Dashboards
Live orders, lapsing value, renewals due and circulation by title, on screen as soon as you log in.
Avio · Enterprise subscription platform
The complete subscription platform for publishers and media owners
Avio is the one system you need to sell, fulfil, renew and account for subscriptions. Print, digital, corporate licences and controlled circulation, across several brands, currencies and tax regimes.
Who it's for
Built for publishers who've outgrown everything else
Built for larger publishers and media owners running several titles, a mix of paid, trial and free readers, corporate and site-licence deals, and international sales. If you need finance-grade reporting, not just a mailing list, it's for you.
Smaller, or bigger? Adeptis may fit better. Our straight comparison will tell you in two minutes.
Customers
One record for every contact, address, order, preference, note and payment.
Subscriptions
Paid, trial, controlled circulation, bundles, corporate and multi-seat, in print and digital.
Audiences
Point-and-click selection, counts and analysis across the whole database.
Automation
Renewal batches and multi-step workflows that run on saved audiences.
Features
Everything Avio does, one page at a time
Each page explains what the feature does, why it matters to a publisher, and shows you the real screens.
Single customer view
One record for every contact, address, order, preference, note and payment.
Orders and subscriptions
Paid, trial, bundled and controlled circulation orders, in print and digital, from one order wizard.
Corporate subscriptions
Corporate licences, named seats and IP-range access, with a dashboard and renewal pipeline of their own.
Renewals
An auto-renewals console, tracked renewal batches and a renewal series for every title.
Audience selection
Point-and-click selection with live counts, point-in-time circulation and analysis, plus workflows that act on saved audiences.
Reporting and BI
One-click analysis reports, finance and operational reports, and Metabase dashboards over your Avio data.
Data quality
Quality scans, duplicate merging, bulk updates and dated per-brand preferences.
Fulfilment
Issue schedules, galley uploads, gone-aways and missed copies, next to the subscriber record.
Finance
Multi-currency sales ledger, deferred revenue, a month-end pack in one run and a rules-based VAT engine.
Security and admin
Two-factor login, granular permissions, a full audit trail, a work queue and multi-brand configuration.
API and integrations
A read-only REST API for entitlements, licences and IP lookups, plus proven connections to the systems around it.
Working with us
Software from the people who'll also support it
How we build
Built and run in the UK
Our own development team builds and supports Avio. When you ring, you get someone who knows the code and knows publishing.
Migration
Move without the pain
We migrate your existing subscriber and circulation data and check the counts with you before you switch over.
Bureau services
Need hands as well?
Our bureau team can run all or part of the day-to-day on Avio for you, from renewals to audit preparation.
Questions people ask about Avio
Who is Avio for?
Larger publishers and media owners: typically groups running several titles or product families, with a mix of paid, trial and free controlled circulation readers, corporate and site-licence deals, and international sales. If you need finance-grade reporting rather than just a mailing list, Avio is built for you.
Can we move to Avio from another subscription system?
Yes. Moving from another system is something we plan with you: we look at your current data first, then agree how it maps into Avio's customers, addresses, orders and products before anything is loaded. Our team has run subscription and circulation systems for publishers for decades, so we know where the awkward bits usually are.
Does Avio handle print and digital?
Yes. Products and prices can be print, digital or both, with separate VAT rates for each. Avio runs issue schedules, galleys and mailing files for print, and manages digital access through named seats, corporate licences and IP ranges that your website or paywall can check through the read-only API.
Does Avio support controlled circulation and audits?
Yes. A dedicated controlled circulation wizard captures request source and method, record type, status codes and qualification questions, which is the data audit bodies such as ABC and BPA require. Circulation can be counted as at any date for point-in-time figures. If you want help preparing for the audit itself, our bureau team does that too.
How is Avio different from Adeptis?
They share the same subscription and circulation disciplines, but Avio is for larger publishers and groups with heavier volumes and complex requirements: multi-currency, corporate and multi-seat licences, and finance-grade accounting with deferred revenue and a VAT rules engine. Adeptis is the all-in-one platform for SME publishers and also covers news sites, advertising, the media pack, email insight and prospecting. Our Avio or Adeptis page sets out the differences.
Where did Avio come from, and who supports it?
Avio began as software Adept acquired from CDS Global, where it was called Achieve, and has since been developed into Avio by our in-house UK development team. The same team supports it. We use AI coding tools under tight human control, so changes and fixes ship in days rather than months.