Name

LEGIC Identsystems Ltd.

Legal name

LEGIC Identsystems AG

Website

https://legic.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1992

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secure Contactless Identification Technology

NAICS

Security Systems Services (except Locksmiths) (561621)

akta.pro primary industry

Secure ICs, Smart Cards & Trusted Hardware (HDAHAAAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Digital Check-in/Check-out & Keyless Entry (THALACAG)

Keywords

• RFID authentication solutions
• NFC access control
• Secure smartcard technology
• IoT security platform
• Mobile credentialing services

Headquarters

HQ city

Wetzikon

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Semiconductor Components (Smartcard ICs): LEGIC develops and sells smartcard integrated circuits (ICs) including advant and neon families. These are used in RFID identification media such as smartcards, key fobs, watches, labels, and transponders. The company pioneered the first 13.56 MHz contactless identification solution in 1992.
2. Security Modules (Hardware): Sale of SM-6000 series and SM-4000 series security modules that provide secure authentication capabilities for enterprise applications. These modules are embedded in edge devices and support smartcard, NFC, and Bluetooth communications.
3. Software Services (LEGIC Connect, LEGIC Orbit): Cloud-based software services for mobile credential management, key distribution, and device configuration. LEGIC Connect runs in AWS cloud regions in Switzerland and EU with guaranteed 99.9% service availability. Supports over 5 million user registrations.
4. Licensing Royalties: LEGIC licenses its technology to partners who develop products based on LEGIC standards. Partner program includes technology licensing, FAE services, engineering services, extranet services, and marketing support.
5. Professional Services: LEGIC provides consultancy services, Field Application Engineer (FAE) support, and engineering services to partners developing enterprise solutions. Certified consulting firms like Blaser Consulting also support implementations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

LEGIC Identsystems is a Swiss provider of secure contactless identification and IoT connectivity based on 13.56 MHz RFID/NFC and Bluetooth Low Energy. The company develops and sells smartcard integrated circuits (LEGIC advant and LEGIC neon), embedded security modules (SM-6000 and SM-4000 series), and cloud-based credential and key management software (LEGIC Connect, LEGIC Connect Go, LEGIC Orbit, Master-Token System-Control) for enterprises, system integrators, and OEMs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• LEGIC Connect Go: Mobile credentialing solution enabling easy deployment of high availability, mobile app-based services without requiring a 24/7 backend.
• Rhenus e-Lock
• LEGIC Connect
• LEGIC Orbit
• Master-Token System-Control (MTSC)
• LEGIC neon
• LEGIC Utility App

Products and services

• LEGIC Connect Centralized, cloud-based trusted service platform that enables secure distribution and lifecycle management of mobile credentials to iOS and Android smartphones worldwide. Combines LEGIC Trusted Service with a Mobile SDK to manage credential data on smart devices and communicate with LEGIC Security Modules.
• LEGIC Connect Go High-availability mobile app-based credentialing service that enables secure credential distribution and validation without requiring a 24/7 backend connection, supporting offline operation scenarios.
• LEGIC Connect in Apple Wallet Integration that enables LEGIC mobile credentials to be issued to and managed within Apple Wallet on iOS devices, supporting secure access via iPhone and Apple Watch.
• LEGIC Connect in Google Wallet Integration that enables LEGIC mobile credentials to be issued to and managed within Google Wallet on Android devices, supporting digital access management for hotel rooms and workplaces.
• LEGIC Orbit Cloud-based key and configuration management system that generates and distributes cryptographic keys and configuration data to smartphones and LEGIC-powered edge devices worldwide via end-to-end encrypted Versatile Configuration Packages (VCPs), operating with certified Hardware Security Modules.
• Master-Token System-Control (MTSC) Physical token-based security and authorization management solution for contactless smartcard deployments. Anchors administrative rights to a unique uncopiable Master-Token smartcard, giving infrastructure owners complete sovereignty and control over their smartcard population without dependence on external parties.
• LEGIC Smartcard ICs Family of smartcard integrated circuits (ICs) including LEGIC advant and LEGIC neon, used in RFID identification media such as smartcards, key fobs, watches, labels, and transponders. Supports AES-128/256 encryption, 3DES, DES, and LEGIC encryption, with up to 127 applications on a single smartcard.
• LEGIC neon-on-card Next generation of smartcard technology that enhances user experience by offering secure digital IDs on physical cards, providing improved security and functionality compared to previous smartcard generations.
• 6000 series Security Modules Compact, low-power multi-purpose security modules with built-in Secure Element technology, encrypted interfaces, and contactless communications (RFID/NFC and Bluetooth Low Energy). The SM-6300 and SM-6310 enable secure edge device registration, user authentication, and credential management for smartcard and smartphone-based authentication, with optional programmable memory in a trusted execution environment and field-upgradeable firmware.
• 4000 series Security Modules Security modules (SM-4200 and SM-4500) that provide secure smartcard and smartphone authentication for edge devices, supporting connectivity with iOS and Android devices over NFC and DESFire communication standards.
• LEGIC Utility App Universal, vendor-neutral configuration tool that enables any smartphone to become a trusted configuration device, securely distributing cryptographic keys, configuration data, and firmware to LEGIC-powered edge devices.
• Encoder Software Software tools for encoding and configuring LEGIC smartcards and credentials, supporting the deployment and management of smartcard-based access control systems.
• Evaluation and Development Tools Evaluation and development kits, documentation, and tools that enable developers to design, prototype, and test LEGIC-based access control and credential management solutions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 100,000 installations of LEGIC security platforms running worldwide
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

