Canto Reviews & Product Details

I really like using Canto for asset management because it keeps all of my company's images and graphics organized with the correct metadata. It's easy to search for filenames and projects, and creating custom galleries to share with my team is a breeze. The user-friendly interface makes uploading, downloading, and editing metadata to files effortless. In my line of work, we handle hundreds of images per day, and Canto's metadata capabilities make everything searchable and manageable. It's an essential tool that simplifies finding and organizing files, making any other way of working seem impossible. I also heard that setting up Canto was relatively easy for such a large volume of assets, which adds to its appeal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Sometimes thumbnails don't update quickly, which can cause some confusion when looking for a specific file or confirming that an edit was made to a file. There is also a pop-up thumbnail preview that can be annoying. It would be great to be able to turn that on and off at the user level. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love how Canto helps share quality images in a structured and organized way. The organization feature stands out as one of my favorites, making it easier to manage media effectively. I also really appreciate the presets for downloading images, which I find very useful because they allow me to download an image with a specific size and aspect ratio, saving me time. This efficiency lets me focus on other aspects of work, like different portions of our website. Overall, Canto is a pretty solid solution for these needs. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

When an image is open for download, and you close it to return to the previous library search, the page refreshes, and you end up at the top of the image library again. It's a really bad UI experience. Also, even with fast internet, scrolling through the library feels clunky and slow. The classic and new library views aren't much different, and it shouldn't be an option to navigate back and forth between them. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the AI visual search in Canto is really a game changer for us. To be able to use natural language to locate a specific photo, video, or piece of text dramatically speeds up our processes. I don't have to preview every asset in a folder to find the best one. I can use the natural language search to quickly sort assets by the best match. The support team, especially the implementation team, has been very useful and able to answer any questions or at least go back and find the answer for us quickly. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

It's difficult to find an organizational structure that makes it easy for folks with different roles to quick sort through only what they need and not be overwhelmed by the large amount of material available. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I find Canto to be intuitive, with fully customizable features that cater to users' preferences. I like the Canto Help Center because it answers most of my problems, and if I need to submit a ticket, the team is responsive and offers help. The help center does a good job of solving simple to intermediate problems, and its guides are well-made, allowing me to find answers without needing to contact a representative. The initial setup was very easy, with the help center and the client management team doing a great job. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I tried the new library and don't like it as much. I think it tried to over-modernize and tried to over-consolidate features. I don't mind seeing more buttons or features on the screen, that allows me to know what are available. I spend more time looking around the new library for what I need than I do actually working. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a digital asset management system, it is incredibly powerful, well built and well designed. From facial recognition to organization to the pricing structure and options, it fully meets the needs of my team.

Beyond that, though, the Canto support team, account managers, and back-end folks are incredible. This is an organization and a platform that is constantly improving for the sake of its clients. Every time I have reached out with questions or suggestions, Canto has provided the absolute best customer service experience for workplace software that have encountered. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

As a K-12 school, we would love a more simple and streamlined way to allow teachers to easily upload and organize content, yearbook staff to have access to the content they need, and parents to be able to easily, safely, and securely see photos of their children -- while respecting the permissions of all students. We have worked with Canto to create workarounds for a lot of this, as much of it is possible, but would love a simple fulsome way to achieve this, while recognizing the limitations of privacy for our families. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I love Canto's facial recognition, it's amazing for picking a person or a model we like and quickly filtering to all those assets that person is in. The AI search is unbelievable and saves a ton of time. The user experience is fantastic and makes it much easier to have everything in one place, helping to see the aspect ratios of the images with everything connected. Additionally, the initial setup of Canto was very easy and intuitive. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

I think the UI could be done a little better. It feels a bit old school on the back end. The portal design feels very basic and limited as well. Connecting to external links from the portal is not intuitive but can be done with practice. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

The ease of use and setup is really clear, and it makes rolling it out enterprise-wide no problem at all. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing negative to report—I’ve used Canto across two organizations. When I went through the procurement process at different times, it still came out as the winner across all categories. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Before Canto, our photos and other digital assets were strewn about different folders and platforms. Now, with Canto, they're all in one place. The ability to search for exactly what you need has freed up our time and made us more effective in what we do! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

There is a barrier to entry with Canto and you have to learn a lot before being comfortable using it. But once you get the hang of it, it's great! Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

They were a very easy supplier to work with when setting everything up. The sales rep was not pushy and really worked to help figure out our needs and wants to allow us to best use the products. The performance of the tool was simple and the integrations was not difficult. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nothing comes to mind that I disliked; I didn’t have any complaints. The pricing was where we needed it to be and Canto really helped check all of the boxes we needed from this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

After years of getting by with a server-based media drive, switching to a cloud-based digital media storage solution has been a huge boost to our efficiency. Even the search feature on its own has saved us days’ worth of productivity, making it much easier to find what we need without wasting time digging through folders. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Canto can occasionally be slow to load, but this is a minimal concern. It is hard to find anything that is not to like about this tool. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.