The Quality Group

What The Quality Group does

The Quality Group GmbH (TQG) is a privately held German software and consulting company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Böblingen near Stuttgart, with a secondary office in Hamburg. It builds and sells the TQG businessApp cloud platform, a platform-plus-modules suite centered on digital contract management (smartLCM), compliance management, document/file management, business process management, and supporting departmental workflows covering Legal, HR, Finance, Procurement, Real Estate, and Sales. The platform integrates electronic signature (TQG Sign, Adobe Sign, DocuSign), encryption, blockchain-based smart contracts, an AI capability layer (NLP-based contract analysis, Contract SmartSearch, smartFilingAssistant 2.0), and German-data-center cloud hosting positioned for DSGVO and digital sovereignty.

TQG serves two primary customer segments: German public administration (Verwaltung — communes, authorities, public institutions) and commercial enterprises of varying sizes, with explicit solutions tailored for EVB-IT procurement, GDPR/DSGVO data protection, LkSG supply chain compliance, and DORA-regulated financial services. The business model combines recurring subscription revenue from the cloud platform with professional services revenue from organizational and process consulting, supported by a direct enterprise sales motion, free webinars and demos, customer community events (DiALOG Club, LCM UserGroup), exhibitions, and a partner referral program. Pricing is quote-based and annual, with no public price list, and the company is bootstrapped and founder/managerially controlled under Managing Director Martin Schlaghecke, with no disclosed external investors or funding rounds.

Name

The Quality Group

Legal name

The Quality Group GmbH

Website

https://tqg.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

The Quality Group (TQG) is a German software and consulting firm that provides the TQG businessApp cloud platform for digital contract management, compliance, document management, and business process automation, serving public administration and enterprises primarily in the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Contract and Compliance Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Vendor & Contract Management (Software/Cloud) (BPAEAOAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Security & Privacy for Cloud (DLP, DSPM, Tokenization) (HDABAHAK)

Keywords

• Contract management software
• Compliance management software
• Digital business platform
• Document management system
• Enterprise process management

Headquarters

HQ city

Böblingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions: Subscription-based access to the TQG businessApp cloud platform providing digital contract management, compliance management, business process management, and document management capabilities. The platform is offered as a cloud service with hosting in German data centers.
2. Consulting Services: Advisory and consulting services for organizational consulting, process consulting, change management, and implementation support. The company employs experienced consultants and process advisors alongside developers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TQG sells the TQG businessApp cloud platform, a subscription-based digital enterprise software that provides company-wide digital contract management, compliance management, business process management (GPM), and document/file management. The platform is offered with its flagship smartLCM YOURs solution and a portfolio of modules (compliance, data protection, whistleblower, CRM, SRM, HR, finance, real estate, knowledge management, e-learning, supply chain, DORA banking compliance), complemented by advisory and consulting services and hosted in German data centers.

Product overview

The Quality Group (TQG) offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on the TQG businessApp cloud platform. The core platform provides unified digital contract management, compliance management, and business process management, with smartLCM YOURs as the flagship product for digital contract and file management. The portfolio includes specialized modules for Contract Management, Compliance Management, Data Protection Software, Whistleblower System, Workflows & Collaboration, Document Management, CRM, Supply Chain Management, E-Learning, and Knowledge Management. Technology capabilities include AI-powered automation, electronic signatures (with Adobe Sign, DocuSign, and TQG Sign integrations), blockchain, smart contracts, DORA compliance, and cloud services with German data center hosting. The platform serves both public administration and private industry sectors with solutions tailored for Legal, HR, Finance, Real Estate, and other departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TQG businessApp cloud platform: The company's primary digital platform for digital contract management, compliance management, and business process management
• smartLCM YOURs
• NETsite
• NETx
• TQG-LotterySolution
• LCM Purchase
• DiALOG Club

