TASKING
TASKING develops TÜV-certified compile, debug, and test toolchains for safety-critical embedded software in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications, serving enterprise OEMs, Tier-1s, and silicon partners through direct sales and a wholly-owned LDRA verification subsidiary.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1986
- HeadquartersMunich, Germany
- Headcount51–100
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What TASKING does
TASKING, headquartered in Munich, Germany, and founded in 1986, develops integrated compile, debug, and test toolchains for safety-critical embedded software. Its portfolio spans high-performance C/C++ compilers supporting TriCore/AURIX (Infineon), ARM Cortex, Renesas RH850, and RISC-V architectures; the winIDEA integrated development environment with BlueBox debug hardware; test and verification toolsets including the winIDEA SDK for Python/Java-based automation; and, through its wholly-owned LDRA subsidiary acquired in February 2025, formal software verification, certification, and security analysis suites for ISO 26262, DO-178C, and MIL-STD-882E workflows. A notable technical differentiator is its fusion-aware compiler, which optimizes RISC-V throughput while preserving worst-case execution time (WCET) analyzability required by functional-safety standards, and its industry-first TÜV-certified integrated toolchain for the Renesas RH850/U2x microcontroller family.
The company sells to enterprise automotive OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, aerospace and defense integrators (including eVTOL manufacturers), and industrial automation firms through a direct enterprise field-sales motion complemented by authorized distributors, value-added resellers, and co-marketing with semiconductor partners Infineon, Renesas, NXP, Synopsys, and Vector. Revenue is generated primarily through subscription and perpetual licenses for compiler, debugger, and test toolsets, supplemented by training and professional services delivered at the Munich headquarters and online. The Drive Core AUTOSAR Bundle—jointly developed with Infineon and Vector—exemplifies the partnership-led go-to-market for AUTOSAR ECU programs. TASKING is privately held, TISAX-certified, and PE-backed by FSN Capital Partners (since December 2020).
TASKING firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- TASKING
- Legal name
- TASKING Germany GmbH
- Website
- https://tasking.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1986
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 51–100 employees
- Short description
- TASKING develops TÜV-certified compile, debug, and test toolchains for safety-critical embedded software in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications, serving enterprise OEMs, Tier-1s, and silicon partners through direct sales and a wholly-owned LDRA verification subsidiary.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
TASKING industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Embedded Software Development Tools
- NAICS
- Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Embedded Software & Firmware Tools (Compilers, Debug, RTOS tooling) (HDAHAFAE)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays) (IMAGABAF), Industrial Automation Software (SCADA, HMI, MES, Historian) (IMAHAHAJ)
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Where TASKING is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Munich
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
TASKING business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- Software Development Tools Licenses: TASKING generates revenue through the sale of compiler toolsets, debugger toolsets, and test toolsets for embedded software development. The company offers both perpetual and subscription-based licensing models. Products are sold directly via request quotes and through authorized distributors worldwide.
- Training and Support Services: The company offers training courses including LDRA tool suite training and MISRA C courses, conducted both at TASKING HQ in Munich and online. Professional support services are provided to enterprise customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Free Trial available for evaluation |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
TASKING product offering
Product offeringCore offering
TASKING provides integrated compile, debug, and test toolchain solutions for safety-critical embedded systems. The portfolio includes high-performance compilers, debuggers, trace tools, and test automation tools supporting microcontroller architectures such as Renesas RH850, Infineon AURIX/TriCore, ARM Cortex-M, and NXP S32K3xx, with TÜV functional safety and cybersecurity certification. Through its LDRA subsidiary, TASKING also delivers software verification and validation tool suites for aerospace, defense, and automotive compliance (ISO 26262, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E).
