CompliSpace

What CompliSpace does

CompliSpace, founded in 2007 in Sydney, Australia (originally operating as a division since 2002), is a SaaS provider of Governance, Risk and Compliance (GRC) solutions targeting highly regulated, high-impact organisations. Its platform is organised around four integrated pillars — Policy, Learning, Assurance and Reporting — which together operationalise an award-winning "Policy to Culture" (PLAR) methodology. The Policy module delivers contextualised policies tailored to organisational circumstances; Learning provides staff compliance training and e-learning; Assurance supplies workflow management, forms, registers, incident and SIRS reporting; and Reporting offers dashboards, trend analysis and integrations (e.g., Microsoft Power BI). The platform is augmented by industry-specific modules including SafeExcursions for schools, Home Care for community-based aged care, Aged Care (Complicare) covering 250+ laws and regulations, and an Early Learning module launched for ECEC operators in 2026. A Professional Services add-on provides consulting and audit support.

Revenue is generated primarily through annual SaaS subscriptions (88% recurring at the time of acquisition) supplemented by professional services, with quote-based enterprise pricing. The customer base spans Education (730+ schools including Edmund Rice Education Australia, Sydney Grammar School, Lutheran Education networks), Aged Care (135+ facilities including Royal Freemasons Benevolent Institution, Southern Cross Care, Orana Gardens), Corporate/Financial Services (Lendlease, GPT Group, Red Bull, Axi, Anchorage Capital, Monash Investors, BetaShares) and Not-for-Profits (Lifeline Australia, Mission Australia, Redkite, National Disability Services, social housing providers). The company was backed by Potentia Capital and acquired by UK-listed Ideagen plc in November 2021 for AUD$105 million upfront cash consideration plus a deferred conditional earnout; it has since rebranded as Ideagen Policy Logic and operates as a wholly-owned subsidiary within Ideagen's global RegTech distribution network.

Name

CompliSpace

Legal name

Ideagen

Website

https://complispace.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

CompliSpace (now Ideagen Policy Logic) is an Australian SaaS provider of governance, risk and compliance software serving schools, aged care providers, corporates and not-for-profits. The platform combines policy management, e-learning, assurance workflows and reporting on a subscription basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Compliance Management Software (GRC)

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (BPAEAPAA)

akta.pro secondary industry

Policy Management, Training & Ethics/Whistleblowing (BPAEAPAI)

Keywords

• Compliance management software
• Governance risk compliance
• Policy management platform
• Regulatory compliance SaaS
• Workplace training software

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription: Subscription-based SaaS model providing software, content and cloud-based platform for compliance monitoring. 88% of annualised revenues of AUD$19M is recurring. Growth of more than 20% over 12 months prior to acquisition.
2. Professional Services: Expert consulting, audits tools and training services complementing the SaaS platform

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

CompliSpace provides a SaaS-enabled governance, risk and compliance (GRC) platform built on its proprietary PLAR (PolicyToCulture) methodology. Its offering spans four integrated pillars — Policy, Learning, Assurance, and Reporting — together with vertical-specific modules for Education, Aged Care, Home Care, Early Learning, Corporate and Not-for-Profit organisations. The platform helps regulated entities distribute policies, deliver compliance training, capture incidents/assurance data, and produce regulatory reports from a single integrated system.

Product overview

Ideagen Policy Logic (formerly Ideagen CompliSpace) delivers a SaaS-enabled GRC platform built on four core pillars: Policy, Learning, Assurance, and Reporting. This Policy to Culture methodology helps organisations achieve compliance by transforming policies into actionable understanding and ownership. The platform offers industry-specific modules including SafeExcursions for education, Early Learning for ECEC operators, Aged Care (Complicare) for residential and home care providers, and Home Care services. Professional Services add-on consulting rounds out the offering. The solution serves highly regulated industries including education, aged care, corporate, not-for-profit, and financial services sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• School Governance: Free weekly online publication focused on helping school leaders understand their ever-changing and ever-increasing regulatory and compliance obligations.
• Aged Care Essentials (ACE)

Products and services

• Policy Management

Quantifiable outcome

• Client able to complete assessor visit in under 3 hours with all documentation in one place
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IdeagenflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2021UK-listed Ideagen acquired CompliSpace for AUD$105 million upfront plus deferred earnout. CompliSpace CEO David Griffiths remained as Regional Senior Vice President. Acquisition enables CompliSpace to expand globally while Ideagen gains Australian footprint and ARR enhancement. CompliSpace rebranded as Ideagen CompliSpace and later Ideagen Policy Logic.

Scale indicators11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• NAVEX Global: Global leader in ethics and compliance software, including policy management, training and whistleblowing — closely mirrors CompliSpace's Policy/Learning/Assurance/Reporting stack.
• Protecht Group: Australia-headquartered competitor offering enterprise GRC, risk management and compliance software (Protecht.ERM). Direct competitor in the Australian mid-market and enterprise GRC segment.
• Diligent: Provider of governance, risk, compliance and audit software to boards and regulated enterprises. Overlapping customer base of corporate, NFP and education entities, with comparable SaaS economics.
• Riskonnect: Integrated risk management and GRC platform serving regulated industries with comparable workflow, policy and reporting capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Ideagen: UK-listed parent company (LSE AIM: IDEA) and broader GRC/EHS software platform. Acquired CompliSpace for AUD$105M and now operates it as Ideagen Policy Logic; provides the global distribution context for the business.
• SAI360 (formerly SAI Global): Established GRC, ethics, learning and risk platform with strong Australian heritage and broad regulated-industry coverage. Competes head-to-head in policy management, training and compliance.
• SAP GRC (SAP): Enterprise software giant with embedded GRC suite used by large ASX Top 50 and multinational customers. Represents the broad-platform competitive threat as it adds vertical content.
• ServiceNow GRC: Major enterprise platform with integrated risk, compliance and policy management modules increasingly targeting regulated industries. Represents platform-level competitive pressure on standalone GRC players.

Regional players

• Ansarada: Australian-listed provider of GRC, information security and virtual data room solutions. Competitor in the Australian regulated-enterprise GRC segment with comparable vertical specialisation.

Emerging players

• Vault Intelligence: Australian-listed compliance, risk and safety management SaaS provider targeting regulated and high-risk industries. A more emerging direct competitor in the ANZ market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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