Issuers compared with IDX (Investis Digital)

IDX Investis Digital alternative for IR websites

Issuers is an IDX Investis Digital alternative for US listed small and mid caps that want to run their own IR website with investor CRM, ownership data and disclosure approvals behind it. Growth starts at $499 a month billed yearly. Public includes the IR website at $1,499 a month billed yearly. IDX pricing comes from a sales quote.

An investor relations website wireframe and launch checklist on a desk

01 Direct answer

Agency build or software your team runs

IDX, formerly Investis Digital, fits companies that want an agency to design, build and operate a custom corporate and IR site, often with events. Issuers fits a US small or mid cap that wants to publish the site itself and keep CRM, ownership data and approvals in the same workspace. Issuers starts at $499 a month billed yearly, and the website sits on Public at $1,499. IDX requires a quote, so any saving depends on your proposal.

02 Comparison

IDX and Issuers side by side

Descriptions of IDX come from its public website. Where a capability is not described there, treat it as a question for your representative rather than a claim about every service IDX sells.

Comparison of Issuers and IDX
Topic	IDX	Issuers
Who they are	Digital communications and marketing company. Its domain investisdigital.com now redirects to idx.inc, and IDX describes 4000+ clients and 400+ staff.	Self-service IR software built for US issuer filings and IR workflows.
IR website	Websites on its Connect.ID CMS, described as enterprise-grade, with IR tools and feeds.	Hosted IR website on your subdomain with Public. Your team publishes pages itself.
Design and build	Agency style engagements for custom corporate and IR sites.	Templates and modules your team configures. No custom design studio.
Events	On-Air live events platform.	No webcasts. Earnings call preparation, scripts and Q&A briefs.
Investor CRM	Not described as a core product on the IDX homepage. Ask for the current scope.	Contacts, funds, interaction history, notes and one page meeting briefs.
Ownership data	Data and Insights by IDX is listed. Confirm coverage in your proposal.	Shareholder identification from 13F, 13D and 13G filings on Public and Enterprise.
Disclosure approvals	Not described as a product on the IDX homepage.	Approvals with an audit trail retained for 7 years on Public and Enterprise.
Pricing	Not published. Quote through a sales conversation.	Growth $499, Public $1,499 and Enterprise $3,999 a month billed yearly.
Buying process	Scoping, proposal and contract.	Self-service checkout. No sales call.
Best for	Large or global companies that want an agency to design, build and run a custom site.	US small and mid caps that run the site and IR workflow in house at a listed price.

For a wider shortlist, see the comparison of investor relations website providers and the Q4 alternative page.

IDX, Investis Digital, Connect.ID and On-Air are names of their respective owners, used only to identify the product compared. Descriptions reflect IDX public information at the time of writing. Confirm current scope and terms in your proposal.

03 IDX strengths

When IDX is the better buy

A custom site, designed for you

If brand, design and a bespoke build matter more than controlling the site yourself, an agency relationship gives you designers and developers. Issuers offers modules your team configures. It does not replace a creative studio.

Large or global footprint

IDX describes 4000+ clients and 400+ staff. A multinational with many markets, languages and stakeholders may want that scale of service. Issuers is built around US issuer filings and a lean IR team.

Events and webcasts

IDX lists the On-Air live events platform. Issuers does not run webcasts, so a company that hosts large earnings events needs a dedicated provider next to whichever IR tool it picks.

04 Issuers strengths

When Issuers is the better buy

A known price

Plans are listed on the pricing page and bought through checkout. Public at $1,499 a month billed yearly is $17,988 a year, with the website, CRM, ownership data and approvals included.

Your team publishes

News, results, presentations and governance pages are updated by your staff in the IR website module, without change requests to an agency. Counsel and the CFO still approve what goes live.

Approvals and CRM behind the site

The disclosure approval workflow keeps decisions with an audit trail, and the investor relations CRM holds contacts and meeting history in the same workspace.

05 Cost worksheet

Build the renewal worksheet from your quote

Ask IDX for the annual hosting and support fee, the original build fee, change request rates and any charge for IR feeds, events or reporting. These are questions for your quote, not a claim that IDX charges for each item.

Record the contract term, renewal notice, who owns the design and the domain, and your export rights. Add the time your team spends briefing the agency on each update, since publishing yourself removes that step.

For a US issuer that wants the website, ownership data and approvals, use Public as the comparison: 25,000 contacts, 120 briefs a month, 10 seats and a 7 year audit log.

Subscription inputs for your worksheet

IDX build and design fee: your written quote
IDX hosting, support and renewal: confirm with IDX
Growth, billed yearly: $499 a month
Public, billed yearly: $17,988 a year
Public, month to month: $2,999 a month
Enterprise, billed yearly: $3,999 a month

06 Move plan

Move the site without a gap for investors

Step 1

Secure your content

Request news, reports, presentations, event pages and the list of redirects. Confirm who owns the design files and the domain before you give notice.
Step 2

Rebuild the pages

Create the news, results, events, governance and documents pages in the IR website module and upload the archive of releases and reports.
Step 3

Review and approve

Run the launch through the approval workflow so counsel and the CFO sign off before the new site goes live.
Step 4

Switch the subdomain

Point your IR subdomain to Issuers, set redirects for old URLs, then end the old contract according to its notice terms.

Questions

IDX and Investis Digital alternative questions from CFOs and IR leads

What is a good alternative to Investis Digital?

Issuers is a good Investis Digital alternative for a US small or mid cap that wants to publish its own IR website and also run investor CRM, ownership data and disclosure approvals. Public is $1,499 a month billed yearly. Keep an agency such as IDX if you need custom design, a bespoke CMS build or live events production.

Is Investis Digital now IDX?

Its original website, investisdigital.com, now redirects to idx.inc, where the company presents itself as IDX with products such as Connect.ID, On-Air and IR Tools and Feeds. When you review a contract signed under the Investis Digital name, ask your account manager which entity and services it covers today.

How much does Investis Digital cost?

Investis Digital does not publish pricing, and review sites list it as quote only. Cost depends on the scope of design, build, hosting and support. Ask for the annual fee, the build fee, change request rates and renewal terms in writing. Issuers publishes Growth at $499, Public at $1,499 and Enterprise at $3,999 a month billed yearly.

Can we move our IR website from IDX to another provider?

Yes. Request an export of your news, reports, presentations and event pages, confirm who owns the design and the domain, then rebuild the pages in the new IR website and point your IR subdomain over when ready. Keep the old site live until the switch so investors never see a gap, and set redirects for old URLs.

Who are the main Investis Digital competitors?

Investor relations website vendors usually compared with Investis Digital include Q4, Notified, Equisolve, B2i and ACCESS Newswire, plus IR software such as Issuers for teams that publish themselves. They differ in design services, webcasts, CRM and price transparency, so match each one to the work your team will own.

Does Issuers handle annual reports and design work like IDX?

No. Issuers does not produce designed annual reports or custom website builds. It gives your team an IR website, SEC filing feeds, investor CRM and disclosure approvals to run in house. If a designed annual report matters, buy that from a design firm and publish the finished files through Issuers.

Price an IDX alternative with your own ticker

Read a sample investor brief from public SEC filings. Review the published plans and start through self-service checkout. Growth starts at $499 a month billed yearly. Public includes the IR website and disclosure approvals at $1,499 a month billed yearly.

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