Validate
Every record is checked against rules before it moves: required fields, units, classification, channel schema. Incomplete records are held with a field-level reason, not silently published.
v2026 · Portal & integration layer for PIM and ERP
Your PIM holds the data.
PIM Gate opens it.
PIM Gate sits next to your PIM and ERP and opens product data to everyone who needs it: customers, suppliers, sales, shops, marketplaces and AI agents. Validated, translated, entitled and audited, through branded portals, APIs and open feeds. Your PIM stays the source of truth.
IN DAILY PRODUCTION · 20,000+ PRODUCTSFIELD-LEVEL DELTA · ~95% SMALLER PAYLOADSHOSTED IN GERMANY · SWISS ON REQUEST
Sources in. Clean, entitled data out.
01 · The problem
PIMs hold the data. They don't share it.
Your PIM is the source of truth. But the people who need its data don't live in it — they wait for emails, FTP folders and spreadsheets. Six symptoms we see in almost every catalog.
01
Customers wait.
Data sheets, images and assets go out by email and FTP — manually, slowly, one request at a time. Every request is a ticket for someone on your team.
02
Suppliers deliver unstructured.
Excel sheets in a different shape from every supplier, re-typed into the PIM by hand. Every time. Errors are found after they are published.
03
Sales works without live data.
Prices and specifications are outdated in the PDF before it reaches the customer. Customer-specific catalogs take days and go through marketing.
04
Every channel wants it differently.
Shop, DXP, marketplace, wholesaler, print: different fields, languages, units and formats. Each one gets its own export script, and each script breaks on its own.
05
Regulation is coming.
Digital Product Passport, ETIM requirements from wholesale, transparency obligations. New mandatory data, new mandatory formats — on top of the ones you already serve.
06
Translation is a bottleneck.
Whole files re-translated for a handful of changed sentences, inconsistent terminology, translators working in systems they don't know.
02 · The gate model
One gate between product data and every channel.
Sources push in. The gate checks, localizes, scopes and records every record. Only clean data reaches the other side — and each consumer receives exactly what it is entitled to, in the format it expects.
Sources of truth
PIM
viamedici · Akeneo · Stibo · custom
ERP
SAP · Microsoft Dynamics · Oracle
CRM
Salesforce · HubSpot · Pipedrive
Other systems
DAM · MDM · custom databases
// Middleware
PIM Gate
- Validate
- Translate
- Entitle
- Audit
Consolidate · Route · Audit
Channels & portals
E-commerce
CMS / DXP
Mobile App
Customer Portal
Supplier Portal
Sales Portal
Per-channel entitlements. Per-tenant branding. Always under your domain.
Translate
Only new or changed text is sent for translation, with your translation memory and termbase, the engine you choose per language, and a human review step before anything is published.
Entitle
Each user, portal and API token sees a defined subset: per tenant, portal, role, market and category, down to the single asset. Filtering happens on the server, not in the browser.
Audit
Every export is versioned and every relevant action is logged append-only: who saw, downloaded, changed or approved what, and when. Any two versions can be compared side by side.
Add a source without touching a channel. Add a channel without touching a source.
Read how the gate works →03 · Portals
Every stakeholder gets their own door — and sees only their own shelves.
Portals are web applications for one group of people, under your brand and your domain. They read from the same governed data, so a correction in the PIM reaches every door at once.
Customer Portal
Self-service product data for dealers, distributors and key accounts.
- Entitled catalog with search, filters and category navigation
- Product, hierarchy and media views in the customer's language and market
- Collections, expiring share links and bulk download with audit trail
Supplier Portal
Supplier data in, without polluting the PIM.
- Upload as XLSX, BMEcat or via API
- Live validation with field-level errors before submission
- Review, accept or reject — re-submit only the failed SKUs
Sales Portal
Every rep sees what each customer's agreement allows.
- Rep → customer → agreement scoping
- Customer-specific PDF and XLSX exports from a selection
- Scoped share links for the customer
Media Portal
Agency uploads, reviewed and approved against the product.
- Brief linked to the SKU
- Versioned uploads with inline comments
- Approve, then ingest to DAM or PIM
PORTAL USERS ARE UNLIMITED IN EVERY VERSION — you pay for your team, not for your customers.WHITE-LABEL BRANDING & CUSTOM DOMAINS PER TENANT
How portals work →04 · Capabilities
Seven capabilities behind every door.
The portals are the visible part. Underneath is one platform that connects your sources, models and checks the data, and delivers it to people and systems under rules you control.
Connect & consolidate
Read from Viamedici, Akeneo, Pimcore, Stibo, Censhare and other sources via XML, REST pull or scheduled SFTP, each on its own schedule.
Learn moreData model & quality gate
One canonical product schema with typed attributes, units, locales and market flags. Rules decide what may pass.
