Documaster
Documaster provides Noark 5-certified standalone e-archive, document management and contract management software to Nordic public-sector agencies, municipalities and large enterprises. It operates across Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria and the Netherlands as part of the xxllnc European GovTech platform.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2014
- HeadquartersOslo, Norway
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Documaster does
Documaster is a Norwegian-founded (2014) software company that builds Noark 5-certified e-archive and document management solutions for Nordic public sector and large enterprise customers. Its core product, Documaster Arkiv, is a standalone archive core that ingests and preserves documents from a wide range of case-handling, ERP, HR and collaboration systems without requiring customers to abandon those source systems — an explicitly anti-lock-in positioning. The broader portfolio includes document management, contract management (with Scrive e-signature), Microsoft 365 add-ins for Teams, SharePoint and Outlook, the Swedish-market C-Archive line (originating from the 2021 Comprima acquisition), the Betyg product for digital grade management (built with Enigio's blockchain-secured trace:original), and a migration/decommissioning toolkit comprising Documaster Decom (SIARD 2.2 / ADDML, PDF/A per ISO 19095), C-Archive ETL and Harvester (with RPA for systems without APIs). Technology partners include Microsoft (Azure AD), Simplifai (AI), Scrive (e-signature), Enigio (digital originals), and a three-tier partner network spanning technology, integration and consulting (Sopra Steria, Capgemini and others).
Documaster operates offices in Oslo and Ålesund (Norway), Stockholm (Sweden, regional HQ, c. 130 Swedish public-sector customers), Sofia (Bulgaria, engineering/R&D) and Groningen (Netherlands, sales). The business model is a sales-led, quote-based B2B SaaS play with annual subscriptions for Arkiv, C-Archive, document management, contract management and Microsoft 365 add-ins, supplemented by professional services for migration and decommissioning projects. Pricing is not publicly listed; customers must request a demo, and invoicing follows Norwegian EHF and Swedish e-invoice standards. The company is profitable and claims 500+ customer companies and 400+ e-archive organisations, including Norwegian directorates (Helsedirektoratet, DiBK, Lånekassen, Vinmonopolet, Forskningsrådet), 10+ Norwegian municipalities, 130+ Swedish municipalities, and large enterprises such as Telia Norway, Knutsen OAS Shipping, Østfold Energi and Berendsen/Elis. The BBL Pivotal housing-cooperative platform embeds Documaster as its document backend for ~10,500 cooperatives and 60,000 board members.
Following Summa Equity's 2017–2025 ownership (during which revenue grew 15x and the company became profitable), Main Capital Partners became majority shareholder in May 2025, and in October 2025 Documaster joined forces with xxllnc — another Main Capital portfolio company — to build a pan-European GovTech platform; services, products and brands continue under Documaster, while CEO Svein Henning Kirkeng additionally took on the CCO role at xxllnc.
Documaster firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Documaster
- Legal name
- Documaster AS
- Website
- https://documaster.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2014
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- Documaster provides Noark 5-certified standalone e-archive, document management and contract management software to Nordic public-sector agencies, municipalities and large enterprises. It operates across Norway, Sweden, Bulgaria and the Netherlands as part of the xxllnc European GovTech platform.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Documaster industry classification
Industry- Product category
- E-Archive and Document Management Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Patient Chart Abstraction, Data Migration & EHR Archiving/Decommissioning (HLACAAAM)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Healthcare Data Lakes, Lakehouses & Cloud Warehouses (HLACAIAA)
Keywords
Where Documaster is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oslo
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Documaster business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others
Revenue model
- B2B SaaS subscriptions (e-archive / document management): Recurring SaaS revenue from Documaster Arkiv, C-Archive, document management, contract management and Microsoft 365 add-ins — sold to public sector and large private customers in the Nordics and Europe. Described as 'scaling B2B SaaS' by Main Capital Partners. Profitable.
- Professional services — migration and implementation: Revenue from data migration projects, legacy system decommissioning (Decom), and integration consulting — delivered by Documaster's own migration team and certified consulting partners.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Annual | Quote-based enterprise B2B SaaS pricing — not publicly listed |
Go-to-market motion4 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels11 records
Documaster product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Documaster sells a Noark 5-certified standalone e-archive core (Documaster Arkiv) plus document management, contract management, Microsoft 365 add-ins and migration tools (Decom, Harvester, C-Archive ETL) for Nordic public sector and large enterprises. The platform centralises business-critical documentation from disconnected case-handling, ERP, HR and collaboration systems into a single certified long-term-preserved archive with anti-vendor-lock-in API access.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Documaster Arkiv: Standalone archive core solution, Noark 5 approved; central product for collecting and managing archival documentation.
