smahrt consulting

What smahrt consulting does

smahrt consulting AG is a Swiss HR-IT consulting firm founded in 2007 and headquartered in Regensdorf, Switzerland. The company specializes in implementing, customizing, and operating SAP Human Capital Management (HCM) and SAP SuccessFactors systems for medium and large Swiss enterprises, supported by an extensive proprietary add-on portfolio covering the full employee lifecycle — recruiting, onboarding, learning, performance management, compensation, core HR, payroll, time tracking, personnel cost planning, document generation, and workflow automation. The firm's platform architecture combines SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors (cloud, on-premise, and hybrid deployments) with Talentsoft as an additional HR software platform and approximately 30 smahrt-branded add-on modules that handle Swiss-specific requirements including WEF/MELAP tax reporting, AHV/ZAS pension queries, PK pension fund management, IncaMail secure payslip dispatch, and contract/eOffice document workflows. As of 2025 the firm employs roughly 60 staff and reports over 1,000 cumulative HR projects delivered across Swiss customers spanning retail (Coop), insurance (CSS, Swiss Life), agriculture/cooperatives (fenaco), government (Kanton Aargau), education (login Berufsbildung), healthcare (LUKS, Solothurner Spitäler), and pharmaceuticals (Tillotts Pharma).

Revenue is generated through three streams: HR-IT consulting and implementation services (professional services, project-based), licensing and maintenance of the smahrt-Add-Ons portfolio, and managed/outsourcing services (HR-as-a-service). Pricing is custom and not publicly disclosed, with engagements structured as multi-year enterprise contracts. The go-to-market is enterprise field sales augmented by the SAP partnership channel and a curated network of technology and solution partners (aconso, IWP, EPI-USE, Centric, dormakaba, EASY SOFTWARE, Ingentis, CubeServ, Accenture, DocuSign, FTAPI, HRM-Systems, Beekeeper, IncaMail) that resell and integrate around the SAP HCM/SuccessFactors core. Distribution is single-country (Switzerland/DACH); the firm operates one office in Regensdorf.

In May 2025, smahrt consulting was acquired by HR Path, a Paris-headquartered HR services group operating across 25 countries with €250 million in 2024 turnover. The acquisition was HR Path's third European deal of 2025 and positions smahrt as the group's Swiss market presence, expanding its access to cross-border enterprise clients while retaining smahrt's brand, leadership, and Swiss-specific compliance IP.

Name

smahrt consulting

Legal name

smahrt consulting AG

Website

https://smahrt.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

smahrt consulting AG is a Swiss HR-IT firm specializing in SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors implementation for medium and large Swiss enterprises, supported by approximately 30 proprietary add-on modules for Swiss payroll, pension, and compliance. Founded in 2007; acquired by HR Path in May 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

HR-IT Consulting

NAICS

Human Resources Consulting Services (541612), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

HR Technology (HRIS/HCM) Advisory & Implementation (BPAHAGAG)

Keywords

• HR-IT consulting
• SAP HCM implementation
• SAP SuccessFactors services
• HR outsourcing
• HR digitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Regensdorf

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. HR-IT Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for SAP HR implementations including strategy, implementation, and optimization of HR systems. Revenue is generated through project-based consulting engagements, likely with time-and-materials or fixed-price structures.
2. SAP Add-On Software Solutions: Proprietary smahrt-branded add-on products for SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors including smahrt-contract, smahrt-eDoc, smahrt-Payslip, and numerous other modules. Revenue may be generated through software licensing, subscription, or maintenance fees.
3. HR Outsourcing Services: Cloud-based HR solutions and ongoing support services for day-to-day HR operations, providing reliable and cost-effective services to clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

smahrt consulting is a Swiss HR-IT service provider that implements and extends SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors solutions for medium-sized and large organizations. It delivers strategy, software, consulting, services, and outsourcing across the full employee lifecycle, complemented by a proprietary portfolio of smahrt-branded SAP add-ons and partner solutions for document management, workflows, payroll, and HR analytics.

