| Vendor | Acquia | Pimcore GmbH |
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| HQ | USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI) | Austria (Salzburg) |
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| Founded | 2007 | 2013 |
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| Ownership | subsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners) | independent (venture-backed; Series B led by Nordwind Growth, 2022) |
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| Target market | Mid-market to enterprise | Mid-market, enterprise |
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| Deployment | SaaS | On-premise, Private cloud, PaaS |
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| Hosting regions | US, EU | Not public |
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| Pricing model | quote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-ons | annual subscription per edition (no per-user fees); Community free below EUR/USD 5M revenue; PaaS tiers |
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| Public pricing | No | Yes |
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| SSO | SAML | OIDC |
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| Certifications | ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPR | None published |
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| Analyst coverage | 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 PIM 2026: Visionary (vendor-reported) · Gartner MQ MDM 2026: Niche Player · Gartner MQ DXP 2025: included (placement not stated) · Gartner Peer Insights VoC DXP 2024: Customers' Choice |
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| API style (overview) | REST | REST, GraphQL, webdav |
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| OpenAPI spec | Yes | Partial |
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| Webhooks (overview) | Yes | YesDatahub Webhooks, Enterprise edition only |
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| Official MCP server | YesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-only | Yesself-hosted, experimental: Datahub Simple REST MCP endpoint (Enterprise) and Pimcore Agent MCP tool groups |
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| API base URL | https://api.widencollective.com/v2 | https://{host}/pimcore-graphql-webservices/{config} · https://{host}/pimcore-studio/api |
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| API styles | REST | REST, GraphQL, WebDAV |
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| Authentication | OAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal token | API key, Session login, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal token |
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| Token lifetime | OAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refresh | OAuth 2.1 (experimental): access 1 h, refresh 30 days (defaults); API keys static |
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| Rate limit | 50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by plan | Studio API 500 req/min per IP, MCP 3,000/min (defaults, configurable); Datahub: none documented |
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| Pagination | offset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large sets | GraphQL first/after offset; Studio page/pageSize; Simple REST page_cursor (search_after) |
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| Webhooks (API) | API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not public | Datahub Webhooks (Enterprise): UI-configured, custom headers, no signature, one attempt |
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| API spec | OpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations) | OpenAPI 3.1 for Studio API on GitHub (POCL, not archived); GraphQL schema per endpoint |
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| Official SDKs | TypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk) | none official (PHP API in-process; Studio UI SDK for plugins) |
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