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Acquia DAM vs Xinet

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 22 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

Xinet (ex-Northplains)

IgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems · United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Overview verified 2026-10-01 · API page verified 2026-10-01

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 22 of 25
Fields where Acquia DAM and Xinet have different recorded values
FieldAcquia DAMXinet
VendorAcquiaIgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems
HQUSA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Founded20071994
Ownershipsubsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)subsidiary of IgniteTech (ESW Capital group) since the Q1 2021 Aclate merger
Target marketMid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
DeploymentSaaSOn-premise
Hosting regionsUS, EUNot public
Pricing modelquote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription)
SSOSAMLSAML, LDAP
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRNone published
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)Not public
OpenAPI specYesNo
Webhooks (overview)YesNo
Official MCP serverYesMCP Server for Acquia DAM, read-onlyNo
API base URLhttps://api.widencollective.com/v2No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenBasic auth, session
Token lifetimeOAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshN/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions)
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 setsNot public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting)
Webhooks (API)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicnone; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events
API specOpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login)
Official SDKsTypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)none public; legacy Developer Program SDK licence for integrators

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

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Acquia DAM and Xinet: all comparison fields
FieldAcquia DAMXinet
Company
Vendor (values differ)AcquiaIgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems
HQ (values differ)USA (Boston, MA; DAM team rooted in Madison, WI)United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Founded (values differ)20071994
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Acquia (majority-owned by Vista Equity Partners)subsidiary of IgniteTech (ESW Capital group) since the Q1 2021 Aclate merger
Product
Target market (values differ)Mid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
Deployment (values differ)SaaSOn-premise
Hosting regions (values differ)US, EUNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only tiers (Workgroup, Mid-Market, Enterprise) + add-onsquote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription)
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type 2, SOC 2 Type 2, HIPAA-ready, GDPRNone published
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)Not public
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)YesNo
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/v2No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 authorization code, Personal tokenBasic auth, session
Token lifetime (values differ)OAuth: non-expiring, or 8 h access + 6-month single-use refreshN/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions)
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 setsNot public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed, 9 asset events, optional HMAC signing; retries Not publicnone; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events
API spec (values differ)OpenAPI 3.0.1: v2 (78 operations) + v1 (49 operations)none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login)
Official SDKs (values differ)TypeScript/JavaScript (official, npm acquia-dam-sdk)none public; legacy Developer Program SDK licence for integrators

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 →

Xinet:S9S10S11S13S14S17S20S27S31S68All Xinet sources →

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