Sparq Data Solutions

What Sparq Data Solutions does

Sparq Data Solutions is a privately held US SaaS company founded in 2013 and headquartered in Lincoln, Nebraska, that sells a cloud-based board and association management platform. The platform is anchored by a central Association Management System (AMS) that functions as a master data hub for contacts, organizations, event registrations, and permissions, and is paired with four integrated modules: Board Evaluations (paperless superintendent and board self-assessments), Sparq Meetings (real-time paperless board meeting management with searchable archives), Staff Negotiations (real-time comparative calculations for collective bargaining), and Online Publishing (web-portal publishing of policies, ordinances, and handbooks). The technology is delivered as a multi-tenant cloud SaaS application with continuous updates included; all five modules are designed to interoperate through the central AMS hub.

Name

Sparq Data Solutions

Legal name

Sparq Data Solutions

Website

https://sparqdata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Sparq Data Solutions provides cloud-based board and association management SaaS for K-12 school boards, cities, counties, hospitals, and associations, featuring a central AMS hub plus integrated modules for meetings, evaluations, negotiations, and policy publishing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Board Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB)

Keywords

• Board management software
• Association management system
• Policy management software
• Staff negotiations software
• Paperless meeting software

Headquarters

HQ city

Lincoln

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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: The company operates on a SaaS (Software as a Service) model where customers pay for access to the platform and its integrated solutions. The pricing is modular, allowing boards to pay only for the solutions they need. The platform is delivered via cloud infrastructure with continuous updates and support included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Sparq Data Solutions provides a cloud-based Association Management Software (AMS) platform composed of five integrated, modular solutions: the core AMS for master data management, Board Evaluations (Evaluator), Board Management (Sparq Meetings), Staff Negotiations (Sparq Negotiations), and Online Publishing. The platform is sold as a modular SaaS subscription to school boards, government agencies, counties, associations, and hospitals to replace manual paper-based workflows with paperless, centralized digital processes.

Product overview

Sparq Data Solutions offers a unified Association Management Software (AMS) platform with five integrated modules: the core Association Management System (AMS) as the central hub for master data management, plus four integrated solutions — Board Evaluations (Evaluator), Board Management (Sparq Meetings), Staff Negotiations (Sparq Negotiations), and Online Publishing. All five solutions are designed to work together seamlessly from the central AMS interface.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Association Management System (AMS) Master data management system that manages contacts, organizations, event registrations, and permissions for school board associations and similar organizations. Serves as the central hub integrating with other Sparq solutions.
• Board Evaluations (Evaluator) Streamlines Superintendent Evaluations and Board Self-Assessments, providing paperless feedback collection in one centralized place.
• Board Management (Sparq Meetings) Comprehensive, real-time, paperless board meeting solution providing instant access to files, policies, and agendas with searchable content and organized archiving.
• Staff Negotiations (Sparq Negotiations) Negotiations software providing real-time, quick-change calculations comparing districts, eliminating manual recalculations during collective bargaining.
• Online Publishing Publishes policies, ordinances, and handbooks online in an accessible portal, eliminating the need for maintaining paper manuals or hard copies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Trusted by 2,200+ organizations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• Diligent: Largest player in board management software following its acquisitions of BoardEffect, iCompass, and Passageways. Competes head-on with Sparq across school boards, government, and association verticals, but at significantly greater scale and with broader product breadth.

Direct peers

• OnBoard: Direct competitor offering board meeting, agenda, and document management software to schools, nonprofits, and corporations. Closely comparable on product surface (paperless meetings, evaluations, document search) and target verticals.
• BoardPaq: Board management software aimed at K-12 school districts, cities, counties, and associations. Competes directly with Sparq's Meetings, Policy Publishing, and Board Evaluations modules for the same buyer personas.
• BoardDocs: Paperless board meeting and policy management platform serving K-12 districts, higher education, and public agencies. Closely comparable on core use cases of board meetings, agendas, and policy libraries.
• Simbli: Board governance software purpose-built for K-12 school boards and districts, offering meeting management, policy hosting, and board evaluation functionality — overlapping nearly 1:1 with Sparq's education-vertical feature set.
• Boardable: Board portal software targeting nonprofits, associations, and school boards with paperless meetings, document storage, and board member engagement tools. Competes in adjacent customer segments with comparable product scope.
• Passageways (OnSemble): Board and employee portal software for schools, hospitals, and credit unions. Comparable on board meeting management and document distribution; now part of the Diligent ecosystem but historically a direct competitor to Sparq.

Emerging players

• GrowthZone: Association management software (AMS) for chambers, trade associations, and member-based organizations. Most directly comparable to Sparq's AMS module — the master data hub around which Sparq's suite is built.
• MemberClicks: Association management platform offering member databases, event registration, and communication tools for small-staff associations. Competes with Sparq's AMS in the association vertical segment.
• Wild Apricot: Cloud-based membership management software for small associations and nonprofits, covering contacts, events, and online payments. Adjacent competitor to Sparq's AMS for association-segment buyers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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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