BPS Software

What BPS Software does

BPS Software (legal entity: bps software GmbH & Co. KG) is a German family-owned vertical software company founded by Dipl.Inf. Carsten Brockmann and headquartered in Ibbenbüren, Germany, with approximately 70 employees across four branch offices. The company develops and sells construction-industry software for German small and mid-sized construction firms across all major trades, including demolition, earthworks, road construction, civil engineering, canal work, cable laying, and infrastructure. Its core product, bps bau, is a modular ERP that covers the full construction project lifecycle from tendering and automatic cost calculation through work preparation, construction execution, and final billing/post-calculation. The portfolio is anchored by bps bau and extended by bps finance (commercial software with financial accounting, cost accounting, payroll, and fixed assets modules — the last two licensed from Wolters Kluwer and GDI Software respectively), BAUdigital (GoBD-compliant document management), and three partner-branded mobile apps: 123erfasst (time tracking), upmesh (project management), and EASI Control (occupational safety).

The technology platform is Windows-based with both on-premise and cloud (BPS Cloud Service) deployment options, hosted on GDPR-compliant German servers with a 95% uptime SLA. The product integrates natively with German construction-industry standards including GAEB, Datanorm, DBD, REB 23.003, XRechnung, ZUGFeRD, and DATEV, and the financial accounting module holds IDW PS 880 certification.

BPS Software generates revenue through four streams: perpetual on-premise software licenses, recurring cloud subscriptions (monthly or annual in advance), annual maintenance fees (covering regulatory updates and support), and fee-based professional services for training, implementation, and data migration. Go-to-market is primarily direct sales with free, non-binding product demonstrations, supplemented by industry trade show presence (bauma, digitalBAU, BAU), a German-language content marketing and SEO program, and app store distribution for mobile products. The company serves 2,100+ customers and 13,000+ end users, operating exclusively in the German market.

Name

BPS Software

Legal name

bps software GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://bps-software.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BPS Software is a German family-owned vertical software vendor providing modular ERP and mobile apps (bps bau, bps finance, BAUdigital, 123erfasst, upmesh, EASI Control) for the full construction project lifecycle, serving 2,100+ small and mid-sized German construction firms across all major trades.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction ERP Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Construction & Engineering ERP (Job Costing, Project Controls) (HDAEAEAE)

Keywords

• Construction ERP software
• Construction project management
• Construction financial software
• Mobile time tracking
• Building industry software

Headquarters

HQ city

Ibbenbüren

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software License (One-time): Perpetual on-premise software licenses for bps bau and other modules. Customer owns usage rights but not the software code.
2. Software Subscription (Cloud / ASP): Annual or monthly subscription for cloud-hosted services including BPS Cloud Server, 123erfasst, upmesh, and EASI Control. Billed in advance per agreed scope. Prices can be increased once per contract year.
3. Software Maintenance (Pflege): Annual maintenance fee covering bug fixes, legal/regulatory updates (e.g., tax law changes), telephone support on business days, and provision of current software versions.
4. Professional Services (Training, Implementation, Data Migration): Fee-based services including training, installation, data repair/conversion, and custom implementations. Not included in license or maintenance fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

BPS Software develops and distributes a modular ERP and project management software ecosystem for the German construction industry. The core platform bps bau covers the full construction project lifecycle from tendering, cost calculation, and work preparation through construction execution, final billing, and post-calculation. It is complemented by bps finance (financial accounting, cost accounting, payroll, asset accounting), BAUdigital (document management), and partner-branded mobile apps 123erfasst (time tracking/diary), upmesh (project management with defect/plan/task tracking), and EASI Control (occupational safety). All modules are offered as cloud subscriptions or on-premise installations.

