AKENEO-PIM-V2

Akeneo PIM V2 Cloud SaaS Growth Enterprise.

Definition

Akeneo PIM V2 (SaaS Cloud) products: (1) Akeneo PIM Cloud Growth: SaaS tier small-medium businesses, includes Product modeling + Workflow + Quality + Channels + DAM + Localization 30+ languages + Apps ecosystem access. (2) Akeneo PIM Cloud Enterprise: full features + Predictive Analytics AI + Advanced Workflow + Asset Manager + Reference Entities + SSO + 99.95% SLA + dedicated support. (3) Akeneo Apps: marketplace ~100 third-party integration apps (Salesforce Commerce Cloud, Shopify, Adobe Commerce Magento, Productsup, Salsify, Plytix, etc., generate revenue Akeneo + partners). (4) Akeneo Catalog: Catalog-as-a-Service modular composable, embed product data within apps via API. (5) Akeneo Onboarder: supplier onboarding workflows, suppliers submit products data via web form, validation by brand. (6) AI Powered by Akeneo (PXM AI 2024): auto-categorization, content generation, image enrichment via OpenAI integration. License: SaaS subscription tiers ~$30K-500K/year typical. Note: Akeneo Community Edition AGPL still maintained but fewer features. Customers: Auchan Retail (500K products FR-PL-PT-RO), Boulanger, Total Energies, Adeo, L'Oreal.

Origin

Akeneo founded 2013 in Nantes by Yoav Kutner + Frederic de Gombert + Nicolas Dupont + Benoit Jacquemont ; Community Edition open-source 2013 ; PIM Cloud SaaS 2020 ; Series D $135M June 2022 ($2 billion valuation).

Example in context

L'Oreal corporate uses Akeneo PIM Cloud Enterprise for its 35 brands portfolio (Lancome, Maybelline, Vichy, Garnier, etc.) ~50000 SKUs managed multi-channel + multi-localisation 60+ countries + workflow approval product launches: single Akeneo PIM source-of-truth, AI Predictive Analytics suggests missing product attributes, integration apps Salesforce Commerce Cloud + Adobe Commerce.

Related terms

• Salsify — enterprise PXM competitor.