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Pics.io

Overview

The most visual way to organize, centralize and share your images, videos, logos and other digital assets.

Pics.io is a cloud-based digital asset management (DAM) solution, designed for creative agencies, educational institutions, and nonprofits to collaborate, share and manage photos, audios, videos and other files across their organization. Supported storages: Google Drive, Amazon S3, Pics.io storage

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

100

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.5

686

5

4

3

2

1

395

259

29

1

2

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
82%
would recommend this app

4.8

53

5

4

3

2

1

45

6

2

0

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
96%
would recommend this app

Pros

“From a Head of Studio perspective, it has improved accessibility, consistency and control of brand assets across the business, while scaling comfortably as content needs grow.”
JS

Jonah S.

Associate Director - Operations

“The search is really effective thanks to tags and filters, which saves a lot of time on a daily basis.”
LD

Liz D.

Director of Network Operations at USA Digital

“Our internal employees can upload and/or download assets they need, and we can generate public/private share links for external parties.”
EG

Erin G.

Marketing Specialist

Pros

“allows you to manage assets in a simple way by relying on tools already in use like Google Drive.”
RJ

Rashaad J.

Junior A and R Associate

“The biggest value for our team is the ability to quickly find photos and videos when we need them, and the extremely easy sharing of resources with our team and external contractors.”
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Valeria R.

Communications Manager

“We are happy with all the basic functions: assets sharing, file comparison, inboxes, keywords search and metadata, version control.”
IH

Iryna H.

content marketer

Cons

“Because of Canto, my computer will no longer run extremely slow due to having large files stored locally on my desktop.”
PB

Peter B.

Managing Director

“It is pricey and took time to set up and tag all of our files. ”
LN

Lisa N.

Director of Technology

“My emails remain unanswered and nobody answered the phone on the occasions that I rang.”
NC

Neil C.

CEO

Cons

“The Pics.io web views are not as customizable as I would like them to be.”
EG

Emily G.

Creative Coordinator

“UI isn't straightforward with some of the features, I had to contact support 2-3 times to get to them.”
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Maksym B.

Project Manager

“I can't think of anything that I dislike about Pics.io except that I think the prices could be more competitive.”
JD

Jelle D.

Software Engineer

  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review3 months ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review7 months ago

