What MACH does

MACH (MACH GmbH, headquartered in Lübeck, Germany; founded 1985) is a privately held software vendor that specializes in digitizing public administration in Germany. The company describes itself as a 100% ÖV-focused (öffentliche Verwaltung / public administration) provider and targets municipalities, federal and state authorities, universities and research institutes, funding institutes and foundations, churches and welfare organizations, and social/healthcare institutions.

The product portfolio is a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core is MACH meinERP, a web-based, cloud-capable ERP covering financial management, controlling, KLR fixed-asset accounting, e-procurement, e-invoicing, process automation, business intelligence, personnel management, and document/records management. Around this sit specialized sub-brands: MACH mps (municipal specialist procedures including K1 municipal finance, MACH ARES construction/operations yard, MACH FIM cemetery management, MACH FAME document management, MACH REWE sector accounting, and MACH INPRO process management), MACH finanzplus (financial software for smaller municipalities and public institutions), MACH formsolutions (OZG-compliant application management with barrier-free forms), MACH progranta (process, application and grant management), and MACH ion (budget and personnel expenditure planning). The technology is web-based with cloud capability and a barrier-free design approach. A low-code process platform was added via the bildbau acquisition and AI-supported functionality is applied to grant management via the KI-gestützte Antragsplattform.

MACH makes money through software licenses and subscriptions (annual billing cadence, customized enterprise pricing), recurring maintenance and support contracts, and attached professional services delivered through the MACH Akademie (training, webinars, e-learnings). The go-to-market is enterprise field sales with vertical specialization, supported by a partner network (including B&L OCR-Systeme for automated document processing), trade-fair presence (KOMMUNALE), and proprietary user-group events (MACH Anwenderkongress, K1 Anwendertage). Growth has been substantially inorganic, with five acquisitions and one consolidation event between 2021 and 2026 (DATA-PLAN, Form-Solutions, bildbau, mps, SMS Stiewi) culminating in the merger of the MACH Gruppe companies into a single entity in June 2025 and the legal-form change from MACH AG to MACH GmbH in October 2025. Headcount is reported at 101–250 employees and revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

MACH

Legal name

MACH GmbH

Website

https://mach.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

MACH (MACH GmbH) is a German software vendor founded in 1985 that builds web-based ERP, e-procurement, e-invoicing, document management, and OZG-compliant online-application solutions exclusively for German public administration, serving municipalities, federal and state authorities, universities, churches, foundations, and social/healthcare institutions.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Administration ERP Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Sourcing Support & RFx Administration (RFI/RFP/RFQ) (BPAAAJAC)

Keywords

• Public administration software
• Municipal financial management
• Government ERP systems
• E-government solutions
• OZG compliance software

Headquarters

HQ city

Lübeck

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: MACH generates revenue through software licenses and subscriptions for its ERP and administrative solutions targeting public administration institutions. The company offers modular solutions where customers can purchase specific functional modules.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, training, and consulting services accompany the software solutions. The MACH Akademie provides training sessions, webinars, and e-learnings for customers.
3. Maintenance and Support: Ongoing support services for all MACH solutions including dedicated support lines and customer support portals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

MACH develops and sells ERP and specialized administrative software for German public-sector institutions. Its portfolio covers financial management, human resources, e-procurement, e-invoicing, document management, business intelligence, and OZG-compliant online application and grant management. Customers include municipalities, federal and state agencies, universities, churches, foundations, and healthcare/social organizations across Germany.

Product overview

MACH offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture consisting of core ERP and specialized solutions for public administration. The main products are MACH meinERP (core ERP for finance and HR), MACH mps (municipal specialized procedures), MACH finanzplus (financial software for smaller municipalities), MACH formsolutions (OZG-compliant application management), MACH progranta (process and grant management), and MACH ion (budget and personnel expenditure planning). These are complemented by specialized modules including K1 for municipal finance, MACH INPRO for process management, MACH ARES for construction/operations yards, MACH FAME for document management, MACH FIM for cemetery management, and MACH REWE for sector-specific accounting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MACH meinERP: Powerful finance and personnel management software for larger public institutions - core ERP solution of MACH
• MACH mps
• MACH finanzplus
• MACH formsolutions
• MACH progranta
• MACH ion

Products and services

• MACH meinERP Core ERP software for larger public institutions, providing financial management, cost accounting, fixed assets, e-procurement, e-invoicing, process automation, business intelligence, personnel management, and document management.
• MACH mps Specialized software solution for municipalities, public administrations and public operations, including K1 municipal financial management, digital construction/operations yard management, cemetery management, and specialized municipal procedures.
• MACH finanzplus Financial management software tailored for municipalities and smaller public institutions, with modules for municipal finance, municipal operations, construction yard invoicing, taxes/fees/charges, and controlling.
• MACH formsolutions OZG-compliant application management platform for creating and managing digital online applications with legally reviewed templates, barrier-free forms, and data protection-compliant process control.
• MACH progranta Flexible solution for process, application and grant management (Fördermittelmanagement), including workflow and process management capabilities for public administration.
• MACH ion Specialized solutions for planning and calculation of budget and personnel expenditure management (Haushalts- und Personalausgaben-Management) in public administration.

Named customers5 records

Segments7 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

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• B&L OCR-Systeme GmbHimportantTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023B&L OCR-Systeme GmbH has been an important technology partner of MACH GmbH since 2023. Together they offer customers a seamless, future-proof solution for automated document processing. The partnership enhances MACH's solution portfolio with OCR capabilities.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP offers public-sector ERP and finance solutions (including S/4HANA for public sector) used by federal agencies and large municipalities in Germany. It competes with MACH meinERP in the higher end of the public administration market.
• msg: msg is a large German IT consulting and software group with public-sector practice areas spanning finance, HR and digital administration. It is comparable to MACH in the German public-sector ERP space but operates at much greater scale and across multiple verticals.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance & Operations is deployed by some German public-sector entities as a modern cloud ERP alternative. It is comparable to MACH's meinERP as a broad enterprise platform increasingly targeted at the same buyers.

Emerging players

• H&D (Höcker & Dattner IT-Gruppe): H&D is a German IT group providing consulting and software for public administration, including document management and digitisation solutions. It is comparable to MACH as a smaller ÖV-focused specialist with adjacent e-government capabilities.

Direct peers

• PSI Software: PSI provides industry-specific software including solutions for German public administration, utilities and energy providers. Its public-sector portfolio competes with MACH's specialised modules in municipalities and public enterprises.
• AKDB (Anstalt für Kommunale Datenverarbeitung in Bayern): AKDB is the IT service provider for Bavarian municipalities, offering municipal financial management, ERP and e-government solutions. Like MACH, it is dedicated to the German ÖV market and competes in tenders for municipal financial software.
• Prosoz Herten: Prosoz delivers software for German social services, youth welfare and public administration. It is comparable to MACH as a domain-specialist for German public administration, particularly in social/healthcare ERP.
• KDN (Kommunale Datenverarbeitung Niederrhein): KDN is a municipal IT provider serving cities and counties in North Rhine-Westphalia with financial, HR and e-government solutions, overlapping with MACH's municipal ERP offering.
• DATEV: DATEV is a German cooperative software provider serving municipalities, public entities and tax advisors with financial, HR and ERP software. It competes head-on with MACH in the German public-sector financial management space and shares the cooperative/private German-software DNA.
• SASKIA: SASKIA provides financial and procurement software for German municipalities and counties. It overlaps directly with MACH's finanzplus and meinERP financial-management modules in the municipal segment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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