Beehively

What Beehively does

Beehively is a privately held education technology company founded in 2007 and headquartered at 129 E St #D3, Davis, California. It designs, hosts, and supports custom websites and digital communication tools exclusively for U.S. K-12 educational institutions, serving charter schools, private schools, and public school districts. The company's core product, Beehively Websites, is a cloud-based content management platform featuring a fully integrated CMS, mobile-friendly design, unlimited ongoing redesigns, and bundled human support from a team of designers and project managers. Adjacent products include Beehively Communications (email blasting, text messaging, mobile-friendly newsletters, and social media integration for parent and community engagement) and SEO Services tailored to school search visibility.

The underlying technology stack also includes a developer-facing Beehively API and a proprietary Beehively Markup Language referenced in the company's Terms of Service, allowing third-party applications to interface with the platform. The company maintains a sister-company relationship with Techabee, which provides complementary EdTech infrastructure and IT support services, enabling the combined offering to address both digital presence and educational technology operations for school customers. Authenticated access is available via Google OAuth on the Beehively login portal.

Beehively's business model is subscription-based, charging a one-time activation fee plus a monthly recurring fee scaled to school size; pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The go-to-market motion is sales-led, combining direct sales engagement (10-minute consultations, board buy-in support, and stakeholder management) with self-service website CTAs offering free mockups and demo scheduling. Distribution is entirely domestic and direct, with the company selling to SMB and mid-market K-12 institutions across the United States. Beehively reports serving hundreds of educational institutions, and the company has remained privately held and bootstrapped since founding, with no disclosed institutional funding or parent company ownership.

Name

Beehively

Legal name

Beehively

Website

https://beehively.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Beehively is a privately held K-12 education technology company that designs, hosts, and supports custom school websites and digital communication tools — including email, text messaging, and SEO services — for charter, private, and public schools across the United States on a subscription basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

K-12 Education Website Software

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Communication & Family Engagement Platforms (Messaging, Portals, Translation) (EDAJAMAI)

Keywords

• School website design
• K-12 education communications
• School CMS platform
• Education SEO services
• School marketing tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Davis

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Website Services Subscription: Monthly recurring subscription model based on school size. Includes one-time activation fee, with ongoing website hosting, support, and redesign services bundled into the monthly rate.
2. One-Time Activation Fee: Initial setup and activation fee for new school website implementations, combined with ongoing monthly subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Beehively designs, hosts, and maintains custom mobile-friendly websites for K-12 schools, paired with an integrated content management system, unlimited redesigns, and ongoing support. The company also provides a communications toolkit (email blasting, text messaging, newsletter creation) and SEO services tailored specifically for educational institutions. Underlying these offerings is a developer-facing API and a proprietary Beehively Markup Language that allow third-party applications to interface with the platform.

Product overview

Beehively is an education-focused digital solutions company offering a unified platform of website design and communication tools for schools. The core product is Beehively Websites — a custom, mobile-friendly website design and hosting service for public schools, private schools, charter schools, and districts, featuring an integrated CMS and unlimited redesigns. Adjacent to the website product, Beehively Communications provides email, text messaging, and newsletter tools for school-to-parent engagement. Underlying both products is the Beehively API and Beehively Markup Language, which allow developers to build applications that interface with Beehively Services. SEO Services are offered as a specialized add-on for schools seeking to improve online visibility. The company's sister company, Techabee, provides separate EdTech infrastructure and IT support services, and the Find Your Child's School tool helps parents locate their school's portal. The portfolio showcase serves as a client reference and sales tool, demonstrating Beehively's work across all school segments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Beehively Websites Custom website design, hosting, and management service for public schools, private schools, charter schools, and districts. Includes personalized mobile-friendly design, a fully integrated CMS, unlimited redesigns, and ongoing support.
• Beehively Communications Dynamic communication toolkit for schools and districts providing email blasting, text messaging, mobile-friendly newsletter creation, and social media integration for parent and community engagement.
• SEO Services Search engine optimization services tailored for school websites, including keyword optimization, technical SEO, content creation, and local search optimization.
• Find Your Child's School Free school lookup tool allowing parents and students to find and access their school's Beehively-powered portal through their school's website login button.
• School Portfolio Showcase Online portfolio of Beehively's client schools organized by school type (Charter Schools, Private Schools, Public Schools & Districts), demonstrating the company's design capabilities to prospects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Schools can be up and running with communication platform in approximately two weeks
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TechabeecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechabee is Beehively's sister company specializing in Educational Technology (EdTech) support for schools. While Beehively focuses on website design and communication tools, Techabee provides IT infrastructure management, EdTech implementation, and ongoing support services. The partnership offers schools a holistic digital solution encompassing both website solutions and expert EdTech support, allowing Beehively to position itself as a comprehensive partner for school digital needs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Finalsite: Finalsite is a leading K-12 website and communications platform serving independent, public, and charter schools globally. It directly overlaps Beehively on school website design, CMS, mass communications, and parent engagement tools.
• Apptegy: Apptegy provides K-12 school districts with websites, mobile apps, mass notifications, and two-way messaging. Its Thrillshare platform competes head-on with Beehively's website + communications bundle for district-level contracts.
• SchoolMessenger (InTouch Solutions): SchoolMessenger is a K-12-focused parent communication, mass notification, and messaging platform. While more communications-centric, it overlaps directly with Beehively Communications and increasingly bundles website features.
• Smore: Smore provides school-friendly newsletter and communication tools widely adopted by K-12 educators and admins. It overlaps with Beehively's newsletter and email blasting capabilities as a focused competitor in parent engagement.
• SchoolPointe: SchoolPointe offers K-12 website design, hosting, CMS, and school communication tools, serving public schools, districts, and charter schools. It is a comparable direct competitor in Beehively's core niche.
• Campus Suite: Campus Suite provides website design, hosting, and content management specifically for K-12 schools and districts. It targets the same charter, private, and public school buyers as Beehively with comparable CMS and communication features.
• Edlio: Edlio builds websites and communication tools specifically for K-12 schools and districts, including mass notification, mobile apps, and content management. It is a direct competitor to Beehively's core website + communications offering.

Broad incumbents

• PowerSchool: PowerSchool is the dominant K-12 student information system provider with expanding communications, enrollment, and website features. As a broad incumbent, it competes indirectly with Beehively where districts prefer consolidating vendors around their SIS.
• Blackboard (K-12): Blackboard offers a broad K-12 and higher-ed portfolio including learning management, mass communication, and website solutions. Its communications and notification modules compete with Beehively's communications toolkit at the district level.

Emerging players

• Remind: Remind is a K-12 messaging and communication platform used widely by teachers, parents, and districts. While primarily messaging-focused, it competes for the same communication and engagement budget that Beehively addresses.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Beehivelearning
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/beehively

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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