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Frontify vs MediaValet

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 21 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

MediaValet

MediaValet Inc. · Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA, Canada
Overview verified 2026-10-01 · API page verified 2026-10-01

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 21 of 25
Fields where Frontify and MediaValet have different recorded values
FieldFrontifyMediaValet
VendorFrontify AGMediaValet Inc.
HQSwitzerland (St. Gallen)Canada (Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA)
Founded20132010
Ownershipindependent, VC-backed (Revaia, EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, HighSage Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures)PE-backed (STG, acquired 2024-04-02; delisted from TSX)
Target marketEnterpriseMid-market
Hosting regionsUS, EUNot public
Pricing modelquote-only, monthly-active-user (MAU) based with six-month averagingquote-only custom configuration (unlimited users; driven by storage, modules, integrations)
CertificationsISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, Microsoft SSPASOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Analyst coverageGartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Challenger · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: ContenderG2 DAM Grid Report Spring 2026: Leader (vendor-reported)
API style (overview)GraphQLREST
OpenAPI specNoPartial
Official MCP serverYesFrontify MCP Server, hosted, tool packs; betaNo
API base URLhttps://{tenant}/graphqlhttps://api.mediavalet.com
API stylesGraphQLREST
AuthenticationOAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 authorization code, oauth2-password, API key
Token lifetimeOAuth 1 week-3 months (configurable); single-use refresh; dev tokens up to 1 yearAccess token 1 h (expires_in 3600); auth code 60 s; refresh lifetime not published
Rate limit2,500 requests per 5-min rolling window; HTTP 429; query complexity capDaily request quota on Developer Plan, higher on Enterprise; figures not public
Paginationoffset (page/limit, default 25, max 100); cursor for searchAssetsoffset/count query params (count default 50); TotalRecordsFound in envelope
Webhooks (API)API-managed (GraphQL), asset events only, HMAC-SHA256 signed, 10 retriesSkyHOOK: API-managed, CloudEvents 1.0, 8 events, webhook or Azure Event Grid
API specGraphQL SDL per member (no downloadable schema; assembled copy in specs/)Postman collection (362 requests) + APIM operation lists; OpenAPI exports lack paths
Official SDKsNo server-side SDK; official JS/TS Finder, Authenticator, Brand SDKNone official (C# upload sample on GitHub)

Same recorded value: Deployment, Public pricing, SSO, Webhooks (overview).

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Frontify and MediaValet: all comparison fields
FieldFrontifyMediaValet
Company
Vendor (values differ)Frontify AGMediaValet Inc.
HQ (values differ)Switzerland (St. Gallen)Canada (Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA)
Founded (values differ)20132010
Ownership (values differ)independent, VC-backed (Revaia, EQT Ventures, Blossom Capital, HighSage Ventures, Tenderloin Ventures)PE-backed (STG, acquired 2024-04-02; delisted from TSX)
Product
Target market (values differ)EnterpriseMid-market
DeploymentSaaSSaaS
Hosting regions (values differ)US, EUNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only, monthly-active-user (MAU) based with six-month averagingquote-only custom configuration (unlimited users; driven by storage, modules, integrations)
Public pricingNoNo
SSOSAML, OIDCSAML, OIDC
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, TISAX, Cyber Essentials, HIPAA, Microsoft SSPASOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA
Analyst coverage (values differ)Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Challenger · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: ContenderG2 DAM Grid Report Spring 2026: Leader (vendor-reported)
Integration
API style (overview) (values differ)GraphQLREST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)NoPartial
Webhooks (overview)YesYes
Official MCP server (values differ)YesFrontify MCP Server, hosted, tool packs; betaNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://{tenant}/graphqlhttps://api.mediavalet.com
API styles (values differ)GraphQLREST
Authentication (values differ)OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal tokenOAuth 2.0 authorization code, oauth2-password, API key
Token lifetime (values differ)OAuth 1 week-3 months (configurable); single-use refresh; dev tokens up to 1 yearAccess token 1 h (expires_in 3600); auth code 60 s; refresh lifetime not published
Rate limit (values differ)2,500 requests per 5-min rolling window; HTTP 429; query complexity capDaily request quota on Developer Plan, higher on Enterprise; figures not public
Pagination (values differ)offset (page/limit, default 25, max 100); cursor for searchAssetsoffset/count query params (count default 50); TotalRecordsFound in envelope
Webhooks (API) (values differ)API-managed (GraphQL), asset events only, HMAC-SHA256 signed, 10 retriesSkyHOOK: API-managed, CloudEvents 1.0, 8 events, webhook or Azure Event Grid
API spec (values differ)GraphQL SDL per member (no downloadable schema; assembled copy in specs/)Postman collection (362 requests) + APIM operation lists; OpenAPI exports lack paths
Official SDKs (values differ)No server-side SDK; official JS/TS Finder, Authenticator, Brand SDKNone official (C# upload sample on GitHub)

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 →

MediaValet:S1S2S6S9S12S13S14S16S18S21S22S23S24S25All MediaValet sources →

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