Stellar Library

What Stellar Library does

Stellar Library is a New Zealand-incorporated SaaS provider (legal entity: Stellar Library Limited Partnership) that delivers a cloud-based board management platform for distributing and governing sensitive documents. Its product suite is organized around a core platform with three specialized sub-brands: StellarGovt for local government councils, StellarBoard for commercial boards, and the Stellar Secure Business cross-platform application suite (v6.0, released September 2023) available on iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, and web browsers. Core technical capabilities include end-to-end encryption for data security, online/offline document access with annotation that syncs when connectivity is restored, granular user-access controls with unlimited folder creation, and admin-side permission management including a User Groups feature introduced in September 2024. The company also holds 'New Zealand Made' certification and markets domain-specialized features such as task calendars and meeting modules targeted at councillors, board directors, and administrators.

The business operates on a B2B subscription model with 12-month contract terms and annual automatic renewal. Pricing is custom (not publicly disclosed) and tailored per customer based on size and pain-point evaluation, indicating bespoke rather than PLG-style transactional sales. Go-to-market is sales-led with direct phone and email engagement, supplemented by content marketing (governance/cybersecurity blog articles, customer case studies, and a self-service knowledge base) and app-store distribution across the major platforms. The named customer base (300+ organizations across 4 countries per company commentary) spans local councils (Western Bay District Council), non-profits (Anglican Financial Care, AgForce Queensland, Engineering New Zealand, Netball NSW, Aotearoa Football Charitable Trust), sports and recreation (Bay Venues), education (All Saints Anglican School), pharmaceutical (Pharmabroker NZ), professional services (Wilson), and compliance (Vigilance Limited). Documented customer outcomes include 14,080 printed pages saved per year, 56 kg of paper diverted from landfill, and $11,264 in annual printing-cost savings.

Stellar Library is privately held with 1–10 employees, offices in Auckland and Tauranga (New Zealand) and Brisbane (Australia), and founder/CEO Johnny Louie. The only disclosed capital event is a $6,155 Callaghan Innovation grant in October 2023; no institutional funding, M&A activity, or ownership changes are on record. The firm was founded in 2011 (per firmographics) or 2012 (per company commentary and FeaturedCustomers timeline — sources conflict by one year) and most recently received 'Rising Star' recognition in FeaturedCustomers' Winter 2026 Board Management Software Customer Success Report.

Name

Stellar Library

Legal name

Stellar Library Limited Partnership

Website

https://stellarlibrary.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Stellar Library is a New Zealand-based SaaS provider of a cloud-based, end-to-end encrypted board management platform serving 300+ councils, boards, not-for-profits, and commercial organizations across four countries via sub-brands StellarGovt and StellarBoard on a custom subscription model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Board Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Security & Privacy for Cloud (DLP, DSPM, Tokenization) (HDABAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Continuity for SaaS & Cloud Apps (M365/Salesforce Backup) (HDABAIAK)

Keywords

• Board management software
• Document management
• Board portal software
• Secure document sharing
• Council paper management

Headquarters

HQ city

Tauranga

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Service: 12-month subscription term with annual renewal. Automatic renewal unless 30 days written notice provided. Fees can be increased annually, with increases over 5% requiring 60 days notice before renewal.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Stellar Library provides a cloud-based board management platform that enables organisations to securely manage and distribute sensitive board, council, and governance documents. The platform features end-to-end encryption, online/offline access with automatic sync, unlimited folder creation with granular user-access restrictions, and cross-platform applications (iOS, Android, macOS, Windows, Web). It is offered through specialised sub-brands StellarGovt (for government/councils) and StellarBoard (for commercial boards).

Product overview

Stellar Library operates as a unified board management platform consisting of a core platform with two specialised sub-brands: StellarGovt for government agencies/councils and StellarBoard for commercial boards. The platform is supplemented by the Stellar Secure Business cross-platform mobile/desktop application. The core offering provides secure document management with end-to-end encryption, online/offline access, and flexible user-access controls. Founded in 2012, the company serves over 300 organisations across 4 countries with solutions for councils, boards, not-for-profits, and commercial organisations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• StellarBoard: A secure, cost-effective and paperless board portal software providing increased efficiency, productivity and simplicity for admins and directors.
• StellarGovt
• Stellar Secure Business

Quantifiable outcome

• 14,080 printed pages saved per year
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OnBoard: OnBoard is a board management platform for boards, committees, and leadership teams, with features for meeting prep, voting, and secure document sharing comparable to StellarBoard.
• Diligent: Diligent is the global market leader in board management software, serving boards of directors and governance teams with secure document distribution, voting, and meeting tools — directly competing with StellarBoard and StellarGovt.
• Azeus Convene: Azeus Convene is a board meeting software platform used by governments and enterprises globally, directly comparable to StellarGovt and StellarBoard in functionality and target use cases.
• BoardPad: BoardPad offers a board portal app for iPad and cross-platform devices with secure document distribution, directly mirroring Stellar's cross-platform mobile board portal approach.
• BoardEffect: BoardEffect provides board portal software for non-profits, healthcare, education, and credit unions, overlapping directly with Stellar's board management and document distribution use cases.
• iDeals Board: iDeals Board is a board portal offering from the iDeals group providing secure document management, collaboration, and meeting workflows for boards — directly comparable to Stellar's offering.

Broad incumbents

• Nasdaq Boardvantage: Nasdaq's board portal offering provides governance, document collaboration, and meeting tools for enterprise boards, competing in the same category as Stellar Library from a much larger incumbent.

Regional players

• BoardPro: BoardPro is an Australia/NZ-based board management SaaS serving SMEs and non-profits, a near-twin regional competitor to Stellar Library in the ANZ market.

Emerging players

• Passageways (OnSemble): Passageways provides board portal and intranet/collaboration software for credit unions, healthcare systems, and non-profits, with overlapping use cases for board document management and committee workflows.
• Aprio Board Portal: Aprio's board portal provides secure, real-time board materials and meeting management, serving a comparable SMB/mid-market board customer base to Stellar Library.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/stellarlibrary
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stellar-library

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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