Product overview

BPS Software offers a modular ERP ecosystem for the construction industry centered on the bps bau platform, which covers the full project lifecycle from tendering and cost calculation through project execution and billing. The portfolio consists of the core bps bau ERP system complemented by the bps finance commercial suite (financial accounting, cost accounting, payroll, asset accounting), BAUdigital document management, and three partner-branded mobile apps — 123erfasst (time tracking and construction diaries), upmesh (project management with defect, plan, and task management), and EASI Control (workplace safety). All products are available as cloud-hosted or on-premise deployments, with modules interconnecting via native interfaces for a seamless digital workflow.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• bps bau: ERP-System for construction management covering project lifecycle from quotation through execution to final billing and post-calculation.
• bps finance
• BAUdigital
• 123erfasst
• upmesh
• EASI Control

Products and services

• bps bau
• bps finance
• BAUdigital
• 123erfasst
• upmesh
• EASI Control
• bps Cloud Service

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,100+ construction companies and 13,000 users rely on the platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability1 record

Feature11 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Mitteldeutsche IT GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationSubcontractor for BPS-Cloud-Server infrastructure. Located at Debyestraße 5b, 04329 Leipzig. Handles server-side infrastructure and internet connectivity for cloud-hosted BPS services.
• upmesh UGcoreTechnology or IntegrationSubcontractor for the upmesh construction project management module within BPS Cloud Services. upmesh is a cloud-based mobile platform for defect management, plan management, task control, and construction diary.
• 123erfasst.de GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for the 123erfasst mobile time tracking and construction diary module. Located at Korkenstraße 8, 49393 Lohne. Distributes as a partner product of bps software. Available via app stores and integrated with bps bau.
• EASI Control GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationPartner for the EASI Control digital occupational safety module. Located at Münsterstraße 5, 59065 Hamm. Integrated as a BPS Cloud Service component covering worker instruction, hazard assessment, and equipment inspection.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• BRZ Deutschland (Bau Rechen Zentrum): BRZ is a major German construction software provider specializing in ERP, payroll (BRZ-Baulohn), and construction management solutions. Like BPS Software, BRZ serves the German construction industry with integrated commercial and operational software, making it one of the closest direct competitors.
• RIB Software (RIB by Schneider Electric): RIB Software is the leading construction ERP software vendor in the DACH region, offering iTWO for end-to-end construction project management. It is a direct competitor to BPS Software's bps bau in the German construction market and shares the same target customer segment of mid-market German construction firms.
• SIEVERS-SNC: SIEVERS-SNC provides construction and craft trade ERP software (S/S/B, S/S/D, S/S/M) targeting German small-to-mid market construction companies. It competes head-to-head with BPS Software for SME construction firms across similar functional areas including calculation, billing, and payroll.
• Nevaris (Nemetschek FRILO): Nevaris is the construction ERP/software division of Nemetschek Group serving the DACH market with solutions for construction calculation, project management, and billing. It competes directly with bps bau for German construction firm customers across multiple trades.

Broad incumbents

• Nemetschek Group: Nemetschek Group is the publicly listed parent of multiple construction software brands including Nevaris, Bluebeam, Graphisoft, and Solibri. As a broad AEC software incumbent with EUR 900M+ revenue, it competes with BPS Software across overlapping verticals but offers a much wider portfolio beyond BPS's German construction ERP focus.
• Sage Group (Sage 50/Sage 100 Construction): Sage offers construction/contractor editions of its broader ERP/accounting platforms in the German and European markets. While not German-construction specialized, it overlaps with BPS's commercial ERP (financials, payroll) value proposition for small-to-mid market construction firms.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central (with German construction ISVs): Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central serves as an ERP platform often extended by German construction ISVs (e.g., Cosmino, LOBster) for vertical construction workflows. It competes with bps bau in the broader mid-market ERP space, particularly where customers prefer Microsoft ecosystems.

Emerging players

• Procore Technologies: Procore is a global, cloud-native construction project management platform serving general contractors and specialty trades. While primarily competing in larger project/firm segments and not deeply localized for German regulatory standards, it represents a cloud-native competitive threat for digitized construction firms evaluating BPS.

Others

• DATEV eG: DATEV is the dominant German tax/accounting software cooperative used by virtually all German SMBs. While not a direct ERP competitor, DATEV is BPS Software's most important accounting integration partner (bidirectional data exchange via BAUdigital), making it both an enabler and a potential competitive channel for accounting-centric workflows.
• Wolters Kluwer (Lohn und Gehalt, German operations): Wolters Kluwer licenses the Baulohn (construction payroll) module integrated into bps finance. While not a direct end-market competitor, Wolters Kluwer's payroll IP is embedded in BPS Software's offering and represents both a partnership dependency and a vendor that could vertically integrate into BPS's market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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