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Open source DAM first built for Oxfam, developed by employee-owned Montala; self-host free or buy hosting.

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In short

ResourceSpace is a free, open source DAM first built for Oxfam in 2006 and now developed by Montala Limited, an employee-owned UK B Corporation. Organisations can self-host it with no licence fee or buy hosting and support from Montala. It is widely used by charities, museums, universities and public bodies and includes AI metadata, face recognition and visual search.

ResourceSpace key facts

HeadquartersFaringdon, United Kingdom 51.66°N 1.59°W
Founded2006
OwnershipMontala Limited, 100% employee owned through an Employee Ownership Trust since October 2020
StatusActive
Market segmentsMid-market, SMB
DeploymentSaaS, On-premises, Private cloud · open source
EU data hostingNo
Montala-hosted systems run in UK data centres in London Docklands; EU residency is possible by self-hosting the open source software.
European officesFaringdon
CertificationsCertified B Corporation
PricingSoftware is free under an open source licence. Montala sells hosted Team, Business, Enterprise and Platinum cloud plans, billed annually in GBP, EUR, USD, CAD or AUD.
From GBP 3,825 per year (Team Cloud, UK G-Cloud 14 listing, excluding VAT)
Websiteresourcespace.com

ResourceSpace overview

ResourceSpace began in 2006 when Dan Huby and Neale Hall built a web-based DAM for Oxfam, which released it under a BSD-style open source licence. Montala Limited, based in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, maintains the code and earns revenue from cloud hosting, support and development, with no software licence fee. Montala became 100% employee owned in October 2020 and a certified B Corporation in 2022. This model gives buyers two clear routes: self-host for full control and zero licence cost, or buy a managed plan for a predictable annual fee.

Functionally, ResourceSpace covers metadata management, collections, sharing, rights and consent records, approval workflows and plugins for YouTube, Drupal, Joomla and the MONA rights platform. Its AI features are among the most open in the segment: per-field OpenAI GPT prompts generate metadata, AI Faces builds on InsightFace, CLIP-based smart search arrived in version 10.6 in May 2025, and Whisper handles transcription. ResourceSpace 11.0 shipped in June 2026 with a redesigned interface and accessibility improvements. Named users include Oxfam, the European Commission, Friends of the Earth and Historic England.

Hosting location is the main European consideration. Montala's managed service runs in UK data centres in London Docklands, so organisations needing EU-only residency must self-host or use a partner. Compared with Phraseanet and Pimcore, ResourceSpace is the more focused DAM; compared with Asset Bank, it offers more AI and customisation and expects more configuration effort. For budget-constrained heritage and charity teams, zero licence cost with included AI is hard to match.

Strengths

  • Open source licence with no software fee lets organisations self-host on their own infrastructure or cloud tenancy.
  • AI features, including GPT metadata prompts, face recognition, CLIP visual search and Whisper transcription, are included in hosted plans.
  • Rights and consent records plus MONA integration suit heritage, charity and public sector archives.
  • Employee ownership and B Corp status signal a stable, mission-aligned vendor with a long UK track record.

Considerations

  • Montala's managed hosting is in the UK, so EU-only data residency requires self-hosting.
  • Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma and Microsoft 365 connectors are not documented, which matters for creative-heavy marketing teams.
  • Self-hosting shifts upgrade, security and AI service costs to the customer's IT team.

Best for

Charities, museums, universities and public bodies that want an open source DAM with strong AI metadata and rights tracking, self-hosted or managed in the UK.

Mid-market DAM software Open-source DAM Photo and media libraries

ResourceSpace capabilities

DocumentedPartialNot offeredNot verifiedHow we verify
  • AI auto-taggingDocumented
  • Generative AIDocumented
  • Brand portalPartial
  • Brand guidelinesNot verified
  • Video managementDocumented
  • Creative workflowPartial
  • TemplatingPartial
  • Rights managementDocumented
  • Image CDN and resizingNot verified
  • PIM capabilitiesNot offered
  • Adobe Creative Cloud pluginNot verified
  • Figma pluginNot verified
  • Microsoft 365 integrationNot verified
  • Headless APIDocumented

Notable integrations

OpenAI GPTDrupalJoomlaYouTubeMONABrandStencilFalcon.ioDocker

Recent developments

  1. 2026-06

    ResourceSpace 11.0 shipped with a redesigned interface and accessibility improvements.

  2. 2025-05

    ResourceSpace 10.6 added CLIP-based AI Smart Search and AI Faces.

  3. 2025-02

    Montala published an official Docker image and Drupal and Joomla integrations for ResourceSpace.

ResourceSpace FAQ

Is ResourceSpace free?

Yes. The software is free under an open source licence and can be self-hosted. Montala Limited sells hosted cloud plans and support, billed annually.

Does ResourceSpace offer EU data hosting?

Montala-hosted ResourceSpace runs in UK data centres in London Docklands. Organisations that need EU-only residency can self-host the software in an EU data centre.

Who develops ResourceSpace?

ResourceSpace is developed by Montala Limited in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, which has been 100% employee owned since October 2020 and B Corp certified since 2022.

Who is ResourceSpace best suited for?

It suits charities, museums, universities and public bodies that want an open source DAM with AI metadata, rights and consent tracking at a modest cost.

ResourceSpace alternatives

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Phraseanet (Alchemy)

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Pimcore

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Austrian open-core platform for PIM, MDM, DAM and CMS, deployable on-premises, in private cloud or as PaaS.

Salzburg, Austria · 47.81°N 13.04°E
EnterpriseMid-marketEU hosting: Unknown

Asset Bank

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Brighton-built, easy-to-use DAM for marketing, brand and communications teams, with published pricing.

Brighton, United Kingdom · 50.82°N 0.14°W
Mid-marketSMBEU hosting: Yes

Mediagraph

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AI-rich SaaS DAM with rights tracking and unlimited users, popular with universities, museums and non-profits.

United States
Mid-marketSMBEU hosting: Unknown

Canto

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Mid-market cloud DAM with AI search, approvals, brand portals and a product-content edition from Image Relay.

Atlanta, United States · 33.75°N 84.39°W
Mid-marketSMBEU hosting: Yes

Sources

  1. ResourceSpace: About
  2. ResourceSpace: Pricing
  3. ResourceSpace: New AI functionality
  4. ResourceSpace: Employee ownership
  5. ResourceSpace: Integrations
  6. ResourceSpace: Case studies
  7. UK Digital Marketplace: ResourceSpace G-Cloud 14 service

Facts verified against the sources above in 2026-10. Vendors can request corrections at editors@digitalassetmanagementsystems.com.