What Rapita Systems does

Rapita Systems, founded in 2004 and headquartered in York, United Kingdom, provides the Rapita Verification Suite (RVS), an on-target and on-host software verification platform for safety-critical embedded systems in aerospace, defense, automotive, and space programs. The flagship product bundles functional testing (RapiTest), low-overhead structural coverage analysis at statement, decision, and MC/DC levels (RapiCover and zero-footprint RapiCoverZero), worst-case execution time analysis (RapiTime and RapiTimeZero), and RTOS scheduling visualization (RapiTask and RapiTaskZero). Specialized add-ons include MACH178 for multicore avionics certification under A(M)C 20-193, the preview-stage RapiCoupling tool for Data Coupling & Control Coupling analysis, and RVS Qualification Kits that deliver DO-330 tool qualification evidence for use in DO-178B/C and ISO 26262 projects. Engineering, integration, qualification, training, consultancy, and technical support services are sold alongside the software, and a free 30-day trial supports evaluation by enterprise customers.

The business model combines subscription-based software licensing of the RVS toolchain with professional services revenue from qualification support, training (including a DO-178C Multicore Virtual Training course), and integration consulting. Go-to-market mixes direct enterprise field sales to aerospace and automotive engineering teams with channel partnerships — most notably with Avionyx for the Americas market, Wind River for multicore avionics, and Lauterbach for hardware-trace integration. The customer base is concentrated in tier-1 aerospace, defense, and automotive OEMs and systems integrators (Collins Aerospace, Leonardo, Embraer, BAE Systems, Triumph Group, Airbus Defence & Space, Cobham, OHB Sweden, GMV, Kappa), with supporting tools being qualified on DO-178C Design Assurance Level A programs globally.

The company operates from three offices (York, UK; Novi, Michigan; Barcelona, Spain) and is privately held within the Danlaw Group conglomerate. The product integrates with MATLAB/Simulink, SCADE, JAMA Software, and major CI platforms (Jenkins, GitLab, Bamboo, Azure DevOps) via standardized JUnit and Cobertura export formats, and ecosystem reach is reinforced through co-developed tooling (e.g., RapiCoupling with Collins Aerospace) and conference presence at HISC, DASC, and similar venues.

Name

Rapita Systems

Legal name

Rapita Systems Ltd.

Website

https://rapitasystems.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Rapita Systems provides the Rapita Verification Suite (RVS), an on-target embedded software verification platform for DO-178C and ISO 26262 compliance. It serves aerospace, defense, automotive, and space engineering teams requiring safety-critical certification tooling and related services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Embedded Software Verification Tools

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (54138), Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (33451)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Measuring & Controlling Devices, Nec (3829)

akta.pro primary industry

Avionics Software, Certification & Safety-Critical Systems (DO-178/DO-254) (IMABAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Avionics Test, Simulation & Calibration Equipment (IMABAFAN)

Keywords

• Embedded software verification
• DO-178C compliance tools
• Structural coverage analysis
• WCET analysis tools
• Multicore avionics certification

Headquarters

HQ city

York

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Licensing of Rapita Verification Suite (RVS) and individual tools including RapiTest, RapiCover, RapiTime, RapiTask, and MACH178. Tools require qualification for use in DO-178C projects.
2. Professional Services: Engineering services including tool integration, qualification support, training (DO-178C, multicore certification), consultancy, and technical support.
3. Training Services: DO-178C compliance training, Multicore certification training, and custom training courses offered both face-to-face and virtually.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Rapita Systems develops and licenses the Rapita Verification Suite (RVS), an on-target and on-host software verification platform for safety-critical embedded systems. The suite provides functional testing (RapiTest), structural coverage analysis at MC/DC level (RapiCover/RapiCoverZero), worst-case execution time analysis (RapiTime/RapiTimeZero), RTOS scheduling visualization (RapiTask), multicore avionics certification under A(M)C 20-193 (MACH178), data coupling and control coupling analysis (RapiCoupling), and DO-330 tool qualification kits, primarily targeting DO-178C aerospace and ISO 26262 automotive certification projects.

Product overview

Rapita Systems provides a unified verification platform called the Rapita Verification Suite (RVS) for DO-178C software verification in aerospace, defense, automotive, and space industries. The core RVS platform includes functional testing (RapiTest), structural code coverage analysis at MC/DC level (RapiCover, RapiCoverZero), worst-case execution time analysis (RapiTime, RapiTimeZero), and RTOS scheduling visualization (RapiTask, RapiTaskZero). Additional specialized tools include MACH178 for multicore avionics certification and A(M)C 20-193 compliance, RapiCoupling for Data Coupling and Control Coupling (DCCC) analysis, and RVS Qualification Kits for DO-330 tool qualification. Legacy support is provided through Sim68020 (Motorola 68020 simulator) and RTBx (data logging solution). Services include engineering, integration, qualification, training, consultancy, and support. The company operates in aerospace (DO-178C), defense, automotive (ISO 26262), and space sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RapiTest: Functional testing for critical software
• RapiCover
• RapiTime
• RapiTask
• RapiCoverZero
• RapiTimeZero
• RapiTaskZero
• RapiCoupling
• MACH178
• RVS Qualification Kits
• RTBx
• Sim68020

