MediaValet vs Acquia
Which DAM delivers more?
As digital asset management needs evolve, many organizations using or considering Acquia DAM (Widen) are finding gaps in usability, insight, and support that slow down their teams. While Acquia brings strong metadata management and integrations, it often requires heavier admin resources, longer time to value, and additional investment to achieve the same results.
MediaValet stands out by delivering faster ROI, richer insights, stronger support, and smoother brand governance; helping marketing and creative teams unlock more value from their assets in less time.
Let’s dive into how MediaValet compares to Acquia.
Why do customers choose MediaValet over Acquia?
MediaValet delivers better ROI, better brand guidelines, better support, and better analytics. See for yourself:
Faster Return on Investment
MediaValet customers achieve ROI in approximately 10 months, compared to Acquia DAM’s 19-month average. This rapid time-to-value means your investment pays off sooner and continues to deliver long-term efficiency gains.
White Glove Support and Onboarding
Switching platforms or launching a DAM shouldn’t be a burden. MediaValet ensures a smooth rollout and long-term partnership with best-in-class support.
Deeper Analytics and Insights
Unlike Acquia DAM, which lags in analytics satisfaction, MediaValet provides a robust suite of analytics tools to measure, optimize, and prove the value of your content across the organization.
And the results?
Stronger Brand Governance & Asset Preview
Consistency is key to building trust and recognition. MediaValet makes it easier for teams to stay on brand while keeping workflows simple.
Feature Comparison
MediaValet Leads where it Matters Most
For creative and marketing teams juggling thousands of assets, MediaValet delivers more intuitive tools to centralize, organize, and share content and MediaValet empowers teams to move quicker, stay on brand, and maximize the value of every asset.
Hear from Our Customers
Everyone says that they provide white glove service, but MediaValet actually does it.
Amy Lofgreen
Marketing Director Basecamp Franchising
It [MediaValet] has helped to reduce costs and improve productivity, it’s manageable, easy and very quick you have a much better control of your assets.
Verified G2 User
[Branded Portals] have enabled us exponentially; when we get requests from our major distributors, we’re able to fulfill them…usually within less than 24 hours.
Kortnay Woods
Digital Asset Manager The Chosen
Frequently asked questions
Yes. According to G2 reviews, MediaValet scores higher in Ease of Admin (88% vs. 84%), Ease of Setup (85% vs. 80%), and Ease of Use (88% vs. 87%). This means teams can get up and running faster, with less reliance on IT or admins.
In short; MediaValet’s enterprise-grade security goes beyond Acquia’s proprietary setup.
MediaValet is built on Microsoft Azure—the most secure, scalable, and globally trusted cloud infrastructure available.
While Acquia does provide solid security — including asset redundancy, encryption, and role-based access — MediaValet takes it further with:
-SOC 2 Type II compliance, ISO 27001, HIPAA, GDPR, and FERPA readiness
-Full encryption at rest and in transit using AES-256 and TLS 1.2+
-Enterprise Single Sign-On (SSO), SCIM provisioning, multi-factor authentication (MFA), and granular permissions across users and roles
-Audit logs, custom retention policies, and full compliance toolkits for regulated industries like government, healthcare, and finance
For organizations where data integrity, access control, and compliance aren’t just nice-to-haves — they’re non-negotiable — MediaValet provides peace of mind at scale.
MediaValet leads with a 94% Quality of Support score, compared to Acquia’s 91%. Customers consistently highlight MediaValet’s white-glove onboarding, responsive service, and proactive customer success team.
MediaValet customers typically see a return on investment in 10 months on average, while Acquia DAM customers report closer to 19 months. With MediaValet, organizations also save 13 hours per week on asset-related tasks, freeing up teams for higher-value work.
MediaValet outpaces Acquia DAM in analytics satisfaction (82% vs. 75%). With MediaValet, teams gain deeper insights into asset usage, campaign performance, and ROI—making it easier to optimize content strategy and justify marketing investments.
Ready to explore a better DAM solution?
Choosing MediaValet transforms how your teams work by helping you launch campaigns faster, strengthen brand consistency, and eliminate content chaos when your current DAM can’t keep up.