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Acquia DAM vs Wedia / Lyvio

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 20 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

Wedia / Lyvio

Wedia (Wedia SA) · Paris, France
Overview verified 2026-09-30 · API page verified 2026-09-30

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 20 of 25
Fields where Acquia DAM and Wedia / Lyvio have different recorded values
FieldAcquia DAMWedia / Lyvio
VendorAcquiaWedia (Wedia SA)
HQUSA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)France (Paris)
Founded20072001
Ownershipsubsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)PE-backed (Cathay Capital Private Equity, with founder and management; delisted from Euronext Growth 2024-12-04)
Target marketMid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
Hosting regionsUS, EUNot public
Pricing modelquote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only; Media Delivery billed on monthly credit consumption
SSOSAMLSAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, LDAP
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRISO 27001, TISAX
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: Niche Player (unconfirmed) · Forrester Now Tech DAM for CX Q2 2021 · Gartner Market Guide DAM 2020
Webhooks (overview)YesNo
Official MCP serverYesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyNo
API base URLhttps://api.widencollective.com/v2https://{tenant}.wedia-group.com/api/rest
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenBasic auth, JWT, API key
Token lifetimeOAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshAccess 1,200 s (20 min), refresh 86,400 s (24 h) by default; configurable
Rate limit50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by planNot public
Paginationoffset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large setsoffset (from/max, default 50, max 200) or continuation tokens (after/before)
Webhooks (API)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicNo outbound webhook API documented; server-side Java plug-ins
API specOpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)OpenAPI 3.0 generated per server (dam, data, media, json)
Official SDKsTypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)None server-side; Content Picker JS (official)

Same recorded value: Deployment, Public pricing, API style (overview), OpenAPI spec, API styles.

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Acquia DAM and Wedia / Lyvio: all comparison fields
FieldAcquia DAMWedia / Lyvio
Company
Vendor (values differ)AcquiaWedia (Wedia SA)
HQ (values differ)USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)France (Paris)
Founded (values differ)20072001
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)PE-backed (Cathay Capital Private Equity, with founder and management; delisted from Euronext Growth 2024-12-04)
Product
Target market (values differ)Mid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
DeploymentSaaSSaaS
Hosting regions (values differ)US, EUNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only; Media Delivery billed on monthly credit consumption
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRISO 27001, TISAX
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: Niche Player (unconfirmed) · Forrester Now Tech DAM for CX Q2 2021 · Gartner Market Guide DAM 2020
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI specYesYes
Webhooks (overview) (values differ)YesNo
Official MCP server (values differ)YesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://api.widencollective.com/v2https://{tenant}.wedia-group.com/api/rest
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenBasic auth, JWT, API key
Token lifetime (values differ)OAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshAccess 1,200 s (20 min), refresh 86,400 s (24 h) by default; configurable
Rate limit (values differ)50 req/s per access token (HTTP 429); monthly call allowance by planNot public
Pagination (values differ)offset (limit max 100, offset max 10,000) or scroll_id for large setsoffset (from/max, default 50, max 200) or continuation tokens (after/before)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicNo outbound webhook API documented; server-side Java plug-ins
API spec (values differ)OpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)OpenAPI 3.0 generated per server (dam, data, media, json)
Official SDKs (values differ)TypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)None server-side; Content Picker JS (official)

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 →

Wedia / Lyvio:S1S3S4S5S8S9S12S23S50S56S60All Wedia / Lyvio sources →

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