DEVENTit

What DEVENTit does

DEVENTit B.V. is a Dutch private limited company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Bunschoten, Netherlands, with 11-50 employees. The company develops and markets "Atlantis," a modular, web-based collection management software platform used to register, manage, and publicly present archival and heritage collections. The platform's core product, Atlantis Collectiebeheer, is delivered with a suite of vertical modules covering archives (Atlantis Archiefbeheer), museums (Atlantis Museum), archaeology (Atlantis Archeologie, aligned to the RCE Archeologisch Basisregister), image banks (Beeldbank), company history (Atlantis Bedrijfshistorie), persons records, dossiers, books and printed sources, crowdsourcing, and Linked Open Data publishing, plus a lower-priced Lite tier for smaller heritage organizations. Atlantis complies with international description standards (ISAD(G), ISAAR(CPF), ISDF, RiCo, Spectrum, MDTO) and Dutch frameworks such as Museumnorm and Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed, and integrates with Dutch government registries (BAG, e-Depots, Zaaksystemen) and external AI tools for transcription, metadata enrichment, and image tagging. Hosting is in the Netherlands on mirrored infrastructure across two physical locations.

The company operates a subscription licensing model with three tiers, modular add-ons, and multi-year contracts in which upgrades and new versions are bundled, supplemented by professional services including training and consultancy. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field-sales targeting Dutch archives, museums, municipalities, archaeological organizations, companies, and heritage associations, supported by demo scheduling, quote requests, downloadable brochures, a newsletter, a customer user group ("Gebruikersgroep"), and dedicated support and training programs. The disclosed customer footprint totals at least 280 instances across 70+ archive services, 110+ museums, 40+ municipalities, 15+ companies, 10+ archaeological organizations, and 35+ heritage organizations, with marquee references including Naturalis Biodiversity Center, Nationaal Archief, Paleis Het Loo, Gemeente Nijmegen, and Collectie Overijssel. DEVENTit is privately held with no disclosed institutional investors or parent company and operates primarily in the Netherlands with an initial cross-border presence in Belgium (Erfgoedcel Brugge).

Name

DEVENTit

Legal name

DEVENTit B.V.

Website

https://deventit.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DEVENTit B.V. is a Dutch software company that develops Atlantis, a modular web-based collection management platform serving Dutch archives, museums, municipalities, archaeology organizations, and heritage associations with standards-compliant record-keeping and public presentation.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bunschoten

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Subscription-based licensing model with three license tiers. Customers choose from base license models and add modules and services as needed. Upgrades and new versions included in service.
2. Professional Services: Training and consultancy services for implementation and maximizing application usage

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

DEVENTit develops and licenses Atlantis, a modular web-based collection management software platform used by archives, museums, municipalities, archaeological organizations, and heritage associations to register, manage, and present their collections. The offering combines a core administration environment with a public-facing presentation layer, supported by specialized modules (museum, archive, archaeology, crowdsourcing, Linked Open Data, dossiers, persons, beeldbank, company history, books and printed sources) and a Lite version for smaller organizations. Revenue is generated through subscription-based software licensing across three license tiers plus professional training and consultancy services.

Product overview

DEVENTit's Atlantis is a modular web-based collection management platform consisting of a core product (Atlantis Collectiebeheer) with specialized add-on modules. The platform serves archive services, museums, archaeology, corporate history, and heritage organizations. Key modules include Atlantis Museum for museum collection management, Atlantis Archiefbeheer for archive management, Atlantis Linked Open Data for publishing open data, Atlantis Crowdsourcing for public engagement, Atlantis Archeologie for archaeological data, and Atlantis Collectiebeheer Lite for smaller organizations. The system follows international standards (ISAD(G), ISAAR(CPF), ISDF, RiCo, Spectrum, MDTO) and offers three license models with additional modules and services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Atlantis Collectiebeheer: Webbased collection management software for archives and heritage collections
• Atlantis Museum
• Atlantis Archiefbeheer
• Atlantis Collectiebeheer Lite

