What Craftnote does

Craftnote, operated by Aceve Deutschland GmbH (Berlin, Germany) and affiliated with Sweden-based Aceve Sverige AB, is a cloud-based SaaS platform that provides a digital construction file (digitale Baumappe) for small and medium-sized skilled-trade businesses in the DACH region. Founded in 2018, the platform is delivered as native iOS and Android mobile apps and a web application, hosted on Google Cloud infrastructure with a 98% uptime SLA and 5 GB of included storage per user account. Its core offering combines a centralized, folder-structured project repository with modular add-ons covering time tracking (Zeiterfassung), team chat, digital forms and PDF management, task management (Aufgaben), scheduling and resource planning (Plantafel), GPS vehicle tracking (Fahrzeug-Tracking), and a Büro Plus office module for quoting and invoicing. The company also exposes paid interfaces (Schnittstellen) to connect with third-party systems and partners with Salesforce for CRM, Zendesk for support, and Stripe for payments.

The company targets German Handwerk (skilled trades) verticals including SHK (plumbing/heating), electrical, roofing, painting, metalwork, carpentry, tiling, drywall construction, and general contracting, with all disclosed reference customers being SMBs. Craftnote serves two primary personas: office-based owners/project managers needing real-time site visibility, and field workers needing mobile access to project information, forms, and time tracking. The platform emphasizes ease of use (no training required), GDPR-compliant communication as a WhatsApp alternative, and trade-specific templates.

Commercially, Craftnote operates a per-user subscription model with tiered functionality, a 30-day free trial (no credit card required), and annual contracts with auto-renewal; pricing is not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market combines product-led growth (app stores, self-serve registration) with an inside-sales motion for mid-market craft businesses via a structured demo request form. The company is privately held with no disclosed venture funding, manages over 20,000 customer companies and 40,000 active users, and supports more than 95,000 projects with a 4.8/5 average rating across 6,000+ app store reviews.

Name

Craftnote

Legal name

Aceve Deutschland GmbH

Website

https://craftnote.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Craftnote is a Berlin-based, mobile-first SaaS platform providing a digital construction file (digitale Baumappe) for SMB skilled-trade businesses in the DACH region. It combines project documentation, time tracking, team chat, resource planning, and GPS vehicle tracking in a subscription-based app used by 20,000+ companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction Field Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Project & Task Management (BPAMAMAF)

Keywords

• Construction site documentation
• Field service software
• Trades workforce management
• Digital construction file
• Mobile project collaboration

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software License Subscriptions: Per-user license model with tiered functionality levels. Users purchase individual licenses for employees. Contract terms are annual with automatic renewal unless cancelled 3 months in advance. Monthly or annual billing options available.
2. Extended Services: Additional paid services including software onboarding support, employee training, custom report development, and data import/export for the mileage log.
3. Hardware Rental: GPS devices rented alongside vehicle tracking module. Hardware costs included in the software license fee for the associated module. Return shipping costs borne by customer.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Craftnote provides a mobile and web-based SaaS platform — the "digitale Baumappe" (digital construction file) — for German skilled trades and craft businesses. It consolidates project documentation, time tracking, team chat, digital forms, scheduling, and vehicle tracking into a single mobile-first application accessible via iOS, Android, and the web. The platform is sold as a per-user software subscription with tiered feature levels, an annual default contract, and a 30-day free trial.

Product overview

Craftnote is a unified digital construction management platform (digitale Baumappe) for tradespeople, combining a central project file system with multiple functional modules. The core offering consists of the Craftnote Handwerker-App (mobile and web application) paired with the digital construction folder (digitale Baumappe) as the central organizing layer. Module add-ons extend functionality across office administration (Büro Plus for quotes/invoicing), construction documentation (Bautagebuch, Baudokumentation, PDF-Management, Digitale Vorlagen), operations management (Zeiterfassung, Plantafel, Fahrzeug-Tracking, Aufgaben), and communication (Chat). An additional Schnittstellen module provides interfaces for connecting with third-party applications. The platform is available as a software-as-a-service subscription with tiered license models, supporting various trades including SHK, electrical, construction, metalworking, carpentry, painting, tiling, and roofing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• 7.5 hours saved per week per team
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration19 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google Ireland Limited (Google Cloud)coreTechnology or IntegrationGoogle Cloud provides cloud hosting infrastructure for Craftnote's platform. Data is stored on Google's servers with standard data processing terms governing the relationship. Subprocessor for data hosting.
• Stripe, Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationStripe processes payments for Craftnote subscriptions including credit card payments and SEPA direct debits.
• Apple Inc. (App Store)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorApple distributes the Craftnote iOS app through the Apple App Store, subject to App Store terms and conditions alongside Craftnote's own AGB.
• Google Ireland Limited (Play Store)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGoogle distributes the Craftnote Android app through Google Play Store, subject to Google Play Store terms alongside Craftnote's own AGB.
• Aceve Sverige ABminorOthersParent/affiliated company based in Sweden to which hardware devices must be returned upon contract termination.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PlanRadar: Austrian-founded SaaS for construction and real-estate defect management, site documentation, and task tracking on mobile. Directly comparable to Craftnote as a mobile-first construction documentation platform for European trades and site teams.
• Capmo: Munich-based construction project management SaaS targeting German trades and contractors with documentation, defect management, and scheduling. Highly comparable given DACH focus, vertical specialization, and SMB-craft positioning.
• 123erfasst: German construction-site app for time tracking, project documentation, and resource planning aimed at trades and construction firms. Closely overlaps Craftnote's Zeiterfassung, Plantafel, and Baumappe functionality for the same SMB Handwerk segment.
• Fieldwire: Mobile construction field-management platform for task tracking, punch lists, and plan viewing on job sites. Comparable as a mobile-first, field-worker-oriented SaaS for construction documentation and task management.
• Letsbuild: European construction project management and site reporting SaaS offering documentation, quality and safety management, and progress tracking. Comparable mobile-first construction collaboration positioning with European trade focus.

Broad incumbents

• Procore Technologies: Large US-listed construction management platform with broad project, field, and financial modules. Comparable as the broader incumbent in construction SaaS, though Craftnote targets a much smaller SMB Handwerk niche.
• Asana: General-purpose project and task management platform used by some construction teams for light site coordination. Comparable at the project/task management layer but lacks Craftnote's trades-specific features (Baumappe, Fahrtenbuch, GDPR-compliant chat).

Regional players

• BauMaster: German Meistertrainer-style software suite offering order, project, and personnel management for trades businesses in the DACH market. Comparable as a German SMB Handwerk software incumbent Craftnote competes against.

Emerging players

• MOSAIQ: Mentioned as a comparable mobile construction documentation tool in the DACH market; competing with Craftnote in field documentation and reporting for German trades.
• Stack Construction Technologies: Construction takeoff, estimating, and project management software with mobile field documentation. Partial overlap with Craftnote on construction documentation workflows for SMB contractors.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCi9l9h_jV6NItozVuJZ5tjg
• Facebookfacebook.com/myCraftnote
• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/craftnote
• Instagraminstagram.com/craftnote.powered.by.aceve

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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