Smooth access, simply managed.
Portium optimizes how scholars reach subscription e-resources - giving institutions procurement insight, full transparency, and happy scholars.
By the numbers
Already trusted where research can't wait
- 30+
- Institutions
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA
- 99.9%
- Subscription-website coverage
- 1-2
- Months to implementation
A platform every team agrees on
From the library to security, every team gets what it needs.
Save money and hours, with Portium's team carrying the IT load and clearing the bottlenecks end-to-end.
Explore for library teams →Find, save and organize research with passive, friction-free access - then collaborate without the busywork.
Explore for scholars →Covered end-to-end - ISO 27001, HIPAA, and SOC 2 Type II by KPMG. We speak your language and answer every question.
Explore for security teams →Your content protected, your support queue lighter - guardrails on, technical work absorbed.
Explore for publishers →
Who we serve
Built for the institutions that rely on research
We didn't start as a product team. For years we worked hand-in-hand with libraries - on the help desk, in the server room, beside procurement - supporting the daily reality of institutional access. Portium grew out of that service, so we understand the inner workings and the needs that surface across every department of an institution.
Our role is to listen closely to what each institution needs, and turn it into real, measurable value.
Medical centers
Privacy and data security first, with time-saving access for clinicians who have none to spare.
Universities
Manage subscriptions, understand usage across students and staff, and integrate fully with the campus environment.
Pharma & life sciences
Govern access to high-value literature across research teams, with the audit trail and confidentiality that regulated work demands.
Public sector & research institutes
Consortia, government bodies and mixed university-hospital-research networks managed from one place.
Recommendations
Loved by the people who use it
Across healthcare, academia and research, the same words keep coming back.
Complete satisfaction with the transition to Portium. Excellent response to making electronic content accessible, and user management that answers our varied needs in full.
The Portium system was received with joy and very high satisfaction - both by me as library manager and by our users. It offers an innovative, efficient way in: a one-time code if they forgot their password, or a password they choose for themselves. Since switching, registration requests keep growing and satisfaction stays high. It is personally tailored and surpasses its predecessor by orders of magnitude.
Developed with a strong emphasis on information-security standards - robust protection for sensitive data, compliance with regulations, and safeguards for user confidentiality.
Worthy of appreciation. The team is very helpful with every problem that arises and is always willing to help.
The system is very efficient and convenient to use.
Trusted, audited, compliant
Compliance and certification
Customer trust is our top priority. Our pragmatic, efficient security is built on the technical expertise and professionalism of our teams - so our users can understand our approach while keeping control. The policies we implement are transparent and produce measurable results; they adapt to changing threats and stay consistent between providers. To achieve this, we certify our solutions to the very highest security standards.
ISO 27001 · HIPAA · SOC 2 Type II - audited by KPMG.
Free trial
Check if your institution is eligible for free trial
Glad you're here.
Tell us a little about your institution and we'll open a full two-month trial for you. If Portium earns its place, payment begins - and we'll shape the contract, data-governance and terms around you.
This offer is currently active.
If you love it
License fees start at just €2,000 a year
Unlimited users, unlimited websites.
What the trial includes
- Up to 3 publishers of your choosing, free
- Up to 100 registered users on our platform
- The full Portium experience, end-to-end
No credit card - and you'll talk to a real person, not a form.
How onboarding works
The simplicity is the point - our team and a little professionalism carry the technical weight.
- 1
We coordinate the publishers
Portium manages the technical coordination with each publisher and stays in touch with them, so the connections simply work.
- 2
Users register, you approve
Scholars register on the platform and your manager approves - the access list stays entirely in your hands.
- 3
Access, smoothly
Users reach the publishers through our managed platform and a dedicated, institution-branded login page - simple and seamless.
Questions, answered
They sign in once via SSO - no separate registration. When a publisher is supported, a "Portium sign in" suggestion appears and access is passed through securely.