--- description: Detailed reviews on MediaBeacon based on features, pricing, usability, and ratings. Get a quick overview advantages and disadvantages. Compare MediaBeacon with similar products. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/getapp/og_logo-94fd2a03a6c7a0e54fc0c9e21a1c0ce9.png title: MediaBeacon Reviews, Prices & Ratings | GetApp Canada 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [Digital Asset Management Software](/directory/280/digital-asset-management/software) > [MediaBeacon](/software/106113/mediabeacon) # MediaBeacon Canonical: https://www.getapp.ca/software/106113/mediabeacon Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106113/mediabeacon?page=2) > MediaBeacon is an Enterprise-level Digital Asset Management (DAM) solution, securely centralizing file resources to aid distribution, collaboration an control > > Verdict: Rated **4.3/5** by 8 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Key benefits of MediaBeacon MediaBeacon provides a flexible Digital Asset Management solution for brand-conscious businesses, supporting secure streamlined workflows while controlling how or where resources are used. Organize and manage valuable digital assets with strong metadata support, while ensuring that files don’t get lost and can be found quickly with intelligent search tools. Enterprise-level syncing and sharing is provided by M4sterPlan technology, aiding creative team collaboration, automatic file updates and also the provision of intuitive metrics. Users can access assets on the go from any device or platform, using a browser-based UI to assemble custom workspaces using drag and drop widgets requiring no technical knowledge. MediaBeacon makes it easy to retrieve and share centralized files, requiring just a single click to download any asset, and automatically converting to match a chosen file type. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **4.3/5** | 8 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support Software | 4.5/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 3.9/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 80% | (8/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: Esko - **Location**: Gent, Belgium - **Founded**: 1997 ## Commercial Context - **Starting Price**: US$40,000.00 - **Pricing model**: (Free Trial) - **Pricing Details**: Contact MediaBeacon to request more information about pricing. - **Target Audience**: 201–500, 501–1,000, 1,001–5,000, 5,001–10,000, 10,000+ - **Deployment & Platforms**: Cloud, SaaS, Web-based, Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Windows (On-Premise), Linux (On-Premise) - **Supported Languages**: English - **Available Countries**: Belgium, France, Netherlands, United Kingdom, United States ## Features - API - Access Controls/Permissions - Asset Categorization - Asset Library - Asset Sharing - CMS Integration - Collaboration Tools - Configurable Workflow - Customizable Branding - Customizable Templates - Drag & Drop - File Conversion - Metadata Management - Reporting/Analytics - Rights Management - Search/Filter - Tagging - Version Control - Video Management Software - Workflow Management Software ## Integrations (9 total) - Adobe Illustrator - Brightcove - Instagram - Meta for Business - Microsoft Azure - Microsoft PowerPoint - Microsoft Word - Okta - Twitter/X ## Support Options - Email/Help Desk - Knowledge Base Software - Phone Support ## Category - [Digital Asset Management Software](https://www.getapp.ca/directory/280/digital-asset-management/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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There is a multitude of options allowing you to customize the interface and feature set to your liking. > > **Cons**: It can be intimidating due to how busy the default interface is. Integrating MediaBeacon with our other marketing systems was also a big of a challenge. There are a couple standing bugs involving long running search queries and other oddities that haven't been resolved, but they're minor and don't occur often. > > Pleasant. It's a powerful tool with the ability to tailor it to your needs if you take the time. ----- ### "I love Metadata\!" — 5.0/5 > **Kristi** | *April 4, 2018* | Retail | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: We have been using MediaBeacon for about 12 years. I love the flexibility we have with the software and how it integrates with our process. We were able to set up custom metadata fields that work with our unique data. The team at MediaBeacon worked hard to get things working the way we needed, to integrate with our other data systems. Searching for images is fast and the interface is very user friendly. The metadata you enter, makes all the difference. We are able to use the same data fields the entire company is familiar with, which helps everyone find images quickly. MediaBeacon also gives you the ability to easily create Workflow scripts to do some of the metadata tagging and moving of images for you, which saves us time processing the image files as well has keeping the process flowing. Our team is loving MediaBeacon since we upgraded last year. > > **Cons**: Wish there was a easy way to drag \& drop images from MediaBeacon into InDesign directly from the Browser, without additional software. > > It's all about the metadata\! If you are using the right metadata, it makes finding and managing your images easy\! MediaBeacon allowed me to do just that, by being able to set up custom metadata fields that work for us. Users are able to find images quickly. There is no wasting time digging around on the servers looking through multiple folders to try to find things. ----- ### "Poor user experience" — 3.0/5 > **Emily** | *September 19, 2017* > > **Pros**: We are a corporate company whose agency uses Media Beacon for file sharing. It's nice that i can log in receive files. > > **Cons**: The files are hard to find. The navigation is not intuitive and it's hard to see which files were recently added. It becomes very frustrating. ----- ### "High volume workflows and incredibly fast searches" — 5.0/5 > **Damon** | *June 4, 2019* | Defense & Space | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The drag-and-drop functionality in the browser makes sorting and selecting imagery exceptionally easy. I'm able to sort through a thousand photo submissions in about an hour to select the top 10% that will be published. Video is also easy with a nice player. I love the social media integrations with scheduled publishing and direct to SM site uploads. Finally, the new Adobe and Microsoft Office connectors make my job incredibly fast. Downloads happen in the background while I place previews into my documents. Love this ecosystem. > > **Cons**: The interface could be a bit tighter and have better branding opportunities for my organization. I know that MB has this on the roadmap. I'd also love to see it as a cloud-native application. Again, in the works. > > MediaBeacon has had a lot of growth over the last two years. Things are really flowing quite well. Service is top-notch with \[SENSITIVE CONTENT HIDDEN\] running the show and product development and marketing are doing quite well. It's nice to work with a team that is as excited about my success as I am about their product. ----- ### "MediaBeacon is a "game-changer" DAM system that allows for a highly customizable experience." — 4.0/5 > **Paul** | *April 12, 2018* | Recommendation rating: 8.0/10 > > **Pros**: -Easy to build custom experiences for your internal and external customers. --Highly customizable metadata forms. -Strong implementation of Adobe XMP -Open standards design with a robust API > > **Cons**: -Lots of integration and complex installation procedures. -No image watermarking feature. -Limited MAM features for Video Editing environment. -Like a lot of enterprise systems can be costly to implement integrations. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106113/mediabeacon?page=2) ## Links - [View on GetApp](https://www.getapp.ca/software/106113/mediabeacon) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-MX | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | nl | | | nl-BE | | ----- ## Structured Data