IndraStra Global

What IndraStra Global does

IndraStra Global Publishing Solutions Inc. is a privately held U.S. company headquartered at 1309 Coffeen Avenue, Sheridan, Wyoming, operating as a self-described "Strategic Information Services Company" anchored in a proprietary O.O.D.A. (Observe–Orient–Decide–Act) framework for data-driven academic and policy research. Founded in 2015, the firm runs two service verticals — Content & Media Solutions and Knowledge Systems & Infrastructure — alongside four additional service lines (Global Publishing Solutions, Technology Solutions, ORM Solutions, and SaaS hosting) delivered primarily to academic and research institutions, media companies, governments, and SMB publishers in over 120 countries.

The company's commercial product surface is concentrated in its SaaS Applications Store (launched October 2023), which lists 16 hosted open-source products built on Matomo, Omeka, OJS-PKP, OMP-PKP, OPS-PKP, MediaWiki, Moodle, DSpace, and Zenodo foundations, with Cloud and Enterprise tiers priced at $499–$4,999 per year. Underpinning these SaaS offerings is IGOR (IndraStra Global Open Repository), launched in July 2018 as an OAI-PMH-enabled repository hosted over Zenodo (OpenAIRE/CERN Geneva), registered in ROAR (ID 13459) and OpenDOAR (ID 4429), with persistent identifier support across DOI, Handle, ARK, PURL, ISSN, ISBN, and ORCID OAuth login. The technology stack is open-source-first, supplemented by proprietary branding, the O.O.D.A. methodology, and integrations with Crossref, CLOCKSS/LOCKSS, DOAJ, Google Scholar, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons. Compliance documentation includes VPAT 2.5 INT, HECVAT, and GDPR self-attestation, with platform-level support for Plan S, HINARI/Research4Life, Horizon Europe, UKRI, and NIH Public Access mandates.

The business model combines annual SaaS subscriptions (the dominant mechanic for Tier-2 and Tier-3 customers), tiered higher-ACV Enterprise subscriptions, professional services revenue from Tier-1 custom open-source development and digital publishing engagements, and content licensing/royalties from digital asset and publishing operations. Distribution is multi-channel: an own e-commerce storefront, Google Shopping globally, and Facebook Shop and WhatsApp Shop in the US, with direct pre-sales for higher-touch custom development. The company is privately held, with founder Rahul Guhathakurta identified as a primary investor (also affiliated with Anaha Innovations), Amrita Jash as co-founder and Head of Editorial Activities, and Bhawna Ahuja as Head of Contents and Communications; no institutional venture funding, no public filings, and no revenue disclosures are available.

Name

IndraStra Global

Legal name

IndraStra Global Publishing Solutions Inc.

Website

https://www1.indrastra.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IndraStra Global is a U.S.-based Strategic Information Services company that hosts open-source scholarly publishing, knowledge management, and analytics platforms (OJS, OMP, OPS, MediaWiki, Omeka, Moodle, Matomo, Zenodo) as a 16-product SaaS Applications Store for academic, media, government, and SMB customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Scholarly Publishing Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud-Native Application Development (Containers/Kubernetes/Serverless) (BPAEAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

Industry-Specific Low-Code Platforms (Vertical App Platforms) (HDAEAKAL)

Keywords

• Open access publishing
• Scholarly publishing software
• Knowledge management platforms
• Learning management systems
• Web analytics hosting

