What Soloplan Gmbh does

Soloplan GmbH is a German logistics-software vendor founded in 1991 and headquartered in Kempten (Allgäu), operating across seven offices in Germany (Kempten, Dresden, Hamburg), Poland (Katowice, Wrocław), South Africa (Johannesburg), and Spain (Murcia). The company develops and sells CarLo, a modular Transport Management System covering the road, air, and sea freight lifecycle from order entry and telematics through tour planning, cross-docking, warehouse management, fleet management, and invoicing — with over 1,800 active customers and approximately 34,000 users globally. The product suite is augmented by domain modules (CarLo inAIR&SEA, inTOUCH, inHUB, inSTORE, inMOTION, inTOUR, exCHANGE) and operational add-ons including a no-code customization layer, proprietary OCR for automated document capture, AI-driven statistics and prompt-to-filter functions, and an MCP Server that exposes the TMS to external AI assistants such as Microsoft Copilot and ChatGPT.

Soloplan sells CarLo via a direct enterprise field-sales motion, offering personalized product demonstrations and maintaining regional sales teams in each office, supported by inside sales operations and customer success through the Soloplan Akademie. Revenue is generated through a mix of recurring annual software maintenance contracts (Basis/Premium/PremiumPLUS tiers) plus named-user perpetual licenses, and significant professional services revenue from custom programming, training, consulting, and installation work — supplemented by adjacent operations including the 4-star Soloplan City Resort hotel in Kempten. The company targets freight forwarders, logistics operators with their own fleets, and special-transport handlers (bulk, tank/silo, temperature-controlled, oversized) primarily in the DACH market with select international reach into Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Poland, Spain, the UK, South Africa, and other regions.

The business remains under founder and family control (Wolfgang Heidl as founder/managing director alongside Fabian Heidl and Maik Fischer), is incorporated as a private GmbH with no disclosed external funding or parent company, and is positioned around German and EU regulatory compliance including GoBD e-invoicing (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD), DATEV integration, GDPR, NIS-2, and Cyber Resilience Act readiness.

Name

Soloplan Gmbh

Legal name

Soloplan GmbH

Website

https://soloplan.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Soloplan GmbH is a Kempten-based German software vendor that develops CarLo, a modular Transport Management System for road, air, and sea freight, serving approximately 1,800 logistics operators and shippers across DACH and select international markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Weikersheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Standard Software License: Sale of CarLo TMS software with simple, unlimited in time, non-exclusive right to use the software for the number of named users specified in the order. Software delivered in executable form (object code).
2. Software Maintenance: Ongoing software maintenance contracts (Basis, Premium, PremiumPLUS packages) with hotline support. Annual prepaid fees, due January 1st each year.
3. Special Programming/Customization: Custom software adaptations according to customer specifications including modifications to existing software, standard interface adaptations, custom report creation (e.g., invoices, delivery notes), and new modules.
4. Training Services: Training services for customers covering standard functions of CarLo software. Includes academy sessions with experienced trainers.
5. Consulting: Consulting services by Customer Solution Management for customer-specific requirements and technical requirements coordination.
6. Installation Services: Software installation on customer hardware by Soloplan personnel either on-site or via remote maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Soloplan develops and licenses CarLo, a Transport Management System (TMS) covering the entire transport process from digital order entry and intelligent transport planning through telematics integration, tour planning, smart invoicing, and reporting. The platform is modular, with specialized add-ons for air and sea freight (inAIR&SEA), telematics (inTOUCH), corporate portal (exCHANGE), cross-docking (inHUB), warehouse management (inSTORE), fleet management (inMOTION), and truck route planning (inTOUR). Soloplan sells primarily to logistics service providers and shippers across Europe, Africa, and other regions via named-user licenses plus recurring maintenance and professional services.

Product overview

Soloplan GmbH is a global logistics software company based in Kempten, Germany, offering the CarLo Transport Management System (TMS) as its core product platform. CarLo operates as a modular, complete solution covering the entire transport process from digital order management via quick entry, interfaces, and text recognition, through intelligent transport planning with telematics integration, effective tour planning including resource management with KI (AI), smart invoicing with direct scan and automatic invoice dispatch, automatic statistics, and digital communication via messenger service. The product suite includes multiple specialized add-on modules: CarLo inAIR & SEA for air and sea freight, CarLo inTOUCH for telematics, CarLo exCHANGE for corporate portal, CarLo inHUB for cross-docking, CarLo inSTORE for warehouse management, CarLo inMOTION for fleet management, CarLo inTOUR for truck route planning, and CarLo Cloud Services for cloud deployment. Additional features include Connect Driver Link for driver communication, MCP Server for AI integration, and comprehensive e-invoicing capabilities supporting XRechnung and ZUGFeRD formats with DATEV integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CarLo: Transport Management System (TMS) software for road, air, and sea freight logistics.
• CarLo inAIR & SEA
• CarLo inTOUCH
• CarLo Cloud Services
• CarLo exCHANGE
• CarLo inHUB
• CarLo inSTORE
• CarLo inMOTION
• CarLo inTOUR
• Soloplan Akademie
• Soloplan City Resort

Products and services

• CarLo TMS Core Transport Management System for road transport planning and management, covering the entire transport process from order management, transport planning, telematics integration, tour planning, and billing through reporting for logistics companies and shippers.
• CarLo inAIR & SEA

Quantifiable outcome

• 34,000 users across 1,800 customers demonstrate platform adoption and scale
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability6 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 404 Multigaming e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026E-sports partnership with Dresden-based e-sports club 404 Multigaming e.V. Cooperation agreement signed on May 20, 2026. Partnership focuses on future collaboration and community engagement.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Riege Software: German-headquartered provider of the Spedifracht/Space TMS for freight forwarders and logistics companies. Closest European mid-market direct competitor with similar feature scope (air/sea/road freight, customs, e-invoicing) and comparable customer segment.
• AEB SE: German provider of logistics software covering transport management, customs, warehouse, and global trade compliance. Comparable size, DACH focus, and mid-market freight forwarder customer base to Soloplan.
• Transporeon (Trimble Transportation): European-headquartered Transport Management / carrier collaboration platform now owned by Trimble. Direct overlap with Soloplan on shipper-side TMS and freight execution; broader enterprise footprint.
• Körber / inconso WMS+TMS: German supply chain software group offering WMS and TMS solutions. Direct competitor with strong DACH presence serving similar mid-market logistics and manufacturing customer segments.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Transportation Management (SAP TM): ERP-integrated TMS module from SAP. Broad incumbent offering overlapping road/rail/air freight capabilities as part of the wider SAP S/4HANA suite; competes primarily for large enterprise shippers.
• Oracle Transportation Management (OTM): Global TMS offering within Oracle's supply chain suite. Large-incumbent competitor with deep enterprise and 3PL customer base, competing with Soloplan on multi-modal freight and global execution.
• Manhattan Active Transportation Management: Cloud-native TMS from Manhattan Associates within its broader supply chain commerce platform. Broad incumbent competing for mid-to-large shippers and 3PLs with modern cloud architecture.
• Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software): Panasonic-owned supply chain platform with TMS capabilities. Broad incumbent competitor across transportation planning, execution, and visibility for large enterprises.
• Descartes Systems Group: Global logistics technology vendor offering TMS, customs, and routing solutions. Broad incumbent with comparable mid-market freight forwarder and shipper positioning, especially in Europe.

Regional players

• Tesisquare: Italian-headquartered provider of TMS, WMS, and yard management solutions. Regional European peer with overlapping freight forwarding and shipper customers, primarily serving the Italian and Southern European markets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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