ProVI

What ProVI does

ProVI GmbH is a Munich-based, privately held software company that develops BIM (Building Information Modeling) solutions for transportation and infrastructure planning, targeting road, highway, tramway, and railway engineering projects across the DACH region and selectively internationally. Its core offering runs as an extension on AutoCAD (versions 2021-2026) and BricsCAD (versions 24-26) platforms and is built around a parametric 3D route model with a central, database-driven project repository. The product portfolio centers on ProVI Straße for road and tramway planning and ProVI Schiene for railway planning (including switches, platforms, catenary, and envelope curves), with add-on modules ProVI LST for control command and signaling, ProVI CCC for automated code compliance checking, and ProVI Geodesy (based on CAPLAN from Cremer) for surveying calculations. Differentiated technical features include real-time guideline compliance checking, a rule-based cross-section editor, and semi-automated signaling planning, with extensive interface support (IFC, CPIXML, OKSTRA, ISYBAU, ALKIS, DB-GIS, Civil3D, Revit, Card_1, Vestra, InRoads, Caddy, among others). ProVI originated as internal software at OBERMEYER Group beginning in the 1980s, was branded ProVI in 1997, and was spun off into ProVI GmbH in 2019 as an independent subsidiary of the OBERMEYER Group.

ProVI monetizes primarily through one-time perpetual software licenses for ProVI Road (full, 500, 2000), ProVI Rail (full, LT), and add-on modules, paired with annual maintenance subscriptions covering updates and technical support, and paid training through the ProVI Academy. Go-to-market is enterprise direct sales with consulting-led demos, supplemented by participation in industry events (InnoTrans, BIM World MUNICH), HubSpot-driven email marketing, Google Ads remarketing, and PR through Fortis PR. Key named customers include Deutsche Bahn (standard routing program since 2011), ÖBB, Wiener Linien, STRABAG, Julius Berger International, Siemens, AFRY, ILF, Ramboll, Sweco, Doppelmayr Cable Car, and DEGES; development partnerships with DB Engineering & Consulting (2020), STRABAG (2017), Julius Berger International (2019), and DEGES/Obermeyer Digital Solution (2024) feed product evolution. Leadership rests with Executive Director Hanno Posch (appointed June 2023, prior roles at Hexagon Geosystems, Siemens, SSF Ingenieure) and Managing Director Jens Ulrich, with no external venture or private equity funding disclosed.

Name

ProVI

Legal name

ProVI GmbH

Website

https://provi-cad.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ProVI GmbH is a Munich-based BIM software company providing parametric 3D planning tools for road, tramway, and railway infrastructure projects, sold primarily through perpetual licenses and maintenance subscriptions to DACH-region engineering firms, railway operators, and construction companies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD/BIM Software for Transportation and Infrastructure Planning

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Information Modeling (BIM) & Digital Design Services (BPAHAKAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Digital Engineering & Project Delivery Tools (BIM/Digital Twin, Scheduling, Document Control) (EUAKAAAO), Temporary Traffic Control (TTC) Planning, Design & Engineering (MOT/TCP Plans) (TLAJALAA)

Keywords

• BIM infrastructure software
• Transportation planning software
• Railway alignment design
• Road design software
• CAD infrastructure tools

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Perpetual software licenses for ProVI Road, ProVI Rail, ProVI LST modules with varying versions (full, LT, 500, 2000). License is tied to hardware with dongle or unlock code protection.
2. Software Service Contracts: Annual maintenance contracts including updates, upgrades, and technical support. Customers receive all new developments pertaining to licensed product.
3. Training Services (ProVI Academy): Basic and in-depth training sessions, both open enrollment and in-house/customized training. Available online and in-person.
4. Add-on Modules: Additional modules such as ProVI Geodesy (CAPLAN from Cremer), ProVI LST for signaling, and ProVI CCC for compliance checking.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ProVI develops and sells a Building Information Modeling (BIM) software solution for transportation and infrastructure planning, delivered as an extension for AutoCAD and BricsCAD platforms. The software provides parametric 3D route modeling for road, tramway, and railway alignment with real-time guideline compliance checking, integrated cross-section design, drainage planning, signaling (LST), and Code Compliance Checking (CCC). It serves engineering firms, railway operators, construction companies, and public infrastructure owners across the DACH region and internationally.

Product overview

ProVI is a BIM solution for transportation and infrastructure planning, consisting of a core platform that runs as an extension for AutoCAD and BricsCAD. The product portfolio is organized around two primary solutions—ProVI Road for street/road planning (including tramways) and ProVI Schiene (Rail) for railway planning—available as standalone products or combined as 'ProVI Road + Rail'. The offering includes tiered versions: ProVI Rail LT (light version) for railways, and ProVI Road 500 and Road 2000 (with reduced alignment length) for roads. Add-on modules extend functionality: ProVI LST for control command and signaling technology, ProVI CCC for automated Code Compliance Checking, and ProVI Geodesy (based on CAPLAN from Cremer) for geodetic calculations. All products support central database management and parametric 3D modeling for collaborative infrastructure planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ProVI Straße: BIM software solution for road and street planning, including tramway planning capabilities
• ProVI Schiene
• ProVI LST
• ProVI CCC
• ProVI Geodesy