- C-Archive (Documaster C-Archive)
- Documaster Decom
- Documaster Harvester
- Overview & Control
- Arkivplan.no
- Documaster Betyg
Products and services
- Documaster Arkiv (Archive) Standalone Noark 5-approved e-archive core that collects and manages all valuable documentation in one place; integrates with existing business systems without vendor lock-in and is targeted at Norwegian public sector and large enterprises.
- Documaster Dokumenthåndtering (Document Management) Document management solution for files such as contracts, HR files and technical documentation; manages small or large volumes of documentation in a simple and secure way for organisations.
- Documaster Kontraktshåndtering (Contract Management) Contract management solution providing fast storage and oversight of contracts, with automatic alerts on important events; embedded with Scrive e-signature integration.
- Microsoft 365 Add-ins (Overview & Control) Microsoft 365 add-ins that increase the value of the Microsoft 365 platform with improved support for organising, retrieving and managing business-critical documentation across Teams, SharePoint and Outlook, with Azure AD single sign-on.
- Documaster Decom Tool that simplifies mapping, migration and conversion of data based on SIARD and ADDML, ensuring long-term preservation in accordance with ISO 19005 (PDF/A) regardless of source system; includes mapping templates, AIP/DIP packages and a locally installed client application.
- Documaster Betyg (Digital Grade Management) Product that digitises the entire grade handling process from the school administration system to long-term archiving; uses Enigio trace:original with BankID identification, bulk-signing, qualified digital stamps and blockchain-secured archival documents. Targeted at Swedish school administrations.
- Documaster Harvester Tool that extracts locked information from outdated business systems (DB2, Oracle, and legacy mainframes) and migrates it into modern platforms such as e-archives; automates data transfer after minimal initial manual setup and handles sensitive information according to access levels.
- C-Archive ETL Tool Self-service Extract-Transform-Load tooling that lets customers migrate data from ERP/CRM/e-archive systems (Economa, Visma, Raindance, Fortnox, Agresso) into Documaster or modern replacements.
Quantifiable outcome
- Revenue grew more than 15x during Summa Equity ownership (2017–2025)
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Documaster
Customer profileNamed customers26 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Documaster technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration43 records
AI capability9 records
Feature9 records
Documaster partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
29 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship — building a pan-european govtech platform together with main capital partners as majority owner of both entities, strategic for swedish education segment — provides trace:original digital-originals and blockchain authenticity for grade management, core — e-signature integration embedded in documaster contract management, core — ai capability embedded across documaster client projects, flagship distribution — documaster embedded as backend serving 60,000 board members across 10,500 housing cooperatives, major — listed consulting partner; joint webinars on case-handling on salesforce platform, major — global si partner, mid — listed consulting partner, mid — recruitment-system integration partner, core — first-party integration with microsoft's collaboration stack plus microsoft active directory, major — flagship integration for swedish public-sector case handling, major — joint webinar on case-handling on salesforce with sopra steria, major — cloud-platform integration, major — low-code workflow integration, major — multiple visma products (mercell, heroma, public 360) integrated, mid — public-procurement integration, major — swedish healthcare-sector integration; multiple inera services integrated, mid — swedish school-administration integration, mid — school administration integration, mid — learning platform integration and mid — hr/payroll integration.
- xxllncflagship — building a pan-european govtech platform together with main capital partners as majority owner of both entitiesDocumaster joined forces with xxllnc to build a strong European GovTech platform focused on public-sector security, compliance and digital sovereignty. Combines xxllnc's case-management solutions with Documaster's archiving technology for automation, streamlined access management, and secure preservation of public information. Long-term vision: an integrated xxllnc Cloud ecosystem of public-sector applications. Services, contacts and products remain unchanged for Documaster customers.
- Enigiostrategic for swedish education segment — provides trace:original digital-originals and blockchain authenticity for grade managementDocumaster signed an agreement with Enigio AB to combine Enigio's trace:original (digital originals with blockchain-secured authenticity) with Documaster's C-Archive to deliver a complete digital betygshantering (grade management) workflow. Identifies signers via BankID, supports bulk signing by principals, applies qualified digital stamps, and stores grade originals in C-Archive.