Headquarters

HQ city

Sheridan

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Applications Store subscriptions: Annual subscriptions for hosted open-source publishing and collaboration software (OJS, OMP, OPS, MediaWiki, Omeka, Moodle, Matomo, URL Shortener), with tiered pricing for Tier-2 and Tier-3 customers and custom development services for Tier-1.
2. Channel/marketplace sales: Sales of SaaS applications via Google Shopping (global), Facebook Shop and WhatsApp Shop (United States) for added reach and accessibility.
3. Custom software development and publishing services: Tailor-made digital publishing solutions, custom open-source development, UI/UX design, DevOps, rapid prototyping, re-engineering, ORM/reputation analysis, and content lifecycle services offered to academia, media companies, governments, and enterprises.
4. Digital asset and content publishing operations: Multi-format publishing and licensing revenue supported by digital asset management, online media intelligence and forecasting, and integrated library/library management system design services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IndraStra Global operates a SaaS Applications Store that hosts and supports multiple open-source publishing, knowledge management, learning management, and analytics platforms — including Open Journal Systems, Open Monograph Press, Open Preprint Systems, MediaWiki, Omeka Classic, Moodle, Matomo, and a Custom URL Shortener — under annual Cloud and Enterprise subscriptions. The portfolio is anchored by IGOR (IndraStra Global Open Repository), an OAI-PMH-enabled open-access repository hosted over Zenodo, and complemented by professional services for custom development, content lifecycle management, ORM, and library/knowledge infrastructure design.

Product overview

IndraStra Global Publishing Solutions Inc. operates a platform-plus-modules SaaS portfolio distributed primarily through its SaaS Applications Store (launched October 2023). The offering is a multi-tier catalog of hosted open-source publishing, knowledge-management, analytics, and digital-marketing tools rather than a single unified product. The catalog comprises: Open Journal Systems (Cloud and Enterprise tiers), Open Monograph Press (Cloud and Enterprise tiers), Open Preprint Systems (Cloud and Enterprise tiers), MediaWiki Hosting and MediaWiki Plus, Omeka Classic Cloud and Enterprise, Matomo Basic and Matomo Premium, Moodle Starter and Moodle Maincourse, and Custom URL Shortener Enterprise Levels 1 and 2. The SaaS Applications Store is complemented by IGOR, the company's Zenodo-backed open-access repository. Underpinning these products are two service verticals — Content & Media Solutions and Knowledge Systems & Infrastructure — delivered alongside Technology Solutions and Global Publishing Solutions services. The portfolio is anchored in open-source foundations (Matomo, Omeka, MediaWiki, OJS-PKP, OMP-PKP, OPS-PKP, Moodle, DSpace) and is targeted at Tier-2 and Tier-3 academic, research, and media clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IndraStra Analytics: An open-source web analytics application based on Matomo, offered by IndraStra Global.
• IndraStra Global Index
• IndraStra Open Journal Systems
• IGOR (IndraStra Global Open Repository)
• Wiki@IndraStra

Products and services

• Open Journal Systems (OJS) Fully managed hosted Open Journal Systems platform for academic and research institutions running open-access e-journals, with Cloud and Enterprise tiers supporting 1 to 10 journals, DOAJ indexing, CC BY licensing, and integrations with ORCID, Crossref DOI, Google Scholar, and CLOCKSS/LOCKSS.
• Open Monograph Press (OMP) Fully managed hosted Open Monograph Press platform for streamlined academic book and monograph publishing, with Cloud and Enterprise tiers, automated updates, reliable backups, and 24/7 technical support for academic and research institutions.
• Open Preprint Systems (OPS) Fully managed hosted Open Preprint Systems platform for disseminating preprints, with Cloud and Enterprise tiers offering scalable storage, ORCID and Crossref integration, metadata management, and 99% uptime reliability.
• MediaWiki Hosting Fully managed MediaWiki hosting and support for corporate knowledge repositories, with admin panel, visual editor, Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons integration, scalable SSD storage, and Tier-3 / Tier-2 (MediaWiki Plus) tiers supporting unlimited users, pages, and custom domains.
• Omeka Classic Fully managed hosted Omeka Classic platform for digital collections and cultural heritage exhibits, with Cloud and Enterprise tiers offering customizable themes, robust metadata management, SSL, and regular backups.
• Moodle LMS Fully managed hosted Moodle Learning Management System for educators, with Starter (up to 250 users) and Maincourse (up to 500 users) tiers offering unlimited courses and activities, video conferencing, and Google Drive / Dropbox integration.
• Matomo Analytics Fully managed privacy-focused web analytics hosting based on Matomo, with Basic and Premium tiers covering up to 1 million to 5 million hits per month, GDPR compliance, and Google Analytics importer support.
• Custom URL Shortener Branded Custom URL Shortener with Enterprise Level 1 and Level 2 tiers supporting up to 25,000 and 75,000 active tracked links respectively, custom domains, click-tracking analytics, GDPR compliance, and a passwordless API for programmatic link management.
• IGOR (IndraStra Global Open Repository) Open-access repository platform hosted over Zenodo that enables contributing authors worldwide to deposit preprints, postprints, datasets, posters, presentations, images, videos/audios, software, and lessons via an OAI-PMH-enabled workflow. Supports 2-legged ORCID OAuth login and persistent identifiers including DOI, Handle, ARK, PURL, ISSN, ISBN, PubMed ID. Registered in ROAR (ID 13459) and OpenDOAR (ID 4429).
• Content & Media Solutions (services vertical) End-to-end content lifecycle management service combining 360-degree content strategy, digital asset management, integrated media intelligence and perception analysis, content engineering, and content analysis (sentiment monitoring) for academia, media companies, and corporate organizations.
• ORM Solutions Comprehensive online reputation analysis and management solutions analyzing perception across media and broadcasting platforms, supporting brand reputation monitoring and broadcasting strategies for organizations.
• Knowledge Systems & Infrastructure (services vertical) Design, deployment, and long-term maintenance of Integrated Library Systems (ILS) and Library Management Systems, plus scalable interoperable knowledge repositories and digital archives using DSpace, MediaWiki, OJS-PKP, Omeka, and OMP-PKP for academic and cultural heritage institutions.
• Technology Solutions (custom development services) Software development services including custom open-source development, UI/UX design, DevOps, rapid prototyping, and re-engineering, delivered to Tier-1 enterprise customers via the company's Request for Information intake funnel.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50 GB per-submission deposit size on IGOR (IndraStra Global Open Repository)
• +5 more outcomes

