What IONET Software does

IONET Software Ltd. is a privately held New Zealand software vendor specialising in the IBM Lotus Notes/Domino ecosystem. Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Paekakariki, Wellington, the company sells a portfolio of Notes-native (NSF) tools — Pipeliner, Pipeliner Lite, NSF Exporter, FT Search Manager, Change Manager and Workflow Manager — that address the full Notes/Domino lifecycle: enterprise mail and application migration to SharePoint, Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Box, Exchange/PST and document formats (HTML/PDF/PDF-A/XML); archiving of production mail and applications; cross-database and file-system search including Discovery/Compliance and iNotes Mobile; Domino server change control; and document-based workflow for Notes, Web and XPages. All products ship as Notes databases running inside the Notes Client or on Domino Servers, requiring no external executables, which differentiates them from generalist migration tools.

The company monetises primarily through subscription licensing tiered by mail databases, application databases, users or servers, alongside a perpetual option for FT Search Manager (1–250 users) and OEM embedding. Quote-based pricing, a 1-month obligation-free trial, free downloadable trial NSF databases, and full remote migration support included in the product price form the core commercial mechanics. Go-to-market combines an enterprise demo-driven direct sales motion (Request Online Demo / Contact Us for a Demo CTAs across all product pages), a self-serve product-led growth layer via trial downloads, YouTube product demos and PDF datasheets, and a global network of eight named regional channel partners (Netherlands, USA, Baltics, Hong Kong/APAC, Germany, Australia/NZ, Spain, Switzerland). Customers include named enterprise and government accounts such as Heineken, Singapore Power, US Steel, Tata Steel, Continental Tyres, NZ Police, State of Missouri and the NZ Ministry of Health across 25+ countries.

IONET operates with 1–10 employees, has no disclosed funding, no parent company, and no public financial reporting. Its strategic position is that of a deep specialist monetising both the retirement (migration) and continued-operation (archiving, search, change management, workflow) phases of a structurally declining legacy platform — Lotus Notes/Domino — relying on domain expertise, Notes-native delivery and a distributed partner network rather than scale or capital intensity.

Name

IONET Software

Legal name

IONET Software Ltd.

Website

https://ionetsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

IONET Software is a New Zealand-based specialist vendor of IBM Lotus Notes/Domino software, selling Notes-native migration, archiving, search, change management and workflow tools to enterprises and governments retiring or continuing to operate Domino infrastructure globally.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Software - Lotus Notes/Domino Migration & Management

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Batch ETL/ELT Platforms (HDAEACAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

OCR, ICR & Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) (BPAAAKAB), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG), IT Operations Management (ITOM) Platforms (HDAEALAC)

Keywords

• Lotus Notes migration
• Domino archiving
• Enterprise content migration
• Notes database search
• Domino server management

Headquarters

HQ city

Wellington

HQ country

New Zealand

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Perpetual): Products are licensed per number of Mail Databases, Application Databases, Servers, or Users depending on the product. Mail Archives are priced at 25% of Production Mail Database pricing. Perpetual purchase model available for FT Search Manager (1-250 users) and OEM licensing.
2. Subscription Licensing: FT Search Manager and Workflow Manager offer per-user per-month subscription licensing that includes maintenance, new releases, bugfixes and support. Allows customers to use the product for only as many people as needed, for only as long as needed.
3. Maintenance and Support: All products include maintenance and support for the first year, optional thereafter. Full remote support for migrations is included in the product price.
4. Migration Services (Professional Services): Customers can self-perform migrations, or subcontract migration work to IONET or any Business Partner. IONET offers full remote support for the duration of migrations included in the price.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

IONET Software develops and sells Notes-native (NSF) software for the IBM Lotus Notes and Domino platform, focused on enterprise migration, archiving, multi-database search, Domino server change management, and document-based workflow. The product suite includes the Pipeliner (full and Lite) migration platform, NSF Exporter for mail migration, FT Search Manager, Change Manager, Workflow Manager, and Client Automation Tool. All products are delivered as Notes Databases that run natively within the Notes Client or on Domino Servers.