- Scrivecore — e-signature integration embedded in documaster contract managementStrategic partnership integrating Scrive's electronic-signature service into Documaster's contract management platform. Users launch and manage e-signing processes directly from Documaster; once all parties sign, the agreement is automatically stored back in Documaster. Supports BankID, MitID, Finnish Trust Network, Onfido and many other eIDs for signatory authentication.
- Simplifaicore — ai capability embedded across documaster client projectsStrategic partnership to integrate Simplifai's AI-driven Documentbot and Emailbot into Documaster's offerings, automating receipt and management of unstructured e-mails and customer enquiries. 12-month rolling agreement with monthly recurring revenue per client project. First deployments in two Norwegian municipalities (HR documentation, planning/building files). Part of Simplifai's public-sector growth strategy.
- BBL Digital AS (BBL Pivotal)flagship distribution — documaster embedded as backend serving 60,000 board members across 10,500 housing cooperativesBBL Digital AS and Documaster agreed to deliver Documaster's digital archive and document management as the backend for BBL Pivotal's housing-cooperative portal, replacing BBL's previous document management system. 60,000 board members across 10,500 borettslag use Documaster's interface and APIs; legacy data migrated by Documaster's migration team.
- Sopra Steriamajor — listed consulting partner; joint webinars on case-handling on salesforce platformLarge Nordic consultancy partner that helps enterprise and public-sector customers implement Documaster. Featured jointly with Documaster in webinars demonstrating how Salesforce-based platforms can handle general case-handling, FOIA and mail-receipt with embedded archiving.
- Capgeminimajor — global si partnerGlobal systems integrator partner supporting Documaster implementations in enterprise and public-sector accounts.
- HKDatamid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner supporting Documaster implementations.
- CIMmid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner for Documaster implementations.
- 4humanmid — listed consulting partnerHR-administration consulting partner supporting Documaster rollouts.
- Decisionsmid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner for Documaster implementations.
- Compilomid — listed consulting partnerCompliance / HSE consulting partner supporting Documaster rollouts.
- Cubitmid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner for Documaster implementations.
- Webcruitermid — recruitment-system integration partnerRecruitment system vendor partner — listed under Documaster partners; supports HR-related archiving use cases.
- FAMACmid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner for Documaster implementations.
- Vigilomid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner supporting Documaster implementations.
- Gericamid — listed consulting partnerConsulting partner supporting Documaster implementations.
- Microsoft (Microsoft 365 / Teams / SharePoint / Outlook / Azure AD)core — first-party integration with microsoft's collaboration stack plus microsoft active directoryDocumaster offers Microsoft 365 Add-ins (Teams, SharePoint, Outlook side-panel) that separate business-critical documentation from collaborative workspaces; Azure AD enables single sign-on. Active Directory (AD) is used as the directory service for access management.
- VertiGIS (EDP Vision)major — flagship integration for swedish public-sector case handlingIntegration with EDP Vision (VertiGIS), a complete IT system for public administration covering documentation, case handling and archiving. Featured in joint webinar on simplifying work processes with EDP Vision + C-Archive.
- Salesforcemajor — joint webinar on case-handling on salesforce with sopra steriaIntegration with Salesforce digital customer platform for joint case-handling and archive workflows; demonstrated with Sopra Steria as a public-sector platform.
- ServiceNowmajor — cloud-platform integrationIntegration with ServiceNow cloud platform for data collection, workflow automation and reporting with embedded archiving.
- Pegamajor — low-code workflow integrationIntegration with Pega low-code platform for AI-driven decisions and workflow automation with archive storage.
- Vismamajor — multiple visma products (mercell, heroma, public 360) integratedIntegration with Visma's HR/payroll platform Heroma and with Mercell TendSign (digital procurement). Also Visma Public 360° (case/archive/document management) listed as adjacent integration.
- Mercell (TendSign)mid — public-procurement integrationIntegration with Mercell TendSign cloud procurement service used by hundreds of Swedish state agencies, municipalities, regions and private companies.
- Inera (multiple PDL/HSA services)major — swedish healthcare-sector integration; multiple inera services integratedIntegration with several Inera services: PDL Spärrtjänst (patient log封锁 service), PDL HSA Katalog (healthcare-staff directory), PDL Loggtjänst (log service), Inera PU-Tjänst (personal data service), and Patient Översikten (patient overview).
