Name

Red Data

Legal name

Red Data Group Holding B.V.

Website

https://reddata.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development & Data Intelligence Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Custom Application Development (Web/Mobile/Desktop) (BPAEAFAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Strategy & Governance Services (BPAEAHAA), Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• Data management services
• Enterprise search solutions
• Business intelligence consulting
• Application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Almere

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Design, development, and management of data-intensive applications including websites, mobile apps, platforms, and custom software solutions for enterprise clients.
2. Consulting and Advisory Services: Strategy workshops, UX/UI design consulting, and technical advisory services including temporary specialist staffing for client teams.
3. Search & Discovery Solutions: Enterprise search implementation and optimization services using proprietary platform based on Solr and Elasticsearch technologies.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Red Data designs, builds, and manages data-intensive custom software systems for enterprise and government clients. Its offerings include custom application development (websites, mobile apps, platforms), a proprietary Search & Discovery platform based on Solr and Elasticsearch, business intelligence and data management services, and productized solutions such as the ECSS eGlossary and Haagse Feiten parliamentary monitor. Services span strategy workshops, UX/UI design, full-stack development using Agile/Scrum, and ongoing hosting and maintenance, with optional temporary specialist staffing for client teams.

Product overview

Red Data is a Dutch data intelligence company offering a portfolio of proprietary products and professional services. Its core products include the ECSS eGlossary (a multi-format glossary of space standardization terms accessible via website, mobile app, and Microsoft Word add-in), the Search & Discovery Platform (enterprise search powered by Solr/Elasticsearch), Haagse Feiten (a parliamentary monitoring platform with mobile app), Voedsel Verbindt (a geo-location-based short supply-chain app), the ESA Taxonomy Tool (for managing ESA technical standards), and the Vrijdag Bezettingsradar (custom workforce capacity monitoring). These products are complemented by professional services covering Application Development (Agile/Scrum), Strategy & Design (UX/UI, workshops), Business Intelligence, Data Management, and Big Data. The Search & Discovery Platform acts as a shared underlying technology across multiple products, while each product is also delivered with dedicated front-end interfaces (web, mobile, or plugin).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Red Data Group: Parent entity encompassing all Red Data operations
• Red Data Consultancy
• Red Data Innovations
• Red Data Solutions

Products and services

• ECSS eGlossary Multi-format glossary application for European space standardization terms, available as a website, hybrid mobile app (iOS/Android), and Microsoft Word add-in. Built on ISO 25964 data model with a flexible API powering all three interfaces simultaneously, used by 22,000+ users worldwide.
• ECSS eGlossary Mobile App Mobile application (iOS and Android) version of the ECSS eGlossary, extending the glossary of space standardization terms to mobile devices via the Ionic Framework.
• Search & Discovery Platform Enterprise search and discovery platform enabling advanced site search, enterprise search, e-commerce optimization, and big data applications. Processes data through collection, transformation, and visualization stages using Solr and Elasticsearch, and powers multiple Red Data products including the ECSS eGlossary and Haagse Feiten.
• Haagse Feiten (Parliamentary Monitor) Parliamentary monitoring platform that continuously collects, analyzes, and links parliamentary documents, political news, and social media. Delivered as an online platform and mobile app with search powered by the Search & Discovery platform and Solr, processing 2 million parliamentary documents with player data tracking and newsletter creation.
• Voedsel Verbindt Short supply-chain mobile app connecting agricultural businesses and hospitality venues in North Holland and Flevoland, featuring geo-location matching, business filtering, and CO2-neutral logistics integration. Built on Ionic/Angular with MySQL and a REST API, achieving 2,000+ downloads in the first week.
• Vrijdag Bezettingsradar Custom workforce capacity monitoring tool for Vrijdag Premium Printing that visualizes staffing levels 10 weeks ahead by machine, highlighting bottlenecks in red and orange. Features ETL-fed data warehouse, ERP integration, and planning dashboard for the shop floor.
• ESA Taxonomy Tool Taxonomy management system for European Space Agency technical terms and standards, enabling hierarchical term browsing, version tracking, and cross-taxonomy search with broader-term relationships. Built with Bootstrap, MySQL, and jQuery.
• Excellent Search WordPress Plugin Custom WordPress plugin integrated with the Search & Discovery platform, providing automated site indexing, faceted search results, filtering capabilities, and CMS integration for clients such as ECDPM.
• Applicatieontwikkeling (Application Development) Full-stack custom application development services covering websites, mobile apps, digital platforms, and enterprise software. Uses Agile/Scrum methodology with two-week sprints and OTAP deployment lifecycle.
• Strategie & Design Digital strategy and UX/UI design service encompassing user research, persona development, usability testing, interface design, and brand identity development, including strategy workshops using the Golden Circle framework and Jung's 12 archetypes.
• Data Management Data management services including data collection, ETL pipelines, data warehousing, and governance for data-intensive systems.
• Business Intelligence Business intelligence services for making complex data meaningful and actionable through dashboards, data visualization, and analytics.
• Big Data Big data services for processing and analyzing large volumes of structured and unstructured data at scale.

