PAYUCA

What PAYUCA does

PAYUCA GmbH is a Vienna-based private company founded in September 2015 that operates a cloud-based parking and e-charging management platform under the brand "PAYUCA - Park & Charge." The company sells an integrated B2B solution to real estate companies, property owners, and property management firms across Austria and Germany, targeting residential buildings, office buildings, compound garages, and hotel/open-space parking facilities. Its offering is structured around three core software products — Smart Access (keyless garage access via mobile app and NFC), Smart Revenue (monetization of vacant parking spaces via short-term rentals), and Smart Charging (end-to-end EV charging infrastructure including planning, installation, financing, and operation) — complemented by proprietary hardware (NFC Readers, LPR cameras, Easee Wallboxes, Easee Ready pre-installation units) and a consumer-facing Smart Parking App available on iOS, Android, and Huawei.

Name

PAYUCA

Legal name

PAYUCA GmbH

Website

https://payuca.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PAYUCA is a Vienna-based B2B platform that digitizes private parking and deploys EV charging infrastructure for residential and commercial real estate owners, combining hardware (NFC readers, LPR cameras, wallboxes) with software for access management, vacancy monetization, and end-to-end charging operations across Austria and Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Parking and E-Charging Management Platform

NAICS

Parking Lots and Garages (812930)

SIC

Services-Automotive Repair, Services & Parking (7500)

akta.pro primary industry

Smart Parking Technology Platforms (Occupancy Sensors, Guidance, Reservations, Analytics) (TLAJAIAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Parking Access & Revenue Control Systems (PARCS) (Gates, Pay Stations, Ticketing) (TLAJAIAD), Digital Payments & Enforcement for Parking (Mobile Pay, LPR/ANPR, Citation Mgmt) (TLAJAIAE), EV Charging in Parking Facilities (Charging Operations, Billing, Load Mgmt) (TLAJAIAF), Parking & Toll Payment/Reservation Platforms (BPAMAIAL)

Keywords

• Smart parking management
• E-charging infrastructure
• Parking monetization platform
• Residential parking solutions
• Property access management

Headquarters

HQ city

Vienna

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Parking Transaction Fees: PAYUCA charges transaction fees for short-term parking sessions. Users purchase PAYUCA Credits (1 Credit = 1 Euro value) to pay for parking. Day tariff ranges from 1.50 Credits/hour (Mo-Fr) to 0.15 Credits/hour (Sa-So), with daily maximum of 6 Credits/24 hours.
2. Smart Charging Subscriptions: PAYUCA provides wallbox subscriptions to tenants with EVs, including wallbox rental and green electricity. Tenants subscribe to charging services through PAYUCA's platform.
3. VERBUND Contracting Model: In partnership with VERBUND, housing companies receive e-charging infrastructure with no high investment costs. VERBUND finances the infrastructure while PAYUCA handles planning, installation, and operation. PAYUCA generates revenue from the contracting arrangement.
4. Hardware Sales: Sale of hardware including NFC readers, LPR cameras, Easee Wallboxes, and Easee Ready pre-installation units to property owners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

PAYUCA operates an integrated B2B platform for digitizing and monetizing private off-street parking while deploying EV charging infrastructure in residential and office buildings. Its core products are Smart Access (digital garage access management), Smart Revenue (monetization of vacant parking via short-term rentals), and Smart Charging (end-to-end EV charging infrastructure with planning, installation, financing, and operation). The offering combines proprietary hardware (NFC readers, LPR cameras, Easee wallboxes) with cloud software and a consumer-facing Smart Parking App used by 130,000+ parkers across 170+ locations.

Product overview

PAYUCA offers a modular B2B platform for private parking and e-charging management under the 'Park & Charge' brand. The platform consists of three core software products: Smart Access (garage access management), Smart Charging (e-charging infrastructure), and Smart Revenue (parking monetization), complemented by hardware products including the Reader (NFC/QR access device), LPR Camera (license plate recognition), easee Wallbox, and easee Ready (EV charging stations). The consumer-facing Smart Parking App enables end-users to find, reserve, and pay for parking, using PAYUCA Credits as the payment currency. The products are designed for residential buildings, office buildings, compound garages, and open spaces, serving real estate companies and property managers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Smart Access: Organise and automate garage management from a single source - ideal for long-term parkers and visitors with no keys or remote controls required.
• Smart Charging
• Smart Revenue

