TIND
TIND Technologies is a Norwegian CERN spin-off providing cloud-based library management, digital preservation, institutional repository, and research data management solutions to academic, public, and special libraries worldwide, built on the Invenio open-source framework.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2015
- HeadquartersOslo, Norway
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What TIND does
TIND Technologies AS is a Norwegian software company and official CERN spin-off headquartered in Oslo, providing cloud-based library management, digital preservation, institutional repository, and research data management solutions to academic, public, research, and special libraries worldwide. The company serves over 100 institutional customers — including Duke University, UC Berkeley, Columbia Law School, the University of Chicago, the San Francisco Public Library, the UN Dag Hammarskjöld Library, ITU, Eurofound, MUNCH Museum, and the Belgian Science Policy Office's ORFEO consortium of 13 scientific institutions — typically migrating them from legacy platforms such as CONTENTdm, DSpace, Ex Libris Voyager, Sierra, Islandora, or Omeka. Customers are concentrated in North America and Europe with growing presence in Oceania and UN system deployments globally.
TIND's technology foundation is the Invenio digital library framework, an open-source platform originally developed at CERN, which TIND commercializes under an exclusive license. The company offers four integrated products — TIND ILS (Integrated Library System), TIND DA (Digital Archive), TIND IR (Institutional Repository), and TIND RDM (Research Data Management) — that can be deployed independently or as a single unified install with shared search across physical and digital collections. Technical components include Elasticsearch-based search, PREMIS-compliant digital preservation with fixity and antivirus checks, IIIF API support for image interoperability, OCR/HTR processing for full-text search, DataCite DOI minting, and ORCID, GitHub, and Data Curation Network integrations. The platform is cloud-hosted on AWS, with ISO 27001 certification and SOC 2 attestation since 2023, and is API-first for integration with EBSCO Discovery Service and GOBI acquisitions.
TIND operates as a SaaS subscription business on quote-based, multi-year enterprise contracts, selling exclusively through direct enterprise field sales supplemented by inside sales for mid-market institutions. Go-to-market is centered on industry conference participation (ALA, AALL, SAA, CIL, DLF, PLA, LIBER) and consultative demos rather than reseller channels. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds and operates with a small team (11–50 employees), suggesting a high-revenue-per-employee vertical SaaS model serving large institutional buyers.
TIND firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TIND
- Legal name
- TIND Technologies AS
- Website
- https://tind.io
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2015
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- TIND Technologies is a Norwegian CERN spin-off providing cloud-based library management, digital preservation, institutional repository, and research data management solutions to academic, public, and special libraries worldwide, built on the Invenio open-source framework.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TIND industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Library Management Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (5132)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Library/Media Center & Digital Resource Management Systems (EDAJAMAN)
Keywords
Where TIND is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Oslo
- HQ country
- Norway
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices3 records
Markets served
TIND business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- SaaS Subscription for Library Management Systems: TIND provides cloud-based library management systems, digital preservation, and research data management solutions as software-as-a-service. Customers pay for hosted access to TIND ILS, TIND DA, TIND IR, and TIND RDM modules on subscription basis.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Quote-based enterprise pricing |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
TIND product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TIND sells cloud-based SaaS library technology products built on CERN's open-source Invenio framework. The four core products are TIND ILS (Integrated Library System) for cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, and serials management; TIND DA (Digital Archive) for managing and preserving digitized collections with PREMIS-compliant preservation; TIND IR (Institutional Repository) for scholarly publications with DataCite DOI minting; and TIND RDM (Research Data Management) for datasets, code, and media with FAIR principles compliance. Products can be deployed independently or together in a single install with unified search across physical and digital collections.
Product overview
TIND is a commercial library technology company that offers a suite of four integrated products built on CERN's open-source Invenio framework. The product portfolio includes TIND ILS (Integrated Library System) for managing print and electronic library resources, TIND DA (Digital Archive) for digitized collections and digital preservation, TIND IR (Institutional Repository) for scholarly publications and research output, and TIND RDM (Research Data Management) for datasets and research data. These products can be implemented independently or in combination, with multiple institutions using two or more TIND products on a single integrated platform for unified search across physical and digital collections.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TIND ILS: Management of print and electronic resources - Integrated Library System
- TIND DA
- TIND IR
- TIND RDM
Products and services
- TIND ILS A modern cloud-based Integrated Library System (ILS) for academic and special libraries providing comprehensive library management including OPAC, circulation, cataloging, acquisitions, serials management, e-resources, batch operations, and API integrations for third-party systems. Designed for academic and special libraries replacing legacy systems like Ex Libris Voyager, Sierra, and Mikromarc.
- TIND DA Digital Archive for showcasing and preserving digitized and special collections. Provides tools for managing digital assets including batch uploading, OCR/HTR processing, IIIF APIs, streaming audio/video with auto-transcription, PREMIS-compliant preservation with fixity and virus checks, and digital exhibits. For libraries, museums, and cultural heritage institutions managing digitized collections.
- TIND IR Institutional Repository for managing publications and traditional research output. Supports submission forms, DOI minting via DataCite, collections, approval workflows, user management, batch operations, controlled vocabularies, OAI-PMH metadata exchange, and Google Scholar integration. For academic and research institutions managing scholarly output.
- TIND RDM Research Data Management system to capture, store, and showcase all research data including datasets, code, media, and software. Supports data submission forms, review workflows, scalable cloud hosting, DOI minting via DataCite, in-browser data previews, ORCID integration, GitHub integration for automated software archiving, and FAIR principles compliance. For research institutions managing research data outputs.