Quantifiable outcome

• 22,000+ users accessing ECSS eGlossary platform worldwide
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ICTWaarborgcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerICTWaarborg certification partner since January 1, 2015. Red Data uses ICTWaarborg's General Terms and Conditions (B2B) for all offers, agreements, and services. ICTWaarborg provides quality assurance and consumer protection for ICT companies.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationMicrosoft Silver Partner with certifications in Application Development and Data Analytics competencies. Certified in December 2019. Enables integration with Microsoft technologies and validates technical capabilities.
• Big Data Value CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for presence at Big Data Expo 2019 in Utrecht. Red Data exhibited at Big Data Value Center's booth at the entrance area of the expo.
• CLTL (Computational Lexicology & Terminology Lab)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic collaboration with VU Amsterdam research lab focused on natural language processing and text analytics. Red Data participated in CLTL Meet & Greet events for potential recruitment and to discuss NLP applications for Search & Discovery platform.
• World Wildlife Fund Netherlands (WNF)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerRed Data is a Business Supporter of WWF Netherlands. The partnership involves environmental conservation through tree planting in the Atlantic Rainforest in Brazil, with 1,114 trees donated. Red Data leverages this partnership for CSR and brand reputation purposes.
• Grachtenfestival AmsterdamminorGTM or Marketing PartnerRed Data is a sponsor of the Grachtenfestival Amsterdam, a 10-day classical music festival featuring young international artists at 100 locations throughout the city.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Xential: Dutch enterprise content management and search vendor. Overlaps directly with Red Data's Search & Discovery platform capabilities and Dutch enterprise/government customer base.
• Iquality: Dutch custom software and digital agency with comparable size and a similar government and enterprise client focus. Both firms compete for Dutch public-sector data-intensive application builds using Agile/Scrum delivery.
• Netvlies: Dutch digital agency offering custom application development and CMS/search implementations. Comparable in size, geography, and target verticals (government, enterprise, non-profit).

Regional players

• Hippo CMS (Bloomreach): Dutch-origin enterprise CMS and search platform now part of Bloomreach. Comparable search/content technology stack and Benelux origin, though operating at substantially larger scale globally.

Broad incumbents

• OpenText: Global enterprise information management incumbent covering enterprise search, content management, and document analytics — the broader market Red Data's Search & Discovery platform addresses.
• Elastic: Provider of the Elasticsearch platform that underpins Red Data's Search & Discovery offering. A potential platform partner as well as an indirect competitor if clients adopt Elastic directly.
• Qlik: Broader analytics and data visualization incumbent whose BI/data platform capabilities overlap with Red Data's Business Intelligence and Big Data services, including Microsoft-aligned data analytics offerings.
• Deloitte (Netherlands): Large consulting incumbent in the Dutch market that competes for the same government and enterprise data/application transformation budgets, typically on larger program scopes than Red Data can serve.
• Capgemini (Netherlands): Global system integrator with a strong Dutch public sector and aerospace practice, competing for the same institutional data platform and custom application mandates at significantly greater scale.

Others

• Atlassian (Confluence / Search): Adjacent collaboration and knowledge management vendor. While not a direct competitor for custom builds, its search and document management features compete for the same enterprise knowledge management budget that drives part of Red Data's pipeline.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/Red_Data
• Facebookfacebook.com/reddatabv
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/red-data

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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