Best PIM for Adobe Commerce (Magento) and Salesforce Commerce Cloud in 2026

Last updated: 3 November 2026.

The PIMs that integrate best with both Adobe Commerce (Magento) and Salesforce Commerce Cloud (SFCC) are Akeneo, Salsify, inriver and AtroPIM: each documents its own connector for both platforms. Akeneo is the only one we found with a vendor-published listing on both the Adobe Commerce Marketplace and Salesforce AppExchange. If you run only Adobe Commerce, Sales Layer, Bluestone PIM and Centric PXM also document their own connectors.

"Best" still depends on your catalog. A connector that handles a simple catalog well can break on configurable products across ten store views, or on a Commerce Cloud variation model. This page lists what each vendor documents for each platform, explains the connector types, and gives you the questions to test in a demo. For the data model on the Adobe side, read our Magento PIM guide first.

Which PIM integrates best with Adobe Commerce or Salesforce Commerce Cloud?

The table lists, per PIM, the connector we found for each platform and a link to its listing. We list a connector only when the PIM vendor's own page or the platform's own marketplace shows it. Where we found neither, the cell says not documented. That does not mean an integration is impossible: an integrator can build one against the APIs of both platforms. It means you cannot buy or install a documented connector today.

The order follows documented coverage: PIMs with connectors for both platforms first, then one platform, then neither. It is not a quality score. All listings were checked on 3 November 2026.

PIM	Adobe Commerce (Magento)	Salesforce Commerce Cloud (B2C)
Akeneo	Native, marketplace app: Akeneo Connector on the Adobe Commerce Marketplace, free; Enterprise version on the Akeneo App Store, quote based	Native, marketplace app: Akeneo PIM Cartridge for B2C Commerce on AppExchange; also on the Akeneo App Store, quote based
Salsify	Native, built with Adobe partner Blue Acorn iCi: announced by Salsify; no Adobe Commerce Marketplace listing found	Marketplace app: Salsify Product Experience Management for B2C Commerce on AppExchange, paid add-on
inriver	Native adapter: Adobe Magento Commerce Adapter in inriver's marketplace; no Adobe Commerce Marketplace listing found	Marketplace app: inriver PIM Cartridge for B2C Commerce on AppExchange
AtroPIM	Native module: Adobe Commerce Adapter in the AtroCore store, two-way	Native module: Salesforce Commerce Cloud integration through the B2C Commerce API, one-way or two-way
Bluestone PIM	Marketplace app: Bluestone PIM Sync Product Data, free with a Bluestone account; partner-built: Adobe Commerce Connector by Vaimo	Not documented
Sales Layer	Native: official Sales Layer plugin for Adobe Commerce on GitHub	Not documented
Centric PXM	Native: prebuilt Magento connector named on the Centric PXM syndication page; no listing found	Named as a platform Centric PXM integrates with; no connector listing documented
Pimcore	Partner-built: Pimcore Magento Connector, released by partner Divante	Not documented
Plytix	Feed export: Magento channel, a mapped file or a feed URL for a partner tool	Not documented
Informatica Product 360	Not documented	Native export template: Product 360 Salesforce Commerce Cloud Accelerator, file feed over WebDAV
Stibo Systems	Not documented	B2C Commerce not documented; Stibo lists a Salesforce B2B connector
Syndigo	Not documented	Not documented

Two things stand out. First, the Adobe Commerce Marketplace is a weaker signal than AppExchange for PIM vendors: a search there on 3 November 2026 returned no listing for Salsify, inriver, Stibo Systems or Syndigo, even though Salsify and inriver document connectors on their own sites. Second, Commerce Cloud support is concentrated. Outside Akeneo, Salsify, inriver, AtroPIM and Informatica, we found no PIM vendor that documents a B2C Commerce connector.

What do native, marketplace app, partner-built and API only mean?

The connector type tells you who builds it, who supports it and who you call when an upgrade breaks it.

Type	What it means	What to ask
Native	Built or published by the PIM vendor	Which versions of the shop platform are supported, and how fast new releases are covered
Marketplace app	Listed on the Adobe Commerce Marketplace or AppExchange, here always under the PIM vendor's own name	Whether the listed version matches the one you would install, and what the add-on costs
Partner-built	Built and maintained by an agency or integrator, sometimes promoted by the PIM vendor	Who maintains it, under which support terms, and how many live customers use it
API only	No packaged connector: an integrator or an iPaaS connects the two APIs	Who builds and owns the integration, and what it costs to run each year
Feed export	The PIM produces a file or feed URL in the shop's import format	How updates are scheduled, and which tool imports the feed

Every PIM in the table has an API, and so do both commerce platforms. Adobe Commerce offers REST, GraphQL and an import API, as our Magento guide explains. So "not documented" is a cost question, not a yes or no: without a connector, you pay for the build and its upkeep.

