Knowledge – for anyone who takes Pimcore seriously.
Guides, answers to real questions, and honest comparisons, written out of real projects, not out of a marketing department.
Most Pimcore decisions get made long before a contract is signed: Is an upgrade enough, or does it need a rescue? Is switching from Akeneo or Salsify worth it? What does a data model that actually scales cost? Here we collect what we've learned across more than a decade of Pimcore projects, so you can make these decisions on real knowledge, not gut feeling.
Guides
Practical walkthroughs on migration, data modeling, and project setup.
FAQ
Answers to the questions we get asked most often in intro calls.
Comparisons
Pimcore in context: against Akeneo, Salsify, and other approaches, without the marketing lens.
Data and Statistics
Figures on Pimcore versions and installs, each with its source and date.
Pimcore Knowledge
Pimcore Topics Overview
Licensing model, migration, portals, e-commerce, and more, thirteen deep dives from real projects.
Pimcore Enterprise
What's in the Enterprise subscription and when it's genuinely worth it.
Enterprise vs. Community
Revenue threshold, product registration, admin-UI cost, the honest decision guide.
Open Source vs. License
GPLv3 to POCL: what actually changed, precisely explained.
Product Experience Portal
Make product data self-service for dealers and partners.
Asset Experience Portal
Make brand media self-service for press and agencies.
Pimcore Migration
The version ladder, LTS windows, and the rebuild-vs-migrate question.
Migrating 11 to 12
License gate first, then collation, DBAL, and the Generic Data Index.
Studio Migration
From Admin Classic to Pimcore Studio, before the dual window closes.
E-Commerce Framework
A toolkit, not a ready-made shop, enterprise-only since version 12.
CoreShop
The more turnkey e-commerce suite on Pimcore, assessed neutrally.
Digital Product Passport
The data foundation for the DPP, data architecture, not legal advice.
Web2Print
Catalogs from the same data as your shop, proven at 100,000+ pages.
Switching to OpenDXP
Keep GPLv3 alive past December 2026, a systematic rename project, not a trick.
AI Think Tank
The AI Think Tank is PDA's knowledge section. It covers specialized AI agents, agentic workflows, and what we learn from using them in practice.
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Data and Statistics
Pimcore versions, support and end of life
Every Pimcore platform version from 2022.0 to 2026.3 with core version, first release, end of community support, end of LTS and PHP requirement. Each value with its primary source.
Pimcore statistics
Installation activity per Pimcore version, Studio UI against Classic Admin UI, release cadence, repository figures, vendor statements and list prices. Refreshed monthly, every number with its source, text and dataset under CC BY 4.0.
Questions about your specific Pimcore project?
An engaged Pimcore Audit answers the questions for your system and ends with a written result.
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