Catalyst is a trusted technology partner for Government,

enterprise, and non-profits for over 25 years.

We're experts in open source software (OSS) and systems that remove 

licensing fees, vendor lock-in, and ensure data sovereignty.

Our services

Software Development

We’re not constrained by ‘the way it’s always been done’. Instead, we focus on what you want your software to do and use open source software solutions to create infinite possibilities.

Build better software

IT Consulting

We help streamline workflows, optimise IT systems, and reduce costs while boosting productivity. Our consultants enable you to achieve more with less investment and effort in the long term.

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Accessibility Services

Our DIA Marketplace registered support helps government agencies meet MSD Accessibility Charter requirements. We offer website health checks, web accessibility training, and WCAG 2.2 auditing.

Get support

Training

Looking to learn a new skill, or upskill in open source? Our experts can help. We offer a range of workshops throughout the year to help you and your team and can arrange bespoke training too.

Book a course

User Experience

Our UX services include business analysis, UX, UI and visual design. You can also access our in-house design agency for non-tech related projects.

Design better experiences

We advocate for open source because it gives you freedom

Freedom from license fees, freedom from being locked into specific vendors, and most importantly, the freedom to innovate without constraints.

Government-approved

Catalyst is a Tier 2 supplier on the Government Digital Marketplace. 

Our public sector services

Success across all sectors

Our clients have achieved great successes over the years with our support.

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Catalyst culture

We're proud to have built a values-based company filled with talent.

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We partner with industry leaders

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and our team work across a range of technologies

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Our solutions

Elearning and EdTech

We've got your eLearning needs covered. We're award-winning partners of Moodle and Tōtara, the core maintainer of Mahara, and goal-focused content developers.

Discover our eLearning solutions

Content management systems

We help you to create a secure and scalable CMS that is free from licenses and vendor lock-in, and is perfectly tailored to your needs.

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Cove - Cloud Native

We can help you keep up and future proof your business with cloud best practises such as containerisation and orchestration, auto-scaling and multi-cloud deployments.

Get cloud support

Libraries, collections and archives

Rōpū kohinga creates trusted technology solutions to help you care for your physical and digital collections. We're Koha experts and specialise in other archive solutions.

Learn more about our approach

Enterprise solutions

As a key Samba contributor, we provide tailored solutions for organisations needing secure access permissions and identity verification.

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NZ sovereign hosting

Catalyst Cloud is the only Cloud built of and for NZ. It's world-class hyperscale technology, government-approved, fast, reliable and secure.

Host your data in NZ

Success stories

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Catalyst Starter transforms Qualmark’s digital experience
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A modern enterprise platform for the Ministry of Education
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A year after the launch of Ia: the world's first Rainbow research portal