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Zenodo (OpenAIRE / CERN Geneva)flagshipTechnology or Integration · 17 July 2018IndraStra Global launched IGOR (IndraStra Global Open Repository) in July 2018 hosted over Zenodo, the open repository platform created by OpenAIRE and CERN Geneva. IGOR allows contributing authors worldwide to submit pre-prints, post-prints, datasets, posters, presentations, images, videos/audios, software, and lessons over an OAI-PMH-enabled repository. The Zenodo foundation provides persistent identifiers (DOIs with versioning), FAIR alignment, and rights retention tools that underpin IndraStra Global's open-access compliance offering.
• PKP (Public Knowledge Project)coreTechnology or IntegrationIndraStra Global's Knowledge Systems & Infrastructure vertical delivers hosted solutions built on PKP's open-source OJS, OMP, and OPS platforms, and the company lists OJS-PKP and OMP-PKP among its core technology stack. IndraStra Global runs SaaS tiers (Cloud and Enterprise) on these platforms.
• MatomocoreTechnology or IntegrationIndraStra Analytics is an open-source web analytics application based on Matomo, offered via the SaaS Applications Store under Matomo Basic ($1,199/year) and Matomo Premium ($4,999/year) hosting and support tiers.
• Omeka (Corporation for Digital Scholarship)coreTechnology or IntegrationIndraStra Global Index is an open-source OAI-PMH harvesting platform based on Omeka, delivered through Omeka Classic Cloud ($599/year) and Omeka Classic Enterprise ($2,499/year) hosting and support tiers, with a pilot deployment at igi.indrastra.com.
• MediaWiki (Wikimedia Foundation)coreTechnology or IntegrationIndraStra Global offers hosted MediaWiki tiers (MediaWiki $799/year; MediaWiki Plus $2,999/year) with Wikimedia extensions, Wikidata, and Wikimedia Commons integration, plus a pilot deployment at wiki.indrastra.com.
• MoodlecoreTechnology or IntegrationIndraStra Global offers hosted Moodle LMS tiers (Moodle Starter $550/year for Tier-3; Moodle Maincourse $899/year for Tier-3+ and Tier-2 customers) with customizable courses, video conferencing, and Google Drive/Dropbox integration.
• Google ShoppingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndraStra Global lists its SaaS Applications Store products on Google Shopping to provide global customer access alongside its own storefront.
• Facebook ShopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndraStra Global lists its SaaS Applications Store products on Facebook Shop for US customers to enhance accessibility and convenience.
• WhatsApp ShopminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIndraStra Global lists its SaaS Applications Store products on WhatsApp Shop for US customers to enhance accessibility and convenience.
• Plan S / cOAlition SminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndraStra Global's platforms (OJS, IGOR) are explicitly positioned to support compliance with Plan S Route 1 (fully OA journal/platform) and repository routes, including automated metadata export, DOAJ indexing, CC BY licensing, APC waivers for HINARI-eligible authors, and immediate public access.
• HINARI / Research4Life (WHO, FAO, UNEP, ILO, WIPO, Cornell, Yale)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIndraStra Global aligns its publishing platforms with HINARI/Research4Life goals by supporting APC waivers for corresponding authors from HINARI-eligible Group A and Group B countries across Gold OA journals and Diamond OA repositories.
• ROAR (Registry of Open Access Repositories)minorOthersIGOR is registered in ROAR under ID 13459, providing indexed presence in the global open repository ecosystem.
• OpenDOAR (Directory of Open Access Repositories)minorOthersIGOR is registered in OpenDOAR under ID 4429, providing indexed presence in the global open repository ecosystem.
• DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals)minorOthersIndraStra Global's OJS platform advertises DOAJ indexing support as part of its Plan S/Horizon Europe compliance workflow.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Others