Product overview

IONET Software offers a suite of enterprise-grade Lotus Notes and Domino migration, archival, search, and management tools organized around the Pipeliner platform. The core product is the Pipeliner (enterprise) and Pipeliner Lite (lightweight), which migrate Notes Mail, Applications, Databases, Domino Doc, and Quickr to SharePoint, Google Workspace, Box, Microsoft 365, Exchange, PST, HTML, PDF, PDF/A, or XML. Supporting products include: NSF Exporter for lightweight user-driven mail migration; FT Search Manager for multi-database searching across Notes, iNotes, Applications, File Systems, and Quickr; File Indexer for File System search indexing; Discovery Search for compliance/litigation searching; Export Search for user-driven data export; Client Automation Tool for managing local Notes data; Change Manager for Domino server change control and management; and Workflow Manager for document-based workflow automation in Notes and XPages. The Pipeliner platform handles enterprise-scale parallel migrations while Pipeliner Lite and NSF Exporter enable distributed self-service migration. FT Search Manager extends native Notes search across multiple databases and platforms with discovery, faceted, and iNotes mobile search capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pipeliner: Enterprise-grade migration and archival platform for Lotus Notes and Domino Mail, Applications, Databases, Domino Doc and Quickr to SharePoint, Google Workspace, Box, Microsoft 365, Exchange/PST, HTML, PDF or XML.
• Pipeliner Lite
• NSF Exporter
• FT Search Manager
• Change Manager
• Workflow Manager
• Client Automation Tool

Products and services

• Pipeliner Enterprise-grade migration and archival platform for IBM Lotus Notes and Domino environments. Migrates Notes Mail, Applications, Databases, Domino Doc, and Quickr to SharePoint, Google Workspace, Box, Microsoft 365, Exchange/PST, HTML, PDF, PDF/A, or XML. Supports parallel processing of up to 10 databases simultaneously, delta migrations, profile-driven management, automated database feeding, and comprehensive logging/auditing. Preserves high-fidelity Notes UI elements including Form UI, Views, Embedded Views, Tabbed Tables, Security, Sections, Doclinks, Images, Attachments, and Rich Text. Designed for large-scale enterprise deployments.
• Pipeliner Lite Lightweight, user-driven migration tool for Lotus Notes and Domino applications. Operates directly within the Notes Client environment without requiring additional migration infrastructure. Migrates Notes applications to HTML, PDF, PDF/A, and SharePoint. Supports XSLT-based output customisation and tailored formatting for individual applications.
• NSF Exporter Lightweight user-driven migration tool for Lotus Notes Mail. Runs as a Notes Database within the Notes Client, enabling users to migrate Notes Mail, Archives, Calendar, Tasks, Contacts, and Notes to Exchange, PST, and Microsoft 365. Supports delta migration, background processing, encrypted mail handling, and multi-platform clients (Windows, macOS, Linux).
• FT Search Manager Multi-database full-text search tool for IBM Lotus Notes and Domino environments. Searches Notes Mail, Archives, Applications, File Systems, Sametime Chats, Quickr, and Mail Journals simultaneously from Notes Client, iNotes (Full and Mobile), Browser, or Web Service. Includes faceted searching, search-within-results, Discovery/Compliance searching, attachment name searching, OEM/customisation options, and multi-language support.
• Change Manager Change Control, Change Management, and Change Reporting tool for Domino Server configuration and security settings. Monitors Server Documents, Groups, ACLs, Database Designs, Log Entries, User Certification, User Sessions, Registry Keys, NOTES.INIs, and Directory modifications. Supports Change Control approval workflows, scheduled reporting, server availability monitoring (every minute), INI comparisons, and snapshot/benchmarking features for ITIL/SOX compliance and audit trails.
• Workflow Manager Document-based workflow engine for IBM Lotus Notes/Domino from version 7 upwards, including XPages. Supports Serial, Multiple Approver, and Parallel workflow types. Works with both Notes and Web clients simultaneously. Allows mobile device participation, dynamic delegation, escalation with holiday/business-hours logic, custom email generation, and source code is provided to customers for full customisability.
• Client Automation Tool Automatic, centralised management of local Lotus Notes Mail, Archives, Address Books, and Chats on user workstations. Runs invisibly in the background of the Notes Client via a Notes Desktop Policy startup database. Performs identification, decryption, synchronisation, upload to Domino Server, or PST export of local data.

