What Placecube does

Placecube Limited is a privately held UK software company, founded in 2003 and headquartered in Reading, that designs, builds, and runs open digital platforms for organisations delivering essential public services. Its flagship product, Digital Place, is a cloud-native SaaS Digital Experience Platform (DXP) built on AWS infrastructure and the Liferay DXP foundation, composed of over 150 pre-built modular components ('cubes') organised into feature packs covering Core DXP, Low-Code Application Platform (LCAP), CRM, E-Commerce, Collaboration, and a Local Gov DXP pack. Adjacent products include Digital Communities (a secure knowledge exchange and collaboration platform), Open Place Directory (an Open Referral UK-compliant service directory), and eCasework (case management for elected representatives). The platform provides native integrations with Microsoft Active Directory, SharePoint, Dynamics, PowerBI, and various SSO and ERP systems, and supports OpenAPI-compliant REST APIs with OAuth 2.0.

The company's commercial model combines recurring SaaS subscription (Digital Place, sold in modular feature packs with annual billing and bundled multi-agency use), managed cloud hosting services (infrastructure management, security patching, backups, and 99.9% availability SLAs), and professional services for implementation, migration, customisation, and Liferay configuration. Placecube serves UK local authorities (Babergh & Mid Suffolk, North Northamptonshire, Camden, Rugby, Castle Point, Lisburn & Castlereagh, Tameside), central government bodies, the Police Digital Service, the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland, and membership organisations, with stated reach into healthcare, education, housing, fire services, legal, insurance, and higher education. Go-to-market is consultative direct enterprise sales supported by inside sales and a community-led growth mechanism via the Knowledge Hub platform, which hosts 5,000+ organisations and 500,000+ registered users at no or low cost, providing a top-of-funnel for full Digital Place subscriptions.

Placecube is independently operated with no disclosed external funding, is ISO 27001 and Cyber Essentials Plus certified, GDPR-compliant, and a Crown Commercial Service supplier, and is a Liferay Service Partner with 15+ years of Liferay experience. The firm reports £7m+ of cumulative self-funded R&D investment, 20+ years of operating history, and a 99.9% platform availability SLA with a 4-hour RTO and 15-minute RPO. Headcount is reported in the 11-50 band and the company operates as remote-first.

Name

Placecube

Legal name

Placecube Limited

Website

https://placecube.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Placecube, founded in 2003 and based in Reading, UK, provides Digital Place, a SaaS Digital Experience Platform with 150+ modular components used by UK local authorities, central government, police, and membership organisations to build and integrate digital public services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Reading

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Digital Place): Digital Place is delivered as a secure Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solution with subscription pricing. The commercial model features all-inclusive pricing with no hidden fees, meaning no unexpected costs for high transaction volumes, growing visitor numbers, or community-led partnership projects. Organisations can subscribe to core functionality and expand by activating additional feature packs.
2. Managed Services: Placecube provides managed hosting services including infrastructure management, automated vulnerability scanning, security patching, performance optimisation, and regular platform updates. The company handles end-to-end technical infrastructure including server scaling, continuous database backups.
3. Professional Services: Implementation services including technical architecture, user experience and user interface design, customisations, content and data migration, upgrades, development and configuration advice for Liferay DXP and Digital Place implementations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Placecube provides Digital Place, a SaaS Digital Experience Platform (DXP) with over 150 pre-built modular 'cubes' organised into feature packs including Core DXP, Low-Code Application Platform (LCAP), CRM, E-Commerce, Collaboration, and Local Gov DXP. The company also offers Digital Communities (a cloud-hosted knowledge exchange platform), Open Place Directory (an Open Referral UK-compliant service directory), and eCasework (case management for elected officials), with managed hosting on AWS and professional services for implementation.

