| Vendor | Esko (MediaBeacon product line) | MediaValet Inc. |
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| HQ | Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA) | Canada (Vancouver, BC; US HQ Menlo Park, CA) |
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| Founded | 1989 | 2010 |
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| Ownership | subsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30 | PE-backed (STG, acquired 2024-04-02; delisted from TSX) |
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| Target market | Enterprise | Mid-market |
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| Deployment | SaaS, On-premise | SaaS |
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| Pricing model | quote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence) | quote-only custom configuration (unlimited users; driven by storage, modules, integrations) |
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| SSO | SAML, LDAP | SAML, OIDC |
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| Certifications | None published | SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA |
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| Analyst coverage | Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong Performer | G2 DAM Grid Report Spring 2026: Leader (vendor-reported) |
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| OpenAPI spec | No | Partial |
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| Webhooks (overview) | No | Yes |
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| API base URL | https://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint} | https://api.mediavalet.com |
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| Authentication | API key, Basic auth, session | OAuth 2.0 authorization code, oauth2-password, API key |
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| Token lifetime | API keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflows | Access token 1 h (expires_in 3600); auth code 60 s; refresh lifetime not published |
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| Rate limit | Not public | Daily request quota on Developer Plan, higher on Enterprise; figures not public |
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| Pagination | page index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpoints | offset/count query params (count default 50); TotalRecordsFound in envelope |
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| Webhooks (API) | none; server-side workflow triggers on asset events instead | SkyHOOK: API-managed, CloudEvents 1.0, 8 events, webhook or Azure Event Grid |
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| API spec | none public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only) | Postman collection (362 requests) + APIM operation lists; OpenAPI exports lack paths |
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| Official SDKs | none official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS API | None official (C# upload sample on GitHub) |
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