The Akeneo integration enables Frontify customers to sync product information and assets between their Akeneo PIM and Frontify. Built in partnership with Activo (FR), this bi-directional sync helps teams keep product metadata, attributes, and imagery aligned across systems while reducing manual handling.
What is Akeneo?
Akeneo is a leading Product Information Management (PIM) platform used by brands to centralize and manage product data across channels. The integration connects Akeneo with Frontify to give joint customers a more streamlined way to manage product content and branded assets together.
Why use the Akeneo integration?
Connect DAM and PIM workflows for more coherent product and brand management
Reduce manual updates and duplicated effort
Strengthen Frontify’s value for teams using a PIM
Support customer retention and acquisition by enabling a highly requested capability
What the integration does
The Akeneo integration enables a bi-directional exchange of information between Akeneo and Frontify, including:
Asset sync
Sync assets from Frontify to Akeneo via Frontify CDN URLs
Metadata / Attribute sync
Sync defined metadata and attributes from Akeneo to Frontify
Sync defined metadata and attributes from Frontify back to Akeneo
Product handling and content mapping
Create new products
Update existing products
Enrich products with metadata from Frontify
Automation
Frontify ingestor supports efficient automation
N8N can be used to configure no-code/low-code workflows
Default workflow uses a nightly trigger (configurable)
Current Limitation
Only one main image per product identifier can be synced.
Setup
Setup is done collaboratively between the customer and Frontify. Your Customer Success Manager will guide you through the necessary steps, including sharing the relevant Libraries/Projects and configuring the sync according to your metadata needs.