Comparing PIM Solutions: Salsify vs Pimcore

We compare the Salsify and Pimcore PIM software solutions to help you choose the best product information management (PIM) software for your business.

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Ideal Customer

Salsify

Brand manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers selling products across multiple channels including their own eCommerce sites, online retailers, and marketplaces.

Pimcore

Brand manufacturers wanting to embark on a Direct to Customer (DTC, or D2C) strategy.

Features & Capabilities

Salsify

Seen as the most feature-extensive PIM software: includes PxM and PIM modules, rapid deployment, and extensive range of APIs

Pimcore

Open source, totally API-driven architecture, consolidated platform offering MDM, PIM, DAM and more.

eCommerce

Salsify

Product Experience Management (ProductXM) platform with three components: PIM, DAM, and Experience Builder: facilitates sales across retailer/distributor channels, as well as marketplaces, social commerce, and direct-to-consumer (D2C) sites

 

Pimcore

This Salsify competitor, has optimised output for any channel – personalised, enabled for headless commerce. Its Product Experience Portal is configurable for internal users as well as customer-directed product information

PIM

Salsify

This Pimcore alternative offers a trial, no free version: Easy set-up, channel-by-channel readiness alerts: governance rules applied to stored data: workflow management, user role access management and customisable brand portals

 

Pimcore

As Salsify competitor, Pimcore deploys a headless, decoupled PIM system including Pimcore Datahub, either to configure GraphQL interfaces for quick access to product information, or to deploy standard Pimcore APIs to access all managed data instantly. Automatic or manual execution for defining, modelling and mapping imports and exports.

 

DAM

Salsify

Salsify gathers and transforms images and videos centrally. It can also transform various file types as well as storing product metadata.

Pimcore

Centralises all media assets – inexperienced users are helped by its consolidated digital media repository, which provides a reliable structure for search processes and re-using digital assets.

Workflows

Salsify

Enables brands to manage cross-functional processes and monitor teams’ task progress: use calculated properties, which are easy to build and use and enable workflow efficiency

Pimcore

Users create, design, manage, and organise workflow definitions by folder notifications ensuring all users are on the same page. Comprehensive audit trail for every workflow step.

Syndication

Salsify

Maps and transforms core product data to the target schema of each channel destination to ensure content remains consistent and accurate: enhanced content syndication includes 360 spins, videos, and comparison charts.

Pimcore

Omnichannel publishing functionalities. These can push the correct product information automatically to the various output channels seamless synchronisation with more than 2 500 sales and marketing channels or platforms.

Onboarding

Salsify

As Pimcore competitor, Salsify offers rapid onboarding – offers a streamlined import process to pinpoint the precise data to be uploaded or modified.

 

Pimcore

As a Salsify alternative, Pimcore onboarding can centralise incoming product data from multiple sources, such as Excel/CSV, PLM, ERP, Suppliers, and data pools) with custom data modelling, product hierarchies, validations, and versioning all possible.

Migration

Salsify

Serviced by specialist partner organisations with the required expertise to conduct an audit on existing product data, cleanse and normalise where needed

 

Pimcore

Process seen as being iterative, incorporating solution design, data modelling, data movement mapping, transformation of data, solution development and testing.

  

Data Modelling

Salsify

Uses the PIM to map and transform core product data to multiple target schema for channels – that content stays consistent and accurate across every single channel

Pimcore

Multi-domain MDM platform allows businesses to manage attributes and relationships any, making SKUs easy to access cloud-based data-modelling building tools.

Support

Salsify

Email/Help Desk, FAQs/Forum, Knowledge Base Phone, and chat support: knowledge bank, use cases, downloadables.

Pimcore

Cloud Enterprise Editions offer basic support services. All support backed up with Service Level Agreements and mandatory response times. Access to technical documentation and self-service help centre platform. 

Integrations

Salsify

Strong on connectors, which provide as much information to brands as the endpoint permits: automated retail schema updates to extract attribute requirements from endpoint and identify them in an easily understandable form: detailed guides, video tutorials and other resources to enable a fast-learning curve for supplier XM integrations

Pimcore

Seamlessly integrates into your existing IT landscape design is powered by a totally API-driven software architecture with extensive connectivity with all relevant business enterprise systems (ERP, CRM, BI, ESB) and external 3rd party apps.

Pricing

Salsify

As a Pimcore alternative, Salsify offers a free trial, but for its Commerce XM platform a custom quote is required. It is priced on a subscription basis. Smaller customers can expect to pay around £2000-5000 per month – large enterprise customers will pay significantly more for global reach.

Pimcore

As a Salsify alternative, Pimcore’s Community Edition is free. Potential clients need to get a quote for the paid version (with many more functionalities). 

There are optional paid services around the product, including consulting, training, and support, as well as additional features (‘Enterprise Extensions’).

Partners

Salsify

Partners with the world’s top retailers, technology platforms, agencies, and consultancies. Solution Partners, Technology Partners and Retail Partners. (Specialising in all aspects of PIM implementation and managed services).

Pimcore

Solution Partner Program, a global network of systems integrators, digital agencies, business, and technology consultants strategic partners are consulting firms offering full service (strategy, design, development, implementation, and managed services).

Reviews

Salsify

Salsify currently scores an aggregate 85/100 across various PIM review sites. This is based on user satisfaction, recent user trends (rising number of customers), and other relevant information on Salsify gathered from various online sources.

Pimcore

Gartner Peer Insights 2022: Pimcore PIM a ‘Strong Performer”. Forrester granted its “Top Rated” and “Leader” scores for the Product Information Management category. Some comment on its complexity but working with a Pimcore partner users quickly learn backend functionalities to adapt Pimcore to the business’s needs.

Summary

Both Salsify and Pimcore are powerful PIM solutions that offer a wide range of features to help businesses manage their product data efficiently. The choice between the two depends on the specific needs and budget of the business. Salsify is suitable for businesses that require a cloud-based PIM solution with an easy-to-use interface, while Pimcore is suitable for businesses that require a highly customisable PIM solution with additional features.

This is a direct comparison between Salsify and Pimcore but there are many alternatives out there, so go to more of our comparison sheets regarding other competitors. Please get in touch with us for more information about how to go about selecting the best PIM software solution for your needs from the top-ranking competitors and alternatives

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