1MESSAGE

What 1MESSAGE does

1MESSAGE Technology Private Limited is a privately held Indian SaaS company headquartered in Bangalore with a branch office in Erode, Tamil Nadu, that has operated in the software solutions domain for nearly a decade. The company operates two core product lines: (1) 1message Campus, a comprehensive web-enabled student information management system for educational institutions covering pre-admissions, fee management, timetables, attendance, examinations, hostel, library (with barcode system), transport, and faculty/parent communication; and (2) SMS Messaging Solutions, comprising Push SMS (bulk and personalized messaging with multilingual support for Hindi, Kannada, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Punjabi, Gujarathi and Malayalam), ClubSMS (domain-tailored for service clubs and associations), and Short Code and Long Code two-way messaging services.

The platform is delivered exclusively as a managed cloud service hosted on Microsoft Windows Azure, accessible via modern browsers with no on-premise installation. The underlying technology stack is built on ASP.NET (C#, HTML, CSS, JQuery, SQL), with HTTP APIs exposed for developer integrations. Revenue mechanics combine SaaS subscription fees for the campus management product with usage-based charges for SMS messaging. The go-to-market is direct and primarily web-led, supplemented by a developer partner program targeting technical integrations. The company is privately held and appears to be founder-owned/bootstrapped, with no disclosed institutional funding or external investment.

Leadership consists of three named executives: CEO Sabanayaham P (IIT Mumbai alumni, 22 years of experience), Arun Gowda (Bangalore University engineer handling product and business affairs), and Arjun Mulumudi (JNT University Hyderabad, Developer in Chief). The customer base spans Indian educational institutions (primary vertical), clubs and associations, and any business or organization requiring bulk or transactional SMS. No revenue figures, customer counts, employee numbers, or financial metrics are publicly disclosed.

Name

1MESSAGE

Legal name

1MESSAGE TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED

Website

https://1message.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

1MESSAGE Technology is a Bangalore-based Indian SaaS company offering two product lines: 1message Campus (student information management for schools and colleges) and a suite of SMS messaging services (Push SMS, ClubSMS, Short Code, Long Code). The company serves educational institutions, clubs, and Indian businesses via a cloud-hosted platform built on ASP.NET and Microsoft Azure.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education and Communication Software

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Communications Services, Nec (4899)

akta.pro primary industry

Gradebook, Transcripts, Credits & Academic Records Management (EDAFAEAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Billing, Tuition, Fees & Payments (including Cafeteria/Meal Accounts) (EDAFAEAN), Collaboration & Communication Support (Email, Calendaring, VoIP, Video Conferencing) (EDALAMAG)

Keywords

• SMS messaging platform
• Campus management software
• Student information system
• Bulk SMS services
• Education sector SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Bengaluru

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SMS Messaging Services: SMS messaging platform providing Push SMS solutions, ClubSMS, Short Code and Long Code services. Revenue generated from SMS usage, likely based on per-message or subscription pricing.
2. Campus Management Software (SaaS): Comprehensive student information management system delivered as software-as-a-service. Educational institutions pay for access to the platform managed 24*7 on company servers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

1MESSAGE provides a SaaS-delivered student information management system (1message Campus) for schools, colleges, and universities covering admissions, fees, attendance, examinations, hostel, library, transport, and parent communication, alongside a web-based SMS messaging platform offering Push SMS, ClubSMS, Short Code, and Long Code services with multi-language Indian language support and TRAI-compliant Sender IDs.

Product overview

1MESSAGE offers two core product lines: (1) 1message Campus, a comprehensive student information management system for educational institutions covering admissions, academics, administration, and parent communications; and (2) SMS Messaging Solutions, a platform comprising Push SMS Solutions, ClubSMS, Short Code Solutions, and Long Code Solutions that enable bulk SMS, two-way messaging, and branded communication services for businesses, clubs, and educational institutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• 1message Campus: Comprehensive web-enabled campus management solution for educational institutions to manage student information, communications between institutions and parents.
• ClubSMS

Products and services

• 1message Campus Web-enabled student information management system for schools, colleges, and universities that manages pre-admissions and admissions, fee collection with alerts, courses/branches/subjects/department setup, timetables, attendance, examinations and results, email and SMS communication with parents, hostel management, library management with barcoding, exhaustive reports, a faculty module, a student/parent module, transport management, and performance assessment.
• Push SMS Solutions Web-based SMS application that lets users send messages to thousands of contacts from contact lists or uploaded Excel sheets, with Indian language support, personalized dynamic messaging, scheduled birthday/anniversary wishes, alerts and reminders, unlimited contacts and groups, alphanumeric Sender ID, delivery status tracking, and an SMS inbox for incoming messages.
• ClubSMS SMS messaging solution tailor-made for clubs and associations with features including group text messaging, sponsor ad appending for revenue generation, hierarchical access control for national-level organizations, birthday and anniversary scheduling, and printed contact slips.
• Short Code Solutions Two-way messaging service using 5-digit shortcodes (including extended shortcode format 56006xxx) and keywords that allows customers to opt-in or interact with an organization by sending SMS to a registered shortcode, suitable for organizations with multiple products or content offerings.
• Long Code Solutions Two-way messaging service that uses actual mobile numbers from telecom operators, providing a non-premium alternative to shortcodes and suited to lower-volume global SMS communications.

Quantifiable outcome

• Send SMS to thousands of customers/contacts at click of a mouse
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Microsoft (Windows Azure)coreTechnology or Integration1message Campus runs on Microsoft Windows Azure cloud technologies, providing the infrastructure foundation for their SaaS platform. This partnership ensures reliable cloud hosting with mobile-friendly access through modern browsers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Fedena (Foradian Technologies): School ERP platform widely adopted by schools and colleges in India and globally. Directly comparable as a competing Student Information System / school management suite with overlapping admissions, fee, and academic features.
• Classplus: India-headquartered SaaS that helps coaching institutes and tutors run their own branded apps for student and parent engagement. Comparable as a direct vertical peer serving educational institutions with subscription SaaS in India.
• Karix (Tanla Platforms): India-headquartered A2P SMS and cloud communications provider serving enterprises with bulk messaging and short-code services. Comparable as a direct SMS messaging peer competing for similar enterprise and institutional customers.
• MSG91: Indian cloud communications platform offering SMS, email, voice, and WhatsApp APIs with developer-friendly tooling. Directly comparable to 1message's SMS messaging product line in the same Indian market.
• Teachmint: India-based EdTech platform providing school and institute management SaaS (SIS, LMS, live classes) to K-12 and coaching institutions. Directly comparable because it targets the same educational-institution customer base with overlapping SIS features in the same Indian market.
• Netcore Cloud (Textlocal India): Indian customer communication and SMS marketing platform offering bulk SMS, transactional messaging, and short-code services. Comparable as a direct competitor in the Indian SMS messaging space.
• MySchool (Follett): School information management system serving K-12 institutions with student records, fee, attendance, and parent communication features. Comparable as a direct SIS competitor with overlapping education-vertical functionality.
• Skolaro: India-based school management software covering admissions, fee, examination, transport, hostel, and library modules. Comparable as a direct SIS competitor in the same Indian K-12 and higher-ed customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Twilio: Global cloud communications platform offering programmable SMS, voice, and messaging APIs at scale. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the SMS communications space that 1message's messaging product line competes against for developer mindshare.
• PowerSchool: Global leader in K-12 SIS, learning management, and analytics with broad institutional footprint. Comparable as a broad incumbent in the same SIS category, though operating at much larger scale and international scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/sabanayaham
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/1message-limited

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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