Marple

What Marple does

Marple was founded in 2021 by engineers with Formula 1 experience and rebranded from Marple Files to Marple 2.0 in 2024. The company has 3,000+ users and 300+ R&D teams across 21 countries, with named customers including Airbus, Atlas Copco, Bugatti Rimac, Lilium, Vertical Aerospace, DeepDrive, Hardt Hyperloop and FS Team Delft. The business operates a multi-tier SaaS model — fully managed cloud, VPC deployment, and self-managed (Docker/Kubernetes) — sold through direct enterprise field sales with Proof-of-Concept pilots, a self-serve PLG tier for mid-market teams, and distribution via the Microsoft Azure Marketplace. Recent strategic focus has shifted toward AI-powered features (agents, automated fault detection, automated reporting via Slack/Email/Microsoft) and geographic expansion into the DACH region via a Winterthur, Switzerland office. Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and the company is privately held following funding rounds in 2020, 2021 and 2024 (latter led by Network Venture Partners with Birdhouse Ventures and imec.istart; amount undisclosed).

Name

Marple

Legal name

Marple

Website

https://marpledata.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Marple is a Belgian SaaS company offering a time series data analysis platform — combining the Marple DB lakehouse with the Marple Insight web interface — for high-frequency engineering telemetry used by R&D teams in aerospace, motorsport, automotive and manufacturing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Time Series Data Analytics Platform

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Columnar / Analytical Databases (OLAP) (HDAEAAAG)

Keywords

• Time series analysis
• Engineering data platform
• Telemetry data processing
• Data visualization software
• Sensor data analytics

Headquarters

HQ city

Antwerpen

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Subscriptions: Subscription-based software-as-a-service model with three hosting options: fully managed SaaS, VPC deployment, and self-managed infrastructure. Customers can choose between cloud or self-managed deployments. Enterprise features like SSO and additional ingestion nodes available at additional cost.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Marple provides a web-based time series data analysis platform for engineering and R&D applications, combining Marple DB (a high-performance data lakehouse for storing and querying massive high-frequency telemetry datasets) with Marple Insight (a collaborative web interface for analysis, visualization, and reporting). The platform handles sensor data sampled up to 200 kHz with batch ingestion up to 10 million datapoints per second and supports data volumes of 100s of TBs. Industry-specific packages serve aerospace (flight stages, 3D aircraft visualization, Primary Flight Display), motorsport (lap triggers, lap metrics, track maps), automotive, and manufacturing customers.

Product overview

Marple is a time series data analysis platform for engineering and data science applications, consisting of two integrated products: Marple DB (a high-performance data lakehouse for storing and querying large time series datasets) and Marple Insight (a collaborative web interface for deep analysis, reporting, and dashboarding). The platform serves aerospace, motorsport, automotive, and manufacturing industries with industry-specific packages (Aerospace Flight Testing, Motorsport) built on top of Marple Insight. Marple processes high-frequency telemetry data with capabilities for real-time logging, efficient storage in any database, seamless integration, and interactive visualization. The platform claims to improve R&D processes by at least 35% and is used by over 300 R&D teams across 21 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Marple DB: A high-performance database/data lakehouse designed for storing and querying large time series datasets from engineering and sensor applications.
• Marple Insight