• OpenAIRE: The EU-funded open science infrastructure operator that built Zenodo (the platform on which IndraStra hosts IGOR). A key ecosystem participant and enabler — not a direct commercial competitor, but its roadmap and policy decisions materially shape IndraStra's repository offering.

Emerging players

• Digital Science (figshare): Digital Science's figshare platform offers institutional repositories, DOI assignment, and research data management. Overlaps with IndraStra's IGOR repository and content lifecycle services for academic and research customers, particularly around persistent identifiers and FAIR compliance.

Direct peers

• PKP|PS (PKP Publishing Services): PKP's own hosted OJS/OMP/OPS service run out of Simon Fraser University. It is the most direct peer because IndraStra's OJS/OMP/OPS tiers are SaaS wrappers around the same upstream PKP software, and PKP itself can undercut or evolve the platform on which IndraStra depends.
• Open Journals (Janeway): An open-source journal publishing platform with hosted SaaS offerings for academic publishers. Targets the same OJS-aligned Tier-2/Tier-3 customer segment and competes on similar OA publishing workflows and pricing.
• Scholastica: An OJS-based peer review and publishing platform serving small and mid-sized academic journals. Comparable customer segment (Tier-2/Tier-3 academic publishers), comparable OA publishing workflow, and similar SaaS pricing model — directly competing for the same institutional customers.
• LYRASIS (DSpace hosting): A major non-profit that hosts DSpace repositories and offers institutional repository services. IndraStra explicitly references DSpace expertise alongside IGOR (Zenodo-based), making LYRASIS a direct competitor in the open-access repository hosting market.
• Moodle Pty Ltd (MoodleCloud): The official Moodle organization, which offers MoodleCloud as a managed LMS hosting service. Competes head-to-head with IndraStra's Moodle Starter ($550/year) and Moodle Maincourse ($899/year) tiers for the same educator and SMB LMS buyers.
• InnoCraft (Matomo Cloud): The commercial entity behind the open-source Matomo analytics project, offering official Matomo Cloud hosting. Directly competes with IndraStra's Matomo Basic ($1,199) and Matomo Premium ($4,999) tiers, with the advantage of being the upstream project owner.

Broad incumbents

• Silverchair: An established provider of publishing platforms and hosting services for scholarly societies and academic publishers. Overlaps with IndraStra's OJS/OMP offerings for society and institutional journals but at significantly larger scale and broader feature scope.
• Atypon Technologies: A Wiley-owned scholarly publishing platform serving publishers, societies, and academic institutions. Operates at a much larger scale and broader scope than IndraStra but addresses overlapping OA publishing, content hosting, and discovery needs for institutional customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/indrastra
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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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