Swivle is cloud-based digital asset management (DAM) solution with unlimited storage for storing and archiving files in one secure place and easily sharing them with anyone. With features such as drag and drop upload, file categorization, search filters, permissions management, versioning, commenting, approval process control, and 1-click sharing, Swivle provides users with a platform for collaborating on, storing, and sharing digital content.
Users can store and archive all their business files in one place and access them online using the customizable user interface. Swivle is designed for SMB’s, SME’s, and freelancers within the design, marketing, and sales sectors to aid them with file management, file sharing, creation, and collaboration. Adobe InDesign integration allows users to create and edit content directly within Swivle, and automatic versioning, commenting, and approvals means that teams can collaborate on creating content.
Files can be uploaded to Swivle using a simple drag and drop interface for secure storage, and permissions can be managed to control who has access to which content as a viewer, collaborator, or downloader. Swivle facilitates the organization of files using keywords, folders, and search filters so that content can be located in just a few steps. Files can be shared with internal and external collaborators in one click by generating a Share Link which can be copied and sent to anyone.
Pros
Upon first use, you'll see that Swivle has a flexible UI with ability to toggle between masonry, thumbnail, list and filmstrip views. You can open and close panels to customize your view or change it depending on the task at hand. Don't need the folder browser or filter panel? Close them.
What's great about the UI is that it feels like it's simple, but it's actually very powerful with beneficial little details, e.g. the "show files in subfolder" option which just makes browsing that much more helpful.
The ability to create collections is great as a function separate from the browser, so you can assemble assets into your own custom groups without needing to duplicate assets or create folders. And then there's the ability to share a Collection via a share link, so outside agencies can get access to just those assets. This is a nice middle ground before giving full access as a portal user. And on that note, Portals is a great feature too for granting larger scale access to assets.
Lastly, customer service is superb and engaged, and genuinely seems to care about your issues.
Cons
If you're working in a folder with a lot of assets, it can drag your browser a little bit when trying to scroll.
There doesn't appear to be support for the HEIC image format yet (as far as generating thumbnails). Most people think assets are high-res JPGs or TIFs, and that makes sense, but we often take a lot of behind-the-scenes iphone photos at shoots, and treat them as assets, and give agencies access to them for marketing and things. So we've had to convert to JPG prior to upload, which isn't a big deal, but it's just an extra step.
Before Swivle, the marketing team estimated a loss of 5 hours per week searching for assets living on 3 different servers and an undetermined number of Google Drives, Dropboxes, individual drives, etc. Often after an asset was located, we often still had to do investigative work to learn who is in the image, where it was taken, when, do we own the copyright, does the image illustrate the correct program, etc?
Now we are spending less than 1 hour per week searching for assets, and we do no investigative work because all of the information we need is in the metadata.
Pros
I never say "I wish Swivle had X" because it has everything I need.
Intuitive interface
Compatible with all file types our team uses
Preview and download in various pre-set sizes
Drag-and-drop uploads
Customizable metadata input
Excellent filtered search tool - quickly find the ideal assets for every project - search tool even works within PDFs!
Ability to track copyrights and copyright expiration dates
Easy folders/collections/tagging tools for organization
Affordable for a medium-size nonprofit
Cons
I found the initial plan/purchase options a little confusing, as far as how many seats we got for how much money. The final contract was very satisfactory, but it took awhile to get there.
Easier to search and find the right files, also more efficient for different tasks. We compared many different digital asset management systems and Swivle was the most flexible solution at a very reasonable cost and easy to set up. You can start using it within a day, not within weeks as with other DAMs you need to set up in your company's own network structure.
Pros
We first purchased Swivle to organize our picture library, but now also use it for all the PDFs of our different publications, videos and for our freelancers to submit data to the editorial office. It's easy to use and doesn't require lots of knowledge for new users. Working gets more and more flexible and individual and therefore it's great to have all the data in the cloud. Customer support also works perfectly, I always got good advice and helpful answers within a short period of time.
Cons
There are different ways to set user rights and you can create groups and rules all of it can become a bit complicated and it's sometimes hard to actually look through.
Thanks Martin for your response! In Q3 or Q4 of 2017 we will release our new version of the Management Console, where we have greatly improved the way to set user rights, groups and rules.
We use Swivle to provide marketing assets to our sales force, and as a home for our video and photography assets in house. It’s great!
Pros
It’s flexible. We have a private collection of assets and public collection.
Ease of use. Many non technical users on my team contribute assets and have no issues using the app.
Value. Good value considering what you get with higher priced competitors.
Service. I get the support I need and have had the opportunity to give input when testing enhancements.
Cons
It’s not as easily usable on mobile. Opportunity to enhance.
Pros
We're a media company, so the ability to organize our photos and have it easy for everyone on the team to access was a must. Swivle met all of that (we've been using them since they were Elvis), not to mention their customer service is top notch. Anytime we run into issues OR worse, someone accidentally deleted the whole file, Swivle was there and helped us to restore and find the file we needed. They're super transparency about their maintenance time too, which we really appreciate. We especially love the folder sharing option or having a client directly upload photos to our folder.
Cons
Nothing at all. Maybe someway they can help us to bulk-tagging photos in our archives instead of having us going through manually of each photo.
Thanks for the kind words about our product and our service. Much appreciated!
$97 per month per user for full access, $20 per month for download access
Below are some frequently asked questions for Swivle.
Swivle offers the following pricing plans:
Starting from: USD 97.00/month
Pricing model: Subscription
Free Trial: Available
$97 per month per user for full access, $20 per month for download access
Swivle offers the following features:
Swivle has the following typical customers:
Freelancers, Mid Size Business, Non Profit, Public Administrations, Small Business
Swivle supports the following languages:
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), Dutch, English, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish
Swivle has the following pricing plans:
Subscription
We do not have any information about what devices Swivle supports
Swivle integrates with the following applications:
Adobe Marketing Cloud
Swivle offers the following support options:
FAQs, Knowledge Base, Online Support, Phone Support, Video Tutorials
Can't really ask for a better DAM for the power and storage offered at the price. So many other competitors may have a massive suite of features, but they seem to want your soul in exchange. Swivle really just gives you what you need, and stays out of your way.