Products and services

• Marple DB High-performance data lakehouse designed for storing and querying large time series datasets from engineering and data science applications. Supports extreme batch ingestion up to 10 million datapoints per second, handles 100s of TBs of data, and stores files up to 25 GB with 100+ billion datapoints and channels sampled up to 200 kHz. Built on Apache Iceberg and Parquet standards.
• Marple Insight Collaborative web interface for deep analysis, reporting, and dashboarding on complex time series data. Connects to Marple DB and external databases including Timescale, InfluxDB, ClickHouse, ADX, Trino, PostgreSQL, Microsoft Fabric, and Mireo Spacetime. Designed for high-frequency data visualization with intelligent subsampling to handle up to 100 billion datapoints.
• Motorsport Package Industry-specific tooling package for motorsport and automotive engineering built on Marple Insight. Includes lap triggers, lap times, distance mode, lap metrics, and performance analysis features. MDF/MF4 files supported out of the box. Targeted at racing teams and automotive R&D organizations.
• Aerospace Package (Flight Testing) Industry-specific tooling package for aerospace engineering built on Marple Insight. Includes flight stages (take-off, landing, maneuvers), airspaces, 3D aircraft visualization, Primary Flight Display (PFD), Attitude visualizations, and Chapter10 file integration from IADS systems. Targeted at aerospace flight test and advanced air mobility engineering teams.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduce R&D process time by at least 35%
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability5 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationMarple rents server space from AWS for hosting its SaaS platform. User emails and usage data are stored on AWS infrastructure, making AWS a critical technology partner for Marple's cloud operations.
• Auth0coreTechnology or IntegrationAuthentication service used by Marple to authenticate users signing up for the platform. Handles user IP addresses and signup/last login timestamps. Essential for platform security and user identity management.
• MailchimpsupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerEmail marketing service used to send limited marketing communications to users. Data shared includes signup timestamps. Supports Marple's email-based marketing and customer communication efforts.
• SlacksupportingGTM or Marketing PartnerMarple integrates with Slack for receiving automated reports. User email addresses of newly signed up users appear in internal Slack channels for team coordination and notification purposes.
• Microsoft Azure MarketplacesupportingChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMarple is listed on the Azure Marketplace, enabling Azure customers to discover and deploy Marple solutions within their existing Microsoft cloud infrastructure. Provides distribution channel for cloud-native enterprise customers.
• Gleap.iosupportingTechnology or IntegrationCustomer feedback platform used by Marple to collect and manage user feedback. Shares user location and feedback content. Supports product improvement through customer input collection.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AVL: Global provider of powertrain and vehicle development tools, including test data management and analysis for automotive and motorsport. Direct peer in automotive engineering telemetry and R&D workflows.
• HBK (Hottinger Brüel & Kjær): Test and measurement company offering data acquisition hardware and software for automotive, aerospace and industrial customers. Direct peer for engineering telemetry capture, storage and analysis at high sampling rates.
• Cosworth: Motorsport and high-performance engineering firm providing telemetry, data acquisition and analysis tools used by racing teams. Direct peer in motorsport telemetry workflows where Marple's Motorsport package competes.
• Grafana Labs: Provider of Grafana, a leading open-source time series visualization and analytics platform widely used for engineering and IoT telemetry. Direct competitor in web-native time series analysis, with broader market reach but less vertical-specific engineering tooling than Marple.
• InfluxData: Creator of InfluxDB, a purpose-built time series database and analytics platform. Direct peer at the storage layer; Marple Insight connects to InfluxDB but also competes for time series analytics workloads in engineering and IoT.
• dSPACE: Supplies development and test tools for automotive and aerospace embedded systems, including data logging and analysis. Direct peer in automotive and motorsport engineering test workflows, with deeper hardware-in-the-loop heritage but less web-native time series focus.
• Kistler Group: Manufactures sensors and measurement systems for automotive, aerospace and industrial test, often paired with data acquisition and analysis software. Direct peer for high-frequency engineering test data in automotive applications.

Broad incumbents

• MathWorks: Developer of MATLAB and Simulink, the dominant engineering analytics and simulation environment for automotive, aerospace and industrial R&D. Broad incumbent with deep installed base whose customers increasingly need web-native, collaborative alternatives like Marple.
• Tableau: General-purpose BI and analytics platform widely deployed across enterprises. Broad incumbent that engineering teams often use but which lacks Marple's high-frequency, vertical-specific telemetry features.
• Datadog: Cloud monitoring and observability platform with strong time series analytics capabilities for infrastructure and applications. Broad incumbent that occasionally expands into IoT/engineering telemetry adjacent to Marple's market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors3 records

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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