Pimcore
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Austria (2013) |
| Headquarters | Salzburg , Austria |
Area served | Worldwide |
| Products | Pimcore |
| Website | https://www.pimcore.com |
Pimcore is an open-source enterprise PHP software platform for product information management (PIM), master data management (MDM), customer data management (CDP), digital asset management (DAM), content management (CMS), and digital commerce.
The Community Edition of the Pimcore Platform is freely available under the GNU General Public License. The company also offers a commercial version of the software, called Pimcore Enterprise Subscription, which includes a proprietary license and commercial support for the product. The commercial version extends the capabilities of the open-source core with additional features.
History
Pimcore was originally developed by the digital agency elements.at New Media Solutions GmbH. The first public beta version was released on January 21, 2010. In 2013, the company Pimcore GmbH was founded. In 2015, Pimcore launched a global partnership program for system integrators and digital agencies. It has partners in Europe, North America, and Southeast Asia.
Pimcore follows the guidelines and definitions of the PHP Framework Interop Group (PSR 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7). The company has been a member of this PHP standardization body since August 2016. In 2018, Pimcore received $3.5 million in Series A funding by German Auctus Capital.[1]
Technology
Pimcore makes heavy use of existing open-source projects as part of the platform. It is a web-based application and uses the PHP programming language and the MySQL/MariaDB relational database management system. The core application is extensible through plugins, and by utilizing APIs.Pimcore includes an administrative back-end interface for system configuration and managing data. It makes use of the following components:[2]
- Symfony, a web application framework
- PHPUnit, a unit testing framework
- Twig, a templating engine
- Swift Mailer, an e-mail library
- Composer, a package manager
- Ext JS, a JavaScript single-page application framework
Features
Since Pimcore is based on the complete Symfony Full Stack Framework, developers can integrate any Symfony extension (i.e. bundle) into Pimcore to add more functionality. Pimcore adds features such as:
- A graphical data modeling tool for creating object classes and interfaces for data management
- A user interface to manage hierarchies, structure, validations, classification, syndication, and for enriching master data with attributes, descriptions, and other related data
- A content management system with multilingual capabilities, versioning, scheduling, behavioral targeting, and personalization
- A digital asset management module for tagging and sharing digital media assets such as images, videos, and documents
- A digital commerce framework including order management, search, checkout, and payment provider integrations for creating B2B and B2C e-commerce applications
- A customer data framework for rapidly developing applications for customer data management, customer data segmentation, personalization, and marketing automation
- REST and GraphQL[4] APIs for interacting with the data and content using JavaScript or other clients and for exporting and importing data in formats such as JSON or XML
- User and permission management to control access into the platform
- Integrated Elasticsearch search engine for performance and search features
Usage
- Northgate Markets, a retailer with more than 40 locations in the US, developed an end-to-end ordering system an overhauled its website with Pimcore [5]
- BlueLine Rental, a subsidiary of United Rentals, developed a PIM, DAM, CMS, Order Management and eCommerce solution with Pimcore [6]
- Alshaya, a Kuwait based international franchise operator, implemented a PIM and DAM to manage data for 1.8 million products[7]
- Itsme, a distribution company, manages 7 million products with Pimcore [8]
- AUDI built a B2B commerce portal with Pimcore to ensure its brand consistency [9]
Pimcore's own website has a comprehensive list of companies using Pimcore and a showcase of success stories.
Awards and recognition
- Winner of the "Most Promising Open Source Project 2010" [10]
- Winner of the Austrian Multimedia and E-Business State Award 2013[11]
- 15 leading product information management systems of 2019[12]
- Frost & Sullivan Content Management Systems Technology Innovation Award 2016[13]
- CMS Critic Award in Category "Best Enterprise CMS 2017"[14]
- Gartner "Cool Vendor in Digital Commerce 2018"[15]
References
- ^ "Pimcore Blog | pimcore.com". pimcore.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Github - Pimcore". github.com. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Release 11.5.1". 17 December 2024. Retrieved 26 December 2024.
- ^ GraphQL Support, 2018-12-20, retrieved 2019-06-10
- ^ "Case Study - Northgate Markets - Pimcore". 2019-08-12. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Case Study - BlueLine Rental - Pimcore". 2019-03-08. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Success Story - Alshaya - PSG" (PDF). 2020-07-23. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Case Study - Itsme - Pimcore". 2020-07-30. Retrieved 2020-08-06.
- ^ "Case Study - AUDI - Pimcore". 2019-07-26. Retrieved 2019-09-21.
- ^ "Pimcore Wins the 2010 Most Promising Open Source Project Award | Packt Publishing Technical & IT Book Store". web.archive.org. 2010-11-17. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "BMWFJ: Staatspreis Multimedia und e-Business 2013 geht an Projekt "pimcore"". web.archive.org. 2013-03-10. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Top 15 Best Product Information Management (PIM) Software of 2019". Retail Performance Marketing Blog - CPC Strategy. 2018-08-20. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Frost & Sullivan: Technology Innovation Leader in CMS". pimcore.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "CMS Critic Award 2017: 'Best Enterprise Content Management". pimcore.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.
- ^ "Pimcore recognized as "Cool Vendor" by Gartner | pimcore.com". pimcore.com. Retrieved 2019-06-10.