Monsido was a multinational software company specializing in web governance solutions.
In January 2024, Monsido was acquired by Acquia. By October 2024, the Monsido brand was officially retired and rebranded as a Acquia Optimize. It now forms a part of Acquia’s Digital Experience Platform (DXP).
How does this impact Monsido customers?
Post-acquisition, Monsido’s customers have been split between two organizations:
- Monsido’s U.S. local government customers are retained by CivicPlus, who continue to serve them as a reseller of the Monsido platform.
- The remainder of Monsido’s customers are now under Acquia’s management, under the new brand of Acquia Optimize.
The packages and commercial terms for Acquia have changed from Monsido, as have their geographic locations.
Who are Acquia?
Acquia is a Boston-based company specializing in digital experience management solutions. It provides a cloud-based platform built around the open-source CMS Drupal.
As of 2024, Acquia has over 1,200 employees and serves more than 4,500 organizations worldwide.
What did Monsido do?
Monsido was one of three leading web-governance platforms (Silktide, Siteimprove, Monsido), offering a broadly comparable suite of aligned solutions:
- Web accessibility monitoring: Helped organizations identify accessibility issues, to comply with the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG).
- Content quality assurance: Provided tools to detect and correct issues like broken links, misspellings, and readability concerns.
- Search engine optimization (SEO): Offered insights and recommendations to improve website visibility and ranking on search engines.
- Data privacy management: Helped support compliance with privacy regulations such as GDPR and CCPA.
- Performance monitoring: Enabled tracking of website loading times, and uptime, to enhance user experience.
- Brand and content compliance: Assisted in ensuring that website content adhered to brand guidelines and regulatory requirements.
Timeline of Monsido
- 2014: Monsido was founded in Copenhagen, Denmark, by Jannik Grøntved, Thomas Christensen, Tim Warberg, and Jacob Riff.
- 2016: The company expanded internationally by opening offices in the United States and Australia.
- September 2018: Monsido secured its first investment from Vækstfonden, The Danish Growth Fund, to support its international growth.
- January 2020: The company raised an additional $16.9 million in funding from Vækstfonden and Level Equity, a growth equity firm based in New York and San Francisco.
- December 2021: Monsido merged with ArchiveSocial and NextRequest to form Optimere, a platform for digital compliance, accessibility, and records management.
- June 2022: CivicPlus, a leader in public sector integrated technology solutions, acquired Optimere, incorporating Monsido into its suite of offerings.
- January 2024: Acquia, a digital experience platform provider, completed the acquisition of the Monsido platform from CivicPlus.
Direct competitors to Monsido
Two other companies offer comparable web-governance services to Monsido (now Acquia Optimize):
- Silktide Website accessibility testing, content optimization, and digital marketing within a single platform.
- Siteimprove Digital Presence Optimization (DPO) software suite, including tools for accessibility, analytics, and SEO.
Silktide is not affiliated with Monsido, Acquia, or CivicPlus. Product and company names are trademarks™ or registered® trademarks of their respective holders. Information about Monsido’s acquisition and rebranding is based on publicly available sources as of December 2024. This article is intended for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal or financial advice.