Quantifiable outcome
- Over 100 migrations completed from legacy systems including CONTENTdm, DSpace, Islandora, and others
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use TIND
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
TIND technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration11 records
AI capability6 records
Feature8 records
TIND partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- EBSCO Information ServicescoreEBSCO and TIND partnership enables integration between TIND ILS and EBSCO Discovery Service (EDS) for real-time holdings information. Institutions like University of Southern Indiana combine TIND ILS with EDS for state-of-the-art discovery options.
- GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCOcorePartnership between GOBI Library Solutions (from EBSCO) and TIND streamlines GOBI acquisitions for TIND libraries. The GobiAPI integration allows TIND systems to fully integrate with the GOBI platform in real-time, facilitating immediate transfer of bibliographic and order data from GOBI to TIND ILS.
- DataCitecoreTIND is an official member of DataCite, enabling seamless DOI creation for TIND's partners and customers. This partnership provides customers with persistent identifiers for research data and institutional publications, crucial for research data management and repository services.
- CERNcoreTIND is an official CERN spin-off with an exclusive license agreement granting unique access to Invenio know-how. TIND works closely with the Invenio team to stay current on new releases and ongoing developments. The Invenio digital library framework, developed at CERN, forms the foundation of all TIND products.
- International Telecommunication Union (ITU)minorITU is a customer using TIND ILS. ITU joins a growing community of UN libraries using TIND's cloud platform, including Office for Human Rights, International Bureau of Education, UN Library Consortia in Vienna, and UN Headquarters Library in New York.
- South Carolina Digital LibraryminorFurman University's TIND DA implementation is part of partnership with South Carolina Digital Library, hosting digital collections for seven Upstate South Carolina cultural institutions.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TIND competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Ex Libris (Clarivate): Ex Libris, part of Clarivate, provides Alma (cloud ILS), Primo/Primo VE (discovery), Esploro (RDM), and Rosetta (digital preservation). Directly competes with TIND across all four product lines for academic and research libraries globally.
- Preservica: Preservica provides digital preservation software used by cultural heritage and research institutions globally. Directly competes with TIND DA in active digital preservation, PREMIS compliance, and long-term digital archiving for the same buyer personas.
- Atlas Systems: Atlas Systems provides Archivematica (open-source digital preservation) and Aeon (special collections request management). Competes directly with TIND DA in digital preservation and serves many of the same academic and cultural heritage institutions.
- Lyrasis: Lyrasis hosts and supports DSpace, Fedora, and Samvera repository platforms used by academic libraries globally. Direct competitor to TIND IR and TIND RDM in the institutional repository and research data management space.
- ByWater Solutions: ByWater Solutions provides hosted and supported Koha open-source ILS, along with CORAL and Aspen discovery. Direct competitor to TIND ILS, particularly for smaller academic and special libraries seeking open-source alternatives.
- Innovative Interfaces: Innovative Interfaces provides Sierra and Polaris ILS products for academic and public libraries. Direct competitor in the academic ILS market where TIND has won displacement deals (e.g., UC Berkeley Law, Columbia Law migrated from Sierra to TIND).
Broad incumbents
- OCLC: OCLC is the world's largest library cooperative, offering WorldCat, CONTENTdm (digital collections), Wise (next-gen ILS), and TIPPI. Overlaps with TIND in digital collections management and library services, with broader content and metadata infrastructure.
- EBSCO Information Services: EBSCO provides EBSCO Discovery Service, FOLIO library services platform support, GOBI acquisitions, and research databases. Both a TIND partner (integrations) and a broad incumbent whose FOLIO offering competes with TIND ILS in academic libraries.
Emerging players
- Open Library Foundation (FOLIO): The Open Library Foundation stewards the FOLIO open-source library services platform, backed by EBSCO and major academic libraries. Represents an emerging alternative to commercial ILS products including TIND ILS, particularly for consortium and open-source-oriented institutions.
Others
- Knowledge Unlatched / GoKB (Global Open Knowledge Base): Community-managed open knowledge base for electronic resource management used by libraries including TIND. Adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor; relevant as a partner/integration that supports TIND's ILS capabilities.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
TIND social profiles
Digital presenceTIND compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance2 records
TIND financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
TIND leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles6 records
TIND funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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TIND M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about TIND
What does TIND do?
TIND sells cloud-based SaaS library technology products built on CERN's open-source Invenio framework. The four core products are TIND ILS (Integrated Library System) for cataloging, circulation, acquisitions, and serials management; TIND DA (Digital Archive) for managing and preserving digitized collections with PREMIS-compliant preservation; TIND IR (Institutional Repository) for scholarly publications with DataCite DOI minting; and TIND RDM (Research Data Management) for datasets, code, and media with FAIR principles compliance. Products can be deployed independently or together in a single install with unified search across physical and digital collections.
Is TIND a public or private company?
TIND is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was TIND founded?
TIND was founded in 2015. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is TIND based?
TIND is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, in the Europe region.
How does TIND make money?
One revenue line is on record: saaS Subscription for Library Management Systems.
Who are TIND's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Ex Libris (Clarivate), Preservica, Atlas Systems, Lyrasis, ByWater Solutions and Innovative Interfaces. Broad incumbents are OCLC and EBSCO Information Services. Open Library Foundation (FOLIO) is listed as an emerging player. Knowledge Unlatched / GoKB (Global Open Knowledge Base) is listed as an others.
Does TIND have an API?
Yes. TIND provides API access for integrations and external system connections. TIND ILS Version 1.6 and higher supports APIs for integration with ERP/financial systems and GOBI Library Solutions. TIND DA includes a modern API suite for seamless integration with external services. TIND IR supports Search & write API, OAI-PMH for metadata exchange, and Google Scholar integration. The systems support real-time holdings information integration with discovery services.
What industry is TIND in?
TIND's product category is Library Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EDAJAMAN, Library/Media Center & Digital Resource Management Systems. Its NAICS code is 5132 and its SIC code is 7372.