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.