Product overview
TASKING provides a comprehensive embedded software development toolchain ecosystem consisting of compiler toolsets (for TriCore/AURIX, ARM Cortex, and RISC-V architectures), the winIDEA IDE with integrated debugging and tracing, test automation toolsets, and the winIDEA SDK for custom automation. The Drive Core AUTOSAR Bundle, a partnership with Infineon and Vector, combines these tools for AUTOSAR ECU development. LDRA (a TASKING company) adds verification, certification, and security analysis capabilities for safety-critical aerospace and defense software. The portfolio recently expanded with an industry-first integrated compile, debug, and test toolchain for Renesas RH850 microcontrollers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- winIDEA: Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for debugging, tracing, and testing embedded software across various microcontroller architectures.
- LDRA
Products and services
- Compiler Toolsets High-performance C/C++ compilers for embedded systems targeting multiple microcontroller architectures including TriCore/AURIX, ARM Cortex, and RISC-V. Certified for functional safety (TÜV) and designed for safety-critical automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications.
- winIDEA Integrated Development Environment (IDE) for debugging, tracing, and software validation across various microcontroller architectures. Integrates with TASKING compiler toolsets and test tools.
- Debugger Toolsets Hardware and software debugging solutions including BlueBox technology for comprehensive debug, trace, and test capabilities across embedded development environments.
- Test Toolsets Automated testing and verification tools supporting continuous integration workflows. Enables coverage analysis, requirements traceability, and certification evidence for safety-critical systems.
- winIDEA SDK Software Development Kit enabling users to automate specific tasks, simplify testing, and create Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) solutions around BlueBox technology. Supports scripting in Python and Java.
- AUTOSAR / Timing Solutions Advanced analysis techniques for AUTOSAR and RTOS-based safety-critical multicore microcontroller automotive systems. Provides hardware and software for system-level insights.
- Drive Core AUTOSAR Bundle
Quantifiable outcome
- Measurable performance improvements without compromising WCET analyzability or functional safety certification
Companies that use TASKING
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
TASKING technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
AI capability3 records
Feature5 records
TASKING partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.
- SynopsyscoreTASKING's fusion-aware compiler integrates with Synopsys ARC-V processors to deliver measurable performance improvements for safety-critical embedded systems without compromising WCET analyzability or functional safety certification.
- Infineon TechnologiescoreTASKING integrates with Infineon's automotive RISC-V virtual prototype for safety-critical embedded systems development. Also partnered on AURIX/TriCore development tools and the Drive Core AUTOSAR Bundle.
- Renesas ElectronicscoreTASKING developed an industry-first end-to-end compile, debug, and test toolchain supporting Renesas RH850/U2x microcontroller family including the new RH850/U2C series. The toolchain is TÜV certified for functional safety and cybersecurity.
- LDRAcoreLDRA is a TASKING company that provides verification and validation tools for safety-critical software. LDRA's tool suite offers advanced timing coupling analysis for multi-core architectures and security analysis capabilities for aerospace and defense applications. The partnership enables unified software verification and validation workflows.
- Vector InformatikcoreTASKING collaborates with Vector on AUTOSAR projects including the Drive Core AUTOSAR Bundle - a joint solution simplifying AUTOSAR ECU projects and boosting safety-critical reliability. Joint projects include webinars and co-marketing activities.
- NXP SemiconductorsmajorTASKING participates in NXP Tech Days events globally (Silicon Valley, Milan, Detroit, Boston) for joint marketing and customer engagement. TASKING tools support NXP S32K3xx microcontrollers.
- Google Cloud EMEAminorGoogle Cloud Platform (Europe West data centers) is used for data hosting as TASKING's sub-processor.
Scale indicators3 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
TASKING competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ETAS (Bosch subsidiary): ETAS provides AUTOSAR authoring tools, calibration tools, and embedded software development solutions for automotive ECU development. Their RTA tools and ASCET product line overlap with TASKING's automotive safety-critical development focus.
- Wind River Systems: Wind River offers VxWorks RTOS, embedded development tools, and safety-certified platforms across aerospace, automotive, and industrial. They are a broader incumbent with RTOS plus tooling, overlapping with TASKING's compiler/debugger/test scope especially in aerospace.
