What Informat Schoolsoftware CV does

Informat Schoolsoftware CV is a Belgian private software company headquartered in Diksmuide that provides a cloud-based SaaS school administration platform primarily to primary, secondary, and higher education institutions in the Flanders region of Belgium. Founded in 1988 and operating fully online since 2001, the company has built a centralized platform that handles student administration, staff records (including electronic personnel dossiers), absence tracking, school-to-parent communication, invoicing, online payments, school shops, and book ordering. The core portfolio is organized into two K-12 packages — Informat Start (foundation) and Informat Plus (full administration with invoicing and payments) — plus the Beleidswijzer policy dashboard included in every license, and the BaMaFlex! and PersAdmin! products for higher education administration and personnel management. The platform is differentiated by deep, continuously updated integrations with Flemish regulatory systems (Discimus, DaVinci, Databank Hoger Onderwijs), the Smartschool learning environment, Exact Online accounting, Twikey and MultiSafepay payment rails, Standaard Boekhandel book ordering, and the parent company's Scoodle Track scheduling solution, with APIs available for personnel declarations and accounting data flows.

The company operates on a recurring annual subscription model with transparent, institution-level pricing tailored at the school, school network, or governing body. Distribution is direct via the company website and sales team, supplemented by the distribution and training reach of its parent company, Plantyn (a Flemish educational publisher that acquired Informat in March 2013). At scale, Informat reports 2,685 schools and 33,650 monthly active users on its platform, and offers free one-time data conversion as a switching incentive from competing school administration platforms. The company's go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-oriented within its vertical, with onboarding, helpdesk support, and the Plantyn Academy training channel driving adoption and retention.

Name

Informat Schoolsoftware CV

Legal name

Informat Schoolsoftware CV

Website

https://informatsoftware.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Informat Schoolsoftware CV is a Belgian cloud-based SaaS provider of school administration software serving approximately 2,685 primary, secondary, and higher education schools in the Flanders region, owned by educational publisher Plantyn since 2013.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Administration Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Student Information Systems (SIS) & School Administration Platforms (EDAJAMAB)

Keywords

• School administration software
• Student information system
• Education SaaS platform
• Higher education administration
• School billing software

Headquarters

HQ city

Diksmuide

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (SaaS): Informat operates as a cloud-based subscription platform. Schools pay for a license (either Informat Start or Informat Plus) with transparent pricing. Beleidswijzer is included in every license. Pricing is customized at the level of the school, school network, or governing body.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Informat Schoolsoftware provides a cloud-based school administration SaaS platform for primary, secondary, and higher education institutions in Flanders, Belgium. The platform centralizes student administration, staff administration, absence tracking, school communication, invoicing, online payments, and policy analytics in a single web-based system, with higher education served by separate BaMaFlex! and PersAdmin! products.

Product overview

Informat is a unified cloud-based school administration platform providing solutions for primary, secondary, and higher education. The core portfolio consists of two main packages: Informat Start (foundation package with student administration, staff administration, absence management, and school communication) and Informat Plus (full package adding registration/reservation, invoicing, online payments, school shop, and book ordering). Both include the Beleidswijzer policy dashboard module. For higher education, separate products BaMaFlex! (student/academic administration) and PersAdmin! (personnel administration) address the specific needs of universities and colleges. Additional optional modules include Voorinschrijvingen (pre-registration), Internaat (boarding), and Leerlingenvervoer (student transport).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Informat Start: Basic school administration package including student administration, staff administration, absences, and school communication.
• Informat Plus
• Beleidswijzer
• BaMaFlex!
• PersAdmin!

Products and services

• Informat Start Foundation school administration package providing student administration (leerlingenadministratie), staff administration (personeelsadministratie), absence management (afwezigheden), and school communication (schoolcommunicatie) modules for primary and secondary schools in Flanders. Includes the Beleidswijzer policy dashboard module.
• Informat Plus Full school administration package combining all Informat Start features plus registration and reservation, invoicing (Rekeningen), online payment via Twikey/MultiSafepay, school shop, and book ordering through Standaard Boekhandel. Targets primary and secondary schools needing end-to-end administration.
• Beleidswijzer Policy dashboard module providing real-time insight into staff and student data for personnel and student policy decisions, including personnel policy analytics (Bradford factor) and student policy analytics. Included in every Informat license.
• BaMaFlex! Higher education administration software for managing educational offerings, student enrollment, study programs, exemptions, mobility, exams, deliberations, and reporting. Includes a web portal for students and lecturers. Targets universities and hogescholen in Flanders.
• PersAdmin! Higher education personnel administration system covering electronic personnel dossier (EPD), budget module, payroll processing, and salary analytics. Developed in collaboration with the higher education sector. Targets universities and hogescholen in Flanders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free one-time data conversion service for schools switching from other platforms
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 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

