Asseco Solutions

What Asseco Solutions does

Asseco Solutions AG is a German ERP software vendor headquartered in Karlsruhe, founded approximately 30 years ago (around 1994) and operating as a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Polish Asseco Group, a diversified software conglomerate with €3.7B+ in turnover and 33,000+ employees globally. The company develops and sells APplus, a comprehensive enterprise resource planning platform targeted at the German and European Mittelstand (mid-sized companies), with specialized extensions for industrial manufacturing, aerospace, e-mobility, and defense customers. Recent product development has centered on a process-oriented user experience layer (APplus Flow Mode, launched 2025), AI-personalized dashboards (1,000+ configurable AI-assisted elements), and a planned virtual AI assistant (Elly Help) shipping with APplus 9 in 2026; the platform is positioned as an AI-ready ERP foundation rather than an AI-native system.

Asseco Solutions distributes APplus through a direct enterprise field-sales model, supported by ten directly-staffed offices across Germany (Karlsruhe HQ, Erkrath, Munich, Bad Oeynhausen), Austria (Linz, Innsbruck, Salzburg), Switzerland (Spreitenbach), Italy (Bolzano), and Guatemala City. The company employs approximately 800 people and offers both traditional multi-stage implementation and a Fast-Track rapid-deployment methodology, as well as managed services for customers lacking internal implementation capacity. Named customers include Impact Innovations GmbH, an industrial cold-spray technology firm scheduled to go-live on APplus in early 2026.

The business model combines recurring subscription licensing for the APplus platform with non-recurring professional services revenue from implementation and managed services. Pricing is quote-based, tiered by customer size and scope, with annual billing cadence, and is not publicly disclosed. The company holds GDPR compliance certifications and consecutive CrefoZert creditworthiness certifications from Creditreform, and its APplus Flow Mode won the 2025 'ERP-System des Jahres' User Experience ERP award from the Center for Enterprise Research at the University of Potsdam. As a private Aktiengesellschaft under the Asseco Group, Asseco Solutions does not publicly disclose revenue, headcount trends, or ownership percentages.

Name

Asseco Solutions

Legal name

Asseco Solutions AG

Website

https://assecosolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Short description

Asseco Solutions AG, a Karlsruhe-based subsidiary of Poland's Asseco Group, develops and sells the APplus ERP platform for German and European Mittelstand companies, distributing it via direct field sales across ten offices in DACH, Italy, and Guatemala.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Professional Services Automation (PSA) & Services ERP (HDAEAEAF), ERP Extensions & Add-ons (CPQ, Billing, Revenue Management) (HDAEAEAO), ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA)

Keywords

• ERP software
• Enterprise resource planning
• Business process automation
• Mittelstand enterprise software
• AI-powered ERP

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices10 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ERP Software Licenses and Subscriptions: APplus ERP software is sold as a complete enterprise solution with the company offering both implementation services and ongoing software provision. Revenue is generated through software licensing and subscription fees for the ERP platform.
2. Professional Services: Implementation services including Fast-Track rapid implementation methodology and traditional implementation approaches, as well as managed services for customers requiring external support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Asseco Solutions develops and sells APplus, a comprehensive ERP business software platform that optimizes and automates business processes for mid-sized companies (Mittelstand), covering all process levels as standard and incorporating AI-driven capabilities such as the Flow Mode process-oriented interface, AI Dashboards with over 1,000 customizable AI-assisted elements, and the Elly Help virtual AI assistant. Revenue is generated through software licensing/subscription fees for APplus and through professional services for implementation (traditional and Fast-Track methodologies) and managed services for customers requiring ongoing external support.

Product overview

Asseco Solutions offers a unified ERP platform called APplus, which serves as the core product for medium and large enterprises. The platform includes integrated AI capabilities through features like AI Dashboards (with over 1,000 AI-assisted elements for personalization) and Elly Help (a virtual AI assistant for context-sensitive support). The innovative Flow Mode provides a visual, process-oriented operating concept. The solution is designed to optimize and automate business processes, eliminate media disruptions, and reduce time-consuming routines.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• APplus: The company's flagship ERP software solution designed for SMEs, featuring AI capabilities, Flow Mode user interface, and comprehensive business process automation.

Products and services

• APplus APplus is the flagship ERP system of Asseco Solutions providing comprehensive coverage of business processes for medium and large enterprises, including optimization and automation of business processes, elimination of media disruptions, and AI-driven capabilities such as Flow Mode, AI Dashboards, and the Elly Help virtual AI assistant. It is targeted at mid-sized companies (Mittelstand) seeking a unified ERP platform across all process levels.
• APplus Implementation Services Professional services for deploying APplus ERP, including traditional implementation methodologies and the Fast-Track rapid implementation approach designed to achieve go-live in months rather than years, plus managed services for customers lacking internal resources to operate the ERP independently.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast-Track implementation can achieve go-live in months rather than years
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Impact Innovations GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerImpact Innovations, a global technology leader for industrial cold-spray systems based in Rattenkirchen, Germany, selected APplus as their future ERP solution. The partnership focuses on long-term collaboration rather than traditional software vendor relationship, with Impact Innovations implementing APplus for their specialized development and production processes. Contract signed end of September, implementation planned for early 2026 using Fast-Track approach.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves2 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• proALPHA: German mid-market ERP vendor headquartered in Weilerbach, focused on manufacturing, engineering, and project-based industries. Directly comparable to Asseco Solutions in target customer (Mittelstand), product category (core ERP suites), and regional focus (DACH).
• abas ERP: DACH-based ERP vendor serving small and mid-sized manufacturers and project-based businesses. Directly competes with APplus for Mittelstand manufacturing customers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
• PSI Software: Berlin-based software vendor offering ERP and production management for energy suppliers, infrastructure operators, and industrial Mittelstand. Comparable target segment and DACH focus, with overlap in industrial process optimization.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Business One / S/4HANA Cloud Public Edition: SAP's mid-market ERP offerings compete directly with APplus for Mittelstand customers. As the dominant global ERP incumbent, SAP offers broader suite breadth but at typically longer implementation cycles — the inverse of Asseco's Fast-Track positioning.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Microsoft's mid-market cloud ERP, deeply embedded in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Competes with APplus for the same Mittelstand customer base with a bundled productivity + ERP proposition that independent vendors struggle to match.
• Sage: Global mid-market ERP and accounting vendor (Sage 100, Sage Business Cloud) with strong presence in Europe. Competes for the same Mittelstand-sized companies that Asseco targets, especially in DACH and Southern Europe.
• Oracle NetSuite: Cloud-native mid-market ERP platform with strong international capabilities. Competes with APplus for internationally expanding Mittelstand, particularly where multi-country, multi-currency rollout is required.
• Infor: Industry-specific cloud ERP vendor with deep presence in industrial manufacturing, distribution, and aerospace — directly relevant verticals for APplus. Infor CloudSuite competes for the same Mittelstand manufacturers.

Emerging players

• Odoo: Open-source, modular ERP and business application suite rapidly gaining traction in European mid-market. Competes on price point and ease of customization, putting pricing pressure on traditional ERP vendors like Asseco Solutions.
• Weclapp: DACH-based cloud ERP focused on small and mid-sized businesses, with a modern UX and faster deployment model. Represents the cloud-native, fast-implementation challenger to APplus within the same Mittelstand segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries7 records

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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