MQS™
Platform Partners

Your customers ask if their
metadata is good.
Give them the answer.

MQS is the independent metadata governance benchmark for DAM, PIM, and MAM platforms. Trusted because it is not yours.

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Why Partner

What MQS does for your platform

reduce sales cycle

A scored metadata report in minutes replaces hours of back-and-forth discovery questions. Your sales team walks in with a diagnosis, not a questionnaire.

78→54
early churn signal

Quarterly governance scoring catches at-risk accounts before the renewal conversation. A score drop is a concrete signal, not a feeling.

live in minutes

No sandbox. No staging environment. No waiting on engineering. Upload a CSV, get a scored report. Your team can run the first assessment today.

one benchmark everywhere

Same scoring model across every platform. Independent, platform-neutral, and consistent. The score is trusted because no vendor controls it.

If the platform builds its own score,
customers will never fully trust it.

An internal metric always carries the suspicion of bias. MQS is independent, platform-neutral, and applies the same scoring model everywhere. That is what makes it a benchmark, not a sales tool.

Team Playbook

How to position MQS internally

Sales Team

Your metadata governance scores 47. Here is exactly what needs attention. Closes faster than we think your metadata needs work. The report is a branded deliverable the champion attaches to a budget request.

Customer Success Team

Quarterly scoring becomes a health signal. Score drops from 78 to 54? At-risk account. Rises from 52 to 81? Success story for the renewal deck. Here is what it takes to reach 80+ is a natural services conversation.

Ground rules

Do not use scores to compare platforms. Do not frame it as a judgment. A low score means governance gaps, not a platform deficiency. The score is trusted because it is independent. Using it as a competitive weapon destroys that trust.

Across the Customer Lifecycle

How MQS fits into your workflow

01
Sales
Pre-Implementation Discovery

"Your governance scores 47. Here is exactly what needs attention." Structured diagnostic in minutes, not weeks.

02
Services
Migration Readiness

How much cleanup before data moves? Scope based on evidence, not guesswork. Prevents the #1 reason migrations go over budget: bad metadata carried into a new platform.

03
CS
Post-Launch Audit

Measure whether governance held 6-18 months after go-live. A score drop from 78 to 54 catches entropy early.

04
CS
Customer Health Signal

Quarterly scoring alongside NPS and support tickets. Governance drop flags at-risk accounts before churn.

05
Revenue
Expansion Pipeline

"Your score is 54. Here is what it takes to reach 80+." Natural transition to a services proposal with measurable outcomes.

The Report

Every assessment tells a complete story

Each scored report generates a shareable HTML page with interactive charts, AI-generated analysis, and prioritized recommendations. Walk through the key sections below.

One score. Nine signals. Immediate clarity.

The overall governance score synthesizes nine structural signals into one trackable benchmark. Score arc, health band, dimension split, and AI-generated executive summary, all above the fold.

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Overall governance score with Control and Intentionality breakdowns
The Scoring Model

Two dimensions. Nine signals. Fixed weighting.

Control
5 signals measuring structural consistency
Vocabulary ConsistencyFormat ConsistencyCase ConsistencyPlaceholder DetectionDuplicate Absence
Intentionality
4 signals measuring governance design
Template DetectionField UniquenessCompleteness SpreadField-Purpose Alignment
Excellent 90-100Strong 80-89Moderate 60-79Fair 40-59Poor 0-39

MQS measures structural governance. Not completeness, not accuracy, not fitness for purpose. The score reflects governance discipline, not platform quality.

The Deliverable

Branded PDF reports your teams can share

Click or swipe to explore. Each report includes overall score, signal breakdown, AI readiness, and prioritized recommendations.

Overall Score
Score Breakdown
Signal Detail
Hierarchy Decomposition
AI Readiness
Folder Taxonomy
Recommendations
Integration Path

Start with zero integration. Go deeper as value proves out.

Available Now
CSV Upload

Export metadata. Upload. Scored report in minutes. Works today.

Up Next
REST API

One API call triggers an assessment. JSON response + PDF download. All core infrastructure is production-ready.

Coming Soon
Embedded in Your UI

"Metadata Health: 78 / 100 - Powered by MQS" in the platform dashboard. Your customers see it without leaving your product.

On the Horizon
Automated Benchmarking

Scheduled tenant-wide assessments. CS trend lines. Threshold alerts when scores drop.

Licensing

Hybrid annual. Simple math.

Fixed annual base + included reports + clear overage rate. Every tier includes AI narratives, branded PDF delivery, and dedicated partner support.

Per-Report Tiers
TierReports IncludedPer Additional ReportEffective RateAnnual
Starter35$350~$286$10,000
Growth75$300~$240$18,000
Scale150$275~$200$30,000

A single report costs a brand $1,000. Your partner rate starts at $200. Whether you charge for it or give it away, the margin is yours to use strategically.

Unlimited License

Unlimited volume. One annual price.

Under 1,000 tenants
$50,000/yr
Unlimited reports
API access
Co-branded PDFs
AI-generated narratives
1,000 - 5,000 tenants
$100,000/yr
Unlimited reports
API access
Co-branded PDFs
AI-generated narratives
Dedicated partner support
5,000+ tenants
$150,000/yr
Unlimited reports
API access
Co-branded PDFs
AI-generated narratives
Dedicated partner support
Custom integrations

Tenant count is the publicly estimable number of active customer accounts on your platform.

Platform-neutral pricing. Same model, same scoring model, same standards for every vendor. No exclusive access. No custom scoring.

Try Before You Commit

60-Day Pilot

$5,000 - $10,000 for 5-8 customer assessments.

100% credited toward your first annual contract.

Start a Pilot
Security

Your data never leaves your control

Metadata is uploaded to temporary encrypted storage, processed, and then automatically deleted when analysis completes. Scoring data flows through isolated, zero-retention API calls.

Temporary Encrypted Storage

Uploaded files are temporarily stored in encrypted cloud storage during processing, then automatically deleted upon completion. No raw file data is retained.

Zero File Retention

Source files are automatically deleted after analysis completes. The only data stored is the computed scores and report metadata.

HTTPS + HSTS Everywhere

All traffic is encrypted in transit with TLS. HTTP Strict Transport Security headers prevent downgrade attacks. No exceptions, no mixed content.

Row-Level Security

Row-level security policies ensure every user only accesses their own data. No admin backdoors, no cross-tenant queries, no shared access.

Session Isolation

Each scoring session is fully isolated. No cross-customer data aggregation, no benchmarking pools, no shared analysis pipelines between accounts.

AI Narrative Isolation

AI-generated narratives receive only computed scores and signal names. No raw metadata, no field values, no customer-identifiable information is sent to the AI provider. Zero-retention API calls.

Full security documentation →

Ready to see it on your customer data?

We will run a live assessment on one of your customer exports. No commitment. No cost for the first one.

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