emonitor
emonitor AG is a Swiss PropTech company offering cloud-based real estate management software (melon.market, melon.rent, melon.sale, transactionhub) that digitizes the full rental, sales, and investment-matching lifecycle for Swiss property managers, developers, cooperatives, municipalities, and institutional investors.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersSaint Gallen, Switzerland
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What emonitor does
emonitor AG is a Swiss PropTech company founded in 2016 and headquartered in St. Gallen, with a branch office in Zürich. The company develops cloud-based real estate management software under the 'melon' product brand covering the full Swiss property lifecycle: melon.market for first letting of new construction projects, melon.rent for re-letting of existing properties, melon.sale for property sales with digital reservations and integrated signatures, and transactionhub for matching real estate investors with properties. The platform is purpose-built for the Swiss regulatory and IT ecosystem, featuring 20+ pre-built integrations with leading Swiss ERP systems (Abacus/AbaImmo, Rimo R5, Speedikon), credit bureaus (CRIF, Intrum, Certifaction), digital signing providers, and real estate portals — enabling 'media break-free' data transfer that eliminates duplicate manual entry between systems. ISO/IEC 27001-certified hosting on Swiss servers and GDPR/Swiss DSG compliance are positioned as core differentiators for public-sector and financial institution clients.
The company's customers span Swiss property managers (Livit, Privera, ABZ, Tend AG, GOLDINGER), real estate developers (Implenia, Mettler Entwickler, HIAG), housing cooperatives and municipalities (Stadt Zürich Liegenschaften, FGZ, Pensionskasse Stadt St. Gallen, Munich municipal utilities/SWM), institutional investors and financial institutions (Swiss Life, Credit Suisse, Raiffeisen), and corporates managing real estate portfolios (Migros, SBB). emonitor monetizes primarily through quote-based subscription licensing for its enterprise software packages, supplemented by a freemium tier for limited functionality and professional services billed at CHF 240/hour (implementation, customization, data migration, training). Contracts are typically open-ended with 30-day termination notice, and distribution combines direct enterprise field sales, inside sales for mid-market, and self-serve product trials. In August 2021, the company raised over CHF 5 million in Series A funding from major Swiss cantonal banks and existing investors to expand its 'Home' ecosystem. Leadership transitioned in April 2025 when Bettina Schoch (previously COO) became CEO, replacing co-founder Daniel Baur.
emonitor firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- emonitor
- Legal name
- emonitor AG
- Website
- https://emonitor.ch
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- emonitor AG is a Swiss PropTech company offering cloud-based real estate management software (melon.market, melon.rent, melon.sale, transactionhub) that digitizes the full rental, sales, and investment-matching lifecycle for Swiss property managers, developers, cooperatives, municipalities, and institutional investors.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
emonitor industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Real Estate Property Management Software
- NAICS
- Residential Property Managers (531311)
- SIC
- Lessors Of Real Property, Nec (6519)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Self-Storage Property Management (BPAJAGAM)
Keywords
Where emonitor is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Saint Gallen
- HQ country
- Switzerland
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
emonitor business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Licenses and Subscriptions: emonitor offers software solutions in various packages with different license models, both free and paid. The software is provided as a cloud-hosted service with 24/7 availability. Contracts are typically ongoing with 30-day termination notice. Pricing is quote-based and customized per customer requirements.
- Professional Services: Additional services such as implementation support, custom development, data migration, and training are charged at CHF 240 per hour. Support is provided during business hours (Mon-Fri, 9:00-17:30 CET) with 1 business day response time.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Others | Free tier with basic functionality |
| Subscription | Monthly | Paid enterprise software packages |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Professional services and custom development |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels8 records
emonitor product offering
Product offeringCore offering
emonitor AG develops and sells a cloud-based real estate management software platform comprising four modules: melon.market for first letting of new construction projects, melon.rent for re-letting of existing properties, melon.sale for digital property sales, and transactionhub for matching real estate investors with properties. The platform automates the entire rental and sales process from listing through tenant application, credit verification, digital signature, and media-free transfer of contract data into Swiss ERP systems such as AbaImmo and Rimo R5.
Product overview
emonitor is a real estate management software platform comprising four core products under the 'melon' brand plus transactionhub. The platform covers the full real estate lifecycle: melon.market handles first letting of new construction projects, melon.rent manages reletting of existing properties, melon.sale supports property sales transactions, and transactionhub enables investor-property matching. The products are flexibly combinable and integrate with leading Swiss ERP systems (Abacus/AbaImmo, Rimo R5, Speedikon) and credit check services (CreditTrust, CRIF, Certifaction) for media-free data transfer. The platform is marketed as 'emonitor' company brand with the melon product line as the primary software offering.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- melon.market: First letting solution for marketing new construction projects
- melon.rent
- melon.sale
- transactionhub
Products and services
- melon.market (Erstvermietung)
- melon.rent (Wiedervermietung)
- melon.sale (Immobilienverkauf)
- transactionhub (Immobilieninvestition)
Quantifiable outcome
- Significant time savings in rental processes
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use emonitor
Customer profileNamed customers20 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
emonitor technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration11 records
AI capability2 records
Feature5 records
emonitor partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- newhome.chminorPartnership providing 90 days of free advertising on newhome.ch for new emonitor clients. This marketing partnership helps new customers promote their properties on the popular Swiss real estate portal.
