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ResourceSpace vs Xinet

Built only from the frontmatter of each solution’s overview and API pages, which cite their sources. The two records differ on 20 of 25 fields recorded for both. No ranking or recommendation: follow the links to read each fact in context.

ResourceSpace

Montala Limited · Watchfield, Oxfordshire, UK
Overview verified 2026-10-29 · API page verified 2026-10-29

Xinet (ex-Northplains)

IgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems · United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Overview verified 2026-10-01 · API page verified 2026-10-01

Key differences

Fields recorded for both whose values differ · 20 of 25
Fields where ResourceSpace and Xinet have different recorded values
FieldResourceSpaceXinet
VendorMontala LimitedIgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems
HQUK (Watchfield, Oxfordshire)United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Founded20061994
Ownershipindependent (100% employee-owned via an Employee Ownership Trust since 2020-10)subsidiary of IgniteTech (ESW Capital group) since the Q1 2021 Aclate merger
Target marketMid-marketEnterprise
DeploymentSaaS, On-premiseOn-premise
Hosting regionsUKNot public
Pricing modelfree open-source software (BSD-style licence); paid annual hosting + support packages (4 public tiers)quote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription)
Public pricingYesNo
CertificationsISO 27001None published
Webhooks (overview)PartialAPI Webhooks plugin: user-triggered outbound POST buttons, no event subscriptionsNo
Official MCP serverNoMCP API interface on the official 11.1 roadmap, planned 2027-02-23, status Scoping; unreleased prototype in a public SVN branchNo
API base URLhttps://{host}/api/No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/
AuthenticationAPI key, Session loginBasic auth, Session login
Token lifetimeUser key: no expiry documented; session key tied to login sessionN/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions)
Rate limitNone documented (API throttling on the 11.2 roadmap, not yet scheduled)Not public
Paginationoffset (do_search fetchrows "offset,limit" returns total + data; offset param)Not public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting)
Webhooks (API)none (API Webhooks plugin = user-triggered outbound POST buttons)none; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events
API specnone published (KB-described per-instance OpenAPI generator absent from 11.0 code)none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login)
Official SDKsnone official (built-in API test tool generates PHP and cURL code)none public; legacy Developer Program SDK licence for integrators

Same recorded value: SSO, Analyst coverage, API style (overview), OpenAPI spec, API styles.

All fields side by side

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ResourceSpace and Xinet: all comparison fields
FieldResourceSpaceXinet
Company
Vendor (values differ)Montala LimitedIgniteTech (Ignite Enterprise Software Solutions); product line from Northplains Systems
HQ (values differ)UK (Watchfield, Oxfordshire)United States (IgniteTech, Austin, TX); Northplains originated in Toronto, Canada
Founded (values differ)20061994
Ownership (values differ)independent (100% employee-owned via an Employee Ownership Trust since 2020-10)subsidiary of IgniteTech (ESW Capital group) since the Q1 2021 Aclate merger
Product
Target market (values differ)Mid-marketEnterprise
Deployment (values differ)SaaS, On-premiseOn-premise
Hosting regions (values differ)UKNot public
Pricing model (values differ)free open-source software (BSD-style licence); paid annual hosting + support packages (4 public tiers)quote-only (server licence plus IgniteTech support subscription)
Public pricing (values differ)YesNo
SSOSAML, LDAPSAML, LDAP
Certifications (values differ)ISO 27001None published
Analyst coverageNot publicNot public
Integration
API style (overview)RESTREST
OpenAPI specNoNo
Webhooks (overview) (values differ)PartialAPI Webhooks plugin: user-triggered outbound POST buttons, no event subscriptionsNo
Official MCP server (values differ)NoMCP API interface on the official 11.1 roadmap, planned 2027-02-23, status Scoping; unreleased prototype in a public SVN branchNo
API
API base URL (values differ)https://{host}/api/No public REST base; CGIs at https://{tenant}/webnative/, Portal at https://{portal}/PORTAL/
API stylesRESTREST
Authentication (values differ)API key, Session loginBasic auth, Session login
Token lifetime (values differ)User key: no expiry documented; session key tied to login sessionN/A (no tokens documented; Portal uses server-side sessions)
Rate limit (values differ)None documented (API throttling on the 11.2 roadmap, not yet scheduled)Not public
Pagination (values differ)offset (do_search fetchrows "offset,limit" returns total + data; offset param)Not public (Portal pages via page=; portalDI search has a max-results setting)
Webhooks (API) (values differ)none (API Webhooks plugin = user-triggered outbound POST buttons)none; server-side Trigger Sets run built-in or custom Actions on events
API spec (values differ)none published (KB-described per-instance OpenAPI generator absent from 11.0 code)none public (Guide to Development APIs, last v17.7, behind partner login)
Official SDKs (values differ)none official (built-in API test tool generates PHP and cURL code)none public; legacy Developer Program SDK licence for integrators

Sources

Company, product and integration fields come from each overview, where every fact carries its citation. API fields are backed by these sources:

ResourceSpace:S1S2S4S6S7S10S12S15S23S101All ResourceSpace sources →

Xinet:S9S10S11S13S14S17S20S27S31S68All Xinet sources →

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