Akeneo Summer Release 2025: Key takeaways

Each year, Akeneo’s summer release is a major milestone for PIM and product management professionals. The Summer Release 2025 is no exception: it introduces significant advancements in artificial intelligence, data quality, collaboration, and connectivity. As a certified Akeneo integrator, DATASOLUTION provides you with a complete breakdown of this update to help you assess its benefits and strategic value.

What you will learn in this article:

• A structured summary of the main new features in Akeneo Summer Release 2025

• The tangible benefits of integrated artificial intelligence

• Functional improvements for product and e-commerce teams

• Updates to connectors, the App Store, and cloud performance

• What this release changes (and what it doesn’t)

• How DATASOLUTION can support you in adopting Akeneo

Akeneo Summer 2025: A release designed for product experience

More than just a patch or bug fix, the Summer Release 2025 aligns with Akeneo’s long-term strategy: to deliver a smarter, more collaborative, and better-integrated PIM. With this version, the vendor is doubling down on artificial intelligence and data reliability.

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A redesigned user interface for smoother workflows

The user experience has been improved with a clearer, faster interface designed for non-technical users. The redesign of certain workflows—particularly task management and navigation within product families—offers an immediate productivity boost.

Artificial intelligence at the heart of PIM

The highlight of this release is the native integration of generative AI, which now enables:

• Automatic suggestions for descriptions, titles, and attributes

• Detection of incomplete or inconsistent fields

• Multilingual content generation from existing sources

These features are available to customers on the Serenity and Growth editions. They allow faster, more consistent product enrichment while reducing the risk of human error.

Functional improvements for product teams

Product Data Quality Insight: greater accuracy and control

The product data quality analysis module has been significantly upgraded:

• More detailed, contextualized scoring

• More intuitive visualization of issues to be fixed

• Automated alerts for anomalies

This enables teams to proactively manage product data quality and focus efforts on the most strategic content.

Better integrated collaborative workflows

The workflow management tool has also been enhanced with:

• Tasks assignable to users or roles

• Contextual comments on product sheets

• More granular control of shared views

These improvements strengthen coordination between data, marketing, catalog, and e-commerce teams.

Connectivity and performance: a more open PIM

Expanded ecosystem through the Akeneo App Store

Akeneo enriches its App Store with new or updated connectors for:

• Shopify

• Salesforce Commerce Cloud

• BigCommerce

• And other CMS and DAM platforms

User rights management and third-party connection security have also been reinforced.

Cloud performance and enhanced scalability

Akeneo has focused on technical performance improvements, including:

• Reduced import/export times

• Optimized management of large catalogs

• Greater cloud scalability, particularly for the Serenity edition

These enhancements enable enterprises and complex organizations to maintain high performance, even with millions of product references.

What this release does not change (and why it matters)

While the Summer Release brings many functional enhancements, it also preserves Akeneo’s technical and structural foundations. Here’s what remains unchanged:

PIM architecture remains stable

• The structure of families, channels, locales, and the data model itself has not changed.

• You won’t need to overhaul existing models to benefit from the new features.

API compatibility is ensured

• Existing REST APIs remain fully compatible.

• No major changes are required for current connectors (e-commerce, ERP, DAM).

Publication cycle remains the same

• The release is automatically deployed for Serenity and Growth customers.

• On-premise customers will need to plan their updates manually.

Community Edition is still supported

• Akeneo continues to support its open-source edition, although it does not include the new AI or cloud-native features.

A strategic opportunity for brands

The Summer Release 2025 reinforces Akeneo’s position as a central solution in the product value chain. It enables:

• Reduced time-to-market through intelligent automation

• Improved data quality and product reliability

• Stronger collaboration between teams

• Greater omnichannel consistency through expanded integrations

This is a release designed to boost efficiency while keeping a robust foundation.

DATASOLUTION: your trusted partner for a smooth Akeneo deployment

As a certified integrator and long-standing Akeneo partner, DATASOLUTION supports you with:

• Auditing your data and PIM maturity

• Tailor-made implementation of Akeneo PIM

• Seamless integration with your existing tools (ERP, CMS, DAM, marketplaces, etc.)

• Training and change management for your teams

Our in-depth knowledge of the Akeneo ecosystem allows us to unlock the full potential of the new features while ensuring your project’s durability and scalability.

Would you like a demo, an audit, or personalized support to integrate Akeneo or leverage its new functionalities?

Get in touch with our Akeneo experts at DATASOLUTION today.