Products and services

• ProVI Straße / ProVI Road BIM software solution for simple and complex road planning tasks, including tram alignments. Provides alignment design, vertical alignment, cross section editor, drainage, supply lines, land acquisition, and cost calculations within a parametric 3D model. Designed for civil engineers and planning offices.
• ProVI Schiene / ProVI Rail Full version BIM software for railway transportation route planning, including switches, platforms, catenary, track demarcation plans, and envelope curves. Enables end-to-end digital planning from alignment to control command and signaling. Standard routing program at Deutsche Bahn AG since 2011.
• ProVI Rail LT Light version of ProVI Rail with reduced range of functions for railway transportation route planning. Lower-cost tier for smaller railway planning needs.
• ProVI Road 500 Lower-cost version of ProVI Road with reduced alignment length limit of 500 meters, targeted at smaller road projects.
• ProVI Road 2000 Lower-cost version of ProVI Road with reduced alignment length limit of 2000 meters, for medium-sized road projects.
• ProVI LST Add-on module for ProVI Rail and ProVI Rail LT for control command and signaling (Leit- und Sicherungstechnik) planning. Integrates signaling technology into the overall planning context with automatic planning support for axle counting points, route generation, and danger point planning. Enables definition of construction states, rail data, switches, signals, track vacancy detection, routes, and ETCS elements.
• ProVI CCC (Code Compliance Checking) Platform solution for automated Code Compliance Checking that validates 3D infrastructure models against applicable regulations on the entire model. Enables automatic rule compliance checking across the full infrastructure model.
• ProVI Geodesy Add-on module for geodetic calculations based on CAPLAN program package from Cremer Programmentwicklung GmbH. Seamlessly integrated into ProVI and supports all calculations from field data transfer to final coordinates.
• ProVI Academy Training Services Training services offering basic and in-depth training sessions on ProVI products. Available as open enrollment or in-house/customized training, both online and in-person, covering alignment design, BIM basics, and advanced workflow topics.
• ProVI Software Service Contracts Annual maintenance contracts covering software updates, upgrades, and technical support for all licensed ProVI products. Customers receive all new developments pertaining to their licensed products.

Quantifiable outcome

• Eighty percent of support requests are resolved the same day
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers17 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration33 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• DEGES (Deutsche Einheit Fernstraßenplanungs- und -bau GmbH)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Development partner for ProVI CCC (Code Compliance Checking) platform. DEGES is a German highway planning and construction company. The CCC platform enables automated rule compliance checking of 3D infrastructure models.
• Obermeyer Digital SolutioncoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Led the development of ProVI CCC platform under Obermeyer Digital Solution, in cooperation with DEGES, creating the Code Compliance Checking platform for automated rule checking.
• DB Engineering & ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Development partner for ProVI software. DB E&C worked with ProVI for nearly two years to develop ProVI LST module for control command and signaling technology. DB E&C is the engineering and consulting company of Deutsche Bahn and handles multiple projects with ProVI.
• OBERMEYER GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019ProVI was spun off from OBERMEYER Group in 2019 as an independent subsidiary. OBERMEYER Group is one of Germany's largest independent planning firms and provides access to extensive engineering expertise and industry connections.
• Julius Berger International GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2019Development partner since 2019, contributing to ProVI software development for international transportation infrastructure projects.
• STRABAG AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Development partner since 2017, contributing to ProVI software development for transportation infrastructure planning.
• buildingSMART e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1995OBERMEYER became a founding member of buildingSMART e.V. in 1995, taking a leading role in supporting the development of neutral BIM standards in Germany.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• KISTERS: German-based software provider for infrastructure, water, and rail asset management and engineering. Comparable in DACH rail/infrastructure focus and enterprise engineering customer base, though more weighted to asset/hydraulic management than routing.
• Trimble Novapoint: Trimble's civil engineering and infrastructure design software, with a strong presence in Nordic and Northern European rail/road planning markets. Comparable in vertical specialization, BIM/infrastructure focus, and integrated corridor design workflow.
• IB&T (card_1): German developer of CARD/1 civil engineering software for road, rail, and sewer design. A direct head-to-head competitor to ProVI in the DACH region, serving the same planning offices with similar alignment and cross-section functionality.
• VERM.ESN: Long-established German surveying/road design software that ProVI explicitly positions against as a modern alternative on its own homepage. A direct displaced legacy competitor in the DACH road planning segment.

Emerging players

• Solibri (Nemetschek): Model-checking and BIM quality assurance tool. Increasingly adjacent to ProVI CCC (Code Compliance Checking) as both pursue automated rule/regulation validation on BIM models, with Solibri focusing on building-scale QA and ProVI CCC on infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon Geosystems (Rail & Infrastructure): Hexagon's rail and infrastructure software portfolio covers survey, design, and asset workflows. Comparable as a broader incumbent in the rail/infrastructure technology stack; notably, ProVI's current Executive Director Hanno Posch previously held a Business Development Director role at Hexagon Geosystems.
• Autodesk Civil 3D: Autodesk's flagship civil infrastructure design suite for road, rail, and site work. Directly comparable as the host platform ProVI extends, with overlapping road/rail alignment and corridor modeling capabilities at much greater scale and global reach.
• Bentley OpenRoads / OpenRail: Bentley Systems' civil infrastructure design applications covering roadway, rail, and bridge design. The most direct global incumbent alternative to ProVI in BIM-based transportation planning, serving the same engineering customer base worldwide.
• ALLPLAN (Nemetschek): Nemetschek Group's AEC BIM platform serving infrastructure and building design. Comparable as a broader BIM platform competing for the same DACH engineering and public-infrastructure digitalization budgets.

Others

• ProVI Geodesy (CAPLAN) / Cremer Programmentwicklung: Cremer Programmentwicklung's CAPLAN geodesy software is integrated as the ProVI Geodesy add-on module. Adjacent enabling technology rather than a direct competitor; included for completeness given the deep technical coupling.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 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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