- Arm (Keil MDK): Arm offers Keil MDK development tools and compiler solutions for Cortex-M microcontrollers widely used in automotive and industrial embedded systems. Their toolchain competes with TASKING's ARM Cortex-M compiler support and benefits from architectural incumbency.
- Synopsys (DesignWare ARC): Synopsys provides ARC processor IP, MetaWare compiler toolchain, and virtual prototyping. While TASKING partners with Synopsys on ARC-V, MetaWare competes with TASKING's fusion-aware compiler in the RISC-V and ARC embedded tooling market.
- Siemens EDA (Tessent / CATC): Siemens EDA (formerly Mentor Graphics) provides embedded software development and verification tools including Tessent for safety-critical IC test. They are a broader incumbent in embedded development with overlap on multi-core timing analysis and safety verification.
- Elektrobit (EB tresos / EB corbos): Elektrobit provides AUTOSAR basic software, ECU development tools, and safety-critical embedded software for automotive OEMs and Tier-1s. They are a broader incumbent in the same automotive embedded toolchain ecosystem where TASKING competes.
Direct peers
- Vector Informatik: Vector Informatik provides AUTOSAR tools, MICROSAR basic software, and embedded development tools for automotive OEMs. While TASKING partners with Vector on the Drive Core AUTOSAR Bundle, Vector also competes in adjacent automotive tooling categories.
- IAR Systems: IAR Systems is a direct competitor providing certified C/C++ compilers, debuggers, and development tools for safety-critical embedded systems across Renesas, Infineon, NXP, and ARM architectures. Their functional-safety edition competes head-to-head with TASKING's TÜV-certified toolchain.
- Lauterbach: Lauterbach is a leading provider of JTAG debuggers, trace tools, and integrated development environments for embedded microcontrollers. Their TRACE32 tools compete with TASKING's debugger and trace product lines across automotive and industrial MCU architectures.
- Green Hills Software: Green Hills Software provides INTEGRITY RTOS, compilers, and safety-certified development tools for automotive, aerospace, and industrial safety-critical applications. They compete directly with TASKING in ISO 26262 and DO-178C certified toolchain markets.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
TASKING social profiles
Digital presenceTASKING compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
TASKING financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
TASKING leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
TASKING subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries1 record
TASKING funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors1 record
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
TASKING M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about TASKING
What does TASKING do?
TASKING provides integrated compile, debug, and test toolchain solutions for safety-critical embedded systems. The portfolio includes high-performance compilers, debuggers, trace tools, and test automation tools supporting microcontroller architectures such as Renesas RH850, Infineon AURIX/TriCore, ARM Cortex-M, and NXP S32K3xx, with TÜV functional safety and cybersecurity certification. Through its LDRA subsidiary, TASKING also delivers software verification and validation tool suites for aerospace, defense, and automotive compliance (ISO 26262, DO-178C, MIL-STD-882E).
Is TASKING a public or private company?
TASKING is a private company. It is classified as private equity controlled and is currently operating.
When was TASKING founded?
TASKING was founded in 1986. It employs 51 to 100 people.
Where is TASKING based?
TASKING is headquartered in Munich, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does TASKING make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Software Development Tools Licenses are the primary driver. The others are training and Support Services.
Who are TASKING's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are ETAS (Bosch subsidiary), Wind River Systems, Arm (Keil MDK), Synopsys (DesignWare ARC), Siemens EDA (Tessent / CATC) and Elektrobit (EB tresos / EB corbos). Direct peers are Vector Informatik, IAR Systems, Lauterbach and Green Hills Software.
Does TASKING have an API?
No public API is recorded for TASKING.
What industry is TASKING in?
TASKING's product category is Embedded Software Development Tools. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAHAFAE, Embedded Software & Firmware Tools (Compilers, Debug, RTOS tooling), with a secondary code of IMAGABAF, Safety Instrumented Systems & Machine Safety Control (SIS, Safety PLCs, Relays). Its NAICS code is 54151 and its SIC code is 7371.