What adesso mobile solutions does

adesso mobile solutions is the mobile-application business line of adesso SE, a Frankfurt-listed German IT services group headquartered in Dortmund. Operating as a professional services firm, the company delivers end-to-end mobile solutions: strategic consulting, UX/UI design, native development (Kotlin/Java, Swift), cross-platform development (Flutter, Xamarin, React Native), AR/VR/XR solutions (including LIDAR-based AR), quality assurance, and application management. It serves primarily enterprise clients in the DACH region across Automotive, Finance & Insurance, Health & Life Sciences (including DiGA-compliant work), Manufacturing, Public Sector, Retail, and Utilities.

Revenue is generated through professional-services engagements: fixed-price projects, time-and-materials consulting, and managed services contracts, supplemented by structured workshop offerings (Mobile Maturity Check, App Assessment, AppFactory). The go-to-market is consultative direct enterprise sales, leveraging a 21-location German footprint plus sister-entity cooperations in Austria (adesso Austria GmbH, Vienna) and Switzerland (adesso Schweiz AG, Zürich with field presence in Basel, Lausanne, Lugano, and Bern), as well as cross-sell from the parent adesso SE group. The firm claims a team of over 350 mobile specialists and more than 600 completed projects, with reference customers including Daimler, ZF Friedrichshafen, E.ON Digital Technology, STIHL, RWE, Miele, HDI, easyCredit, Evonik Industries, and dormiente.

Technical differentiation rests on the proprietary App-Frame modular development framework, the SmartShoring onsite/nearshore/offshore delivery model, integration of Generative AI and LLM-based chatbots (STIHL SSC), Conversational AI with Azure Speech (E.ON Office Buddy), LIDAR-based AR body scanning (dormiente), and computer vision for sports analytics (Wingfield Go). The E.ON Office Buddy project won the KPMG Digital Transformation Award 2023 and Stevie Awards. Notably, adesso mobile is a business line rather than a separately listed entity, so segment-level financials are not publicly disclosed.

Name

adesso mobile solutions

Legal name

adesso SE

Website

https://adesso-mobile.de

Company type

Public

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

adesso mobile solutions is the mobile application business line of Frankfurt-listed German IT group adesso SE, delivering end-to-end UX design, native and cross-platform app development, AR/XR, and AI-augmented solutions to enterprise clients across the DACH region from 21 German offices plus Austria and Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Dortmund

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices21 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services – App Development & Consulting: adesso mobile solutions generates revenue primarily through custom mobile app development projects, strategic consulting, UX/UI design, and application management services. Engagement models include fixed-price projects, time-and-materials consulting, and managed services contracts. Revenue is driven by project scope, team size, and duration. The company also offers workshops (Mobile Maturity Check, App Assessment, AppFactory) as consulting service packages.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

adesso mobile solutions is a German professional services firm providing custom mobile application development (native iOS, Android, and cross-platform), UX/UI design, AI/ML integration, and AR/VR/Extended Reality solutions for enterprise clients. Operating as a Business Line of adesso SE, the company delivers end-to-end digital product engineering including strategy consulting, design, development, quality assurance, and application lifecycle management across multiple industry verticals in the DACH region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Mobile App Development
• UX/UI Design Services
• Web Development
• IT Consulting and Strategy
• AI/ML Solutions Development
• Extended Reality (AR/VR) Solutions
• Application Management and Support
• Quality and Test Management
• Smart Connected Products
• Digital Accessibility Services
• adessoGPT (AI Knowledge Agent)
• InvoiceScan AI

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 600 successful mobile app projects delivered
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration25 records

AI capability15 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• adesso Austria GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradesso mobile solutions operates in Austria through a formal cooperation with adesso Austria GmbH, a subsidiary of adesso SE. The partnership enables delivery of mobile app development services to Austrian enterprise clients, with a dedicated office at Businesspark MARXIMUM in Vienna (Modecenterstraße 17, 1110 Wien). The Austrian team provides the full range of adesso mobile's services including consulting, development, and support.
• adesso Schweiz AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradesso mobile solutions operates in Switzerland through a cooperation with adesso Schweiz AG. The partnership provides mobile app development services across Switzerland, with the main office in Zürich (Vulkanstrasse 106, 8048 Zürich) and mobile experts also present in Basel, Lausanne, Lugano, and Bern. The Swiss team delivers the complete portfolio of adesso mobile services.
• STIHLcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradesso mobile has an ongoing strategic development partnership with STIHL for the enhancement of the STIHL Service Communication System (SSC). adesso mobile developed a GenAI chatbot integrated into the SSC web application, enabling natural language querying of spare parts databases. The partnership continues with further development including error description-based part identification, repair step recommendations, and technical documentation analysis. STIHL is a world market leader for power tools with operations in 160+ countries.
• E.ON Digital Technology GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradesso mobile developed the 'Office Buddy' cross-platform application for E.ON Digital Technology GmbH. The project combined Flutter development with Cognigy Conversational AI, Azure Speech Services, and Azure Suggestive Search. The successful collaboration won the KPMG Digital Transformation Award 2023 and Stevie Awards, and the partnership continues for further product development.
• Wingfield GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradesso mobile has a strategic development partnership with Wingfield GmbH (a sports technology startup from Hannover) for the continued development of the Wingfield Go mobile app. The React Native-based app uses AI for tennis court tracking, automated highlight video creation, and LK-Match validation. Wingfield has grown to European market leader status across 300+ courts in 16 countries.
• dormiente GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partneradesso mobile developed a mobile AR application for dormiente GmbH, a leading natural mattress manufacturer based in Heuchelheim, Hesse. The app uses iPad Pro LIDAR sensors for automated body scanning to configure personalized mattresses. The project was developed using Figma for UI design and Unity for AR integration.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• cosee GmbH: German custom mobile app development agency with similar boutique-mid-market positioning and direct enterprise client work in iOS/Android/cross-platform development — the closest head-to-head comparable in Germany.
• GFT Technologies SE: Frankfurt-listed German IT services and custom software firm with comparable DACH footprint, similar headcount, and strong regulated-industry focus in financial services and banking.
• msg systems AG: German IT consulting and software firm with deep regulated-industry expertise (banking, insurance, healthcare) and similar DACH-centric geographic concentration — a closely analogous vertical-specialist peer.
• Endava plc: UK-headquartered custom software development and digital transformation firm with strong European presence and a comparable bespoke-application-delivery model for enterprise clients.
• Thoughtworks: Global software consultancy specializing in custom application development, design-led engineering, and emerging tech — comparable as a high-end bespoke software and digital transformation partner for enterprise.
• Netguru: European (Polish) digital product development agency with strong mobile and web development focus and a similar mid-market enterprise positioning.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini SE: Global IT services leader with a broad portfolio including mobile app development, digital transformation, and managed services — competes for the same enterprise RFPs as adesso mobile but at vastly larger scale.
• T-Systems International: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm with significant German market presence; competes with adesso mobile on large German enterprise and public-sector digitalization engagements as part of a much wider portfolio.
• Accenture plc: Global professional services leader with substantial digital, mobile, and GenAI transformation capabilities; competes for the largest enterprise engagements in Germany and DACH as part of an industry-wide portfolio.
• Atos SE: European IT services company with broad digital transformation, cloud, and mobile offerings and meaningful DACH presence — competes for mid- and large-market enterprise digitalization work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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