- CreditTrust (Certifaction, CRIF, Intrum Justitia)coreCredit verification integration providing digital solvency certificates and credit checks directly within the emonitor rental application process. Enables tenants to request credit certificates seamlessly.
- Abacus Research AGcoreStrategic ERP integration with Abacus Research's AbaImmo property management software. Enables media break-free transfer of tenant and contract data between melon and AbaImmo, creating digital reporting processes.
- CertifactioncoreDigital signing integration for legally binding electronic signatures on rental contracts and documents. Part of the digital rental process ecosystem alongside CreditTrust.
- Pensionskasse Stadt St. GallencoreLaunch customer for the Abacus-emonitor integration project. Pioneering digital rental and reporting process with real-time dashboards and analytics. The pension fund is undergoing digitalization and moving away from traditional rental processes.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
emonitor competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- PriceHubble: Swiss-based PropTech providing data-driven real estate valuation and market analytics. Comparable as a Swiss-headquartered vertical SaaS serving institutional and enterprise real estate clients with software + analytics products.
- Flatfox: Swiss rental marketplace and property listing platform that digitizes rental search and listing. Comparable as a Swiss consumer/enterprise PropTech focused on the rental workflow, adjacent to emonitor's leasing modules.
- Allthings: Swiss PropTech platform for tenant communication and building management. Named integration partner of emonitor; targets the same property manager and developer segment with complementary rather than overlapping software.
Emerging players
- Casafari: European real estate data and analytics platform with significant Swiss operations. Comparable on the data/intelligence layer that emonitor is building via transactionhub and predictive analytics.
- Immomio: German PropTech providing digital tenant screening and rental process software. Closest DACH functional analogue to emonitor's melon.rent/melon.market, making it a credible cross-border expansion competitor.
Broad incumbents
- MRI Software: Global provider of real estate and property management software serving enterprise and mid-market customers. Comparable as the broader competitive set emonitor must defend against, particularly for enterprise RFPs.
- Yardi Systems: Global property management and real estate software suite used by institutional owners. Comparable as a large incumbent offering overlapping functionality that may enter or expand in the Swiss market.
Regional players
- PlanRadar: Austrian-founded SaaS for construction and real estate project management with strong DACH footprint. Comparable as a DACH-headquartered vertical SaaS company with similar customer profile (developers, property managers, contractors).
- iDWELL: German property management SaaS focused on digitizing communication between landlords, property managers, and tenants. Comparable as a DACH-native vertical SaaS targeting similar SMB and mid-market property managers.
Others
- Abacus Research (AbaImmo): Swiss ERP vendor whose AbaImmo module integrates directly with emonitor. While a partner today, Abacus is the dominant real estate back-office system in Switzerland and represents both an integration dependency and a potential vertical expansion threat.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
emonitor social profiles
Digital presenceemonitor compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
emonitor financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
emonitor leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles12 records
emonitor funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds3 records
Investors7 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
emonitor M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about emonitor
What does emonitor do?
emonitor AG develops and sells a cloud-based real estate management software platform comprising four modules: melon.market for first letting of new construction projects, melon.rent for re-letting of existing properties, melon.sale for digital property sales, and transactionhub for matching real estate investors with properties. The platform automates the entire rental and sales process from listing through tenant application, credit verification, digital signature, and media-free transfer of contract data into Swiss ERP systems such as AbaImmo and Rimo R5.
Is emonitor a public or private company?
emonitor is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was emonitor founded?
emonitor was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is emonitor based?
emonitor is headquartered in Saint Gallen, Switzerland, in the Europe region.
How does emonitor make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses and Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are professional Services.
Who are emonitor's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are PriceHubble, Flatfox and Allthings. Emerging players are Casafari and Immomio. Broad incumbents are MRI Software and Yardi Systems. Regional players are PlanRadar and iDWELL. Abacus Research (AbaImmo) is listed as an others.
Does emonitor have an API?
No public API is recorded for emonitor.
What industry is emonitor in?
emonitor's product category is Real Estate Property Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAJAGAM, Self-Storage Property Management. Its NAICS code is 531311 and its SIC code is 6519.