Analyst coverage (values differ)Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Leader · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Leader · Frost Radar DAM 2025: LeaderNot public
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)PartialYes
Webhooks (overview)YesYes
Official MCP server (values differ)Yeshosted MCP server at /mcp per instance, asset search onlyNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://{tenant}/ (/webapi, /api, /API/DataTable)Phrasea: https://api-databox.{domain}/ · Phraseanet: https://{host}/api/v3/
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 password, API key
Token lifetime (values differ)Client credentials 2 h (example); auth-code access 24 h, refresh 30 dPhrasea: Keycloak realm setting (Not public); Phraseanet v1: tokens do not expire
Rate limit (values differ)Not publicPhraseanet v1: none; Phrasea SaaS plans: 5-40 concurrent requests + request quotas
Pagination (values differ)page-based (pagenumber/countperpage, default 100; max Not public)Phrasea: page + limit (max 100); Phraseanet v3: offset/limit or page/per_page (max 100)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed, HMAC-signed (opt-in), up to 5 retriesPhrasea: admin-managed entity events, unsigned; Phraseanet: per OAuth app, 17 events
API spec (values differ)OpenAPI 3.1 (44 per-endpoint files); full Swagger behind loginOpenAPI 3.1.0 Databox (239 ops) + Expose (37 ops); Phraseanet v3 OpenAPI 3.0.3 (7 ops)
Official SDKs (values differ)None server-side; Content Browser SDK (JS/React, official)Phraseanet PHP SDK (last release 2021); no official Phrasea SDK

Sources

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

Orange Logic:S1S3S7S8S9S11S12S33S46S48S52S64All Orange Logic sources →

Phraseanet:S22S28S34S35S36S37S39S40S43S44S45S47S49S50S51S53S54S62S67S76S15All Phraseanet sources →

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