uia.org

What It Is

Union of International Associations (UIA) is an independent, non-profit, non-governmental research and documentation organization headquartered in Brussels. Since 1907, it has continuously documented global civil society. It is not a typical office SaaS product, but rather a data-driven enterprise service platform centered on international associations, IGOs/INGOs, international conferences, and organizational relationship data.

Core Features

UIA’s core asset is the Global Civil Society Database, which it makes available through products such as the Yearbook of International Organizations, International Congress Calendar, Open Yearbook, and Open Calendar. According to the text, its database contains 78,500+ international association profiles and 572,000+ international meeting records. Users can request custom extracts by country, city, topic, member distribution, budget, organization type, activities, meetings, and other criteria. They can also order city/country reports, or connect continuously updated information to databases, intranets, or readers via data feeds. A REST API is also planned for 2026, making it easier for researchers to conduct statistical and network analysis.

Pricing

Its business model is relatively diversified, including membership, subscriptions, custom reports, per-record data, data feeds, advertising, and sponsorship. The City/Country Report is priced at €5,000. Custom data extraction is priced by field: address information costs €2.50–€5.00 per record, complete profiles cost €4.50 per record, and non-members pay an additional €490 setup fee. Data feeds require a minimum three-year term, with charges based on setup fees and the number of associations; members receive discounts. Overall, it is closer to professional data procurement than a low-barrier monthly SaaS subscription.

Pros and Cons

Its advantages are a long data history, broad coverage, neutral source positioning, and support for free open search, PDF/Excel delivery, custom reports, and a future API. It is highly valuable for academic research, meetings destination marketing, and association outreach. The drawbacks are that it provides limited information on modern SaaS capabilities, such as team permissions, visual analytics, automation, third-party integrations, security certifications, and SLAs. Data usage is also subject to restrictions, including one-time use and no redistribution.

Who It’s For

It is suitable for universities, research institutions, international associations, the meetings industry, tourism boards, convention centers, consulting firms, governments, IGOs, and other users that need reliable data on international organizations. It is less suitable for companies looking for a CRM, collaboration platform, or general-purpose BI SaaS.

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