TENADO

Name

TENADO

Legal name

TENADO GmbH

Website

https://tenado.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Perpetual Software Licenses: One-time purchase of software licenses with perpetual usage rights. Includes METAL 3D from €5,595, METAL 2D from €1,395, and STAIRS at €595. Commercial and Academic license types available.
2. Annual Subscriptions: Yearly subscription model starting at €2,495/year for METAL 3D subscription tier. Includes access to software updates and basic support.
3. Premium Care: Annual maintenance and support contract providing all updates, upgrades, telephone support, live support, design proposals, and access to the Revalize Global Customer Support Portal. Auto-renews annually for €401-1,400 depending on product.
4. Training Services: Hybrid training courses including 2-3 day basic training at €860-1,195, Power Day at €1,795, and individual online lessons at €215 per hour. Certification available upon completion.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

TENADO develops and sells industry-specific CAD software products (METAL 3D, METAL 2D, CAD 2D, TRAFFIC, PROTECT, HOLZ, SAFETY, ADD ON, STAIRS) and the TREPEDIA stair-planning solution for metal, mechanical, fire-protection, traffic, woodworking and occupational-safety trades. The company complements these software licenses with a recurring Premium Care support/maintenance contract and a paid training curriculum for individual users and trade businesses.

Product overview

TENADO, a brand of Revalize Software based in Bochum, Germany, develops industry-specific CAD (Computer-Aided Design) software solutions. For over 35 years, the company has served customers in metal trades, mechanical engineering, preventive fire protection, traffic planning, wood trades, and occupational safety industries. The portfolio consists of multiple specialized products: TENADO METAL 3D (3D CAD for metal construction powered by Autodesk Inventor technology), TENADO METAL 2D (2D drawing for metal trades with automatic parts/sawing lists), TENADO CAD 2D (general-purpose 2D CAD), TENADO TRAFFIC (traffic planning software), TENADO PROTECT (fire protection planning), TENADO HOLZ (woodworking CAD), and TENADO SAFETY (occupational safety documentation). Add-on modules include TENADO STAIRS for stair construction and TREPEDIA for specialized 3D stair design. Services include Premium Care (support flat rate) and training programs. The products work both independently and collaboratively, with 2D designs transferable to 3D and TREPEDIA seamlessly integrating with METALL 3D.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TENADO METAL 3D: 3D CAD software for metal trades powered by Autodesk Inventor technology
• TENADO METAL 2D
• TENADO CAD 2D
• TENADO TRAFFIC
• TENADO PROTECT
• TENADO HOLZ
• TENADO SAFETY
• TREPEDIA
• TENADO STAIRS

Products and services

• TENADO METAL 3D 3D CAD software for metal construction and steel fabrication, powered by Autodesk Inventor technology, offering industry-specific generators, point cloud functionality, sheet metal processing, parametric iLogic design and Revit/BIM connectivity for trade businesses.
• TENADO METAL 2D Professional 2D drawing software for metal trades that lets users design with familiar workshop materials and automatically generates parts and sawing lists, including generators for railings, gates, fences, and anchor plates.
• TENADO CAD 2D Versatile 2D CAD software that is easy to learn and serves as a drawing partner across trade and general drafting use cases.
• TENADO TRAFFIC Software solution for traffic planning requirements covering layout, signage and road planning for traffic engineering organizations.
• TENADO PROTECT Software for organizing fire protection projects, supporting the precise and quick execution of demanding organizational fire protection projects.
• TENADO HOLZ CAD software for wood trades enabling professional and fast drawing of furniture, kitchens and other woodcrafted items, usable without prior CAD knowledge.
• TENADO SAFETY Software for occupational safety documentation, enabling fast creation of plans and documents from usage instructions to seating plans.
• TENADO ADD ON Flexible, individually configured add-ons that extend and intelligently network TENADO software functionality for trade-specific workflows.
• TENADO STAIRS / TREPPE Stair construction software for the metal trade that automatically creates stringer and stringer stairs from user-specified type, material and dimensions, supporting straight, warped, quarter and half-spiral configurations with attached steps or side stringers.
• TREPEDIA Specialized 3D stair planning solution for metal and steel construction companies that automatically generates technically accurate, code-compliant 3D stair models ready for fabrication, with seamless transfer to TENADO METAL 3D.
• TENADO Premium Care Comprehensive annual service flat-rate offering all software updates and upgrades, personal phone and online support, callback service, live online support, design proposals, access to specialist information and the Revalize Global Customer Support Portal; auto-renews annually unless terminated with three months' notice.
• TENADO Training Hybrid paid training program offering basic/product courses, advanced training, Power Day workshops and individual online lessons with certification upon completion, delivered online or in person in Bochum to up to 12 participants per session.

