Side-by-side comparison

MediaBeacon vs Orange Logic

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.

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

Orange Logic (Cortex)

Orange Logic · Irvine, CA, USA

Overview verified 2026-10-05 · API page verified 2026-09-30

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 19 of 25

Fields where MediaBeacon and Orange Logic have different recorded values
Field	MediaBeacon	Orange Logic
Vendor	Esko (MediaBeacon product line)	Orange Logic
HQ	Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)	USA (Irvine, CA)
Founded	1989	1998
Ownership	subsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30	PE-backed (Bregal Sagemount strategic growth investment, 2023; stake not disclosed)
Deployment	SaaS, On-premise	SaaS
Pricing model	quote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence)	quote-only; packaged by team and module ("For Teams", 2026)
SSO	SAML, LDAP	SAML
Certifications	None published	ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP, PCI DSS
Analyst coverage	Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong Performer	Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Leader · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Leader · Frost Radar DAM 2025: Leader
OpenAPI spec	No	Partial
Webhooks (overview)	No	Yes
Official MCP server	No	Yeshosted MCP server at /mcp per instance, asset search only
API base URL	https://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint}	https://{tenant}/ (/webapi, /api, /API/DataTable)
Authentication	API key, Basic auth, session	OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal token
Token lifetime	API keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflows	Client credentials 2 h (example); auth-code access 24 h, refresh 30 d
Pagination	page index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpoints	page-based (pagenumber/countperpage, default 100; max Not public)
Webhooks (API)	none; server-side workflow triggers on asset events instead	API-managed, HMAC-signed (opt-in), up to 5 retries
API spec	none public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only)	OpenAPI 3.1 (44 per-endpoint files); full Swagger behind login
Official SDKs	none official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS API	None server-side; Content Browser SDK (JS/React, official)

Same recorded value: Target market, Hosting regions, Public pricing, API style (overview), API styles, Rate limit.

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MediaBeacon and Orange Logic: all comparison fields
Field	MediaBeacon	Orange Logic
Company
Vendor (values differ)	Esko (MediaBeacon product line)	Orange Logic
HQ (values differ)	Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)	USA (Irvine, CA)
Founded (values differ)	1989	1998
Ownership (values differ)	subsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30	PE-backed (Bregal Sagemount strategic growth investment, 2023; stake not disclosed)
Product
Target market	Enterprise	Enterprise
Deployment (values differ)	SaaS, On-premise	SaaS
Hosting regions	Not public	Not public
Pricing model (values differ)	quote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence)	quote-only; packaged by team and module ("For Teams", 2026)
Public pricing	No	No
SSO (values differ)	SAML, LDAP	SAML
Certifications (values differ)	None published	ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type 2, CSA STAR, TX-RAMP, PCI DSS
Analyst coverage (values differ)	Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong Performer	Gartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Leader · Forrester Wave DAM Systems Q1 2026: Leader · Frost Radar DAM 2025: Leader
Integration
API style (overview)	REST	REST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)	No	Partial
Webhooks (overview) (values differ)	No	Yes
Official MCP server (values differ)	No	Yeshosted MCP server at /mcp per instance, asset search only
API
API base URL (values differ)	https://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint}	https://{tenant}/ (/webapi, /api, /API/DataTable)
API styles	REST	REST
Authentication (values differ)	API key, Basic auth, session	OAuth 2.0 client credentials, OAuth 2.0 authorization code, OAuth 2.0 PKCE, Personal token
Token lifetime (values differ)	API keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflows	Client credentials 2 h (example); auth-code access 24 h, refresh 30 d
Rate limit	Not public	Not public
Pagination (values differ)	page index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpoints	page-based (pagenumber/countperpage, default 100; max Not public)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)	none; server-side workflow triggers on asset events instead	API-managed, HMAC-signed (opt-in), up to 5 retries
API spec (values differ)	none public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only)	OpenAPI 3.1 (44 per-endpoint files); full Swagger behind login
Official SDKs (values differ)	none official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS API	None server-side; Content Browser SDK (JS/React, official)

Sources

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

MediaBeacon:S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 All MediaBeacon sources →

Orange Logic:S1 S3 S7 S8 S9 S11 S12 S33 S46 S48 S52 S64 All Orange Logic sources →