Elatec
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1994
- HeadquartersPuchheim, Germany
- Headcount101–250
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
Elatec firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Elatec
- Legal name
- ELATEC GmbH
- Website
- https://elatec-rfid.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1994
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 101–250 employees
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Elatec is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Puchheim
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices4 records
Markets served
Elatec business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- RFID Hardware Readers: Sale of TWN4 multi-technology RFID reader families (TWN4 MultiTech, TWN4 Slim, TWN4 USB Front Reader, TWN4 Palon Compact M OEM boards) as core product revenue. Hardware includes standalone readers and OEM embeddable PCB modules.
- Software Development Kits: Sale of TWN4 DevPack, TWN3 DevPack, and TCP AdminPack software toolkits that enable configuration, programming, and management of RFID readers. Software licensing accompanies hardware deployments.
- Mobile Credential Solutions: Mobile Credential Manager platform and ELATEC Mobile Badge App enabling BLE/NFC mobile credentials and Employee Badge in Apple Wallet integration. Revenue from software and credential management services.
- Accessories and Services: Accessories complementary to reader hardware, as well as ELATEC Academy training services including live webinars, customized webinars, and ELATEC Video Wiki.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Enterprise/Project-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Elatec product offering
Product offeringCore offering
ELATEC designs and manufactures universal multi-technology RFID/NFC/BLE readers (TWN4 family) and associated software toolkits (TWN4 DevPack, TWN3 DevPack, TCP AdminPack) and mobile credential platforms (Mobile Credential Manager, ELATEC Mobile Badge App, Employee Badge in Apple Wallet) for physical access control, secure printing, machine authentication, and digital single sign-on. Products are sold to enterprises, OEMs, system integrators, and channel partners worldwide across education, enterprise, healthcare, industrial, mobility, gaming, and hospitality segments.
Product overview
ELATEC offers a unified authentication platform combining hardware readers and software tools. The core portfolio centers on the TWN4 Reader Families (universal multi-technology RFID hardware supporting 100+ credentials and 60+ transponder technologies), paired with software development toolkits: TWN4 DevPack for reader configuration and management (current version 5.07), TWN3 DevPack for legacy readers, and TCP AdminPack for TCP-connected device administration. For mobile access, ELATEC provides the Mobile Credential Manager platform alongside the ELATEC Mobile Badge App (BLE/NFC) and Employee Badge in Apple Wallet integration. The company operates as an Allegion brand since Allegion's June 2025 acquisition of ELATEC for €330 million (Summit Partners-backed).
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- TWN4 Reader Family: Universal RFID reader product line including TWN4 MultiTech, TWN4 Slim, TWN4 USB Front Reader, and TWN4 Palon Compact M variants.
- TWN4 DevPack
- TWN3 DevPack
- TCP AdminPack
- Mobile Credential Manager
- ELATEC Mobile Badge App
- Employee Badge in Apple Wallet
- ELATEC Academy
- ELATEC Services
Products and services
- TWN4 Reader Families Universal multi-technology RFID/NFC/BLE reader hardware supporting 100+ physical and mobile credentials and 60+ transponder technologies across 125 kHz and 13.56 MHz frequencies, intended for enterprise access control, secure printing, machine authentication, and OEM integration.
- TWN4 DevPack Software development toolkit for configuring, programming, and managing TWN4 RFID readers, including firmware customization, OSDP configuration, mobile credential integration, and open-standard interoperability support; current version 5.07.
- TWN3 DevPack Software development toolkit for configuring and programming legacy TWN3 RFID readers.
- TCP AdminPack Administration and management toolkit for TCP/IP-connected reader devices, enabling centralized configuration and monitoring across networked deployments.
- Mobile Credential Manager Platform for managing and deploying mobile access credentials, enabling enterprises to issue and revoke digital smartphone-based credentials for use with TWN4 readers.
- ELATEC Mobile Badge App Mobile application that enables smartphones to function as BLE and NFC-based access credentials for TWN4 readers.
- Employee Badge in Apple Wallet Integration that enables employee badges to be stored and used via Apple Wallet, leveraging NFC and ECP 2.0/VAS protocols for secure mobile access.
Quantifiable outcome
- 10x faster OSDP configuration updates with DevPack 5.07, reducing deployment time and maintenance costs
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Elatec
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Elatec technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
Feature5 records
Elatec partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Sentry InteractivecoreDevelopment collaboration on PKOC (Public Key Open Credential) mass enrollment SDK, enabling enterprises to remotely deploy thousands of PKOC credentials instantly at scale. Jointly developed with PSIA members Elatec, Johnson Controls, and EMSi. The partnership enables open-standard mobile credential deployment without vendor lock-in, marking a major shift in enterprise mobile access credential deployment.
- Johnson ControlscoreJoint development partner in PSIA PKOC specification alongside Elatec and Sentry Interactive, enabling enterprise-scale open credential standards deployment across physical access control platforms.