Key features

  • Total features131
  • AI Copilot
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Rights
  • Access requests
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio
  • Audio File Management
  • Automatic Transcription
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Portal
  • Brand Tracking
  • CMS Integration
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Change Management
  • Classification
  • Cleansing
  • Collaboration
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Collection
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Creation
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Content Scheduling
  • Content expiration
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Activity Tracking
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Retrieval
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data quality
  • Decision Making
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Documentation Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Expiration
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Preview
  • File Transfer
  • File Transformation
  • File Types
  • Filtering
  • Fulfillment Distribution
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Image Query
  • Image Recognition
  • Image Tagging
  • Images
  • Import/Export
  • Integration with Creative Software
  • Integration with Marketing Software
  • Integration with editing tools
  • Localization
  • Master Record Management
  • Metadata
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Multimedia Support
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Online Catalog
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Organizational Interface
  • Performance
  • Performance and Reliability
  • Photo Editing
  • Pinned search
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Product Catalog
  • Product Data Management
  • Product Recommendations
  • Product Search
  • Project Management
  • Publication
  • Real-Time Data
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Resizing
  • Rights Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SEO Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Storytelling
  • Strategic Planning
  • Suggested search
  • Tagging
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Version Control
  • Versioning
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Video Management
  • Video Search
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Watermark
  • Watermarking
  • Website Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Workflows
  • eCommerce Management
  • Total features71
  • AI Copilot
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Rights
  • Access requests
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Tracking
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics
  • Approval Process Control
  • Artwork Management
  • Asset Categorization
  • Asset Library
  • Asset Lifecycle Management
  • Asset Sharing
  • Audio
  • Audio File Management
  • Automatic Transcription
  • Autonomous Task Execution
  • Brand Guidelines
  • Brand Portal
  • Brand Tracking
  • CMS Integration
  • Catalog Management
  • Categorization/Grouping
  • Change Management
  • Classification
  • Cleansing
  • Collaboration
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Collection
  • Commenting/Notes
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Configurable Workflow
  • Content Creation
  • Content Library
  • Content Management
  • Content Publishing Options
  • Content Scheduling
  • Content expiration
  • Cross-system Integration
  • Customer Activity Tracking
  • Customizable Branding
  • Customizable Categories
  • Customizable Templates
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Management
  • Data Mapping
  • Data Modeling
  • Data Retrieval
  • Data Synchronization
  • Data quality
  • Decision Making
  • Digital Asset Management
  • Document Classification
  • Document Management
  • Document Storage
  • Document Templates
  • Documentation Management
  • Drag & Drop
  • Engagement Tracking
  • Expiration
  • File Conversion
  • File Management
  • File Preview
  • File Transfer
  • File Transformation
  • File Types
  • Filtering
  • Fulfillment Distribution
  • Full Text Search
  • Generative AI
  • Image Editing
  • Image Library
  • Image Query
  • Image Recognition
  • Image Tagging
  • Images
  • Import/Export
  • Integration with Creative Software
  • Integration with Marketing Software
  • Integration with editing tools
  • Localization
  • Master Record Management
  • Metadata
  • Metadata Management
  • Mobile App
  • Multi-Channel Distribution
  • Multi-Channel Management
  • Multi-Channel Marketing
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-step Planning
  • Multimedia Support
  • Multiple Output Formats
  • Natural Language Processing
  • Online Catalog
  • Optical Character Recognition
  • Organizational Interface
  • Performance
  • Performance and Reliability
  • Photo Editing
  • Pinned search
  • Proactive Assistance
  • Product Catalog
  • Product Data Management
  • Product Recommendations
  • Product Search
  • Project Management
  • Publication
  • Real-Time Data
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Reputation Management
  • Resizing
  • Rights Management
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SEO Management
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Sentiment Analysis
  • Single Sign On
  • Social Media Monitoring
  • Storytelling
  • Strategic Planning
  • Suggested search
  • Tagging
  • Text Editing
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • User Management
  • User, Role, and Access Management
  • Version Control
  • Versioning
  • Video
  • Video Editing
  • Video Management
  • Video Search
  • Video Support
  • Visual Analytics
  • WYSIWYG Editor
  • Watermark
  • Watermarking
  • Website Management
  • Workflow Management
  • Workflows
  • eCommerce Management

Integrations

  • Total integrations35
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Workfront
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
  • Box
  • Canva
  • Dropbox
  • Drupal
  • Egnyte
  • Figma
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Forms
  • Google Workspace
  • Greenfly
  • Hootsuite
  • LinkedIn Jobs
  • Marq
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Pinterest
  • Shopify
  • Shopify Plus
  • Slack
  • TYPO3
  • Twitter/X
  • Vimeo
  • WordPress
  • Wrike
  • YouTube
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • monday AI Work Platform
  • Total integrations16
  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Lightroom
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Adobe Workfront
  • Amazon Simple Storage Service (S3)
  • Box
  • Canva
  • Dropbox
  • Drupal
  • Egnyte
  • Figma
  • Google Analytics 360
  • Google Chrome
  • Google Forms
  • Google Workspace
  • Greenfly
  • Hootsuite
  • LinkedIn Jobs
  • Marq
  • Meta for Business
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft SharePoint
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Microsoft Word
  • Pinterest
  • Shopify
  • Shopify Plus
  • Slack
  • TYPO3
  • Twitter/X
  • Vimeo
  • WordPress
  • Wrike
  • YouTube
  • Zapier
  • Zoho CRM
  • monday AI Work Platform

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