What do the documented connectors actually sync?

The listings differ in detail. These are the points each vendor or marketplace page states, checked on 3 November 2026.

• Akeneo for Adobe Commerce. The free Community connector, built with Akeneo's partner Dn'D and formerly called PIMGento 2 API, exports categories, families, attributes, options, products and product models (variants), with manual or automatic imports and multi-website and multi-store catalogs. It writes data straight into the Adobe Commerce database through Akeneo's API. The Enterprise version adds assets and reference entities and lists Adobe Commerce 2.4.0 to 2.4.9.
• Akeneo for Commerce Cloud. The cartridge is built by Akeneo and installed on the SFCC side. It imports master, variation and simple products, attributes, categories, associations, price books and assets, one way from PIM to SFCC. Akeneo's help center lists limits worth testing: SFCC enum attributes cannot be variation axes, localized attributes fill only the configured languages, and very large master products can exceed a JavaScript string limit. The App Store listing names the Advanced and Premium packages.
• Salsify for Commerce Cloud. Salsify's partner page describes a preconfigured cartridge that uploads standard catalogs, creates and updates products, supports multiple regions and storefronts, and carries images, category assignments, custom attributes, variations and bundles.
• inriver for Adobe Commerce. The adapter bulk-imports product content into Adobe Commerce sites, stores and store views, built around Magento's standard catalog import. It reports each import result back to inriver through its REST API.
• inriver for Commerce Cloud. inriver describes a ready-to-go adapter that publishes products and resources from inriver to Salesforce Commerce. The page does not describe a flow back.
• AtroPIM. The Commerce Cloud module syncs products and variants with prices, inventory, attributes and categories, plus customers and orders, one-way or two-way, through the B2C Commerce API. The Adobe Commerce Adapter is described as two-way. AtroCore sells configuration separately.
• Bluestone PIM. The marketplace app syncs descriptions, media, translations and product relations, with field matching and a sync history. The Vaimo connector is event-driven and covers categories, attributes, simple and configurable products and assets, for multi-store and multi-language setups.
• Sales Layer. The plugin imports categories, products and variants as configurable products, and you choose which stores to update. Stock is set only when an item is created. The stable 2.7.x branch lists Adobe Commerce 2.4.4 to 2.4.8-p2.
• Pimcore. The Divante connector sends products and categories, including simple, configurable and grouped products and media galleries, from Pimcore to Magento 2, with multistore support. Pimcore's page lists Pimcore 5.2 and above, so ask which connector a partner uses on a current Pimcore version.
• Plytix. You map attributes to a Magento template and get a file to upload or a feed URL for a partner tool. Only complete products are sent.
• Informatica Product 360. The accelerator is an export template: Product 360 writes catalog files that move to Commerce Cloud over WebDAV, on demand or on a schedule, as full or delta loads. The listing names Product 360 7.1.04 and Commerce Cloud 15.1.0, so check it against your versions. Salesforce now owns Informatica; see what that means for Product 360 buyers.

Which PIM fits which commerce setup?

• You run both Adobe Commerce and Commerce Cloud, for example after an acquisition or a replatforming: shortlist Akeneo, Salsify, inriver and AtroPIM, and test both connectors in the same demo.
• You run Adobe Commerce with many store views: compare Akeneo, inriver, Bluestone PIM and Sales Layer on store view mapping and configurable products. Add Pimcore if you want an open-core platform and have a partner who maintains the connector.
• You run Commerce Cloud B2C: start from the AppExchange cartridges of Akeneo, Salsify and inriver. Consider AtroPIM if you want two-way sync or self-hosting.
• You are an enterprise with MDM needs (Stibo Systems, Syndigo, Informatica): expect an integration project rather than an installable connector, and budget for it.
• You are a small team on Magento: Plytix's feed export or Sales Layer's plugin may be enough. Compare the full market in the best PIM software.

If you are moving to a headless front end on either platform, the PIM's API matters as much as the connector. Our guide to headless and composable commerce with a PIM covers that architecture.

What should you check in a demo?

A sales demo shows a clean catalog on a clean store. Ask each vendor to run these checks with a sample of your own products, on your platform version.

