What SM-IAGI Universitas Gadjah Mada does

SIMASTER UGM is the integrated academic information system operated by Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Indonesia's oldest public state university, founded in 1949 and headquartered in Yogyakarta. The platform serves UGM's internal community — students, lecturers, staff, and parents/guardians — by consolidating academic, research, and community service administration into a single system of record. Core functions include course registration, academic record management, research administration, and graduate tracer studies.

The platform is built around a web interface supplemented by segment-specific mobile applications (Student vNEXT, Lecturer/Staff vNEXT, and Parent vNEXT) and is integrated with UGM's single sign-on (SSO) infrastructure for unified identity management. A dedicated Tracer Study module supports alumni outcome capture, and registration pathways cover both domestic and International Undergraduate Program (IUP) admissions for upcoming academic years. The technology stack is positioned as a standard institutional information system without disclosed AI/ML components.

The business model is non-commercial: SIMASTER is provided free of charge to all UGM community members as institutional infrastructure. There is no external pricing, no third-party customer base, and no revenue mechanism. Operations are funded as a university cost center rather than as a standalone business, making SIMASTER analytically distinct from a venture-scale software company.

Name

SM-IAGI Universitas Gadjah Mada

Legal name

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Website

https://sm-iagi.ft.ugm.ac.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SIMASTER UGM is the integrated academic information system of Universitas Gadjah Mada, serving students, lecturers, staff, and parents with academic, research, and community service administration as a free institutional platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Yogyakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. Free Academic Services: SIMASTER UGM is provided as a free service by Universitas Gadjah Mada to its academic community. No revenue is generated from end users.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

SIMASTER UGM (Sistem Informasi Akademik, Penelitian, dan Pengabdian Masyarakat) is an integrated academic information system for Universitas Gadjah Mada covering academic, research, and community service functions. It is delivered as a web portal at simaster.ugm.ac.id and as native mobile applications on Android and iOS for students, lecturers/staff, and parents/guardians, and is authenticated via the UGM Single Sign-On (CAS) system.

Product overview

SIMASTER UGM is a unified academic information system platform for Universitas Gadjah Mada consisting of multiple integrated modules. The core system (SIMASTER UGM/Simaster Core) serves as the central portal for Academic, Research, and Community Service functions. The platform includes specialized vNEXT variants for different user segments: students, lecturers/staff, and parents/guardians. Supporting modules include KRS (course registration), account registration for new students, parent account activation, and survey functionality with PIN-based authentication. The system is accessible via web portal and dedicated mobile applications for Android and iOS, with SSO integration for unified authentication across UGM services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Simaster Core: Academic, Research, and Community Service Information System for UGM Civitas (Core system)
• Simaster UGM vNEXT Student
• Simaster UGM vNEXT Lecturer/Staff
• Simaster UGM vNEXT Parent

Products and services

• SIMASTER UGM (Simaster Core) The primary academic information system of Universitas Gadjah Mada, covering Academic, Research, and Community Service (Pengabdian Masyarakat) functions. Available as a web portal at simaster.ugm.ac.id and as a mobile application for Android and iOS. Used by the UGM academic community (Civitas Akademika).
• Simaster UGM vNEXT Student New version of SIMASTER with a redesigned interface and user experience specifically for UGM students. Available on Android (Google Play) and iOS (App Store).
• Simaster UGM vNEXT Lecturer/Staff New version of SIMASTER with a redesigned interface and user experience for UGM lecturers (Dosen) and education staff (Tendik). Available on Android and iOS.
• Simaster UGM vNEXT Parent New version of SIMASTER with a redesigned interface and user experience for parents/guardians of UGM students (batch 2019 and after). Available on Android and iOS.

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

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Integration2 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• PD Dikti / Feeder Dikti: Indonesian Ministry of Education's national higher-education student database that integrates with university-level SIS implementations including SIMASTER. Adjacent enabling infrastructure rather than a direct competitor.

Emerging players

• PowerSchool: K-12 and higher-ed technology provider with student information systems. Tangentially comparable in SIS functionality, though primarily K-12 focused rather than higher education.

Regional players

• Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember (ITS): Indonesian public university operating its own academic platform (MyITS). Comparable as a regional university with an in-house SIS, providing a model for how SIMASTER-style platforms vary across Indonesian institutions.
• Universitas Indonesia (UI): Indonesia's other top national public university, operating its own academic information system (IUM/OCW). Geographic and category peer, fellow 'Big 4' Indonesian university, with overlapping student and lecturer segments.
• Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB): Indonesian public university with its own academic information system (Aktivitas, Sister). Comparable as a top-tier Indonesian public university operating in-house SIS, but with different institutional scope.

Direct peers

• Jenzabar: Specialist higher-ed SIS vendor serving small and mid-sized universities. Most directly comparable to SIMASTER in being a purpose-built academic platform, though commercial rather than in-house.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Cloud enterprise platform with Workday Student, a modern cloud-native SIS for universities. Competes in the same higher-ed SIS category as SIMASTER, with a global commercial footprint and large R&D budget.
• Anthology (Campus Management): Provider of Campus Management SIS and broader higher-ed technology suite. Comparable to SIMASTER in scope of academic, admissions, and student lifecycle functionality.
• Oracle PeopleSoft Campus Solutions: Oracle's higher-ed SIS offering, widely deployed at large universities worldwide. Directly competes with SIMASTER in academic, student records, and course management functionality.
• Ellucian: Leading global provider of SIS solutions (Banner, PowerCampus) for higher education institutions. Direct competitor in the academic information system category that SIMASTER operates in, but serves hundreds of universities commercially versus SIMASTER's single-institution scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dssdi.ugm
• Instagraminstagram.com/bsre.id
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sma-negeri-1-bojonegoro

Compliance1 record

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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