--- title: "Air vs iconik: Creative Platform vs Video MAM" description: "Compare Air and iconik on libraries, approvals, integrations and security, plus how Recharm handles videos and images." url: https://www.recharm.com/compare/air-vs-iconik --- # AIR VS ICONIK: Reviewing Footage Is Half the Job. _Finding It Is the Other Half._ How Air and iconik compare for videos and images, and where Recharm fits. [Start 14 days free trial](https://www.recharm.com/get-started) ## Air vs iconik at a Glance Both give teams a shared library with approvals and portals. The main difference is keeping video, images and design files in one library with Air, and hybrid storage and video review with iconik. - **Air** connects to Figma, Canva, Premiere, Slack, Zapier, Shopify and WordPress, with a public API. - **iconik** is a media asset manager that indexes files where they already sit, on NAS, SAN or local storage, through its Storage Gateway. - **Recharm** is $299 a month with unlimited users, and cuts videos into clips you can tag and search with AI. Search and clips are in preview. ## Air vs iconik Comparison Table | Criterion | Air | iconik | Recharm | | --------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Core File and Video Management** | | | | | Purpose-built for ad creative organization | Not published | Not offered | Offered | | Store and manage video files | Offered | Offered | Offered | | Create modular video clips | Not published | Not published | Offered, preview feature | | Categorize videos by scene | Not published | Not published | Offered, preview feature | | Categorize images by theme | Offered | Offered | Offered, preview feature on a higher-tier plan or paid add-on | | Auto-sync with Google Drive, Dropbox and Frame.io | Not published | Not published | Offered | | **Search and Discovery** | | | | | Keyword and metadata search | Offered | Offered | Offered | | Transcript search (find by spoken words) | Offered | Offered | Offered | | AI visual search in images | Offered | Offered | Offered, preview feature on a higher-tier plan or paid add-on | | AI visual search in video (find by appearance, objects, scenes) | Offered | Offered | Offered, preview feature | | Search at the clip level inside a video | Not published | Not published | Offered, preview feature | | **Organization and Collaboration** | | | | | Tags, metadata and duplicate detection | Offered | Offered | Offered | | Collections and boards for grouping assets | Offered | Offered | Offered | | Deep links to specific clips or moments | Not published | Not published | Offered | | Usage rights tracking | Not published | Not published | Offered on the Managed plan | | Commenting and feedback on assets | Offered | Offered | Coming soon | | Review and approval workflows | Offered | Offered | Not offered | | Shareable links for assets | Offered | Offered | Offered | | Branded portals for teams and partners | Offered | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Not offered | | Brand guidelines hub | Not published | Not published | Not offered | | Integrations with creative tools and CMS | Offered | Offered | Offered | | **Creative Analytics** | | | | | Ad performance metrics next to the creative | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Not published | Offered | | Asset usage and engagement reporting | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Offered | Not published | | **Built for Ads and Claude** | | | | | Ad-specific tags (angle, persona, problem, emotion) | Not published | Not published | Offered | | Creative briefs | Not published | Not published | Offered | | Connects to Claude (plugin or MCP server) | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Offered | | Claude builds creative briefs from your library | Not published | Not published | Offered | | Claude makes ads and videos from your library | Not published | Not published | Offered | | **Managed Services** | | | | | Done-for-you tagging by creator and product | Not published | Not published | Offered | | Custom A-roll and B-roll splicing | Not published | Not published | Offered | | Re-organization as needs evolve | Not published | Not published | Offered | | **Governance and Security** | | | | | Role-based access and permissions | Offered | Offered | Offered | | Single sign-on | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Offered on a higher-tier plan only | Not published | | Published security certifications | Offered | Not published | Not published | | **Pricing and Setup** | | | | | Published pricing | Offered | Offered | Offered | | No per-seat pricing | Offered | Not offered | Offered | | Free trial | Offered | Offered | Offered | - Offered - Not offered - Not published on the vendor's site - Preview feature - Managed plan - Higher-tier plan or paid add-on only - Coming soon ## Videos and Images Deserve a DAM of Their Own. _Meet Recharm._ Recharm is a video-first asset library built to find the right clip fast. - **AI tagging** Tag videos automatically, and sort images with the AI image add-on (preview) - **AI visual search** Find footage by what's in the frame (preview) - **Clip cutting** Cut videos into clips to find the exact moment (preview) - **Claude plugin** Turn your library into creative briefs and videos with Claude ## Frequently Asked Questions ### #### What are Air and iconik each built for? Air focuses on keeping video, images and design files in one library, and iconik on hybrid storage and video review. Recharm puts video first, with AI tags and clips that point to the exact moment (search and clips in preview). ### #### How do Air and iconik handle video? Both handle video. Air lets reviewers comment at a timestamp, and iconik has time-based comments and AI detection across video scenes and speech. Recharm adds clip cutting, so you can search for the exact moment (in preview). ### #### Do Air and iconik offer approval workflows? Yes, both do. Air runs structured approval workflows. iconik has review and approval with time-based comments and version compare. Recharm has no approval workflow, so teams track approvals outside the library. ### #### Do Air and iconik connect to Claude and AI tools? Both do. Air offers an MCP server on its Business and Enterprise plans. iconik has an MCP server on Professional. Recharm also has a Claude plugin that builds creative briefs and videos from your library. ### #### Do Air, iconik and Recharm offer a free trial? Air has a free plan with no time limit. iconik has a free trial on Starter. Recharm offers a 14-day free trial. ## Start with _Your Own Footage_ Import a folder of raw footage and see the difference clip-level search makes. or explore Recharm’s [features](https://www.recharm.com/features) and [pricing](https://www.recharm.com/pricing)