Product overview

Placecube offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on its core Digital Place Digital Experience Platform (DXP). Digital Place is a SaaS platform containing over 150 pre-built 'cubes' (functional components) organized into feature packs including Core DXP, Low-Code Application Platform (LCAP), Customer Relationship Management (CRM), E-Commerce, and Collaboration modules. Complementary products include Digital Communities (a cloud-hosted knowledge exchange and collaboration platform), Open Place Directory (a directory solution compliant with Open Referral UK Data Standard), and eCasework (case management for elected officials). The platform leverages Liferay DXP as the underlying technology foundation alongside Amazon Web Services cloud infrastructure.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Place A fully scalable, secure, SaaS Digital Experience Platform (DXP) that enables organisations to create digital services, integrate systems, personalise user experiences, and manage data. Contains over 150 pre-built 'cubes' organised into feature packs for enterprise and government clients.
• Digital Communities (Knowledge Hub) A secure, scalable, cloud-hosted knowledge exchange and collaboration platform that brings people and information together across organisational boundaries. Empowers professionals to connect, collaborate, and share best practice. Used by over 5,000 UK and international organisations.
• Open Place Directory A solution for creating local directories compliant with the Open Referral UK Data Standard, enabling local authorities to manage service data with community engagement workflows and making it easier for service providers and volunteers to submit and maintain their records online.
• eCasework An all-in-one case management solution designed for councillors, MLAs, AMs, MPs, MSPs and unions to manage constituent casework.
• Digital Place Case Management (CM) Toolset Low-code Case Management toolset within Digital Place for streamlining complex statutory workflows, automating routing, and maintaining complete audit trails for regulatory compliance. First deployed for North Northamptonshire Council's Blue Badge Application Management system.
• Customer Contact Management (CCM) Application for transforming how councils deliver services by providing integrated customer service workflows and a 360-degree customer view across council services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce application development time by up to 10x compared to traditional coding
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments9 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration16 records

AI capability9 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and strategic.

• Liferafty DXPcoreTechnology or IntegrationPlacecube is an experienced Liferay Service Partner with over fifteen years experience working on Liferay projects. Provides cloud hosting, support and maintenance, installation, configuration, solution architecture, UI/UX design, customisations, content migration, upgrades, and development advice for Liferay DXP implementations.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationPlacecube leverages AWS as its cloud infrastructure provider. Certified AWS experts help organisations navigate cloud complexities with managed hosting, automated compliance monitoring, and enterprise-grade security. UK clients are hosted in AWS London region for data sovereignty.
• OpenTextstrategicTechnology or IntegrationPlacecube partners with OpenText to provide cognitive search, visualisations, intelligent analytics, and AI capabilities. Combined with Digital Place and Liferay DXP, OpenText Knowledge Discovery enables public sector organisations to connect information, improve access to knowledge, and deliver faster, more informed services.
• Congruity360strategicTechnology or IntegrationPlacecube partners with Congruity360 to provide data intelligence capabilities including data discovery, classification, and remediation. Helps organisations understand, manage and govern their data more effectively, supporting compliance, reducing risk, and improving operational efficiency for digital transformation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Liferay: Placecube is a Liferay Service Partner but Liferay itself also sells its DXP directly into UK public sector and enterprise. Both compete for the same digital experience and portal workloads with overlapping low-code capabilities.
• Civica: UK-headquartered software vendor specialising in digital solutions for local government, housing, and public services. Both target UK councils with end-to-end digital service platforms, making them direct competitors in local authority procurement.
• Granicus: Provides digital communications, service delivery, and workflow automation platforms primarily to UK, US, and Australian government. Overlaps with Placecube on citizen-facing digital services and case management for local authorities.
• Jadu: UK-based provider of web content management, forms, and e-services specifically for local government. Competes head-to-head with Placecube's Digital Place in the UK council market for citizen portals and online service delivery.
• OutSystems: Enterprise low-code application platform with AI-assisted development. Competes with Placecube's Low-Code Application Platform for building internal tools, portals, and case management applications.
• Mendix: Low-code development platform owned by Siemens, targeting enterprise and government digital transformation. Overlaps with Placecube's LCAP and form/portal building capabilities for similar digital service delivery use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Sitecore: Enterprise digital experience platform with composable architecture, content management, and personalization. Competes in the broader DXP category with Placecube Digital Place but at much larger enterprise scale.
• ServiceNow: Enterprise workflow automation platform with App Engine low-code capabilities and growing public sector footprint. Competes with Placecube on case management, workflow automation, and citizen service portals.
• Microsoft Power Platform: Microsoft's low-code suite (Power Apps, Power Pages, Power Automate) is widely adopted in UK government via G-Cloud and Crown Commercial frameworks. Competes with Placecube's LCAP for citizen-facing forms and internal workflow tools.
• Salesforce Experience Cloud: Enterprise CRM and digital experience platform with portal, case management, and low-code capabilities. Targets public sector and regulated industries with overlapping CRM and case management features to Placecube's CRM and Case Management modules.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 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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