Products and services

• Smart Access Digital garage access management solution for property managers to organize and automate garage access from a single source. Enables keyless entry via mobile apps and NFC chips for long-term parkers and visitors, eliminating the need for keys or remote controls.
• Smart Charging End-to-end e-charging infrastructure solution for residential and office buildings covering quotation with installation concept, base installation without consequential costs, full tenant service, and effortless accounting and maintenance. Includes Easee Wallbox and Easee Ready hardware with dynamic load balancing.
• Smart Revenue Revenue generation solution enabling property owners to monetize vacant parking spaces through short-term rentals. Features monthly payment and billing, detailed reporting, and access to over 130,000 registered short-term parkers across 170+ locations with no effort or cost to property owners.
• Smart Parking App Consumer-facing mobile application for finding, reserving, and paying for parking in private garages. Available for iOS, Android, and Huawei devices. Features automatic garage opening via smartphone and PAYUCA Credits payment system, with day tariffs from 1.50 Credits/hour (weekdays) to 0.15 Credits/hour (weekends) and a daily maximum of 6 Credits/24 hours.
• Reader Proprietary NFC hardware device for seamless door and barrier opening even offline. Features contactless access via mobile apps and NFC chips, 100% compatibility with existing access systems, secure cloud data synchronization, operating temperature -35° to 75°C, and NFC 13.56MHz frequency supporting ISO 14443-A/B, FeliCa, MIFARE 1K/4K/DESfire/Ultralight.
• LPR Camera License Plate Recognition camera for fast automatic vehicle identification. Integrates with existing systems, enables access without extra triggers, and supports all European license plates. Uses self-learning technology to improve recognition accuracy over time.
• Easee Wallbox Universal EV wallbox charger that adapts to all types of EVs and power grids. Offers fully dynamic charging power of 1.4-22kW, reduces capacity requirements by up to 90%, features load balancing for up to 101 chargers per fuse, integrated earth fault protection (Type B RCD), and built-in eSIM for LTE connectivity.
• Easee Ready Pre-installation solution for e-mobility at low cost. Scalable plug-and-play technology that can be upgraded to a full charging station with Easee Plug & Play Chargeberry in just 15 seconds.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 70 real estate companies use PAYUCA's solutions
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• VERBUNDcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023VERBUND and PAYUCA cooperate to enable faster e-charging infrastructure in underground garages of residential buildings. VERBUND finances the infrastructure under the VERBUND Immo-Charging Residential and Commercial product. PAYUCA handles planning, installation, and operation. 10-year contract term with minimal construction cost subsidy for property owners.
• Peter ParkminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2021PAYUCA and Peter Park partnered for barrier-free parking area digitization. Peter Park provides modular operating systems for public parking areas (short-term parkers, visitors, app users on open areas), while PAYUCA handles long-term parker management. First joint project was Green Point in Wiener Neustadt.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Peter Park: Peter Park provides modular operating systems for digitalizing public and private parking areas, including short-term parker management via app. PAYUCA explicitly partners with Peter Park on barrier-free parking digitization (Green Point Wiener Neustadt), making them directly comparable peers in the Austrian/DACH smart parking market.
• ParkBee: ParkBee operates a software platform that helps real estate owners monetize and manage underused parking spaces through reservations and access control across Europe. It is one of PAYUCA's closest comparables in business model, target customer (real estate owners/managers), and integrated access-plus-monetization stack.
• The Mobility House: The Mobility House provides EV charging infrastructure, energy management, and charging solutions for residential, commercial, and fleet customers in Europe. It directly overlaps with PAYUCA's Smart Charging offering for housing companies and office buildings, particularly in the DACH market.

Broad incumbents

• EasyPark Group: EasyPark is a Europe-wide parking app and platform covering on-street and off-street parking payments and reservations across multiple countries. It is a broader incumbent competing with PAYUCA on the consumer-side parking discovery and payment experience.
• SKIDATA: SKIDATA is a global provider of access and revenue control systems (PARCS) for parking garages, ski resorts, and stadiums. Its PARCS hardware and software compete with PAYUCA's Smart Access and Smart Revenue products in the off-street parking segment.
• DESIGNA: DESIGNA is an established European provider of parking access and revenue control systems for off-street garages and lots. It competes with PAYUCA in the B2B real estate and operator segment for access hardware and management software.
• Easee: Easee manufactures universal EV wallboxes and charging infrastructure that PAYUCA integrates and resells for Smart Charging deployments. Easee is simultaneously a hardware partner and a potential competitor as it expands its own software/services layer for residential charging.
• Wallbox: Wallbox is a global provider of EV charging and energy management solutions including residential wallboxes and bidirectional chargers. It competes with PAYUCA on the residential EV charging hardware dimension and has its own software platform.

Regional players

• Compleo Charging Solutions: Compleo is a German-based provider of EV charging hardware and charging solutions for commercial, fleet, and real estate applications. It is a comparable DACH-focused EV charging peer that may compete with PAYUCA's Smart Charging offering for residential and office buildings in Germany.

Emerging players

• AMPECO: AMPECO provides a white-label EV charging management platform used by operators and businesses across Europe. It is an emerging software-layer competitor in EV charging operations that may compete with the Smart Charging platform component of PAYUCA's offering.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/payuca-gmbh
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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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