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Simian
by Simian
What Simian is
Simian is paid digital asset management software for organizing and sharing creative files through an API platform. Supported assets include video, still images, graphics, JPG, GIF, PNG, MP3, and PDF files. Metadata and tagging help structure assets, while approval workflows support review and version history records changes. Guest sharing allows assets to be shared beyond the core team, and API access is available. Simian Lite costs $49 a month, billed monthly, and provides one user seat. The Company plan costs $99 a month, billed starting at, and includes 10 users. There is no free plan, but a 7-day trial is available. Simian was founded in 2009 and has headquarters in California and Colorado, United States.
Who it suits
Simian suits individuals and teams managing creative media libraries that need tagging, approvals, version history, guest sharing, or API access. Enterprise features target organizations needing larger user capacity and administrative controls.
What it does well
- Supports video, images, graphics, audio, and PDFs
- Includes metadata and tagging
- Provides approval workflows and version history
- Offers guest sharing
- API access is available
What to know first
- No free plan
- Lite includes one user seat
- Enterprise benefits require the Enterprise plan
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Simian Lite | billed monthly · 1 user seat | $49 a month |
| Company | starting at · 10 users | $99 a month |
| Enterprise | Unlimited users · More storage · Developer API access · Two-factor authentication · Review and approval team management · Single sign-on | On request |
As gosimian.com lists them, read 21 Sept 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Simian combines broad creative-file support with organization, review, history, and sharing tools. The 7-day trial offers an evaluation period, while teams should compare seat counts and enterprise requirements against the listed plans.
Facts from Simian's own pages
- API access
- Yes · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Approval workflows
- Yes · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Supported asset types
- Video,still images,graphics,JPG,GIF,PNG,MP3,PDF · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Founded
- 2009 · gosimian.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Free plan
- No · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Guest sharing
- Yes · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Headquarters
- California and Colorado, United States · gosimian.com, 28 Sept 2026
- Metadata and tagging
- Yes · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Paid from
- 49 · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
- Version history
- Yes · gosimian.com, 21 Sept 2026
Where Simian stands on Freedom251
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