Learn moreAPI, feeds & delivery
Versioned REST API, signed webhooks, pull, push and scheduled delivery, and a delta endpoint that sends only what changed.
Learn moreAssets, media & data sheets
Images, documents and data sheets travel with the product, with extracted metadata and entitled access.
Learn moreVersioning & migration bridge
Every export versioned and comparable. Run an old and a new PIM in parallel and switch attribute groups without touching a channel.
Learn moreRoles & entitlements
Who sees what, per tenant, portal, role, market and category, down to the single asset — enforced on every query.
Learn moreAI workflows
Translation with your terminology and your choice of model per language, always with a review step you configure.
Learn more05 · In the product
Built for people who live in the catalog.
One record, every source visible, every channel accounted for. You see where each value came from, which locale it belongs to and which consumers have received the latest version.
- Source on every value. PIM, ERP or translation — each attribute shows where it came from.
- Completeness before publication. Missing required fields are visible before a channel sees the record.
- Channel state at a glance. Synced or queued, per portal, API consumer and export.
DEMO DATA · MESSARA (FICTIONAL MANUFACTURER)
messara.pimgate.ai / catalog / MS-12011Catalog
MESSARA / Measurement / MS-12011
Flowline FL-40 · DN40 · PN16
SyncedMS-12011Variants 6updated 2026-09-24 08:12
Channels53 live · 2 queued
Locales4de-DE · en-GB · fr-CH · it-IT
Completeness96%2 optional missing
Attributes48 of 52
| Attribute | Value | Locale | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| product_name | Messara Flowline FL-40 · DN40 | de-DE | PIM |
| product_name | Messara Flowline FL-40 · DN40 | en-GB | Auto translate |
| nominal_width | DN 40 | — | PIM |
| pressure_rating | PN 16 | — | PIM |
| body_material | Brass CW617N | de-DE | PIM |
| country_of_origin | DE | — | GATE |
| etim_class | EC002714 | — | GATE |
| short_description | Compact inline flow meter for… | en-GB | Auto translate |
06 · DATA MODULES
Regulation-ready, on the data you already govern.
Add-on modules that turn the same validated catalog into the formats regulators, wholesalers, search engines and AI agents ask for. No second data set, no second tool.
Open Data
Make your product data findable by search engines, marketplaces and AI agents. You decide what is public.schema.org JSON-LD · versioned feeds · public read-only API · GS1 Digital Link · llms.txtfrom €1,800 / year
Learn moreDigital Product Passport
Passport records per product or batch — materials, origin, conformity, repair and recycling — behind a QR code, with public, professional and authority access levels.passport record · data carrier (QR / GS1 Digital Link) · access levels · historyfrom €2,400 / year
Learn moreETIM & BMEcat
Map your attributes to ETIM classes and features once, see completeness per class, deliver BMEcat to wholesale.ETIM class & feature mapping · BMEcat 2005 · ETIM xChangefrom €2,400 / year
Learn moreTranslation & localization
Translate only what changed — in your terminology, reviewed by your people.
Learn moreCommerce layer
Your shop should sell, not integrate. PIM Gate Commerce is planned to bring product content, prices, stock and documents together in front of it.
Learn moreAll three modules together: −20%. Priced by SKU band, billed annually.
Compare module pricing →07 · Translation & localization
Translate only what changed — in your terminology, reviewed by your people.
Most translation cost is re-translation. PIM Gate detects which segments are new or changed, reuses your translation memory, checks your termbase, and routes the rest to the engine you choose for that language — or to your translators as a small delta package.
- Delta only. Unchanged segments are never sent again.2026
- Your TM and terms. TMX and TBX reused across every language and channel.2026
- Your model, per language. DeepL, OpenAI, Anthropic, Azure OpenAI or EU and local models.2026
- Human review. Nothing machine-translated is published without the review step you configure.2026
- CMS content too. Connectors for Ibexa DXP and Drupal write reviewed translations back as draft language versions.COMING SOON
Illustrative values
08 · Use cases
Eight scenarios, one gate.
Illustrative scenarios based on patterns we see in DACH manufacturing and wholesale. Each one shows the setup, the workflow and the modules involved.
BUILDING TECHNOLOGY · MANUFACTURER
One catalog for installers, wholesalers and three markets.
Data sheets for Germany, Austria and Switzerland still go out by email.
Customer PortalTranslationETIM & BMEcat
Learn moreTECHNICAL WHOLESALE
Onboarding 300 suppliers without re-typing a sheet.
Supplier data arrives as Excel in 300 different shapes.
Supplier PortalQuality gateETIM & BMEcat
Learn moreMEDICAL DEVICES
Regulated documents, controlled access, a complete trail.
Every document version and every download must be traceable.
