Differences between the Akeneo PIM editions

All Akeneo PIM editions include a number of standard functionalities. Collection of raw product data, from Excel files to an ERP, takes place in one central location. Managing and structuring product catalogs creates a single source of truth around product information. All this data can be enriched with text, images, videos, documents and translations for specific distribution channels or countries. Finally, the latest product information is easily shared to all sales channels to provide customers with the most complete product experience possible.

Community Edition

The Akeneo Community Edition is the free Open Source (on-prem) variant, which supports taking a first step within the PIM domain. Using the Community Edition creates control over the large and often confusing amount of product information. Ensure consistency in product data, monitor the degree of completeness of products and make sure that only the most complete product information ends up on the webshop, marketplace or in the catalog.

Growth Edition

The Akeneo Growth Edition is the next step: a SaaS solution based on a licensing structure. The Growth Edition scales with an organization as it grows and helps exploit its growth potential. With the Growth Edition comes secure Cloud hosting, without having to manually perform updates or upgrades yourself. There is also immediate access to the latest features within Akeneo that are regularly released and Akeneo Syndication is an optional add-on.

Enterprise Edition

As a SaaS/PaaS solution, the Akeneo Enterprise Edition is the most comprehensive version, also based on a license structure and hassle-free, secure Cloud hosting. The Enterprise Edition also offers an additional set of features. These features help organizations create compelling customer experiences and ensure more efficient work processes:

• Advanced Rights Management: ensure employees have access only to the products and fields they need to enrich product data.
• Validation Workflow: check and approve changes to ensure high-quality product information.
• Versioning and publication: restore a product to a previous version and maintain multiple versions of products.
• Rules Engine: automatically enrich product data, reducing errors and manual effort.
• Asset Manager: organize, enrich, link and transform multimedia for specific channels.
• Teamwork Assistant: let team members easily see which products and attributes they are responsible for.
• Reference Entities: link information such as core values and brand guidelines to products.
• Data Quality Insights: measure the quality and consistency of product data and receive suggestions for optimizations.
• Akeneo Onboarder & Akeneo Shared Catalogs: add-ons that improve collaboration with stakeholders, such as suppliers, distributors, retailers or internal teams.
• Akeneo Syndication: take advantage of the best-of-breed Syndication platform to distribute product data and experiences easily and efficiently across all sales channels.

Read more about the differences between the Akeneo PIM editions here.

De beste fit voor je organisatie

Onze PIM Masters gaan graag met je in gesprek over welke Akeneo editie het meest geschikt is voor jouw organisatie. Ook kunnen wij een online demo of een demo op locatie geven. Neem vrijblijvend contact met ons op.