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Acquia DAM vs Frontify

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 21 of 25 fields recorded for both. No ranking or recommendation: follow the links to read each fact in context.

Acquia DAM (ex-Widen)

Acquia · USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)
Overview verified 2026-10-01 · API page verified 2026-10-01

Frontify

Frontify AG · St. Gallen, Switzerland
Overview verified 2026-09-30 · API page verified 2026-09-30

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 21 of 25
Fields where Acquia DAM and Frontify have different recorded values
FieldAcquia DAMFrontify
VendorAcquiaFrontify AG
HQUSA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)Switzerland (St. Gallen)
Founded20072013
Ownershipsubsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)independent, VC-backed (Revaia, EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, HighSage Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures)
Target marketMid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
Pricing modelquote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only, monthly-active-user (MAU) based with six-month averaging
SSOSAMLSAML, OIDC
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, Microsoft SSPA
Analyst coverageForrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2024: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q1 2022: Leader (as Widen)Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Challenger · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Contender
API style (overview)RESTGraphQL
OpenAPI specYesNo
Official MCP serverYesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyYesFrontify MCP Server, hosted, tool packs; beta
API base URLhttps://api.widencollective.com/v2https://{tenant}/graphql
API stylesRESTGraphQL
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal token
Token lifetimeOAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshOAuth 1 week-3 months (configurable); single-use refresh; dev tokens up to 1 year
Rate limit50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by plan2,500 requests per 5-min rolling window; HTTP 429; query complexity cap
Paginationoffset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large setsoffset (page/limit, default 25, max 100); cursor for searchAssets
Webhooks (API)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicAPI-managed (GraphQL), asset events only, HMAC-SHA256 signed, 10 retries
API specOpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)GraphQL SDL per member (no downloadable schema; assembled copy in specs/)
Official SDKsTypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)No server-side SDK; official JS/TS Finder, Authenticator, Brand SDK

Same recorded value: Deployment, Hosting regions, Public pricing, Webhooks (overview).

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Acquia DAM and Frontify: all comparison fields
FieldAcquia DAMFrontify
Company
Vendor (values differ)AcquiaFrontify AG
HQ (values differ)USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)Switzerland (St. Gallen)
Founded (values differ)20072013
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)independent, VC-backed (Revaia, EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, HighSage Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures)
Product
Target market (values differ)Mid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
DeploymentSaaSSaaS
Hosting regionsUS, EUUS, EU
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only, monthly-active-user (MAU) based with six-month averaging
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, OIDC
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, Microsoft SSPA
Analyst coverage (values differ)Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2024: Strong Performer · Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q1 2022: Leader (as Widen)Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Challenger · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Contender
Integration
API style (overview) (values differ)RESTGraphQL
OpenAPI spec (values differ)YesNo
Webhooks (overview)YesYes
Official MCP server (values differ)YesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyYesFrontify MCP Server, hosted, tool packs; beta
API
API base URL (values differ)https://api.widencollective.com/v2https://{tenant}/graphql
API styles (values differ)RESTGraphQL
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal token
Token lifetime (values differ)OAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshOAuth 1 week-3 months (configurable); single-use refresh; dev tokens up to 1 year
Rate limit (values differ)50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by plan2,500 requests per 5-min rolling window; HTTP 429; query complexity cap
Pagination (values differ)offset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large setsoffset (page/limit, default 25, max 100); cursor for searchAssets
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicAPI-managed (GraphQL), asset events only, HMAC-SHA256 signed, 10 retries
API spec (values differ)OpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)GraphQL SDL per member (no downloadable schema; assembled copy in specs/)
Official SDKs (values differ)TypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)No server-side SDK; official JS/TS Finder, Authenticator, Brand SDK

Sources

Company, product and integration fields come from each overview, where every fact carries its citation. API fields are backed by these sources:

Acquia DAM:S1S3S6S7S9S12S15S16S18All Acquia DAM sources →

Frontify:S8S9S12S16S20S32S35S36S43S48S62All Frontify sources →

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