Product overview

smahrt consulting is a Swiss HR-IT consulting company specializing in SAP implementations. The company operates a platform-plus-modules architecture anchored by two core software brands: (1) the smahrt-HR Suite, a comprehensive HR software complete solution covering the full employee lifecycle (Recruiting, Onboarding, Learning, Performance Management, Compensation, Career & Talent Development, Core HR, Payroll, Time Tracking, Personnel Deployment Planning, Document Management, and Workflow) built on SAP and Talentsoft; and (2) SAP SuccessFactors and SAP HCM as primary implementation platforms. The portfolio is supplemented by a suite of smahrt-branded SAP-integrated add-ons (smahrt-contract, smahrt-eDoc, smahrt-eOffice, smahrt-KoVer, smahrt-Payslip, smahrt-PK, smahrt-UKA, smahrt-WEF_MELAP, smahrt-UPI, smahrt-Salärvergleich, smahrt-Planstellen, smahrt-BPM, smahrt-Add-Ons) and a range of partner solutions including Arbeitszeugnis swiss+, aconso eDossier, EPI-USE Query Manager, Centric, EASY PCM Employee File, PeoplePLAN by CubeServ, dormakaba jay cloud, DocuSign, FTAPI, Ingentis org.manager, Accenture tools, Beekeeper, and Cammio. The company also provides HR outsourcing services, document and workflow management, and strategic HR consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• smahrt-HR Suite: Proprietary HR software suite by smahrt consulting for comprehensive HR management solutions.
• smahrt-Recruiting
• smahrt-Video Recruiting
• smahrt-Onboarding
• smahrt-Learning
• smahrt-Performance Management
• smahrt-Compensation
• smahrt-SF Career and Talent Development
• smahrt-Puls Check
• smahrt-Core HR
• smahrt-Personalkostenplanung
• smahrt-Spesen
• smahrt-Payroll
• smahrt-Time Tracking
• smahrt-eDossier
• smahrt-Workflow
• smahrt-Query Manager
• smahrt-contract
• smahrt-eDoc
• smahrt-KoVer
• smahrt-Payslip
• smahrt-PK
• smahrt-Salärvergleich
• smahrt-UKA
• smahrt-UPI
• smahrt-WEF_MELAP
• XS-BPM
• XS-Invoice

Products and services

• SAP HCM Implementation End-to-end implementation, customization, and managed services for the on-premise SAP Human Capital Management system for Swiss enterprise customers.
• SAP SuccessFactors Implementation

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 1,000 HR projects completed for Swiss organizations

Named customers9 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration21 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• HR PathcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025HR Path acquired smahrt consulting in 2025 as its third European deal of the year. HR Path is headquartered in Paris and operates across 25 countries with €250 million in turnover in 2024.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership with SAP as the foundation for smahrt's HR-IT consulting portfolio. The company specializes in SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors implementations, operating as an SAP implementation partner.
• TalentsoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationStrategic partnership providing the Talentsoft portfolio as part of smahrt's complete HR software solutions alongside SAP offerings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP: Owner of SAP HCM and SAP SuccessFactors — the foundational platform smahrt implements and extends. SAP itself sells directly to large enterprises and competes with implementation partners on bundle attractiveness and direct sales motion.

Emerging players

• Workday: Cloud-native HCM/ERP suite increasingly displacing SAP HCM in mid-market and enterprise accounts. Already supported via CubeServ's PeoplePLAN integration and represents the principal platform-level competitive threat to smahrt's SAP-centric delivery model.

Direct peers

• Centric: Vendor of Centric Employee File and Centric Document Builder built on SAP Business Technology Platform, listed as a smahrt partner. Direct peer for SAP-integrated HR document management in DACH.
• EPI-USE Labs: Global SAP HCM specialist and a listed smahrt partner for the Query Manager product. Competes directly in SAP HCM consulting, data migration, and reporting — the same core delivery space as smahrt.
• HR Path: Paris-based HR services, software, consulting and outsourcing firm that acquired smahrt in May 2025. Operates across 25 countries with €250M turnover in 2024, making it both the parent and the closest comparable in terms of SAP HR-focused consulting and managed services delivery.
• Talentsoft (Cegid): Cloud HR/LMS suite vendor that smahrt resells and implements as a core strategic partner. Direct peer in Swiss mid-market HR software implementations and competing platform for SuccessFactors deals.
• aconso AG: German vendor of digital personnel file (eDossier) solutions tightly integrated with SAP HCM and SuccessFactors. Listed smahrt partner and direct competitor for HR document management add-ons in the DACH region.
• CubeServ (PeoplePLAN): Swiss SAP consultancy and vendor of the PeoplePLAN personnel cost planning solution (SAP HCM, SuccessFactors, Workday). Direct peer in SAP HR planning tooling and implementation services in Switzerland.
• IWP AG (Arbeitszeugnis swiss+): Swiss vendor of the Arbeitszeugnis swiss+ employment reference solution (70,000+ industry-specific text modules, AI-driven generation) integrated with SAP. A smahrt partner and direct peer in Swiss-specific HR compliance tooling.

Others

• Accenture: Global SI providing large-scale SAP SuccessFactors and HR transformation programs. Listed as a smahrt partner (Accenture Clone & Test, Audit & Compliance) but also competes for tier-1 enterprise HR transformation deals where smahrt's bench is too small to bid.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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