What Hamburger Software does

Hamburger Software (legal entity: HS - Hamburger Software GmbH & Co. KG) is a Hamburg-based ERP software vendor founded in 1979/1980 that builds modular on-premises and cloud-deployable business software for small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU/Mittelstand) in Germany and Austria. The product portfolio comprises six core product lines — Warenwirtschaft (inventory/warehouse management), Finanzbuchhaltung (GoBD-certified financial accounting), Lohnabrechnung (GKV-certified payroll), Personalmanagement (HR management), Dokumentenmanagement (DMS), and Auftragsbearbeitung für DATEV (order processing with DATEV interface) — extended by add-on modules covering e-invoicing (ZUGFeRD/XRechnung), financial dashboards (Cockpit Pro), electronic balance sheet (E-Bilanz), cost accounting, asset accounting, time tracking, EDI, and cloud/mobile delivery. The underlying technology is a Windows-based modular ERP suite with REST/Webservices APIs for integration, GoBD- and GKV-compliant processing, and deployment flexibility via Microsoft Azure partner infrastructure or on-premises.

The company operates a hybrid go-to-market combining direct sales from its Hamburg headquarters (hotline, website lead capture, online demos) with a curated channel of approximately 140 regional partners in Germany and Austria providing local implementation, training, and customization. Revenue is generated through a mix of perpetual software licenses, subscription/rental arrangements, usage-based cloud/hosting fees, and professional services. As of September 1, 2025, Hamburger Software became part of the Infoniqa Group, a DACH HR/Payroll/ERP consolidator, with the goal of combining forces for further product innovation. The vendor serves more than 26,000 users across 300+ industries with approximately 175 employees, citing over 90% customer satisfaction and multi-decade customer relationships (e.g., Goossens-Redley since 1989).

Name

Hamburger Software

Legal name

HS - Hamburger Software GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://hamburger-software.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Hamburger Software is a Hamburg-based ERP software vendor founded in 1979 that builds modular financial accounting, payroll, HR, inventory, and document management software for small and medium-sized enterprises in Germany and Austria, distributed via ~140 regional partners and direct sales, and now part of the Infoniqa Group since September 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ), Manufacturing ERP (Discrete, Process, Batch) (HDAEAEAB)

Keywords

• ERP software solutions
• Financial accounting software
• Payroll processing software
• Document management system
• Warehouse management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (Perpetual): One-time perpetual license purchase for HS software modules. Customers can acquire base modules and extension modules.
2. Subscription / Rental Model: Flexible rental/miet model allowing customers to pay for software usage without large upfront capital expenditure. Renting cloud capacity and licenses as needed.
3. Cloud / Hosting Fees: Fees for cloud hosting services through HS partners, covering infrastructure (IaaS), with flexible capacity rental based on customer requirements.
4. Professional Services / Consulting: Digitalization consulting, implementation support, process analysis, training, and custom software development services delivered by HS and partner network.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HS - Hamburger Software GmbH & Co. KG develops and sells a modular ERP software suite for small and medium-sized enterprises (KMU/Mittelstand) in Germany and Austria. Core offerings include Warenwirtschaft (inventory/warehouse management), Finanzbuchhaltung (GoBD-compliant financial accounting), Lohnabrechnung (payroll), Personalmanagement (HR), Dokumentenmanagement (DMS), and Rechnungseingangsverarbeitung (invoice processing), delivered as perpetual licenses, subscriptions, or cloud-hosted deployments.

Product overview

Hamburger Software (HS) provides a modular ERP ecosystem for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Germany, marketed as 'KI-gestützte ERP-Lösungen für den Mittelstand' (AI-supported ERP solutions for the Mittelstand). The core portfolio consists of six integrated product lines: Warenwirtschaft (inventory/warehouse management), Finanzbuchhaltung (financial accounting with GoBD compliance), Lohnabrechnung (payroll), Personalmanagement (HR management with digital personnel files), Dokumentenmanagement (DMS), and Auftragsbearbeitung für DATEV (order processing with DATEV interface). These core products are supplemented by numerous extension modules including Rechnungseingangsverarbeitung (invoice processing), Cockpit Pro (financial dashboard), E-Bilanz (electronic balance sheet), Anlagenbuchhaltung (asset accounting), Kontierung (automatic posting), Berichte (reporting), and Kostenstellen/Kostenträger (cost accounting). HS also offers Digitalisierung (digitization consulting) services, Cloud-Lösungen (cloud deployment), and Mobile-Lösungen (mobile access) to extend the on-premises software. The architecture follows a building-block (Baukasten) principle where customers select and combine modules according to their requirements, starting small and expanding as needed.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• HS Warenwirtschaft

Quantifiable outcome

• 45 years of market presence with thousands of customers across hundreds of industries
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Infoniqa GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2025HS - Hamburger Software GmbH & Co. KG became part of the Infoniqa Group effective 1 September 2025. HS brings established solutions for HR, financial accounting, order processing, inventory management, and document management. The goal is to combine forces to drive innovative new developments in the DACH region.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lexware: Lexware is a long-established German accounting, payroll, and ERP suite for SMEs and freelancers, competing head-to-head with HS in financial accounting, payroll, and order processing for the Mittelstand.
• sevDesk: sevDesk is a cloud-native German SME accounting and invoicing platform targeting freelancers and small businesses — directly overlapping HS Finanzbuchhaltung and HS Rechnungseingangsverarbeitung with a SaaS-first UX.
• Lexoffice: Lexoffice is the cloud edition of Lexware, offering online accounting, invoicing, and banking for German SMEs and directly competing with HS for cloud-first financial-accounting customers.
• weclapp: weclapp is a cloud ERP platform for SMEs covering CRM, accounting, inventory, and project management — a direct cloud-ERP competitor to HS's Warenwirtschaft and finance modules in the German Mittelstand.
• BMD Systemhaus: BMD is an Austrian provider of accounting, payroll, and ERP for SMEs — a directly comparable DACH peer serving the same Austrian customer base HS targets through its partner channel.
• Agenda: Agenda is a German SME accounting, payroll, and ERP software vendor for small businesses and tax advisors, directly competing with HS's Finanzbuchhaltung and Lohnabrechnung modules in the German Mittelstand.

Broad incumbents

• Sage: Sage is a global incumbent in SME accounting and ERP (Sage 50/Sage Business Cloud), with strong DACH presence and overlapping coverage of financials, payroll, and inventory for the same Mittelstand segment HS targets.
• SAP Business One: SAP Business One is the global SME ERP incumbent, addressing financials, inventory, and operations for small and medium-sized businesses — the upmarket tier HS competes against as customers grow.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central is a cloud ERP for SMEs tightly integrated with Microsoft 365, competing in the same DACH SME segment as HS, particularly where DATEV/Office integration matters.

Emerging players

• Odoo: Odoo is an open-source modular ERP suite covering accounting, inventory, HR, and document management — a comparable modular Baukasten approach aimed at SMEs including DACH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/playlist?list=PLQ9n03m_xiNr9bLoZfrdpxZLvQHl7c4Ka
• Facebookfacebook.com/HamburgerSoftware

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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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