PhotoShelter for Brands
- Company: PhotoShelter, Inc.
- Website: www.photoshelter.com
- Founded: 2005
- Headquarters: New York, USA (contractual address in Dover, Delaware; no office listed in Germany, Austria or Switzerland)
- Selected customers: Major League Baseball, Hartford HealthCare, Special Olympics, Wendy's
PhotoShelter for Brands profile
PhotoShelter for Brands, marketed as Libris until 2020, is the digital asset management solution from New York-based PhotoShelter. It focuses on marketing and creative teams that manage images and videos and share and distribute them through branded portals.
Features
- AI tagging (PeopleID, ObjectID) and search without metadata
- License Alerts with expiry dates and notifications
- Workspaces for review, approval and comments
- Branded portal (new Lumen interface since January 2026)
- QuickSend for sharing without logging in
- In-app cropping, resizing and file type conversion
- Integrations with Adobe Creative Cloud, Microsoft 365, Figma, Canva and WordPress
Hosting and security
PhotoShelter states that it operates its own private cloud with primary data centres in the USA (New York, California) and the UK; its terms of service describe hosting as “generally in the United States and the United Kingdom”. It cites SOC 2 Type 2 and, for its EU data centres, ISO-27001 compliance.
Connectivity with PIM and other systems
PhotoShelter does not list its own PIM solution or PIM integrations. Its integrations page lists 41 connections, including Adobe Creative Cloud, Premiere Pro, Figma, Canva, Microsoft 365, SharePoint, Box, Google Drive, Drupal and WordPress; it also links to an API (v4).
Who PhotoShelter for Brands is suited to
PhotoShelter targets brands, sports organisations, healthcare organisations, universities and businesses with marketing and creative teams.
Pricing
The pricing page lists Starter, Standard, Pro, Premium and Enterprise plans without amounts; pricing is only available by requesting a demo.
Ownership
PhotoShelter is part of the portfolio of Boston-based investment firm Clearhaven Partners, which made a growth investment in September 2021. PhotoShelter acquired UK DAM provider Third Light in 2022 and content platform Socialie in 2023.
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Sources
- PhotoShelter for Brands: Terms of Service
- PhotoShelter: Enterprise
- PhotoShelter: Pricing
- PhotoShelter: Digital Asset Management
- Business Wire: Rebranding, Libris becomes PhotoShelter
- Kirkland & Ellis: Clearhaven invests in PhotoShelter
As of: 29 October 2026. Information based on the vendor’s statements and the sources listed.
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