Products and services

• Rapita Verification Suite (RVS) On-target software verification suite for critical embedded systems, providing functional testing, structural coverage analysis at MC/DC level, worst-case execution time analysis, RTOS scheduling visualization, and multicore timing verification for DO-178C and ISO 26262 certification projects.
• RapiTest Functional testing tool for critical embedded software that supports requirements-based functional testing workflows and automated test evidence production for DO-178C projects.
• RapiCover Low-overhead coverage analysis tool that performs structural coverage analysis at statement, decision, and Modified Condition/Decision Coverage (MC/DC) levels for DO-178C certification.
• RapiCoverZero Zero-footprint coverage analysis tool for object code structural coverage, supporting verification of additional code generated by compilers and source-to-object-code traceability for DO-178C objectives.
• RapiTime In-depth execution time analysis tool providing worst-case execution time (WCET) analysis for critical software timing verification under DO-178C objectives.
• RapiTimeZero Zero-footprint timing analysis tool providing worst-case execution time analysis with minimal instrumentation overhead on the target system.
• RapiTask RTOS scheduling visualization tool providing event-level scheduling analysis for real-time operating system verification.
• RapiTaskZero Zero-footprint event-level scheduling analysis tool providing RTOS scheduling analysis with minimal impact on the target system.
• RapiCoupling Data Coupling and Control Coupling (DCCC) analysis tool for DO-178C and ISO 26262 software, providing configurable analyses with advanced instrumentation for arbitrary sequences of code events.
• MACH178 Multicore Avionics Certification solution for high-integrity DO-178C projects supporting multicore timing analysis, planning, development, and integral processes for A(M)C 20-193 compliance.
• RVS Qualification Kits Tool qualification packages providing DO-330 tool qualification evidence for using RVS tools in DO-178 B/C and ISO 26262 certification projects.
• RTBx Data logging solution for critical embedded systems testing and verification.
• Sim68020 Simulation tool for the Motorola 68020 microprocessor enabling simulation, emulation, and testing of legacy 68K family code.
• Rapita Engineering Services Engineering services covering tool integration, qualification, training, consultancy, and ongoing support for customers using RVS in DO-178C and ISO 26262 projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Defect identification time reduced from weeks to hours for DO-178C compliance
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AvionyxcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 February 2026Strategic partnership between UK-based Rapita Systems and Costa Rica-based Avionyx (Joby Aviation-owned aerospace engineering company) to help customers in the Americas accelerate avionics software certification to Design Assurance Level A under FAA's DO-178C standard. The collaboration combines Rapita's verification tools with Avionyx's 35 years of engineering expertise to reduce time and cost of compliance testing. Partnership also provides methodology for satisfying FAA guidance AC 20-193 on multicore processor certification.
• Wind RivercoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration with Wind River to break the multicore certification barrier for DO-178C projects. Combined solution addresses A(M)C 20-193 compliance for multicore avionics systems.
• Collins AerospacecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative development of RapiCoupling tool with input from Collins Aerospace. Joint research on quantifiable measures for assessing thoroughness of DC/CC analysis presented at DASC 2024.
• Danlaw GroupcoreOthersParent company relationship. Rapita Systems is part of the Danlaw group of companies.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Emerging players

• Tasking: Tasking (Altium) provides the TriCore, AURIX and other safety-certified compiler/IDE toolchains with DO-178C/ISO 26262 qualification kits, competing for budget in the same certified toolchain procurement as Rapita's RVS Qualification Kits.
• Lauterbach: Lauterbach TRACE32 is a leading hardware trace and on-target debug tool that integrates with RVS for DO-178C coverage and timing. Its on-target instrumentation capability overlaps with RapiCover/RapiTime in some architectures, making it a partial functional peer.
• Jama Software: Jama Connect provides requirements management that Rapita integrates with for DO-178C traceability. While not a verification tool itself, it increasingly bundles verification hooks and competes for budget in the same safety-critical toolchain RFP.

Broad incumbents

• Green Hills Software: Green Hills provides INTEGRITY and µ-velOSity safety-certified RTOS platforms with DO-178C and ISO 26262 qualification evidence. Its MULTI IDE and associated verification utilities overlap with parts of the RVS suite, particularly for timing and multicore analysis.
• MathWorks (MATLAB/Simulink): MathWorks Simulink dominates model-based design for DO-178C and ISO 26262 development, with on-target testing hooks that compete with parts of the RVS suite. Rapita is a certified Simulink integration partner, making it both a complementary tool and adjacent competitor in verification.

Direct peers

• AdaCore (GNAT Pro): AdaCore provides safety-critical development environments (GNAT Pro Ada and C, now Rust) and DO-178C/ISO 26262 qualification evidence. It is both a competitor in qualified toolchains and a partner (collaborating with Rapita on Certification-Ready Rust for Avionics).
• LDRA: Direct competitor offering the TBvision and TBrun verification suites for DO-178C, DO-254, ISO 26262 and other safety-critical standards. LDRA's tool portfolio and focus on aerospace/automotive certification overlap almost entirely with Rapita's RVS suite, making it the closest functional peer.
• Parasoft: Parasoft's C/C++test provides static analysis, unit testing, and coverage analysis for DO-178C and ISO 26262 safety-critical embedded software. It targets the same aerospace and automotive safety-critical verification buyer as Rapita, with overlapping coverage and unit-test capabilities.
• Vector (VectorCAST): Vector's VectorCAST unit-test and coverage toolset is widely used in DO-178C and ISO 26262 projects for requirements-based testing and structural coverage. It competes head-to-head with RapiTest and RapiCover in embedded software verification for safety-critical avionics and automotive systems.
• ANSYS (SCADE): ANSYS SCADE Suite covers model-based design, code generation and verification for DO-178C safety-critical avionics and automotive software. It overlaps with Rapita's on-target testing workflow and is explicitly integrated in Rapita's product ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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