Area	What to ask the vendor to show	Why it matters
Catalog structure	How PIM families map to Adobe Commerce attribute sets or to the SFCC master catalog and storefront catalogs	A mismatch here causes most failed imports
Variants and configurable products	A configurable product (Adobe) or a master with variation attributes (SFCC), with your real variant axes	Both platforms restrict which attribute types can define a variant
Multi-store and store views	One product with different values per website, store view or SFCC site	Many connectors handle one store well and several stores poorly
Locales	Translated values landing in the right store view or locale, and what happens to the default locale	Akeneo documents that localized attributes leave the SFCC default locale empty
Sync direction and frequency	Whether sync is one-way or two-way, scheduled or event-driven, full or delta, and how errors are reported	Two-way sync without clear field ownership overwrites data
Assets	How images and documents reach the shop: as files, as links to a DAM, and in which image view types	Asset handling differs per connector and per edition
Prices and inventory	Whether the connector touches price books or stock at all, and how you switch that off	The ERP usually owns both; two owners cause wrong prices on the site
Versions and upgrades	Which Adobe Commerce or SFCC versions are supported, and who tests the connector after a platform upgrade	Connectors lag behind platform releases

Who should own prices, stock and product content?

Keep one owner per field. Product content (names, specifications, translations, images, category structure) belongs in the PIM. Price and stock usually come from the ERP, and orders and customers stay in the commerce platform. Our article on the commerce stack explains who owns what between ERP, PIM, OMS and the shop. When a connector offers price or stock sync, use it only if the PIM is really the source, or switch it off.

For a curated shortlist on this question, pimselection.com publishes a PIM shortlist for Adobe Commerce and Salesforce Commerce. To set up your own comparison, follow our guide on how to select the right PIM.

How we evaluated

We took the big-name PIM vendors buyers ask about, plus AtroPIM, and looked for a connector per platform in two places only: the PIM vendor's own pages (product pages, help center, app store, partner marketplace, official GitHub repository) and the platform's own marketplace (the Adobe Commerce Marketplace at commercemarketplace.adobe.com and Salesforce AppExchange). We searched the Adobe Commerce Marketplace for each vendor name. We classified each connector by who builds or publishes it, and took the sync details from the listing itself. Agency pages, iPaaS directories and competitors' blogs were not used as evidence for a connector. All pages were checked on 3 November 2026.

PIMvendors is an independent PIM selection platform. The table order reflects documented coverage of the two platforms, not a rating of connector quality. Connectors change with each platform release, so confirm versions with the vendor before you sign.

Sources

• Akeneo, Akeneo Connector on the Adobe Commerce Marketplace, checked 3 November 2026.
• Akeneo App Store, Akeneo Connector for Adobe Commerce, Community Edition, checked 3 November 2026.
• Akeneo App Store, Akeneo Connector for Adobe Commerce, Enterprise Edition, checked 3 November 2026.
• Akeneo App Store, Akeneo Connector for Salesforce Commerce Cloud, checked 3 November 2026.
• Akeneo Help Center, SFCC connector main information, checked 3 November 2026.
• Salesforce AppExchange, Akeneo PIM Cartridge for B2C Commerce, checked 3 November 2026.
• Salesforce AppExchange, Salsify Product Experience Management for B2C Commerce, checked 3 November 2026.
• Salesforce AppExchange, inriver PIM Cartridge for B2C Commerce, checked 3 November 2026.
• Salsify, Salesforce partner page, checked 3 November 2026.
• Salsify, Infosys partner page with the Adobe Commerce connector announcement, checked 3 November 2026.
• inriver, Adobe Magento Commerce Adapter, checked 3 November 2026.
• inriver, Salesforce B2C Commerce Adapter, checked 3 November 2026.
• AtroCore, Adobe Commerce Adapter, checked 3 November 2026.
• AtroPIM, Salesforce Commerce Cloud integration, checked 3 November 2026.
• Bluestone PIM, Bluestone PIM Sync Product Data on the Adobe Commerce Marketplace, checked 3 November 2026.
• Bluestone PIM, Extension Hub and Adobe Commerce Connector by Vaimo, checked 3 November 2026.
• Sales Layer, official plugin for Adobe Commerce on GitHub and connectors page, checked 3 November 2026.
• Centric Software, Centric PXM and Centric PXM syndication, checked 3 November 2026.
• Pimcore, Pimcore Magento Connector, checked 3 November 2026.
• Plytix, Magento connection and channels overview, checked 3 November 2026.
• Informatica Marketplace, MDM Product 360 Salesforce Commerce Cloud Accelerator, checked 3 November 2026.
• Stibo Systems, Connectivity Gallery and Salesforce B2B connector, checked 3 November 2026.
• Syndigo, Integration Studio, checked 3 November 2026.
• Adobe Commerce Marketplace, search by vendor name, checked 3 November 2026.