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Brandworkz vs Xinet

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 19 of 25 fields recorded for both. No ranking or recommendation: follow the links to read each fact in context.

Brandworkz

Brandworkz Ltd · London, UK
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 · 19 of 25
Fields where Brandworkz and Xinet have different recorded values
FieldBrandworkzXinet
VendorBrandworkz LtdIgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems
HQUK (London)United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Founded19971994
Ownershipsubsidiary of Spinakr Solutions LLC (USA)subsidiary of IgniteTech (ESW Capital group) since the Q1 2021 Aclate merger
Target marketMid-market to enterpriseEnterprise
DeploymentSaaSOn-premise
Hosting regionsEU, USNot public
Pricing modelper-user plan tiers (free Essentials; Core, Professional, Enterprise quote-only), unlimited storagequote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription)
SSOSAMLSAML, LDAP
CertificationsISO 27001, CYBER-ESSENTIALS-PLUSNone published
Analyst coverageReal Story Group DAM vendor evaluations: covered since 2014 · G2 DAM High Performer (Spring 2019)Not public
Webhooks (overview)UnknownNo
API base URL{api_url}/v{api_version}/{client_id}/… (resolved via api.brandworkz.com/getAPIURL)No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/
Authenticationoauth2-password, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, API keyBasic auth, session
Token lifetimeexpires_in 1,200 s (20 min) in the doc example; refresh_token grantN/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions)
PaginationsimpleSearch from/size (default 50, max 500); start/numberOfResults, limit/offsetNot public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting)
Webhooks (API)Unknown (only a webhookId parameter on importAsset)none; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events
API specPostman collections: API v1.6 (159 requests) + Essentials API (5 requests)none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login)
Official SDKsnone official; assetInsert JS examples on GitHubnone public; legacy Developer Program SDK licence for integrators

Same recorded value: Public pricing, API style (overview), OpenAPI spec, Official MCP server, API styles, Rate limit.

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Brandworkz and Xinet: all comparison fields
FieldBrandworkzXinet
Company
Vendor (values differ)Brandworkz LtdIgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems
HQ (values differ)UK (London)United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Founded (values differ)19971994
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Spinakr Solutions LLC (USA)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)EU, USNot public
Pricing model (values differ)per-user plan tiers (free Essentials; Core, Professional, Enterprise quote-only), unlimited storagequote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription)
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAMLSAML, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, CYBER-ESSENTIALS-PLUSNone published
Analyst coverage (values differ)Real Story Group DAM vendor evaluations: covered since 2014 · G2 DAM High Performer (Spring 2019)Not public
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI specNoNo
Webhooks (overview) (values differ)UnknownNo
Official MCP serverNoNo
API
API base URL (values differ){api_url}/v{api_version}/{client_id}/… (resolved via api.brandworkz.com/getAPIURL)No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)oauth2-password, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, API keyBasic auth, session
Token lifetime (values differ)expires_in 1,200 s (20 min) in the doc example; refresh_token grantN/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions)
Rate limitNot publicNot public
Pagination (values differ)simpleSearch from/size (default 50, max 500); start/numberOfResults, limit/offsetNot public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)Unknown (only a webhookId parameter on importAsset)none; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events
API spec (values differ)Postman collections: API v1.6 (159 requests) + Essentials API (5 requests)none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login)
Official SDKs (values differ)none official; assetInsert JS examples on GitHubnone 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:

Brandworkz:S1S3S5S6S7S8All Brandworkz sources →

Xinet:S9S10S11S13S14S17S20S27S31S68All Xinet sources →

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