What Arcad Software does

ARCAD Software is a privately-held French software company founded in 1992 that specializes in DevSecOps and application modernization for the IBM i (formerly AS/400) platform. Its portfolio is organized around four sub-brands: ARCAD (the core DevSecOps and modernization suite, including ARCAD for DevOps, iUnit, Verifier, and a Transformer family that handles RPG-to-Free-Form conversion, DDS-to-DDL, Synon/CA 2E modernization, microservices refactoring, and field refactoring), DISCOVER (AI-assisted application analysis introduced/expanded in V26.0), DROPS (release management and deployment orchestration for IBM i and z/OS), and DOT (data anonymization and test data management). The platform is purpose-built for the idiosyncrasies of IBM i and is exposed to modern enterprise DevOps ecosystems through deep native integrations with Git, GitHub, GitLab, Bitbucket, Jenkins, Azure DevOps, Jira, ServiceNow, SonarQube, and others, plus an MCP server in V26.0 that lets third-party AI agents consume ARCAD metadata.

The company sells primarily through direct enterprise field sales with tiered monthly subscriptions (ARCAD for DevOps Starter ~$135/month, Advanced from $200/month, Ultimate from $300/month), supplemented by Modernization as a Service (MaaS) engagements delivered in partnership with IBM, training services, and a self-service/freeware evaluation motion (GIANNI audit tool and trial versions). Pricing for the Starter tier is published and accessible on the website, though enterprise contracts scale materially beyond entry-level SKUs.

ARCAD's customer base spans more than 480 clients across 75 countries, with marquee enterprise references in banking (HSBC, ING, Seylan Bank, La Vaudoise), insurance (Societe Generale Insurance, BPCE, URSSAF), telecommunications (Orange), logistics and retail (GEODIS, System U), healthcare (iMSA), and the public sector (Ministère des armées). The company is led by CEO Philippe Magne, operates from Chavanod (Annecy), France, and is independently owned with no parent entity and only one disclosed institutional capital event (a 2017 ~$3M round from Alto Invest).

Name

Arcad Software

Legal name

ARCAD Software

Website

https://arcadsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Application Lifecycle Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) (BPAEAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Developer Experience (DevEx) Tooling & Productivity Engineering (BPAEAKAM), DevOps Consulting & Transformation (BPAEAKAA)

Keywords

• IBM i DevOps
• Application modernization
• Release management
• Test data management
• Data anonymization

Headquarters

HQ city

Peterborough

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: ARCAD generates revenue primarily through software licensing with tiered subscription pricing (Starter, Advanced, Ultimate tiers) for its DevOps and modernization solutions. Products include ARCAD for DevOps, ARCAD Transformer suite, ARCAD iUnit, ARCAD Verifier, DOT Anonymizer, and DROPS.
2. Professional Services - Modernization as a Service (MaaS): ARCAD offers managed modernization services where their experts handle customer modernization projects end-to-end, including application healthcheck audits, transformation, and DevOps implementation.
3. Training Services: ARCAD provides training services including ARCAD Training, IBM i Training, and coaching on skills transfer for DevOps toolchains and RPG Free Form.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARCAD Software provides an integrated DevSecOps and application modernization platform purpose-built for IBM i environments, organized around four brands: ARCAD (development automation, testing, code quality, and code transformation), DISCOVER (AI-powered application analysis), DROPS (release management and deployment orchestration), and DOT (data anonymization and test data management). The platform addresses the full IBM i application lifecycle — from version control, automated builds, unit and regression testing, code quality and security analysis, to release orchestration and data masking — and integrates with mainstream DevOps tools such as Git, Jenkins, Jira, and Azure DevOps. ARCAD also delivers Modernization as a Service (MaaS) and training services for organizations modernizing legacy RPG, COBOL, and Synon applications.

Product overview

ARCAD Software is a DevOps and IBM i modernization platform organized around four main brands: ARCAD (DevSecOps and modernization solutions), DISCOVER (AI-powered application analysis), DROPS (release management), and DOT (test data management). The ARCAD platform is available in Starter, Advanced, and Ultimate tiers and integrates with enterprise DevOps tools like Git, Jenkins, and Azure DevOps. Specialized transformer modules (RPG, DB, Synon, Microservices, Field) handle specific modernization tasks while iUnit and Verifier provide unit and regression testing automation. The V26.0 release introduced MCP Server for AI agent integration, enabling technologies to be consumed by autonomous AI systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DISCOVER: AI-powered application analysis tool that provides macroscopic views and natural language querying of applications
• DROPS
• DOT
• ARCAD

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 85% reduction in build times
• +8 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration27 records

AI capability9 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• IBMcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARCAD is an IBM Business Partner offering Modernization as a Service in partnership with IBM. The company's solutions are specifically designed for IBM i (formerly AS/400) platform, and IBM i modernization is a core part of ARCAD's business. ARCAD Transformer suite helps customers migrate from legacy IBM i technologies to modern standards.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• OpenText (Micro Focus): OpenText, following its acquisition of Micro Focus, offers a broad portfolio covering COBOL/mainframe modernization, DevOps, and application testing. It competes with ARCAD on the modernization and DevOps tooling side while serving a much wider set of legacy platforms.
• BMC Compuware: BMC (with its Compuware mainframe DevOps portfolio) provides DevOps and application lifecycle tooling for large enterprise mainframe and legacy environments. It is comparable as a BROAD_INCUMBENT offering CI/CD, testing, and deployment automation across legacy platforms, where ARCAD targets the IBM i slice specifically.
• Delphix: Delphix is a leading test data management and data masking platform used in DevOps pipelines. It overlaps with ARCAD's DOT Data Anonymization product, addressing the same horizontal need (GDPR/data privacy in non-prod environments) at significantly larger scale across many databases, not just IBM i.

Direct peers

• Heirloom Computing: Heirloom Computing specializes in IBM i and mainframe application modernization, particularly automated COBOL/RPG transformation to Java/cloud-native stacks. It targets the same IBM i modernization problem space and large enterprise customers as ARCAD's Transformer suite.
• Fresche Solutions: Fresche Solutions is a direct IBM i (AS/400) application modernization and management vendor. It overlaps ARCAD directly on RPG/COBOL transformation, legacy code analysis, and IBM i tooling for enterprises running mission-critical IBM i workloads.
• Profound Logic Software: Profound Logic is an IBM i-native modernization vendor focused on RPG web/UI modernization, Node.js integration, and AI-assisted development on IBM i. It competes with ARCAD on modernization (UI/web enablement) and increasingly on developer experience for IBM i teams.
• Remain Software: Remain Software provides IBM i-specific DevOps, CI/CD, and application lifecycle management tooling - including version control, build automation, and deployment for RPG and COBOL. It competes head-on with ARCAD for DevOps and modernization on the IBM i platform.

Emerging players

• Databorough: Databorough provides IBM i application analysis, documentation, and modernization assessment tooling. While smaller in scope than ARCAD, it overlaps on the application intelligence side (similar to ARCAD DISCOVER) and serves a shared base of IBM i customers.
• mLogica: mLogica offers legacy application modernization services across IBM i, mainframe, and AS/400 platforms. It is comparable to ARCAD's MaaS (Modernization as a Service) and competes for the same enterprise modernization consulting dollars.

Others

• SonarSource (SonarQube): SonarSource (SonarQube) provides static code analysis and code quality tooling that ARCAD CodeChecker integrates with. It is comparable as an adjacent code-quality ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor; together they form the typical DevSecOps quality stack ARCAD sells into.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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