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MediaBeacon vs Wedia / Lyvio

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 17 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

Wedia / Lyvio

Wedia (Wedia SA) · Paris, France
Overview verified 2026-09-30 · API page verified 2026-09-30

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 17 of 25
Fields where MediaBeacon and Wedia / Lyvio have different recorded values
FieldMediaBeaconWedia / Lyvio
VendorEsko (MediaBeacon product line)Wedia (Wedia SA)
HQBelgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)France (Paris)
Founded19892001
Ownershipsubsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30PE-backed (Cathay Capital Private Equity, with founder and management; delisted from Euronext Growth 2024-12-04)
DeploymentSaaS, On-premiseSaaS
Pricing modelquote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence)quote-only; Media Delivery billed on monthly credit consumption
SSOSAML, LDAPSAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, LDAP
CertificationsNone publishedISO 27001, TISAX
Analyst coverageForrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong PerformerGartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Niche Player (unconfirmed) · Forrester Now Tech DAM for CX Q2 2021 · Gartner Market Guide DAM 2020
OpenAPI specNoYes
API base URLhttps://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint}https://{tenant}.wedia-group.com/api/rest
AuthenticationAPI key, Basic auth, sessionBasic auth, JWT, API key
Token lifetimeAPI keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflowsAccess 1,200 s (20 min), refresh 86,400 s (24 h) by default; configurable
Paginationpage index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpointsoffset (from/max, default 50, max 200) or continuation tokens (after/before)
Webhooks (API)none; server-side workflow triggers on asset events insteadNo outbound webhook API documented; server-side Java plug-ins
API specnone public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only)OpenAPI 3.0 generated per server (dam, data, media, json)
Official SDKsnone official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS APINone server-side; Content Picker JS (official)

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

All fields side by side

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MediaBeacon and Wedia / Lyvio: all comparison fields
FieldMediaBeaconWedia / Lyvio
Company
Vendor (values differ)Esko (MediaBeacon product line)Wedia (Wedia SA)
HQ (values differ)Belgium (Esko HQ, Ghent); MediaBeacon originated in Minneapolis, MN (USA)France (Paris)
Founded (values differ)19892001
Ownership (values differ)subsidiary of Esko, part of Veralto (NYSE VLTO) since 2023-09-30PE-backed (Cathay Capital Private Equity, with founder and management; delisted from Euronext Growth 2024-12-04)
Product
Target marketEnterpriseEnterprise
Deployment (values differ)SaaS, On-premiseSaaS
Hosting regionsNot publicNot public
Pricing model (values differ)quote-only (vendor cloud subscription or on-premise licence)quote-only; Media Delivery billed on monthly credit consumption
Public pricingNoNo
SSO (values differ)SAML, LDAPSAML, OIDC, OAuth 2.0, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)None publishedISO 27001, TISAX
Analyst coverage (values differ)Forrester Wave DAM for CX Q2 2018: Strong PerformerGartner MQ DAM Platforms 2025: Niche Player (unconfirmed) · Forrester Now Tech DAM for CX Q2 2021 · Gartner Market Guide DAM 2020
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI spec (values differ)NoYes
Webhooks (overview)NoNo
Official MCP serverNoNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://{tenant}/wf/restapi/v2/{endpoint}https://{tenant}.wedia-group.com/api/rest
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)API key, Basic auth, sessionBasic auth, JWT, API key
Token lifetime (values differ)API keys permanent by default; expiring keys can be created from workflowsAccess 1,200 s (20 min), refresh 86,400 s (24 h) by default; configurable
Rate limitNot publicNot public
Pagination (values differ)page index (pageIndex + pageSize, default 100) on search endpointsoffset (from/max, default 50, max 200) or continuation tokens (after/before)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)none; server-side workflow triggers on asset events insteadNo outbound webhook API documented; server-side Java plug-ins
API spec (values differ)none public (JSDoc / Javadoc HTML reference only)OpenAPI 3.0 generated per server (dam, data, media, json)
Official SDKs (values differ)none official; server-side Workflow JS API and browser Client JS APINone server-side; Content Picker JS (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:S1S2S3S4S5All MediaBeacon sources →

Wedia / Lyvio:S1S3S4S5S8S9S12S23S50S56S60All Wedia / Lyvio sources →

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