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Product data that powers commerce - akeneo.com

· 4 days ago

Mid-market and enterprise sellers with large multichannel catalogs fit Akeneo. Small stores with simple product lists waste money and admin time on it.

Confidence

Medium. Based on 20+ public sources

Ratings

  • Value for moneyNo published pricing to judge
  • Ease of useNo usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityNo support evidence in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Free, open source

Community Edition

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed
Free tierYes
Product Cloud / EnterpriseNot published

Best for

  • Mid-market retailers
  • Brands with thousands of SKUs
  • Multichannel ecommerce teams
  • Teams centralizing product data

Not for

  • Small shops with simple product lists
  • Solo marketplace sellers
  • Teams without admin or IT staff
  • Buyers wanting published self-serve pricing

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Community Edition is self-hosted; you own updates, patching, and security

medium

Guess: Enterprise contracts price on catalog size and users; costs climb fast

medium

A shell injection advisory affected mass edits in CE and EE versions

medium

Guess: Centralizing all product data creates lock-in; plan export paths early

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Purpose-built PIM that centralizes product data across sales channels
  • 248 G2 reviews show a large, active user base
  • Free open source Community Edition exists for self-hosting
  • Ships AI-driven product data features as of November 2025
  • Backed by Summit Partners and Salesforce Ventures

Cons

  • Guess: No published pricing; buying runs through a sales team
  • Setup and ecommerce integrations need technical resources
  • Published security advisories cover Community and Enterprise editions
  • Acquisitions keep widening scope beyond core PIM

Sources & method

- 18 sources - Akeneo runs a vulnerability disclosure program, and advisories exist for older Community and Enterprise versions.

official x4review x8security x2news x4
  • Shell injection in mass edit, Advisory lists Akeneo PIM Community and Enterprise editions before fixed versions as vulnerable.

Key stats

  • Feature depth: 4/5

    Rating

  • Free, open source

    Starting price

  • 18

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money. No published pricing to judge
  • Ease of use. No usability evidence in sources
  • Feature depth: 4/5. Deep PIM core, AI flows, new pricing tools
  • Support quality. No support evidence in sources
  • Security posture: 3/5. Bug bounty exists, but public advisories too
  • 248 G2 reviews Akeneo PIM reviews on G2
  • $135M Latest funding Raise reported March 2026
  • Yes Free tier Open source Community Edition
  • 236 Customer references Listed on FeaturedCustomers

Pricing

Community Edition

Free, open source

  • Self-hosted
  • Core PIM features

Product Cloud / Enterprise

Not published

  • Contact sales
  • AI features and acquired pricing tools

Security

Akeneo runs a vulnerability disclosure program, and advisories exist for older Community and Enterprise versions.

  • Shell injection in mass editAdvisory lists Akeneo PIM Community and Enterprise editions before fixed versions as vulnerable.⁸

What users say

Reviewers on G2, Capterra, and SoftwareAdvice rate Akeneo as a solid PIM, and comparison articles pit it against Salsify, Pimcore, and inRiver.

Companies that use it

  • Smallable15
Full analysis

Based on 20+ public sources

Enterprise-grade PIM for big multichannel catalogs. Right for mid-market and up. Small stores waste money on it.

Methodology

Based on 20+ public sources

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Akeneo homepageakeneo.com
    official
  2. Akeneo PIM Reviews on G2g2.com
    review
  3. Akeneo Product Cloud Cost & Reviewscapterra.com.au
    review
  4. Akeneo AI-driven product data releaseprnewswire.com
    news
  5. Akeneo on Salesforce Venturessalesforceventures.com
    official
  6. Summit, Alven invest $46m in Akeneo Series Cunquote.com
    news
  7. Akeneo Raises $135M Seriestrysignalbase.com
    news
  8. Akeneo PIM shell injection advisoryadvisories.ecosyste.ms
    security
  9. FireBounty Akeneo disclosure programfirebounty.com
    security
  10. Akeneo product security pageakeneo.com
    official
  11. Akeneo PIM integration guidewebkul.com
    review
  12. Akeneo acquires PricingHUBcitybiz.co
    news
  13. Vendor lock-in risks for ecommerceiweb.co.uk
    review
  14. Akeneo vs Pimberly comparisonwisepim.com
    review
  15. Smallable case studyakeneo.com
    official
  16. Akeneo customer referencesfeaturedcustomers.com
    review
  17. Reddit thread on Akeneo Community Editionreddit.com
    review
  18. Akeneo PIM vs Salsify comparisong2.com
    review

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