Products and services

• TQG businessApp cloud platform The core digital enterprise platform providing company-wide digital contract management, compliance management, business process management (GPM), and document management. Serves as the unified backbone connecting all TQG modules and solutions for enterprise and public administration customers.
• smartLCM YOURs The latest version of smartLCM with completely new look & feel, focused on user experience and extended features for digital contract and file management, combining compliance, efficiency, security, and digital sovereignty.
• Vertragsmanagement (Contract Management) Digital contract management software enabling company-wide transparent digital contract management with full lifecycle support from creation through execution and compliance monitoring.
• Aktenverwaltung (Digital Matter/File Management) Digital file management solution enabling systematic electronic capture and mapping of all relevant business transactions with documents, contracts, and processes for efficient administration.
• Compliance Management System Software for ensuring compliance in critical business processes, supporting compliance culture development and adherence to compliance rules across the organization.
• Datenschutzsoftware (Data Protection Software) Software for data protection management providing a complete package for data protection officers with 100% GDPR (DSGVO) compliance, web-based access, and transparent documentation.
• Whistleblower System (Hinweisgebersystem) Digital whistleblower system for reporting (suspected) violations with secure access, confidentiality, and ISO 27001 certification.
• Workflows & Collaboration Workflow management software for increasing efficiency and reducing costs through holistic business process management (GPM) with process automation and team collaboration capabilities.
• Customer Relationship Management (CRM) Digital platform for sales and marketing support covering the entire B2B customer journey with sales tool capabilities.
• Lieferkettenmanagement (Supply Chain Management) Solution for ensuring compliance with the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act (LkSG), enabling digital management, organization, and monitoring of supply chain management.
• Einkauf/SRM (LCM Purchase - Supplier Relationship Management) LCM Purchase - efficient supplier management and SRM solution as part of the TQG businessApp cloud platform.
• Digitale Personalakte (Digital Personnel Record) Digital personnel file management in HR with consideration of usability, input, output, and workflow.
• Finance / Controlling Digitizing business processes in finance and controlling with IFRS 15 & 16 support for secure accounting and inventorying.
• Real Estate Management Digital platform for real estate management with process optimization and process transparency across all properties.
• Wissensmanagement (Knowledge Management) Digital knowledge management platform for securing and expanding the knowledge base with audit-proof and structured knowledge management.
• E-Learning Platform Learning management system for in-house training, testing, and auditing with customized dashboards for all stakeholders.
• DORA Compliance Software Flexible banking software for meeting all regulatory requirements under the Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) with high user-friendliness.
• NETsite Solution for network planning, documentation, and optimization within TQG's Network Lifecycle Management portfolio.
• NETx Solution for network documentation and Network Lifecycle Management alongside NETsite in TQG's Network Lifecycle Management portfolio.
• Organisations- und Prozesshandbuch (Organization and Process Handbook) Tool for analyzing administrative organizational processes using the organization and process manual, phase model, and Organization Performance Quotient.
• Cloud Services Cloud hosting in German data centers with end-to-end transmission security, GDPR compliance, and in accordance with EU data protection law.
• Trust Center Cloud-based collaboration rooms for data protection-compliant and compliance-secure collaboration with encryption, audit-proof, and workflow-supported features.
• TQG-LotterySolution Specialized lottery management solution offered by TQG via tqg-lotterysolutions.com.
• Advisory & Consulting Services Advisory, consulting, organizational consulting, process consulting, and change management services delivered alongside the TQG software platform.

Quantifiable outcome

• 100% transparent company-wide digital contract management
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Adobe SigncoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for electronic signature functionality. TQG businessApp cloud platform integrates with Adobe Sign to enable efficient and legally valid digital contract signing processes.
• DocuSigncoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnership for electronic signature functionality. TQG platform integrates with DocuSign to provide alternative e-signature solutions for customers.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• nxvitis (xSuite): German provider of SAP-integrated invoice, contract, and document management solutions. xSuite overlaps with TQG's contract management, finance/controlling, and procurement workflows for German enterprises.
• Onit: Enterprise contract lifecycle management and legal workflow platform. Onit directly competes with TQG's contract and compliance management modules for large enterprise legal and procurement teams.
• DocuWare: German-headquartered document management and workflow automation provider serving SMBs to mid-market and public sector. Direct overlap with TQG's digital file management, contract management, and workflow modules in DACH.
• Spherea (Covenant / d.velop): German ECM and digital business platform provider with strong presence in German mid-market and public sector. d.velop directly competes with TQG's document management, contract, and compliance modules in DACH.
• ELO Digital Office: German ECM and digital workflow platform serving enterprises and public administration. ELO competes head-on with TQG in document management, contract, and compliance use cases across DACH with comparable German-sovereignty positioning.
• Agiloft: Highly customizable enterprise CLM platform with AI. Agiloft competes directly with TQG's smartLCM contract management product for enterprise and public sector buyers seeking configurable CLM solutions.

Regional players

• Fabasoft: Austrian-headquartered European provider of document and process management software with strong public sector presence. Fabasoft competes with TQG's public administration and compliance offerings across DACH.

Broad incumbents

• Icertis: Global enterprise contract lifecycle management platform with AI capabilities. Icertis competes with TQG's contract management offering at the enterprise end of the German and European market and represents the AI-augmented CLM benchmark.
• DocuSign: Global leader in electronic signature and contract lifecycle management. While DocuSign operates at vastly greater scale and is US-headquartered, it overlaps directly with TQG's contract management and e-signature modules and competes for the same enterprise and public sector CLM budgets.
• Adobe (Adobe Sign / Acrobat): Adobe provides document management and electronic signature capabilities that overlap with TQG's contract and e-signature modules. While Adobe is a broader productivity and document platform, its enterprise document and CLM-adjacent features compete for the same buyer budget.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/TheQualityGroupTQG
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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A1 record

Investments

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

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