Git-like version control for your ecommerce product images, built for remote teams.
Distributed remote ecommerce teams struggle with ineffective version control for product images and assets, leading to confusion over current versions.
AssetForge provides a centralized hub where teams upload, version, and branch product images like code in Git, eliminating confusion over current assets. Visual diffs highlight changes instantly, and rollback is one-click. Remote PMs, designers, and devs collaborate seamlessly without email chains or file overwrites.
Product managers, designers, and developers in distributed remote ecommerce teams handling product images and assets
Git-inspired branching and merging for images, with visual diffs tailored for ecommerce assets—no other tool treats images like code.
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Upload images with automatic versioning and metadata tracking.
Side-by-side comparison of image versions with change highlights.
Create branches for variants and merge approved changes.
Role-based access for view/edit/approve in workspaces.
Pin and share the 'live' version across the team.
Full-text search and custom tags for assets.
Real-time notifications of changes and comments.
API to fetch current versions for ecommerce integrations.
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| workspace_id | uuid | No |
| name | text | No |
| file_url | text | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| asset_id | uuid | No |
| branch | text | No |
| is_live | bool | No |
| created_at | timestamp | No |
Relationships:
| Column | Type | Nullable |
|---|---|---|
| id | uuid | No |
| workspace_id | uuid | No |
| user_id | uuid | No |
| role | text | No |
Relationships:
/api/workspacesCreate new workspace
/api/assetsUpload asset and first version
/api/versions/:id/diffGet visual diff between versions
/api/assets/:id/liveSet version as live
/api/workspaces/:id/membersInvite/add team member
No teams, 100MB storage
10GB storage
Unlimited storage
| Month | Users | Conversion | MRR | ARR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month 1 | 150 | 2% | $51 | $612 |
| Month 6 | 1,200 | 4% | $816 | $9,792 |
Git-style control for product assets: branch, diff, merge, and always know the live version.
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Image optimization
No team versioning workflows
Free-form versioning beats their basic transformations
Storage
No visual diffs or branching
Specialized ecommerce versioning UI
Data moat from version histories improving AI diffs over time; network effects in shared workspaces.
Boom in remote ecommerce post-COVID, with AI image tools increasing asset churn.
Image diff accuracy for complex edits
Use robust libs like pixelmatch; beta test
Teams stick to Drive
Free tier import from Drive
Solo dev scope creep
Strict MVP features
Success: 80% confirm pain & would pay $17
Success: Daily usage >3x/user
Success: 100 users week 1
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