Products and services

• Atlantis Collectiebeheer Web-based collection management software for registering, managing, and presenting archive and heritage collections; follows international standards and supports Linked Open Data publication. Target users: archives, museums, municipalities, and heritage organizations.
• Atlantis Museum Module providing full collection management and online presentation for museums following international description guidelines, suitable for small, medium, and large museums.
• Atlantis Archiefbeheer Comprehensive archive management module for archive institutions covering acquisition registration, inventories, depot management, and online presentation.
• Atlantis Linked Open Data Module for publishing and using Linked Open Data according to Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed guidelines, enabling interoperability with external knowledge bases.
• Atlantis Crowdsourcing Module for engaging the public in describing and enriching collections through annotations, personal stories, and crowdsourcing features.
• Atlantis Archeologie Module for managing archaeological data including objects, excavations, projects, and depot management, aligned with RCE Archeologisch Basisregister standards.
• Beeldbank Module for managing and publishing visual, audio, video materials, and documents as part of a collection.
• Atlantis Bedrijfshistorie Module for managing company historical and business heritage collections and making them accessible to employees, stakeholders, and the public.
• Atlantis Personen Module for registering and presenting civil registry records, population registers, and personal mentions.
• Atlantis Dossiers Complete archive solution for dossiers such as construction files and case files, including data from external systems.
• Atlantis Boeken en Gedrukte Bronnen Module for managing and presenting books, printed materials, library catalogs, and newspaper archives.
• Atlantis Collectiebeheer Lite Lightweight version of the Atlantis collection management software offered at accessible rates for smaller heritage organizations.
• Atlantis Training and Consultancy Training and consultancy services that help customers implement Atlantis and maximize application usage, including user group community support.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70+ archive services, 110+ museums, 40+ municipalities, 15+ companies, 10+ archaeological organizations, 35+ heritage organizations use Atlantis

Named customers22 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed (NDE)coreTechnology or IntegrationAtlantis follows guidelines of Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed for making collections sustainably usable, visible, and accessible. Fully NDE-compatible for Linked Open Data publishing.
• BAG (Basisregistratie Adressen en Gebouwen)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration with BAG for municipality module providing address and building registry data
• e-Depot SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationAtlantis integrates with e-Depot systems, supporting both sending and receiving data for publication purposes
• NDE TermennetwerkcoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal thesaurus connection for standardized terminology management
• AAT (Art & Architecture Thesaurus)coreTechnology or IntegrationExternal thesaurus connection for standardized terminology management
• WikidatacoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal thesaurus connection for Linked Open Data enrichment
• RCE Archeologisch BasisregistercoreTechnology or IntegrationExternal terminology list connection for archaeology module information model

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Open Text Corporation: OpenText is a large enterprise content and records management vendor whose archive and document management suites overlap with Atlantis Archiefbeheer and Atlantis Dossiers. While much broader in scope and serving enterprise and public-sector records, it competes for archive and municipality IT budgets.
• DocuWare: DocuWare provides cloud document management and workflow automation used by municipalities and SMBs across Europe. Comparable to Atlantis Dossiers and municipality modules as competing solutions for managing dossiers, citizen requests, and records in the same Dutch public-sector buyer base.

Direct peers

• Vernon Systems: Vernon Systems provides Vernon CMS and eHive for museum and gallery collection management in Australasia and globally. Comparable to Atlantis Museum as a vertical SaaS for museums managing object records, with similar public-facing collection presentation functionality.
• Lucidea: Lucidea offers Cuadra and other knowledge, library, and archives management platforms used by special libraries, museums, and archives. Directly comparable to Atlantis Archiefbeheer and Atlantis Museum in serving cultural heritage and archival institutions with similar collection and records management workflows.
• Gallery Systems: Gallery Systems provides The Museum System (TMS), a leading collection management platform used by museums worldwide. Directly comparable to Atlantis Museum as a standards-compliant CMS for museum collections, with overlapping target customers in cultural heritage institutions.
• Axiell Group: Axiell is the leading Nordic and European provider of collection management software for archives, libraries, and museums (e.g., EMu, Adlib, Arena). Directly comparable to DEVENTit's Atlantis as a vertical SaaS for heritage and archive institutions with similar international standards compliance and public-sector focus.
• Mode Internationale Software (Adlib): Mode (formerly Adlib Information Systems) provides Adlib Museum and Adlib Archive software, a Dutch and European collection management platform directly comparable to Atlantis. Competes in the same Dutch and Benelux heritage and archive market with similar standards-based architecture.

Emerging players

• Transkribus: Transkribus is a specialized AI-driven handwritten text recognition platform used by archives and libraries. Compares to Atlantis's external AI transcription integration as an enabling/threatening adjacent technology that heritage institutions may adopt alongside or instead of Atlantis workflows.
• Aveniq: Aveniq offers digital archive and document management solutions in Switzerland serving public-sector and heritage-adjacent institutions. Partially comparable to Atlantis Archiefbeheer and Atlantis Dossiers, with overlap in public-sector archive workflows but a different geographic footprint.

Others

• Netwerk Digitaal Erfgoed (NDE): NDE is the Dutch national network for digital heritage that sets the Linked Open Data and terminology guidelines Atlantis follows. Relevant as a non-commercial ecosystem player, standard-setter, and de facto gatekeeper for Dutch heritage software vendors including DEVENTit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/atlantistweets
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/deventit-b.v.

Compliance1 record

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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