Quantifiable outcome

• Significantly faster drawing creation compared to manual methods or generic CAD software
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• AutodeskcoreTechnology or IntegrationTENADO METAL 3D is powered by Autodesk Inventor technology. The CAD core of Autodesk Inventor provides the foundation for TENADO's industry-specific metalworking add-on functions. This partnership provides the underlying CAD kernel for TENADO's 3D product.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Graitec (Advance Steel / Strakon): Graitec's Advance Steel and Strakon products are structural steel detailing and fabrication CAD solutions, the closest direct competitor to TENADO METAL 3D in the metal-trade CAD niche. Both target steel detailers, fabricators, and structural engineers with similar domain-specific generators and BIM workflows.
• Trimble Tekla Structures: Tekla Structures is the leading 3D BIM/CAD solution for structural steel and metal fabrication detailers, competing head-to-head with TENADO METAL 3D for steel construction projects, public tenders, and BIM-compliant deliverables.
• AVEVA Bocad: AVEVA Bocad (formerly Bocad Structures) is a long-standing 3D steel detailing CAD solution for offshore, industrial, and structural steelwork — directly comparable to TENADO METAL 3D for metal construction and steel fabrication workflows.
• SDS/2 (Design Data): SDS/2 is steel detailing software for structural steel fabricators with automatic connection design and shop drawing generation — closely comparable to TENADO's metal-trade value proposition of automated parts lists, connections, and fabrication-ready output.
• Bricsys (BricsCAD): Bricsys BricsCAD is a DWG-compatible CAD platform positioned as a lower-cost alternative to AutoCAD, competing with TENADO CAD 2D in the general 2D drawing segment and increasingly with TENADO METAL 3D via its mechanical and BIM modules.
• ZWSOFT (ZWCAD): ZWCAD is a DWG-compatible affordable CAD platform competing with TENADO CAD 2D and METAL 2D in price-sensitive SMB and European markets, particularly in DACH and Eastern Europe where TENADO has its strongest footprint.
• progeCAD: progeCAD is a low-cost AutoCAD alternative targeting SMBs and trades with a perpetual license model, directly comparable to TENADO's SMB and trade-focused 2D offering and similar per-user pricing approach.

Broad incumbents

• Autodesk: Autodesk is both TENADO's core technology partner (Inventor powers METAL 3D) and the dominant horizontal CAD incumbent (AutoCAD, Inventor, Revit). The relationship creates strategic dependence while Autodesk's broader platform competes for the same metal-trade and BIM customers.
• Dassault Systèmes (SolidWorks): SolidWorks competes with TENADO METAL 3D in the mechanical engineering vertical CAD segment, particularly for general mechanical part design where TENADO's mechanical engineering segment overlaps with SolidWorks' core mid-market base.

Emerging players

• Vectorworks: Vectorworks serves architecture, landscape, and entertainment design with a 3D CAD platform that partially overlaps with TENADO's trade verticals (especially the HOLZ woodworking and TRAFFIC planning segments) in the SMB design market.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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