What it does
Akeneo manages product information for commerce, including data collection, catalogue structure, enrichment and distribution. Families group the attributes shared by related products, while completeness requirements determine which values are needed for a particular channel and locale.
A family template can speed up the first Akeneo catalogue, but it does not define completeness for you. Templates bring attributes, labels and a main-picture choice. They omit completeness requirements and family variants, and supply labels only in US English.
With the required account permissions, open Settings > Families > New family. Choose Select template, pick a suitable family and use the template, then set its code and label and create it. Review the attributes before using the structure for your catalogue.
In the family's Attributes tab, turn the circles beside required channel attributes into checks and save. Akeneo recalculates completeness. The percentage measures filled required values for a particular product, channel and locale. A furniture listing can therefore have different requirements for a shop and a partner catalogue. Open the product's completeness panel to find missing fields.
Editions and cloud packages
| Offering | Access and scope |
|---|---|
| Community Edition | Free self-hosted PIM under OSL 3.0 |
| Growth | Cloud data modelling, product structures and AI content tools |
| Advanced | Quoted package adding collaboration workflows and detailed rights |
| Premium | Quoted package adding enterprise governance and PX Insights |
Cloud package features should not be assumed to exist in Community Edition. Team members use accounts and assigned roles; several roles combine their permissions.
Strengths
- Families reuse a structured attribute set across related products
- Completeness can reflect channel and locale requirements
Watch out for
- Family templates do not set completeness requirements or create family variants
- Template labels are supplied only in US English
Best for
- Commerce teams structuring and enriching multi-channel product catalogues
Sources
- Akeneo - Product data that powers commerce (Oct 25, 2026)
- Create Akeneo families and define required channel attributes (Oct 27, 2026)
- Akeneo Community and Product Cloud packages (Oct 27, 2026)
- pim-community-dev/LICENCE.txt at main · akeneo/pim-community-dev · GitHub (Oct 25, 2026)
- Interpret product completeness and find missing values (Oct 27, 2026)
- Akeneo user accounts and role permissions (Oct 27, 2026)