| Vendor | Inspired Thinking Group (ITG) Limited (Storyteq brand) | IgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems |
|---|
| HQ | United Kingdom (ITG, Birmingham); Storyteq originated in Amsterdam, Netherlands | United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada |
|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 1994 |
|---|
| Ownership | subsidiary of Inspired Thinking Group (ITG), PE-backed (Bridgepoint majority since 2022; Equistone minority) | subsidiary of IgniteTech (ESW Capital group) since the Q1 2021 Aclate merger |
|---|
| Deployment | SaaS | On-premise |
|---|
| Hosting regions | EU, US, APAC | Not public |
|---|
| Pricing model | quote-only (Enterprise and Professional editions, standalone products; implementation fee + annual licence, licensed by user tiers) | quote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription) |
|---|
| SSO | Not public | SAML, LDAP |
|---|
| Analyst coverage | 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 | Not public |
|---|
| OpenAPI spec | Yes | No |
|---|
| Webhooks (overview) | Yes | No |
|---|
| Official MCP server | NoAgent Console uses internal MCP servers for its own agents; no customer-facing MCP server documented | No |
|---|
| API base URL | https://enterprise.api.storyteq.com/cmp/v2 (CMP V2); https://api.{region}.storyteq.com/v4 (CA) | No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/ |
|---|
| Authentication | OAuth 2.0 password, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, API key | Basic auth, Session login |
|---|
| Token lifetime | Not public (token response has expires_in; refresh_token grant supported) | N/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions) |
|---|
| Rate limit | CMP V2: 5,000 requests/min and 500,000/month per account | Not public |
|---|
| Pagination | offset (listing-offset + listing-limit 20/50/100); v4 media lists 50 per page | Not public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting) |
|---|
| Webhooks (API) | Asset events set up by App Support (API key, batched, 5 retries); v4 render callbacks | none; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events |
|---|
| API spec | OpenAPI 3.1: CMP V2 (36 ops) + Storyteq API v4 (5 ops, 5 webhooks) | none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login) |
|---|
| Official SDKs | none official (archived, incomplete PHP client for v4) | none public; legacy Developer Program SDK licence for integrators |
|---|