Pimcore is a broad platform for product data, master data, assets and experiences that you build on. LynkPIM is a focused PIM that your own team configures. This page shows what each includes and how they are licensed and priced.
Neutral note: Vendor details come from each vendor's public website, checked on 3 October 2026. Plans and features change, so confirm them with the vendor and test with your own catalog before deciding.
| Category | Pimcore | LynkPIM |
|---|---|---|
| Scope | PIM, MDM, DAM, customer data, digital experience and commerce framework | Product information management, from catalog to channel publishing |
| Delivery model | Framework you build on; on-premise or private cloud | SaaS you configure; no development project required |
| Who runs it | Developers or an implementation partner shape and maintain it | Catalog, content and ecommerce teams |
| License | Community Edition under POCL, free under €5M annual earnings; Enterprise Edition by yearly subscription | Subscription priced per product |
| Free starting point | Community Edition, within the license terms | First 25 products free, every core feature included |
| Master data and customer data | Yes, MDM and a customer data platform | No. Controlled reference data sets for product values only |
| Customization | Deep, code-level extensibility | Configuration, API, webhooks and import/export templates |
| Workflows and quality rules | Built as part of the project | Included: states, approvers, SLAs, rule sets, completeness and issues queue |
| Digital Product Passport | Not listed on its platform page | Add-on ($299/mo): EU DPP, GS1 Digital Link, IEC 62474 |
Open-core data and experience platform: PIM, MDM, DAM, customer data and digital experience in one framework.
Organizations that want one platform for product data, master data, assets and experiences, and have developer capacity to shape it.
PIM for ecommerce teams: one governed record per product, published to Shopify, WooCommerce and Google Merchant Center.
Ecommerce brands, distributors and multi-channel retail teams, from small brands leaving spreadsheets to manufacturers with large catalogs.
Run the same pilot on both: one category, the same product sample, the same channel outputs.
Measure setup effort, approval cycle time and how many products reach a channel without manual fixes.
Pimcore
Since Platform version 2025.1 the Community Edition is under the Pimcore Open Core License and is free for companies earning under €5M a year (earlier releases were GPLv3). The Enterprise Edition is a yearly subscription with a commercial license.
LynkPIM
Published. The first 25 products are free, then one per-product rate by catalog size (for example 300 products at $0.18 each). Every core feature is on every plan. AI Enrichment is $149/mo and Digital Product Passport $299/mo as add-ons; the onboarding pack starts at $999 one-time.
Compare total cost, not only the license: setup, hosting, developer time, add-ons and the effort of running the system after go-live.
Neutral methodology based on real catalog data and workflow ownership.
Use the same lens for each platform: scope, price and license, delivery model, and migration effort.
Compare how each option behaves for real catalog operations, not only feature-checklist parity.
Validate shortlists with real SKUs, required fields, and downstream channel tests before committing.
The Community Edition is free for companies earning under €5M a year under the Pimcore Open Core License, which applies from Platform version 2025.1; version 2024.4 was the last release under GPLv3. The Enterprise Edition is a yearly subscription. Hosting, development and maintenance are separate costs.
Pimcore includes PIM, and also MDM, DAM, a customer data platform, a digital experience platform and a commerce framework. You can use only the PIM part.
Yes, for the product data. Export your products as files, rebuild your attributes and categories in LynkPIM, map the columns with a saved import mapping and import a pilot category first. Custom Pimcore code and non-product data such as customer data do not move across.
Share your channels, catalog size and workflow needs. We will show where LynkPIM fits and tell you plainly where another platform would suit you better.