Which DAM delivers more?
Here’s a DAM platform comparison between MediaValet vs Air.
MediaValet leads against Air where it matters most
Why do customers choose MediaValet over Air?
Pay More Upfront but Less Overall
Air’s sticker price is lower than MediaValet’s, we’re not going to pretend otherwise. But sticker price and total cost aren’t the same thing. Air’s pricing looks simple on the surface, until storage and AI actions start pulling from the same credit pool. Premium AI actions can draw down credits at a much higher rate than basic actions, and every seat you add competes for the same pool.
MediaValet’s price is higher on day one but it’s the only number you’ll ever see. Unlimited users and AI capabilities are included, so the price you’re quoted is the price you pay, whether it’s month one or year three.
- Flat, all-inclusive annual pricing quoted from the first call with MediaValet
- Unlimited users included at every tier so adding a new team member doesn’t shrink everyone else’s usage
- AI-powered tagging and search included, not credit-gated, so adoption doesn’t create a bigger bill
Control who can do what with Every Asset
Air is built to help creative teams find and share assets quickly. But MediaValet is built to help organizations control what happens to an asset after it’s shared; from who can use it, for how long, and under what terms. According to G2’s Summer 2026 Digital Asset Management report, MediaValet outperforms Air across every core governance metric.
- Digital Rights Management: MediaValet 83% vs. Air 80%
- Watermarking: MediaValet 79% vs. Air 74%
- Asset Expiration: MediaValet 84% vs. Air 82%
Stronger Brand Guidelines Where It Counts
G2 reviewers rate MediaValet higher for both Brand Guidelines (87% vs. 84%) and Brand Portal (89% vs. 84%). MediaValet’s Experience Portals and templating tools give brand teams a single source of truth that scales across departments, agencies, and global offices to keep every region, partner, and campaign on-brand as an organization grows.
- Experience Portals for global, on-brand asset distribution
- Templating tools for consistent, on-brand content creation
- Higher-rated brand guideline and brand portal capabilities
Built for the Regulated Enterprise
MediaValet is built on Microsoft Azure and maintains SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and FedRAMP compliance, making it the secure DAM platform of choice for healthcare, government, higher education, and financial services organizations that can’t compromise on data security. Air has no publicly verified SOC 2 or ISO 27001 certification, and no FedRAMP or HIPAA compliance, which removes it from consideration the moment IT, legal, or procurement joins the evaluation.
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and FedRAMP compliance
- Microsoft Azure-native infrastructure
Migrating DAM from Air to MediaValet
Switching digital asset management solutions can feel like a heavy lift, especially if your team relies on Air every day. At MediaValet, we’ve built our onboarding and migration process to remove that friction. With unlimited users, intuitive UI, and built-in AI capabilities, teams don’t just migrate to MediaValet. Organizations that join MediaValet see faster adoption and ROI than their previous DAM platform.
Why teams move from Air to MediaValet
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The 2026 G2 DAM Vendor Report
Hear from Our Customers
As a massive organization, we have very strict procurement guidelines and security requirements for vendors… MediaValet stood out immediately as a front runner.
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.
Professionally, there’s such a level of efficiency we couldn’t have achieved without MediaValet!
Frequently asked questions
Air uses a credit-based model where storage and AI actions draw from the same pool. Premium AI actions can consume credits at much higher rate than the rate of basic ones, and published storage limits only hold if AI features go unused.
MediaValet offers flat, all-inclusive DAM pricing with unlimited users, so there’s no credit math or mid-cycle shortfall risk.
MediaValet is built on Microsoft Azure and maintains SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and FedRAMP compliance. Air does not have publicly verified SOC 2 or ISO certification, nor FedRAMP or HIPAA compliance, which limits its viability for regulated industries like healthcare, government, and higher education.
Yes. According to G2’s Summer 2026 Digital Asset Management report, MediaValet outperforms Air in Digital Rights Management, Watermarking, and Asset Expiration; the controls that govern how assets can be used after they’re shared.
MediaValet rates higher than Air on both Brand Guidelines (87% vs. 84%) and Brand Portal (89% vs. 84%) per G2’s Summer 2026 report, thanks to tools like Experience Portals and templating that keep global teams on-brand.
Our migration process is designed to minimize disruption:
- Discovery & planning: Audit your current Air environment, including asset volumes, metadata, user roles, and workflows
- Structured migration: Bulk asset migration, metadata mapping, and duplicate management
- Configuration & integration: Set up roles, permissions, governance controls, and Experience Portals
- Training & onboarding: Unlimited training sessions and dedicated onboarding support
Learn more about DAM migration in our detailed guide here.
No. Metadata is mapped, preserved, and often enhanced with AI-powered tagging during migration, with duplicate and outdated files cleaned up along the way.
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