Explore OpenPIM: An Open-Source PIM Solution for Small and Medium Sized Businesses

Open-source enables technical agility, typically offering multiple ways to solve problems. In the open-source arena, Icecat, being a renowned provider of open product content, has traditionally revolved around serving enterprise-level users like Pimcore and Magento. Now, we are expanding our horizons by delving into open-source PIM solutions tailored for small and medium-sized businesses.
What is OpenPIM?
Open-source OpenPIM, specifically designed for small and medium-sized businesses, has emerged as an impressive open-source project information management system. Even in its early development state, OpenPIM stands out by effectively competing with well-established PIM solutions such as Pimcore, Akeneo, and Treopim.
At its current stage of development, OpenPIM can efficiently handle up to one million SKUs and offers comprehensive support for PIM/DAM functionalities, making it an ideal choice for small and medium businesses.
Installation Using Docker
OpenPIM stands out as a lightweight PIM solution that can be effortlessly installed using Docker containers.
Demo Environment
The OpenPIM provides a convenient, ready-to-use cloud-based demo environment, ensuring a hassle-free and accessible experience.
Feature Comparisons
Below, you can find an in-depth exploration of the features and capabilities:
Feature | OpenPIM | Pimcore | Akeneo | Treopim(Atropim) |
Bulk Import/Export | Yes | Yes | Yes in CSV/XLSX format | Yes via paid extension |
Multimedia support | Supports multiple images, PDFs, video and audio | Supports images, hotspot images, PDFs and videos. | Demo version supports only a single image. However, the Enterprise version supports other formats. | Demo version only supports images. Separate paid extensions are available that support other multimedia formats. |
Product Preview | Yes | Yes | No | No |
APIs | Yes, GraphQL based API is available by default | No, API is deprecated but, Pimcore data-hub is offered for web services | Yes, with good documentation. Product Access Manager (PAM) is offered as a separate system. | Yes, but unstable at the moment |
Mapping of products | Possible to implement via extensions | Possible to implement as a separate function | Possible to implement as an extension | Possible to implement manually |
Roles | Possible to define | Possible to define | Possible to define | Possible to define |
Data restriction | Possible according to roles | Possible according to roles | Possible according to roles | Possible according to roles |
Permission at field level | Yes, possible | Yes, possible | No, not possible | Yes, possible |
Flexible data model | Yes, relationships between entities are possible to define | Yes, relationships between entities are possible to define | No, not possible. | Yes, relationships between entities are possible to define |
Custom fields | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Data quality and completeness | Data quality and completeness reports are available | Data validation and quality reports are available. Individual rules are possible to setup | A completeness score is available and the rules are possible to set up as per needs | Data quality and completeness is not available but via paid extension is available to setup |
Configurable dashboard | Yes, possible | Yes, possible | No, not possible | Yes, possible |
Two factor authentication (2FA) supported | Available via OpenID and Oauth2 | Yes | No, but a paid extension is available | No |
Open source | Yes | Most features are available for free | Very limited in features. The Enterprise version provides most common features. | Most features are free in the demo but some of them are not working. |
Technologies used | Typescript, PostreSQL, Docker, Node JS | Javascript, PHP MySQL/Maria DB | PHP, HTML, CSS, Python, MySQL/ Maria DB | PHP, MySQL/Maria DB |
What’s on the Horizon?
Are you a small to medium-sized business and eager to leverage the potential of OpenPIM for streamlined product catalog management enriched with Icecat’s product data? Please don’t hesitate to get in touch with us! The OpenPIM team is fully prepared and enthusiastic to create a customized open-source Icecat-OpenPIM add-on tailored precisely to meet your unique requirements.
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