Argentic Software

What Argentic Software does

Argentic Software is a Portland, Oregon-based independent software agency specializing in user interface design and data visualization. The studio has operated for nearly two decades as a small, founder-led team of 1–10 employees, building custom software, interactive UI, and data-driven products for a roster of consumer brands, creative agencies, and public-sector clients. Named engagements include Disney, Nike, Mitsubishi, Levi's, Wieden+Kennedy, Time Warner Cable, and the Oregon State Lottery, indicating a focus on visually rich, brand-sensitive work for sophisticated buyers.

The studio's flagship commercial product is GreenGlass, a data visualization and analytics platform for academic and public libraries. GreenGlass is distributed through OCLC, the world's largest library cooperative, and is used by 300+ institutions to analyze collections, usage, and operational metrics. Underlying technology centers on interactive dashboards and visual analytics tuned for non-technical library staff, differentiating the product through usability rather than raw data engineering scale.

Argentic's business model combines project-based professional services (custom software, UI/UX, and data visualization engagements) with product revenue from GreenGlass. Distribution to libraries flows almost entirely through the OCLC channel, which provides institutional reach without a direct sales motion. The overall model is consistent with a profitable, bootstrap-scale boutique: limited headcount, high-margin client work, and a niche recurring product line that has compounded organically over the studio's operating life.

Name

Argentic Software

Legal name

Argentic

Website

https://argenticsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Argentic Software is a Portland, Oregon-based independent software agency specializing in UI design and data visualization. It builds custom interactive software for major brands and agencies while operating GreenGlass, a library analytics product distributed through OCLC to 300+ academic and public libraries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Software development services
• User interface design
• Data visualization
• Custom software agency
• Prototype development

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Development Services: Custom software design and development services for startups and enterprises. Includes UI design, prototyping, and incremental development. Revenue generated through project-based engagements with upfront and milestone-based payments.
2. Agency Partnership Services: Subcontractor services for other agencies that need technical execution help for their clients. These agencies trust Argentic to deliver on creative ideas.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Argentic Software is an independent software agency providing custom software design and development services with specialization in user interface design and data visualization. The firm builds software for startups, enterprises, and other agencies through prototype-first and incremental development engagements, often functioning as a trusted technical execution subcontractor for marketing and advertising agencies. Its most notable built product is GreenGlass, a data visualization and decision support tool used by 300+ academic libraries across three continents.

Product overview

Argentic Software is an independent software agency specializing in user interface design and data visualization. Rather than offering a single unified product, the company provides custom software development services and has built notable products for clients, most prominently GreenGlass — a data visualization and collection management tool for academic libraries that was originally developed for Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) and subsequently acquired by OCLC. The company's portfolio includes projects across financial services (Vero ATM interfaces), on-demand manufacturing (MakeTime), academic libraries (GreenGlass/WorldCat integration), and mobile applications. Argentic works with both startups and enterprise clients including Disney, Nike, Mitsubishi, Levi's, and Time Warner Cable.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom Software Design and Development Services Custom software design and development services that take clients from concept through prototype to production software. Includes UI design, prototyping, and incremental development with engagement starting small and building through long-term partnerships. Served across startups, enterprise corporations, government, nonprofits, and advertising agencies.
• Agency Partnership / Subcontracting Services White-label technical execution services provided to marketing and advertising agencies that need outside help bringing creative ideas to life for their clients. Argentic is trusted by agencies to deliver on their creative vision when internal capacity is constrained.
• GreenGlass Data visualization and decision support tool for academic libraries that helps users understand the broad patterns and trends in their book collections, make informed decisions quickly, and coordinate work with other libraries regionally and nationally. Features collection analysis, visual cross-analysis with HathiTrust, geographic mapping, and cooperative modeling across library networks. Used by 300+ academic libraries across three continents.

Quantifiable outcome

• 300+ academic libraries across three continents using GreenGlass for collection management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OCLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015After OCLC acquired Sustainable Collection Services (SCS) and their GreenGlass product in 2015, OCLC continued and expanded its partnership with Argentic. The partnership accelerated the pace of design and development for new features and continues to this day. Argentic originally built GreenGlass for SCS starting in 2012.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• thoughtbot: Boutique consultancy offering custom product design and software development for startups and enterprises, with a comparable small-team, high-touch engagement model focused on design-led execution.
• Work & Co: Digital product studio that designs and builds custom software and digital experiences for major brands — directly comparable in the design-and-engineer-for-enterprise category.
• DockYard: Custom software consultancy specializing in product engineering and UX for startups and enterprises, with a similar project-based services model and portfolio of branded clients.
• Pivotal Labs: Software consultancy offering custom product development and embedded engineering teams — closely aligned with Argentic's model of small expert teams building products for enterprises and startups.

Broad incumbents

• Huge: Larger digital agency offering design, technology, and data services to enterprise clients — overlapping in UI design and custom product development but at greater scale and broader portfolio.
• R/GA: Global digital agency with design, technology, and consulting capabilities — competes for the same kind of design-and-build-for-major-brand engagements Argentic performs.
• Frog Design (frog): Established design and innovation consultancy with capabilities in UI design and product prototyping — overlaps with Argentic's design-led approach but serves a much broader set of enterprise and agency clients.
• IDEO: Global design and innovation firm with deep UX and product design expertise — comparable in design-led custom engagements and cross-industry portfolio work.

Emerging players

• Column Five: Data visualization and content marketing agency — directly comparable in the data-visualization niche Argentic occupies with GreenGlass, serving similar enterprise and editorial clients.

Others

• Tableau Professional Services (Salesforce): Broader data-visualization ecosystem player; not a direct competitor for custom development work but adjacent in the data visualization tooling space Argentic serves.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/argenticsoft
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/argentic-software

Revenue estimate

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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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