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Ashore
What Is Ashore?
Ashore is targeting the growing demand for improved collaboration between creatives and approvers with a powerful online proofing suite that improves the quality of approver feedback, automates approval workflows, and provides a proofing dashboard for every major filetypeall on a white-labeled platform.
Users of Ashore include creatives of all kinds: in-house design teams, marketing and creative agencies, print companies, and creative freelancers.
Who Uses Ashore?
Built for creative agencies, freelancers and design teams, Ashore is a design approval system that automates the way clients receive, review and approve digital files.
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Reviews of Ashore
Gets the job done!
Comments: It helps me avoid the long and messy email chains when trying to get continuous feedback from a client on a graphic or other creative made.
Pros:
Having all collaborators being able to add their reviews on a particular creative in a streamlined way is great! The ability for any proofs to then be downloaded by the client at the conclusion of the work is also great and saves time and effort looking for another tool to do so.
Cons:
The interface could use a bit of love but the functionality is definitely there! If we’re going to be using the tool a lot - which is the case when you’re going back and forth on a creative - then it’s important to enjoy the tool. It looks somewhat bland from my point of view.
Alternatives Considered:
Stand up and reliable proofing system
Comments:
Love Ashore, out of all the proofing review systems we looked at, this was the one that stood out.
Our customer success manager from Ashore took all the time we needed to set it up and train out. Took a few days to figure the system out and start using it.
Pros:
I love the ease of use for the admins, users and approvers. It took less than a few days to train out and figure out how to use the system. You can customize it with your logo and email address.
Cons:
I think their Help or Knowledge page could be revised with a bit more specific "how to's" and less videos.
Ashore Response
4 years ago
Thank you very much for the kind words, Jodi! You're appreciated!
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A Platform That Was Easy To Implement For Basic Collaborative Proofing
Comments: Ashore was a platform that satisfied initial needs for the investment we made in it. It offers basic functionality and could help organizations streamline communication. However, those functions were too basic as the needs became more sophisticated.
Pros:
I liked that the platform was easy to implement and get started with. It offered functionality for white labeling which is useful in an agency environment. The Customer Service team was helpful and responded fairly quickly.
Cons:
While there was basic functions like workflow management and proofing, it remained just that - basic. Our creative team has products that require multiple versions and complex proofing cycles. The collaborative proofing tools were limited compared to other solutions like Ziflow.
Ashore Response
3 years ago
Hi Norman, thanks so much for the feedback! Our hope is that you'll try us out again in the future. Ashore has grown leaps and bounds in the last few years since you first discovered us! If you are looking for a tool that can handle complex workflows through multiple versions, we are built for exactly that!
Amazing white label solution
Comments: I haven't used Ashore that much since I've only gotten it recently. However so far everything has been great and I'm looking forward to using Ashore to improve my clients' experience even further! Definitely recommended.
Pros:
Very important to note is that I was able to get my hands on Ashore for an awesome lifetime deal through AppSumo. Without it, I wouldn't have gotten it yet as it is quite expensive on a monthly fee basis. Though I'm sure it's worth it. What I love the most is that this isn't just a feedback solution, it's a fully WHITELABELED solution. Which already makes it 10x better for an agency than any other solution. Besides that, it has some amazing features already and they're still expanding this, so great stuff to come!
Cons:
I haven't found anything I don't like about Ashore yet. The interface is nice to use, support is quick. I had some small bugs at the beginning with setting everything up. But this was all resolved easily and quickly.
Ashore Response
3 years ago
Thank you for the kind words!
Ashore best replacement for ProofMe
Comments: We used ProofMe and it went away. Ashore is the best option we found. It's simple and does what it says it does.
Pros:
Ashore is a great value. It does exactly what it is supposed to without adding anything you don't need.
Cons:
Even though it's basic, the workflow can get a tad cumbersome.
Great software!
Comments: Excellent experience. Still using the software and plan to continue!
Pros:
The technical support was always excellent! No matter what we needed, He got it together for us. Highlt recommend this product!
Cons:
Some of the formatting and functionality was a little lacking, but for the price, it's unbeatable.
Excellent Idea and am excited to start using it for all my clients!
Pros:
That my clients don't need an account to use open files I send with it. I also like that I can customize everything to represent my brand.
Cons:
A couple bugs right now but it's new so I'll give it some time. For one, I didn't like that the profile picture has to be square.