Quantifiable outcome

• Full remote support for migrations included in product price, eliminating need for separate services engagement
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered regional.

• LialisregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDutch Lotus Solution Provider specialising in high-quality Lotus Domino/Notes solutions with outstanding personal support, fair pricing, and no nonsense. Represents IONET in the Netherlands.
• Kim Greene ConsultingregionalImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartneriSeries Domino consulting firm offering services from installing and configuring Domino servers, to performance analysis, system and application tuning, enterprise integration, and Java and Domino integration. Represents IONET in the USA.
• CYONEregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFounded September 2006, CYONE's mission is to offer the best products and solutions in the information technology industry, specialising in Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, and Latvia.
• Macro SystemsregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOne of the key IBM Premier Business Partners in Hong Kong, dedicated to providing business computing solutions and services to local and international corporations. Represents IONET in Hong Kong/APAC.
• Notes ITregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIBM Business Partner since 1992, offering products, add-ons, and services for Lotus Notes/Domino, Web content management, and portal systems. Represents IONET in Germany.
• Certus (Certus Digital)regionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIBM Platinum Business Partner whose mission is to help organisations evolve into intelligent digital businesses that remain relevant in digitally disrupted times. Represents IONET in Australia and New Zealand.
• IttakaregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSpanish company specialising in Notes/Domino technologies. Represents IONET in Spain.
• LaurusregionalChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSwiss IT solutions and service provider offering a wide range of demanding CRM tasks and services. Represents IONET in Switzerland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TransVault: Vendor of enterprise archiving and migration tools for Notes/Domino, Exchange, and other platforms. Directly comparable to IONET's Pipeliner archiving path and Notes-to-modern-platform migrations.
• Binary Tree: Long-standing specialist in Notes/Domino to Exchange and Office 365 mail, application, and free/busy migrations. Most direct competitor to IONET's Pipeliner and NSF Exporter for the Microsoft 365 target.
• Panagenda: Provider of Notes/Domino administration, analytics, and migration tools. Comparable to IONET's Change Manager and adjacent to the Pipeliner for managing Domino estates during modernization.
• BCC Group (formerly TDi Technologies / BCC MailSuite): Vendor of Notes/Domino migration and management tools used in Notes retirement projects. Directly comparable to IONET's Pipeliner and NSF Exporter for enterprise mail and application migrations.
• Prominic.NET: IBM Business Partner offering Domino/Notes cloud hosting, managed services, and migration. Overlaps with IONET's migration platform and serves the same retiring-Notes customer segment.
• Teamstudio: Long-time Notes/Domino ISV offering development, administration, and modernization tools. Overlaps with IONET's Workflow Manager and Change Manager for the same Domino administrator and developer buyer.
• Ytria: Specialist vendor of Notes/Domino administration and database management tools. Comparable to IONET's Change Manager for the Domino server administrator persona.

Emerging players

• OnTime (IntraVision): Notes/Domino-native team and workflow application. Comparable to IONET's Workflow Manager as a document-based workflow engine for the same Notes customer base.
• Ciracom: Consulting and software firm specializing in IBM Domino, Connections, and enterprise content modernization. Comparable as a regional Notes-modernization specialist overlapping with IONET's migration footprint.

Broad incumbents

• Quest Software: Large enterprise software vendor with a Notes Migrator for Exchange/Office 365 product line and broader migration/onboarding tools. A broader incumbent that overlaps IONET's migration and coexistence capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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