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• PlantyncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2013Plantyn (uitgeverij) acquired Informat in March 2013. Plantyn is a Flemish educational publisher and the parent company of Informat. The acquisition provides Informat with the backing of a stable, established educational publisher and access to Plantyn's broader ecosystem of educational products and distribution channels.
• SmartschoolcoreTechnology or IntegrationInformat syncs bi-directionally with Smartschool — student enrollments, data, class changes, and absences are continuously synchronized in both directions. Smartschool is a widely-used digital learning environment in Flemish schools, making this integration a key distribution and data-sharing mechanism.
• Scoodle TrackcoreTechnology or IntegrationScoodle Track is Plantyn's primary school solution for scheduling, lesson preparation, care policy, and student reporting. All students and classes in Informat automatically appear in Scoodle Track, creating a seamless workflow for primary school teachers.
• ExactcoreTechnology or IntegrationInvoices and credit notes created in iRekeningen are automatically and in real-time forwarded to Exact Online upon posting. Customer data is also automatically created and updated in Exact. Betaling tracking works from both Rekeningen and Exact. Exact is positioned as a market leader in accounting software with over 30 years of experience.
• Standaard BoekhandelminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Boeken bestellen module integrates with Standaard Boekhandel for school book ordering. Schools upload book lists, parents order via the parent portal, and bulk delivery goes to the school. Standaard Boekhandel provides support with composing book lists. Second-hand books are also available.
• DiscimuscoreTechnology or IntegrationStudent data from Informat is accurately forwarded to Discimus, including automatic error checking. Discimus is a Flemish government system for student data collection.
• DaVincicoreTechnology or IntegrationInformat follows all DaVinci developments to ensure accurate data input and forwarding to the DaVinci government system used in Flemish higher education.
• Plantyn AcademyminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPlantyn Academy consolidates training offerings for teachers and school staff connected to schools, including online courses on Informat and Scoodle. Training courses serve as an indirect GTM and adoption driver.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Somtoday: Dutch SIS and school administration platform serving primary, secondary, and vocational education. Highly comparable product surface (student administration, scheduling, communication, payments) and operates in the Dutch-speaking market adjacent to Informat's Flemish base.
• Managebac: International school management platform serving K-12 schools with student information, curriculum, and reporting functionality. Comparable in delivering an integrated SIS-plus-administration suite for schools, though focused on international schools globally.
• Magister: Established Dutch school administration platform providing student information, gradebook, scheduling, and parent communication. Comparable in target customer (K-12 schools) and the integrated SIS-plus-communication model that Informat also delivers.
• Schoolware: Belgian vendor offering student information and school administration tools for primary and secondary schools in Belgium, directly competing with Informat for the same Flemish customer base.
• Smartschool: Widely used Flemish digital learning environment that bi-directionally integrates with Informat but also offers overlapping school communication, class management, and learning workflows, making it both a partner and a direct competitor for school-level engagement.

Broad incumbents

• Instructure (Canvas): Global LMS provider (Canvas) with growing SIS and school administration features. Comparable as a school-focused platform, but operates at a much larger scale and broader geography than Informat.
• Itslearning: European K-12 LMS and learning platform with school administration capabilities. Broad incumbent in the same European education segment, offering a wider portfolio of tools than Informat's narrower SIS focus.
• Google Workspace for Education: Google's education productivity and classroom platform with communication, identity, and basic SIS integrations. A broad incumbent competing for the same school IT budgets across Europe, including Informat's Flemish customers.
• Microsoft Education: Microsoft 365 Education and Teams for Education provide school-wide communication, identity, and increasingly SIS-adjacent functionality. A broad incumbent whose existing presence in Flemish schools pressures the boundaries of Informat's niche.

Emerging players

• Skooler: European K-12 platform combining Microsoft 365 with school management, gradebook, and SIS features. Comparable in combining administration with classroom workflows, with particular relevance for Microsoft-aligned schools in Europe.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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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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