Different Goals—Different Results
Salsify calls itself a Product Experience Management (PXM) platform, designed for consumer retail brands that need to manage product pages, brand stories, and digital shelves.
DDS, by contrast, is purpose-built for industrial manufacturers and distributors. Our focus isn’t on storytelling—it’s on data accuracy, standardization, and delivery across the entire channel.
DDS was built from the ground up for B2B product data challenges—massive catalogs, technical attributes, and manufacturer-approved accuracy.
With DDS, manufacturers can:
- Deliver data to over 450 distributors instantly
- Maintain a single, standardized version of truth
- Approve and manage authorizations inside Acadia
- Reach new digital channels without new IT work
Meanwhile, Salsify’s approach is optimized for brand consistency, not distributor enablement. It’s a powerful tool for retail brands—but unnecessary complexity for manufacturers who simply want to get clean, compliant data where it needs to go.
Product Experience Management vs. Product Data Delivery