EntitlementsAudit logDedicated hosting
Learn moreINDUSTRIAL COMPONENTS
Dealer network and field sales on one live catalog.
Reps present last quarter's PDF to this quarter's customers.
Sales PortalCustomer PortalAPI
Learn moreCONSUMER BRAND
Retailer and marketplace feeds from one governed source.
Every retailer wants a different template, every week.
API & feedsDelta syncOpen Data
Learn moreMULTI-BRAND GROUP
Several brands, several PIMs, one gate.
Consolidating PIMs without breaking a single channel.
Branded tenantsMigration bridgeEntitlements
Learn moreCONSTRUCTION PRODUCTS
Passport-ready data for planners and authorities.
Environmental and conformity data is scattered across documents.
Digital Product PassportOpen DataAssets
Learn moreCONTENT & DXP
Six languages across Ibexa DXP and Drupal, one workflow.
Web content is translated outside any workflow, product data inside another.
TranslationCMS connectorsTerminology
Learn moreILLUSTRATIVE SCENARIO
09 · Integrations
Works with the systems you already run.
PIM connectors read via XML, REST or scheduled SFTP. Shops, DXPs and apps consume the versioned REST API, webhooks and feeds. If your source isn't listed, a custom connector is built on the same framework.
PIMViamedici EPIMAkeneoPimcoreStiboCenshare
ERP & SOURCESSAPMicrosoft DynamicsCustom ERPSFTPXMLREST
CHANNELSIbexa DXPDrupalShopwareMagentoMarketplacesBMEcat
AI & TRANSLATIONDeepLOpenAIAnthropicAzure OpenAIEU / local models
SAP standard connectors are on the roadmap; a custom SAP connector is available today.
Browse all integrations →10 · Security & sovereignty
Your data stays in the EU and Switzerland.
PIM Gate is operated by a Swiss company and hosted in Germany by default. Swiss hosting is available on request, dedicated and on-prem deployments for regulated industries likewise. Your choice of AI model includes EU-hosted and local options.
EU / CH hostingGDPRrevDSGTenant isolationAppend-only audit
Security & sovereignty in detail →HOSTING
Germany (Hetzner, Falkenstein) by default; Swiss data centre on request.
ISOLATION
Tenant isolation at data level.
AUDIT
Append-only audit log of downloads, approvals and changes.
BACKUPS
PostgreSQL, daily snapshots, off-host backups.
COMPLIANCE
GDPR and Swiss revDSG by design; DPA available.
AI
You choose the model and provider, per language or market, including EU and local models.
11 · Pricing
Pay for your team, not for your customers.
Four versions, priced by internal seats. Portal users — customers, suppliers, field sales — are unlimited in every version. Modules are added à la carte, with no per-SKU surprises.
from €450 / month · billed annually
| S | 1–10 seats | ≤ 25k SKUs | €450 |
| M | 11–25 seats | ≤ 100k SKUs | €850 |
| L | 26–100 seats | ≤ 500k SKUs | €1,700 |
| XL | 101+ seats | unlimited SKUs (fair use) | €3,400 |
UNLIMITED PORTAL USERS · ALL VERSIONSCUSTOM DOMAIN & CERTIFICATE PER TENANT INCLUDED
Prices per month, billed annually; monthly payment +20%. CHF reference from CHF 430 / month.
12 · A product of Netgen Switzerland AG
Built and operated by an independently certified company.
Netgen Switzerland AG — the company that builds and operates PIMgate — is certified to three ISO standards. Certification covers the company and its management systems; the PIMgate product itself is scheduled for certification in Q4 2026.
- Company
- Netgen Switzerland AG
- Seat
- Seestrasse 356, 8038 Zürich
- Certification body
- eucerta
- Scope
- Company and management systems
Verify certificateISO 9001Quality managementQuality management: defined processes for how the software is built, tested, released and supported.
Verify certificateISO 27001Information securityInformation security: how customer and product data are protected, access is controlled and incidents are handled.
Verify certificateISO 42001AI management systemsAI management systems: governance for the AI features in the platform — translation, extraction, assistants.
Product certification for PIMgate: planned for Q4 2026.
13 · Built for enterprise
Serious software for serious data.
Multi-tenant by design.
Tenant isolation at the schema level. One breach doesn't cascade.
Permission-aware everywhere.
Every route, every query, every asset checked against an explicit permission catalog.
EU-hosted.
Hetzner Falkenstein, Postgres, daily snapshots, off-host backups.
Auditable.
Every action — invite, share, download, role change — written to an append-only audit log.
// How it works
One platform. Many portals.
01
Connect
PIMgate ingests from your PIM — XML, API, or scheduled SFTP. Your PIM stays the source of truth.
02
Scope
Define who sees what. Per-tenant, per-role, per-market, per-category. Entitlements down to the asset.