- IST Group (IST Administration)mid — swedish school-administration integrationIntegration with IST Administration school/administration system covering student registration, scheduling and school administration.
- Schoolsoftmid — school administration integrationIntegration with Schoolsoft school-administration platform — administration, communication and document handling for schools.
- Vitec Software Group (V-Klass)mid — learning platform integrationIntegration with V-Klass learning platform supporting school administration and home-school communication.
- Hogia (Hogia Personal)mid — hr/payroll integrationIntegration with Hogia Personal HR system covering payroll, personnel administration and recruitment.
Scale indicators14 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Documaster competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- M-Files: Intelligent information management platform using metadata-driven architecture for document and case management. Overlaps with Documaster's metadata-first archive core and Microsoft 365 integration story across mid-market and public sector.
- Visma: Large Nordic software group offering HR, ERP and public-sector solutions (Heroma, Visma InSchool, Public 360°). Both partner and competitor to Documaster across Norwegian municipalities and HR/payroll-driven archive needs.
- OpenText: Global EDRMS and information-management incumbent (Content Suite, Documentum) used by many large European governments. Represents the legacy, lock-in alternative that Documaster positions itself against in Nordic public-sector procurements.
- Hyland (OnBase): Content-services platform with deep public-sector footprint across Europe and North America. Comparable to Documaster Arkiv and C-Archive as a full content-services suite for case, archive and document management.
Direct peers
- Ephesoft: Document capture and content services platform with strong public-sector references globally. Comparable to Documaster's Harvester and Decom tools for capturing and routing unstructured documents into a long-term archive.
- Laserfiche: Document management and workflow automation platform with a large public-sector customer base. Closely comparable to Documaster's document and contract management offerings, including Microsoft 365 integration and FOIA/workflow capabilities.
- DocuWare: Cloud document management and workflow vendor with significant European public-sector and enterprise footprint. Directly comparable to Documaster Dokumenthåndtering and Kontraktshåndtering for organisations modernising out of legacy ECM.
- AvePoint: Microsoft 365 data governance, backup and archiving specialist. Closely comparable to Documaster's Overview & Control Microsoft 365 add-ins, targeting the same SharePoint/Teams archival and retention pain points.
- xxllnc: Dutch GovTech vendor and now sister company under Main Capital Partners; combined with Documaster in October 2025 to build a pan-European GovTech platform. Closest possible peer — same owner, complementary case-management + archiving stack.
- TietoEVRY: Nordic IT services and software vendor with a Public 360° case, archive and document management suite that directly overlaps Documaster Arkiv in Norwegian and Swedish municipalities. Cited as an adjacent integration partner but is also a substitute vendor in the same Noark/Archives Act procurement.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks7 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Trust signalCompliance3 records
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Documaster leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles10 records
Documaster subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries3 records
Documaster funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors3 records
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Documaster M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A3 records
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Documaster
What does Documaster do?
Documaster sells a Noark 5-certified standalone e-archive core (Documaster Arkiv) plus document management, contract management, Microsoft 365 add-ins and migration tools (Decom, Harvester, C-Archive ETL) for Nordic public sector and large enterprises. The platform centralises business-critical documentation from disconnected case-handling, ERP, HR and collaboration systems into a single certified long-term-preserved archive with anti-vendor-lock-in API access.
Is Documaster a public or private company?
Documaster is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was Documaster founded?
Documaster was founded in 2014. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is Documaster based?
Documaster is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does Documaster make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. B2B SaaS subscriptions (e-archive / document management) is the primary driver. The others are professional services — migration and implementation.
Who are Documaster's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are M-Files, Visma, OpenText and Hyland (OnBase). Direct peers are Ephesoft, Laserfiche, DocuWare, AvePoint, xxllnc and TietoEVRY.
Does Documaster have an API?
Yes. Documaster offers a public/partner-facing API used to integrate the archive core with external business systems, enabling automatic capture, retrieval, and reuse of archived documents and metadata. BBL Pivotal, for example, consumes Documaster's API over a secure network to use Documaster as a backend for its service portal serving 60,000 users.
What industry is Documaster in?
Documaster's product category is E-Archive and Document Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HLACAAAM, Patient Chart Abstraction, Data Migration & EHR Archiving/Decommissioning, with a secondary code of HLACAIAA, Healthcare Data Lakes, Lakehouses & Cloud Warehouses. Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.