33 partnerships are on record, tiered core, flagship, strategic and minor.

• AdvanIDecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAdvanIDe is LEGIC's worldwide distributor and leading manufacturer of semiconductors operating six logistic centers and 14 business locations globally. The partnership provides customers with optimal purchasing conditions through direct LEGIC partner channels or AdvanIDe distribution.
• SensryflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-term strategic partnership combining LEGIC Security Platform with Sensry's wireless sensor node technology. Creates secure, end-to-end Industrial IoT sensor platform. Sensry is backed by Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and GlobalFoundries, headquartered in Dresden, Germany.
• Freevolt TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationUK-based Freevolt develops battery-less, biometric smartcard products using LEGIC security platform. S-Key smartcard provides 2-Factor Authentication (2FA) for access control, healthcare, payment and cryptocurrency sectors. Freevolt spun out from Imperial College London with 9 years of development.
• YSoft CorporationcoreTechnology or IntegrationYSoft SAFEQ print management platform integrates LEGIC Connect Go for mobile, secure, contactless printing authentication. YSoft MFX Mobile Reader uses LEGIC SM-6300 Security Module. Partnership serves 42% of Global Fortune 500 companies.
• NymicoreTechnology or IntegrationToronto-based Nymi Connected Worker Platform integrates LEGIC security applet for wearable wristband authentication. Combines biometrics with cryptography, NFC and Bluetooth for passwordless, contactless workplace. Deployed by 9 of top 10 global pharmaceutical manufacturers.
• phg (Pelican Hive Group)flagshipTechnology or IntegrationLong-term partnership celebrating 30 years of collaboration in development of contactless OEM security and identification products. Benefits system integrators with high-end OEM security products.
• Rhenus Data OfficecoreTechnology or IntegrationRhenus partnered with LEGIC to retrofit SM-6300 Security Module into existing containers for digital solution (Rhenus e-Lock). Serves more than 50,000 customers across Europe with secure document destruction.
• eCharge Hardy Barth GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of eMobility solutions integrated LEGIC Security Platform into eCharging stations for secure user authentication, ePayment, and multi-application capability. Stations deployed at German soccer arena and car dealerships.
• FidesmocoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership enables secure, contactless applications including e-Payment, e-ID, Public Transit Ticketing and Access Management through Fidesmo's platform integrated with LEGIC technology.
• iot squaredstrategicStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership via MoU to leverage LEGIC's security technologies with iot squared's IoT expertise for enhanced secure authentication and IoT solutions.
• SharrycoreTechnology or IntegrationSharry integrates LEGIC Connect into wallet-based mobile access management solutions for commercial real estate, enabling secure smartphone-based access control.
• KoreLockcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerKoreLock offers Wi-Fi enabled OEM smart lock solutions combining patented Wi-Fi direct Smart Lock technology with LEGIC Security Platform for lock manufacturers.
• Alert EnterprisecoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership enables smartphone wallet-based access combining Alert Enterprise's physical identity and access management with LEGIC's credential management for corporate, hospitality and residential use.
• PassiveBoltcoreTechnology or IntegrationShowcased SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) application for EV charging stations at ISC West 2024 using verifiable credentials in digital identity wallets with LEGIC platform.
• SEALSQcoreTechnology or IntegrationExpanded partnership to provide key components for LEGIC's authentication and access management platform.
• LUMEN IDminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorNorthern Ireland-based provider of wireless IoT-based access control solutions joined LEGIC Global Partner Network.
• SMART Technologies IDcoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerInfrastructure-ready RFID/NFC/Bluetooth Reader Modules ('LEGIC App 6300/6310') providing off-the-shelf security for smartcard and smartphone-based authentication.
• Stay-N-ChargecoreTechnology or IntegrationEV Charging-as-a-Service delivered to hotels off-the-shelf with 24/7 support based on LEGIC Security Platform and SSI (Self-Sovereign Identity) technology.
• AlliantscoreTechnology or IntegrationGlobal guest experience innovator partnered to introduce Wallet mobile keys for hospitality industry, enabling hotel mobile access through Apple and Google Wallet.
• OpenKeycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLeading hotel digital key provider worldwide joined LEGIC Partner Network for mobile access integration.
• PSA GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnterprise IoT solutions company with expertise in Rail domain joined LEGIC Partner Network.
• ineprocoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLaunched versatile multi-frequency RFID reader series 'Spider' providing seamless authentication to any device via smartcard, tag, or mobile app.
• rf IDEAScoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLaunched world's smallest LEGIC advant/prime reader (WAVE ID Nano) for notebook and tablet users.
• SecustosminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerSecustos SQ 80 LEGIC reader presented for access control with minimalist design and high functionality.
• ZKTecominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal biometric verification company joined LEGIC partner network dedicated to biometric solutions.
• CardLogixminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSmart card technology, biometrics enrollment and custom software applications company joined LEGIC Partner Network.
• DwarPaalminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFull spectrum IoT solutions provider for retail and institutional customers joined LEGIC Partner Network.
• IngeniaminorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerLeading card manufacturer joined LEGIC Partner Network for smartcard production.
• BEST SwitchTechcoreTechnology or IntegrationBEST SwitchTech converts mechanical locks into smartphone-based access using LEGIC Security Platform and SM-6310 Security Module.
• ZIGPOScoreTechnology or IntegrationUWB Real-Time Locating System combined with LEGIC Security Platform for secure transporter authentication in industrial environments.
• Lehmann LockscoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartner that designed and installed Rhenus e-lock solution based on LEGIC SM-6300, developed specifically for Rhenus Data Office requirements.
• Blaser ConsultingcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLEGIC certified consulting firm supporting ZF Friedrichshafen and other customers with complex implementation tasks.
• MADAcoreTechnology or IntegrationNew smartMX card combining LEGIC advant with FIDO2 for physical and logical access control in one card.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Infineon Technologies: Infineon is a leading supplier of secure controllers and contactless ICs used in payment cards, government IDs, and access credentials — competing directly with LEGIC in the secure IC and smartcard domain, particularly for high-security applications.
• STMicroelectronics: STMicroelectronics manufactures secure ICs and NFC/RFID components that compete with LEGIC's smartcard IC portfolio. Its broader portfolio of secure elements for payment, transit, and ID overlaps with LEGIC's advant/neon positioning.
• Allegion: Allegion is a major access-control and lock manufacturer that integrates mobile credentials and reader technology from third parties — frequently a partner-or-competitor dynamic for LEGIC's security modules and credential platform in commercial real estate.
• dormakaba: LEGIC's parent company and a global leader in access solutions — dormakaba is both the distribution channel and an adjacent competitor through its own reader and access-control portfolio, providing market context for LEGIC's positioning within the broader group.
• Assa Abloy: Assa Abloy is the global leader in access solutions and the parent of HID Global — competing broadly with dormakaba/LEGIC across locks, readers, mobile credentials, and enterprise access control. The overlap with LEGIC spans credential management and reader modules.
• NXP Semiconductors: NXP's MIFARE family is the dominant contactless smartcard IC standard and a direct competitor to LEGIC's advant and neon ICs. NXP operates at vastly larger scale across transit, payment, and ID, and its broad NFC controller portfolio overlaps with LEGIC's mobile credential ambitions.

Direct peers

• Salto Systems: Salto specializes in electronic locks and cloud-based access control with strong mobile credential capabilities (Salto KS, JustIN Mobile), competing with LEGIC's hospitality and enterprise solutions and frequently using NFC/BLE technology to compete in the same deal cycles.
• HID Global: HID Global (an Assa Abloy subsidiary) is the closest direct peer — both design secure contactless credential platforms spanning smartcards, mobile wallets, and readers, and both sell through global integrator/OEM channels into enterprise, government, and hospitality. HID competes head-to-head with LEGIC for access-control wallet integrations and reader modules.
• Identiv: Identiv offers secure contactless smartcard and RFID/NFC credential solutions plus physical security, serving enterprise, government, and IoT segments — a comparable business model to LEGIC combining IC/reader hardware with credential management software.

Emerging players

• Wavelynx: Wavelynx is an emerging player focused on mobile credentials and interoperability in enterprise access control, including the OSDP standard. It competes with LEGIC's reader module and LEGIC Connect offerings in the same customer RFPs for modern cloud-managed access.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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