03
Deliver
Branded portals for every stakeholder. Customer access, supplier submissions, sales-rep workspaces — under your domain.
// Connections
Built for any consumer.
A clean, versioned REST API with rate-limited tokens — plus webhooks, push, pull, and scheduled delivery. Use whichever fits the consumer: a shop polls, a CMS subscribes, a mobile app pulls on demand.
REST API · v1api.pimgate.ai
GET /v1/products GET /v1/products/:id GET /v1/assets GET /v1/categories POST /v1/webhooks GET /v1/sync/diff # Per-tenant tokens. Per-token rate limits. # Filtered by entitlements server-side.
Bearer-token auth · Per-tenant tokens · Rate limited
Delivery methods
Pull
Consumers fetch on demand. Cacheable, idempotent, fast.
Push
PIMgate posts to your endpoint. Useful for one-shot syncs.
Webhook
Subscribe to events. Notified the moment data changes.
Scheduled
Cron-style polling and exports. Per-tenant cadence.
Mix and match per integration. The same product can feed your shop via webhook, your sales portal via scheduled export, and your mobile app via on-demand pull — without duplicating logic.
// Delta sync
Only what changed.
PIMgate compares each new export against the previous one and computes the diff at the field level. Downstream consumers receive only what actually changed — by pull, push, or webhook — keeping payloads small and integrations cheap.
Source exports
export-2026-04-24.xml
<product id="42">- <name>Sensor v1</name><ean>4001234</ean>- <stock>120</stock></product>
export-2026-04-25.xml
<product id="42">+ <name>Sensor v2</name><ean>4001234</ean>+ <stock>87</stock></product>
// Diff engine
PIMgate
Field-level · Versioned
Delivered as
Pull
GET /v1/sync/diff?since=2026-04-24Returns only the records that changed since the given timestamp.
Push
POST https://yourapp.com/syncPIMgate posts the changeset to your endpoint after each export.
Webhook
event: product.updatedPer-record events with a delta payload — wire it to anything.
Smaller payloads
~95%
Typical reduction vs. full re-syncs on incremental updates.
Field-level diffs
Yes
Know exactly which attributes changed, not just which records.
Versioned
Always
Every export is preserved. Compare any two points in time.
// Open data
Publish what the PIM can't.
Industrial manufacturers face two converging demands their source PIM was never built to serve: trading partners who want standardised feeds instead of bilateral integration projects, and regulators who now mandate public disclosure. PIMgate publishes both from the blended model — PIM content plus everything you've layered on top of it.
Machine-readable
Standardised catalogue data for wholesalers, marketplaces, and ERP systems.
- JSON · REST[live]
The versioned v1 model, served anonymously for published records.
- Schema.org JSON-LD[2026]
Legible to search engines and AI agents — how buyers find technical products.
- CSV · Excel[2026]
The format non-technical partners actually open. Immutable per export.
- BMEcat · ETIM[roadmap]
The catalogue standard DACH industrial wholesalers ask for, with class mapping.
Compliance-ready
Regulatory disclosure addressed by GTIN or a QR code on the product itself.
- Resolvable product URLs[roadmap]
A stable, permanent address per product — survives re-parses and export churn.
- Digital Product Passport[roadmap]
ESPR-shaped payload, resolved from the QR code on the physical product.
- EPREL · SCIP[roadmap]
Energy-label and substance disclosure, emitted from the same published subset.
Default-deny
Nothing is public until it is explicitly selected. Publication is a reviewed action with a visible diff — never a single toggle over a whole catalogue.
Attribute-level control
Publishing a product doesn't publish every field on it. Choose the attributes, markets, languages, and asset renditions that go out.
Built to be crawled
Anonymous reads are pinned to an immutable export, so the whole surface caches hard and survives crawl traffic without touching your origin.
Open data runs alongside the token-authenticated partner API, not instead of it. The same product can stay private to entitled customers, feed a wholesaler over BMEcat, and expose only its compliance attributes to the public — from one published model.
// COMMERCECOMING SOON
The layer between SAP and your shop.
PIM Gate Commerce will combine SAP prices and customer prices, availability and documents with governed product content — and serve them to your shop and B2B customer account in real time.
- REAL-TIME PRICElist and customer-specific prices from SAP
- AVAILABILITYstock and delivery information per item
- DOCUMENTSinvoices, certificates and data sheets in the customer account
No price yet. Early-access participants help shape the first release.
Read more about Commerce →shop.messara.com / products / MS-12011Commerce
MS-12011
Messara · Measurement
Flowline FL-40 · DN40 · PN16
Compact inline flow meter for potable and process water, brass CW617N body.
In stock 42Ships 2026-09-26
Your priceCHF 184.00List CHF 229.00 · Agreement 2026-B
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