- EMSicoreJoint development partner in PSIA PKOC specification alongside Elatec, Sentry Interactive, and Johnson Controls, contributing to open-standard credential interoperability at enterprise scale.
- TransactcoreTransact partnered with Elatec as an OEM-approved universal TWN4 MultiTech NFC and RFID reader provider compatible with all Transact credentials, serving secure ID, printing, and copy management applications in the education and enterprise market.
- OSPT AlliancecoreElatec joined the OSPT (Open Standards for Public Transport) Alliance, contributing to future-oriented mobile solutions in the public transport sector and enabling interoperability with open credential standards.
- KioWareminorKioWare added Elatec TWN4 series RFID card, NFC, and BLE mobile credential readers to its supported device list, enabling kiosk self-service deployment operators to easily add RFID authentication capabilities.
- Nymi Inc.coreNymi provides wearable wristband-based authentication solutions powered by Elatec's multi-technology readers. Elatec supplies a large selection of reader products from its catalogue enabling Nymi to tailor solutions for specific customer needs in enterprise authentication applications.
- PSIA (Physical Security Interoperability Alliance)coreElatec is an active member of the Physical Security Interoperability Alliance (PSIA), contributing to the development of open-standard PKOC (Public Key Open Credential) specifications for interoperable mobile credentials across the security industry.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Elatec competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Transact Campus: Transact is a mobile credential and campus ID platform with OEM-approved integration to Elatec's TWN4 readers. It is a partner-and-overlap in the education vertical for mobile-first access credentials.
- Nymi: Nymi produces wearable wristband-based authentication that integrates with Elatec TWN4 readers. It is a complementary emerging player in workplace authentication, with partial overlap via the shared reader platform.
Direct peers
- Suprema: Suprema manufactures biometric and RFID/NFC access control readers, with a comparable enterprise/security channel model. Overlaps with Elatec in physical access hardware, especially in markets requiring combined biometric and card authentication.
- HID Global: HID Global (owned by ASSA ABLOY) is the dominant manufacturer of RFID/NFC readers, contactless credentials, and physical access control solutions. It competes head-to-head with Elatec in multi-technology reader deployments for enterprise, education, and government customers.
- Identiv: Identiv produces RFID/NFC readers, physical access control hardware, and credential solutions. It directly overlaps Elatec's TWN4 reader product line in physical access and IoT authentication use cases.
- STid: STid is a French manufacturer of RFID/NFC readers for secure physical access control, with strong European enterprise and government presence. Comparable to Elatec in multi-technology reader architecture and target verticals.
- Feitian Technologies: Feitian manufactures smart card readers, RFID/NFC readers, and authentication tokens. Comparable to Elatec in OTP, contactless, and credential reader product lines targeting enterprise and financial-services security.
Broad incumbents
- ASSA ABLOY: ASSA ABLOY is the parent of HID Global and the global leader in physical access/lock hardware. It competes broadly with Elatec's enterprise access reader deployments via HID and integrates comparable credential-management platforms.
- Allegion: Allegion is now Elatec's parent company following the €330M acquisition (June 2025). It is also a broad incumbent in physical access (Schlage, LCN, Von Duprin), and overlaps Elatec at the integrated-reader-and-door-hardware level rather than pure RFID reader competition.
- Zebra Technologies: Zebra Technologies is a broad incumbent in RFID hardware, readers, and industrial IoT. It overlaps Elatec's industrial and machine-authentication use cases via its fixed RFID reader portfolio, though it is much larger and diversified.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Elatec social profiles
Digital presenceElatec compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Elatec financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Elatec leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Elatec funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds1 record
Investors3 records
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Elatec M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Elatec
What does Elatec do?
ELATEC designs and manufactures universal multi-technology RFID/NFC/BLE readers (TWN4 family) and associated software toolkits (TWN4 DevPack, TWN3 DevPack, TCP AdminPack) and mobile credential platforms (Mobile Credential Manager, ELATEC Mobile Badge App, Employee Badge in Apple Wallet) for physical access control, secure printing, machine authentication, and digital single sign-on. Products are sold to enterprises, OEMs, system integrators, and channel partners worldwide across education, enterprise, healthcare, industrial, mobility, gaming, and hospitality segments.
Is Elatec a public or private company?
Elatec is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Elatec founded?
Elatec was founded in 1994. It employs 101 to 250 people.
Where is Elatec based?
Elatec is headquartered in Puchheim, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does Elatec make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. RFID Hardware Readers are the primary driver. The others are software Development Kits, mobile Credential Solutions and accessories and Services.
Who are Elatec's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Transact Campus and Nymi. Direct peers are Suprema, HID Global, Identiv, STid and Feitian Technologies. Broad incumbents are ASSA ABLOY, Allegion and Zebra Technologies.
Does Elatec have an API?
No public API is recorded for Elatec.