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Frontify vs MediaBeacon

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.

Frontify

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

MediaBeacon

Esko (MediaBeacon product line) · Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)
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 Frontify and MediaBeacon have different recorded values
FieldFrontifyMediaBeacon
VendorFrontify AGEsko (MediaBeacon product line)
HQSwitzerland (St. Gallen)Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)
Founded20131989
Ownershipindependent, VC-backed (Revaia, EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, HighSage Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures)subsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30
DeploymentSaaSSaaS, On-premise
Hosting regionsUS, EUNot public
Pricing modelquote-only, monthly-active-user (MAU) based with six-month averagingquote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence)
SSOSAML, OIDCSAML, LDAP
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, Microsoft SSPANone published
Analyst coverageGartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Challenger · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: ContenderForrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong Performer
API style (overview)GraphQLREST
Webhooks (overview)YesNo
Official MCP serverYesFrontify MCP Server, hosted, tool packs; betaNo
API base URLhttps://{tenant}/graphqlhttps://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint}
API stylesGraphQLREST
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal tokenAPI key, Basic auth, session
Token lifetimeOAuth 1 week-3 months (configurable); single-use refresh; dev tokens up to 1 yearAPI keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflows
Rate limit2,500 requests per 5-min rolling window; HTTP 429; query complexity capNot public
Paginationoffset (page/limit, default 25, max 100); cursor for searchAssetspage index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpoints
Webhooks (API)API-managed (GraphQL), asset events only, HMAC-SHA256 signed, 10 retriesnone; server-side workflow triggers on asset events instead
API specGraphQL SDL per member (no downloadable schema; assembled copy in specs/)none public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only)
Official SDKsNo server-side SDK; official JS/TS Finder, Authenticator, Brand SDKnone official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS API

Same recorded value: Target market, Public pricing, OpenAPI spec.

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Frontify and MediaBeacon: all comparison fields
FieldFrontifyMediaBeacon
Company
Vendor (values differ)Frontify AGEsko (MediaBeacon product line)
HQ (values differ)Switzerland (St. Gallen)Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)
Founded (values differ)20131989
Ownership (values differ)independent, VC-backed (Revaia, EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, HighSage Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures)subsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30
Product
Target marketEnterpriseEnterprise
Deployment (values differ)SaaSSaaS, On-premise
Hosting regions (values differ)US, EUNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only, monthly-active-user (MAU) based with six-month averagingquote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence)
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAML, OIDCSAML, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, Microsoft SSPANone published
Analyst coverage (values differ)Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Challenger · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: ContenderForrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong Performer
Integration
API style (overview) (values differ)GraphQLREST
OpenAPI specNoNo
Webhooks (overview) (values differ)YesNo
Official MCP server (values differ)YesFrontify MCP Server, hosted, tool packs; betaNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://{tenant}/graphqlhttps://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint}
API styles (values differ)GraphQLREST
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal tokenAPI key, Basic auth, session
Token lifetime (values differ)OAuth 1 week-3 months (configurable); single-use refresh; dev tokens up to 1 yearAPI keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflows
Rate limit (values differ)2,500 requests per 5-min rolling window; HTTP 429; query complexity capNot public
Pagination (values differ)offset (page/limit, default 25, max 100); cursor for searchAssetspage index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpoints
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed (GraphQL), asset events only, HMAC-SHA256 signed, 10 retriesnone; server-side workflow triggers on asset events instead
API spec (values differ)GraphQL SDL per member (no downloadable schema; assembled copy in specs/)none public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only)
Official SDKs (values differ)No server-side SDK; official JS/TS Finder, Authenticator, Brand SDKnone official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS API

Sources

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

Frontify:S8S9S12S16S20S32S35S36S43S48S62All Frontify sources →

MediaBeacon:S1S2S3S4S5All MediaBeacon sources →

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