What windata does

Windata GmbH is a German provider of secure payment transaction and banking communication software, founded in 1993 and headquartered in Wangen Im Allgäu. The company serves the DACH market with two delivery models: windata professional 9 SQL as a desktop on-premises application (with a dedicated Austrian build, professional 9 SQL AT) and windata as a Service as a cloud-hosted subscription variant. The software handles SEPA payment orchestration, EBICS/FinTS bank connectivity, and GoBD-compliant archiving of transaction data, primarily for SMBs, mid-market corporates, tax advisors, and financial shared-service centers. The business model combines traditional perpetual license revenue with an emerging SaaS subscription stream, sold both directly and through the broader cisbox distribution channel.

Since July 2024 windata has been majority owned by Main Capital Partners, a Netherlands-based software-focused private equity firm, and in April 2026 was merged into Cisbox with financing from LB (Landesbank). Within the Cisbox portfolio, windata sits alongside konfipay (automated bank communication), caito (AI-powered invoice processing), and the Ocean Suite (procure-to-pay modules), collectively addressing payment processing, treasury, and financial process automation for over 23,000 users. Customer evidence spans banking (OLB), healthcare (Patient21, Kliniken Küppelsmühle), hospitality (Purino, Mongo's, Gustoso Gruppe), sports (FC St. Pauli), real estate, tax advisory, and manufacturing (Egger), indicating deliberate vertical diversification within the DACH region.

The technology stack is built on DACH-specific banking protocols and localized regulatory compliance (SEPA, GoBD, EBICS, country-specific bank holiday calendars), with Peppol integration enabling cross-border e-invoicing. AI/ML is not native to the windata product line; AI capability exists only at the portfolio level through sister product caito for invoice automation. Headcount is reported at 1-10 employees, consistent with a focused product line embedded in a larger platform entity post-merger rather than a standalone operating company.

Name

windata

Legal name

Windata GmbH

Website

https://windata.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Windata GmbH provides DACH-focused payment transaction and banking communication software (desktop and cloud) for SMBs, corporates, tax advisors, and treasuries, serving 23,000+ users across the cisbox ecosystem and merged into Cisbox in April 2026 under Main Capital Partners ownership.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wangen Im Allgäu

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 Licensing and Subscriptions: Windata generates revenue through software licensing of its professional desktop products (windata professional 9 SQL variants) and cloud-based subscription services (windata as a Service). These are typically recurring revenue streams based on seat counts or usage.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Windata provides secure, high-performance payment transaction (Zahlungsverkehr) software that enables businesses to manage bank communications and process payments in a compliance-ready manner. The offering is delivered through SQL-based professional desktop solutions (windata professional 9 SQL and its Austrian-market variant windata professional 9 SQL AT) and a cloud-based SaaS delivery model (windata as a Service), serving banks, financial institutions, tax advisors, healthcare providers, hospitality businesses, and real estate managers in the DACH region.

Product overview

Windata is a provider of financial management and payment processing software, now operating as part of the cisbox product portfolio. The core offering consists of the windata professional 9 SQL product line (available as on-premises Windows software in standard and Austria-specific variants) and windata as a Service (cloud-hosted delivery). Together with sister products konfipay (automated bank communication interface), caito (AI-powered invoice processing), and the Ocean Suite suite (Invoice, Order, Insights, Connect modules), windata forms the payment and banking communication pillar of cisbox's comprehensive digital finance and payment process solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• windata professional 9 SQL: Secure and powerful software for payment processing
• windata professional 9 SQL AT
• windata as a Service

Products and services

• windata professional 9 SQL A secure and powerful on-premises Windows software solution for payment transaction processing and banking communications, using an SQL database backend. Enables businesses to manage bank transactions securely, efficiently, and in compliance with regulatory requirements. Targeted at banks, financial institutions, tax advisors, and operational enterprises in the DACH region.
• windata professional 9 SQL AT An Austria-specific variant of windata professional 9 SQL, tailored to meet the specific banking standards, regulatory requirements, and payment formats applicable in the Austrian market. Targeted at banks, financial institutions, and businesses operating in Austria requiring locally compliant payment processing.
• windata as a Service A cloud-hosted SaaS delivery model for windata's payment processing capabilities, providing the same secure banking communication and payment transaction management as the on-premises windata professional 9 SQL, but accessible from anywhere without local installation. Enables scalability and remote access for businesses.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 23,000 users trust the cisbox ecosystem, which includes Windata products.

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• CisboxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 April 2026Windata and Cisbox announced a merger, with LB (Landesbank) financing the transaction. The merger combines Windata's payment transaction software expertise with Cisbox's broader financial process automation portfolio, creating a comprehensive digital finance and payment solutions provider.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DATEV eG: German cooperative providing tax, accounting and payment-transaction software primarily to tax advisors and SMBs in DACH — the same target customer as Windata and a direct competitor in compliance-driven bank communications and payment workflows.
• Haufe-Lexware (Haufe Group): Lexware is a leading German SMB accounting and finance software suite with built-in bank-communication and payment modules, directly competing with Windata for tax advisors and SMB finance teams in DACH.
• StarMoney (B+S Banksysteme): Long-established German retail and SMB banking software (StarMoney, SFirm) for multi-bank connectivity, payment transactions and account aggregation — the closest direct functional competitor to Windata professional in DACH.
• Buhl Data Service: German vendor of consumer and SMB finance software (WISO Mein Geld, WISO Steuer) with multi-bank connectivity and payment transaction features, competing for the same DACH private and SMB banking customer as Windata.
• Sage GmbH (DACH): Sage's DACH operations deliver SMB accounting and ERP software with embedded payment and bank-communication functions, overlapping with Windata's accounting-firm and hospitality/SMB customer base in Germany.
• Treasury Intelligence Solutions (TIS): German-headquartered SaaS for global payments, bank connectivity and cash management — overlapping with Windata on the bank-communication / payment-transaction software layer, especially for larger mid-market and enterprise finance teams.

Broad incumbents

• Atruvia AG: IT service provider and software vendor for the German cooperative banking sector (Volksbanken, Raiffeisenbanken) — a much larger incumbent that competes for the bank-side of Windata's customer base and offers broadly overlapping payment and banking software.
• SAP SE: Global ERP incumbent whose S/4HANA finance suite includes payment transaction and bank-communication functionality natively, positioning SAP as a broad incumbent alternative for enterprises evaluating Windata for treasury and payment workflows.
• Microsoft (Dynamics 365 Finance): Dynamics 365 Finance includes payment processing and bank-communication features that, in DACH deployments, increasingly compete with Windata's Windows-based payment software for mid-market customers modernizing their ERP stack.

Emerging players

• Lobster GmbH: German data and EDI integration vendor with banking/ERP connectivity capabilities — an emerging competitor in the integration layer that sits between ERP, banks and corporate treasury, overlapping with Windata's konfipay-style proposition.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/windatasoftware

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Funding overview

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Investors

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M&A

Investments

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