What Q10 Solutions does

Q10 Solutions is a Colombian cloud-based Student Information System (SIS) provider founded in July 2009 in Medellín by three co-founders (Steven, Arles, and David). The company sells an integrated academic management platform to more than 3,000 educational institutions across Latin America, with over 10 million cumulative users as of 2024. Q10 operates from Medellín (headquarters), Bogotá, and Lima, and actively serves customers in at least five countries: Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, Panama, and Costa Rica, with broader regional presence claimed across 18 countries.

The platform is built around six natively integrated modules that share a single database: Gestión Comercial (prospect and enrollment funnel), Admisiones y Matrículas, Gestión Académica, Gestión Financiera, Educación Virtual (a proprietary LMS launched in 2023 as the first integrated native virtual classroom in the region), and Bienestar Estudiantil. Additional services include electronic invoicing, electronic signatures, electronic collection, mailing, SMS, and ID card production. The product is API-first, with documented integrations into ERP systems, payment gateways, and video conferencing platforms, and is delivered as cloud SaaS with ISO 9001 (since 2015) and ISO 27001 (since 2021) certifications, plus a 2020 MINCIENCIAS innovation grant.

Q10 monetizes through per-student SaaS subscriptions segmented by institution type: ETDH/Capacitación plans (semi-annual, three tiers from approximately $1,520,000 to $3,385,000 COP per semester for 150 students), Tecnológicos plans (annual, approximately $15,340,000 COP for 150 students with all modules), and Universities on custom enterprise pricing. The go-to-market is sales-led and demo-driven, with WhatsApp-led top-of-funnel contact, a structured four-step sales process, and dedicated enterprise field sales for university accounts. Customer segments are Universities, technical/technological institutions (Tecnológicos), and work-and-human-development training centers (ETDH/Capacitación), where Q10 claims over 70% market share among quality-certified Colombian IETDHs.

Name

Q10 Solutions

Legal name

Q10

Website

https://q10.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Q10 Solutions is a Colombian cloud-based Student Information System serving 3,000+ educational institutions across Latin America. Its integrated platform combines academic, financial, administrative, and native LMS modules with per-student SaaS pricing for universities, technical schools, and ETDH training centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Software (Student Information System)

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Academic Application Support (EDALAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs) (EDAFAAAI)

Keywords

• Academic management software
• Student information system
• Learning management system
• Education SaaS platform
• Institutional management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Medellín

HQ country

Colombia

HQ region

Latin America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - ETDH/Capacitación: Per-student subscription model with base plan plus per-student pricing. Billed semi-annually with 10% discount for annual payment. Plans include Básico, Profesional, and Avanzado tiers with increasing features and storage.
2. SaaS Subscription - Tecnológicos: Annual subscription with per-student pricing. All modules included without choosing. Includes dedicated customer success specialist.
3. Enterprise Subscription - Universities: Custom pricing based on scale, number of campuses, and accreditation processes. Designed with each institution. Includes dedicated SLA, customer success, and migration support.
4. Additional Services: Additional services including electronic billing, electronic collection, electronic signature, virtual classrooms, identification cards, mailing, SMS, and online payments available as add-ons.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Q10 Solutions builds and sells a cloud-based, integrated academic management SaaS platform ("Q10 | Software Académico Integral") for educational institutions in Latin America. The platform unifies commercial, admissions, academic, financial, virtual education, and student welfare operations in a single system with a native LMS, and is licensed primarily via per-student subscription plans to universities, technological institutions, and ETDH/capacitación centers.

Product overview

Q10 offers a unified academic software platform called 'Q10 | Software Académico Integral' with a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform consists of six integrated modules: Gestión Comercial (prospect/enrollment funnel management), Admisiones y Matrículas (student admissions and enrollment), Gestión Académica (academic operations - grades, schedules, attendance), Gestión Financiera (collection, invoicing, portfolio management), Educación Virtual (proprietary LMS with AI-assisted content generation and live classes), and Bienestar Estudiantil (student welfare surveys, internships, and retention indicators). Additional services include Facturación Electrónica, Firma Electrónica, Recaudo Electrónico, Aulas Virtuales, Mailing, SMS, and Carnetización. All modules share a single database enabling seamless data flow from prospect through enrollment, academic progression, and graduation. The platform targets universities, technological institutions, and ETDH/capacitation centers across Latin America.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Q10 | Software Académico Integral Comprehensive cloud-based SaaS academic management platform that consolidates academic, financial, and administrative operations for educational institutions. Bundles six natively integrated modules (Commercial Management, Admissions, Academic Management, Financial Management, Virtual Education with native LMS, and Student Welfare) plus optional add-on services, and is licensed via per-student subscription plans (Básico, Profesional, Avanzado for ETDH; complete annual subscription for Tecnológicos; custom enterprise pricing for universities) to universities, technological institutions, and ETDH/capacitación centers across Latin America.
• Q10 Inteligencia Artificial AI-powered content generation assistant that produces draft educational materials and assessments for teachers within the Q10 platform, available as part of Professional and Advanced subscription plans. Helps reduce teacher preparation time by generating initial course content and assessment drafts that educators can refine.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70%+ of quality-certified IETDH institutions in Colombia use Q10
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MINCIENCIASnotableStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Won MINCIENCIAS (Colombia's science ministry) innovation call for support and production innovation in 2020, demonstrating government recognition of Q10's innovation capabilities.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves12 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Canvas (Instructure): Leading global higher-ed and K-12 LMS, frequently paired with a third-party SIS — a competing architecture to Q10's integrated native LMS+SIS and a potential partner/acquisition target in the region.
• Brightspace (D2L): Global LMS used across higher education and K-12, often bundled with SIS integrations — overlaps with Q10's virtual education and LMS interoperability positioning.
• Blackboard: Established global LMS and student-services suite used by universities worldwide, competing with Q10's Educaci\u00f3n Virtual and academic management modules in the higher-ed procurement market.
• Workday (Student / Education): Enterprise cloud ERP that has extended Workday Student to higher education, representing the upper-end incumbent that large Latin American universities may evaluate against Q10's enterprise tier.

Direct peers

• Jenzabar: Higher-education SIS and ERP vendor focused on small-to-mid universities and colleges in the Americas, closely matching Q10's mid-sized university customer profile and per-student SaaS motion.
• Moodle: Open-source LMS widely adopted in Latin American universities and tecnol\u00f3gicos and historically the third-party LMS Q10 displaces through its native Educaci\u00f3n Virtual integration.
• Ellucian: Leading global higher-education Student Information System (Banner, Colleague, PowerCampus) serving universities with similar SIS, finance, and student-record functionality targeted by Q10 in Latin America.
• Anthology (Campus Management / CampusLogic): Higher-education SIS, student experience, and retention platform competing directly for university SaaS budgets with overlapping SIS + admissions + retention functionality aimed at the same Latin American university segment as Q10.
• PowerSchool: Vertically-focused K-12 and increasingly higher-ed SIS/ERP platform serving schools and districts with administrative, academic, and finance modules that parallel Q10's integrated six-module suite.

Regional players

• OpenEDU / Conexia (LatAm EdTech): Latin American education-management SaaS providers serving universities and schools in the same geographies as Q10, operating as regional competitors for Spanish-language institutional procurement.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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