Self-Hosted Admissions Software for Higher Ed & Global Institutions
IntakeX is a secure, self-hosted admissions software designed for higher education and global institutions. Run it on your own infrastructure — a single VM, private VPC, or on-premises servers. Achieve full data sovereignty, automate your enrollment pipelines, and eliminate third-party lock-in. Our solution gives your IT team complete control over database security and applicant records while providing admissions staff with high-performance tools.
Your stages, your way
Every intake runs its own pipeline. Rename stages, add new ones, reorder them or remove the ones you don't need. Click an applicant to move them forward.
Scroll to follow an applicant from the first enquiry to enrolment.
Design your application form in minutes
No developer needed. Add fields, drag to reorder, and set rules. The right side shows what your applicant sees.
Add a field
Your form (drag to reorder)
Applicant view
See your whole intake at a glance
Track where applicants drop off, how full each programme is, and how work is shared across counselors. Sample data shown.
Enrollment funnel
School capacity
Counselor workload
Where does your applicant data live?
Flip the switch to see the difference.
Applicant records, documents and payments are copied to a vendor's servers. You depend on their security, their pricing and their uptime.
- Data sits on a third party's servers
- Vendor staff can reach your records
- Lock-in when you want to leave
Records, documents and logs stay on your own servers or private cloud. Your IT team controls access, backups and audit trails.
- You own the database &
- Documents stay on your own storage
- Built for DPDP Act and audit reviews
A portal applicants can finish on their own
Applicants see exactly what is left to do. Fewer calls to your office, faster completion. Try ticking the steps.
Everything your admissions office needs
Multi-tenant architecture and cockpit
Complete data separation for every school or campus branch. The super-admin cockpit manages all tenants, school settings, billing parameters, user roles and global parameters from one dashboard.
Pipeline and counselor handoffs
Kanban boards with stages you define. Structured routing from marketing and counselors to registrars.
Analytics
Funnel drop-offs, application volume, counselor workload and live programme capacity, shown as automated charts.
Interactive form builder
Drag and drop bespoke applications with custom fields, file upload requirements and validation logic.
Applicant portal
Students track their checklist, upload documents, pay application fees and attend scheduled stages.
Integrations and infrastructure
Pay application fees through built-in gateways. Store files locally or on cloud drives. Send mail through your own SMTP, with a test inbox sandbox.
Self-hosted, fully yours
Keep documents, logos and uploads on your own server, with no AWS or Google Cloud subscription needed. Pull updates, database migrations and patches from the super-admin dashboard, with automated rollback. You own the MySQL or PostgreSQL database and every media asset.
One plan. Pay for the applicants you actually have.
A flat monthly licence plus a small fee for each active applicant. Every feature is included, and staff seats are unlimited.
IntakeX Standard licence
Everything included. Full database and storage ownership on your own servers.
- All features unlocked
- Unlimited counselor, admin and staff seats
- Multi-tenant school and branch isolation
- Deploy on your own server or private cloud
- No hidden hosting or setup costs
Estimate your monthly cost
Common questions
Do I need developers to change forms?
No. Staff build and edit forms with drag and drop, including conditional fields, file uploads and signatures.
Where is applicant data stored?
On your own server or private cloud. The database and uploaded documents stay under your control.
Are there limits on staff accounts?
No. Counselor, admin and staff seats are unlimited. You pay only per active applicant.
Are there hidden hosting or setup costs?
No. Because IntakeX is self-hosted, you pay only for your own hosting and your chosen SMTP or SMS gateway usage. There are no subscription add-ons.
See IntakeX running on your infrastructure
Book a 30-minute walkthrough with our engineers. Bring your current admissions workflow.
- Deploys on your own server in under an hour
- Unlimited counselor and staff seats
- Your data never leaves your network
