What KMZ does

KMZ Kassensystem GmbH is a privately-held German information-technology company headquartered in Hechingen, Baden-Württemberg, founded on 1 July 2003 and operating additional regional offices in Bremen and Darmstadt. The firm specialises in point-of-sale (POS) systems for bakeries and confectioneries, retail, gastronomy, and — more recently — car-wash operations, serving a primarily small and mid-sized business customer base across Germany.

Its core product is the copago touchscreen PC-based cash register, a proprietary platform built around an integrated module ecosystem that includes inventory management, multi-branch networking, fiscal compliance (BSI-certified TSE hardware or cloud), order and self-service terminals, a white-label customer loyalty and online-store app (copago get2go), sales-promotion software (weChallenge, reporting through Microsoft Power BI), and 100%-integrated card payment acceptance. KMZ distributes orderbird iOS-based POS systems in Germany under an exclusive partnership, and operates a wholly-owned subsidiary, KMZ Payment GmbH, which acts as a merchant concentrator for card payment terminals and processes girocard and credit-card transactions at approximately 0.2% and 0.8% respectively, with monthly service and rental fees on top.

KMZ earns revenue from a mix of one-time POS hardware and software licences, monthly rental/financing packages, per-transaction payment fees, recurring support and remote-maintenance contracts, on-site installation and training services, and seminar revenue. Distribution is exclusively direct, via field-sales teams at three German locations and a nationwide service network with emergency hotline coverage 6:00–22:00, supported by an annual own event (copago DAYS), industry trade-show participation, and HubSpot-driven digital marketing. The company is led by founder-shareholders Sascha Kaierle and Murat Zorlu, with no outside institutional investors disclosed.

Name

KMZ

Legal name

KMZ Kassensystem GmbH

Website

https://kmz-kassensystem.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

KMZ Kassensystem GmbH is a German IT company that develops, sells and supports the copago touchscreen POS system, payment terminals (KMZ Payment), and the get2go loyalty app for bakeries, retail, gastronomy and car-wash businesses across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hechingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cash Register System Sales & Licensing: Sale and licensing of POS hardware (copago touch-screen PC cash registers) and software to bakeries, gastronomy, and retail businesses. Systems range from single-terminal installations to 1,000+ terminal networks. Individual programming and customization per customer is included.
2. KMZ Payment Terminal Services: Card payment terminals (rented or sold) with transaction-based fees. As a merchant concentrator connected to major payment networks, KMZ charges approximately 0.2% for girocard and 0.8% for credit card transactions, plus monthly service fees for terminal replacement, updates, and hotline support. No base fee for low-volume single-terminal setups.
3. On-site Installation & Commissioning: On-site installation and commissioning of cash register systems. Includes physical setup, software configuration, interface programming (to ERP, inventory management, video surveillance), and testing.
4. Support & Maintenance Services: Ongoing technical support including remote maintenance (TeamViewer), on-site service, emergency hotline (6:00–22:00, 365 days/year), and fiscal compliance updates (TSE, KassenSichV, GoBD). Support provided across all Germany via multiple regional locations.
5. Training & Seminars: Practitioner seminars and training sessions for POS operators, offered on-site at customer premises or in KMZ's own training facilities. Topics include copago basic training, advanced copago Office & Power BI, get2go app, customer loyalty, and loss prevention (FiliaFox II).
6. Rental/Financing Model: Flexible rental concepts for copago POS systems providing an all-inclusive package without high upfront capital investment. Available for all copago cash registers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

KMZ sells, installs, and services the proprietary copago touchscreen POS cash register system for bakeries, retail, gastronomy, and car wash operators across Germany. The offering bundles the copago software platform with TSE-certified fiscal compliance, KMZ Payment card terminals, the get2go customer loyalty app, self-ordering terminals, multi-branch networking, and ongoing on-site installation, support, and training services.

Product overview

KMZ offers a comprehensive POS (point-of-sale) ecosystem centered on the copago touchscreen cash register system as the core platform, complemented by KMZ Payment for card processing, the get2go white-label loyalty/ordering app, and various add-on modules for specific verticals and use cases. KMZ also distributes orderbird (iOS-based mobile POS for gastronomy) as an exclusive Germany partner. The product portfolio spans software (POS systems, loyalty apps, analytics), hardware (card readers, self-ordering terminals, cash recycling machines, mobile POS units), and mandated compliance services (TSE security module, GoBD, KassenSichV). Solutions are targeted at bakeries, retail, gastronomy, and car washes across Germany, with services delivered through company branches in Hechingen, Bremen, and Darmstadt.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• copago: Smart cash register system for bakeries, retail, and gastronomy with customer loyalty app capabilities
• copago get2go
• KMZ Payment
• orderbird
• weChallenge
• umweltdeals

Products and services

• copago

Quantifiable outcome

• Increased throughput from 80 to over 100 vehicles per hour (car wash, LEY-Gruppe case study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• orderbirdcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKMZ is the exclusive German partner for orderbird, an iOS-based POS system for gastronomy. KMZ sells, installs, and supports orderbird MINI and orderbird PRO systems as part of its product portfolio. This partnership expands KMZ's offering in the mobile/tablet-based POS segment for restaurant and hospitality businesses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lightspeed Commerce Inc. Global cloud-based POS and commerce platform serving retail, hospitality, and golf verticals with integrated payments. Comparable to KMZ on POS + payments + analytics for SMB and mid-market merchants, though far larger and operating a multi-country cloud product.
• Zettle (a PayPal service): Mobile card-reader and integrated POS provider for SMBs across Europe including Germany. Comparable to KMZ on the payments-plus-software stack for SMB retail and hospitality, though broader in target segments and geographically diversified.
• SumUp Limited: Global payments and POS provider with strong penetration among German SMBs via mobile card readers and a POS app. Comparable to KMZ Payment on the payments-acquiring and integrated-POS side, though broader in geography and less specialized in bakery/retail verticals.

Direct peers

• orderbird: Berlin-based iOS POS provider for restaurants, cafés, and bars. KMZ is the exclusive German distribution partner for orderbird MINI and PRO, making orderbird both a supplier and a direct competitor in the hospitality POS segment KMZ serves.
• Bizerba SE & Co. KG: German manufacturer of slicing, weighing, and POS solutions with deep bakery and retail vertical coverage. Comparable to KMZ in scale-integration POS for bakeries and the broader bakery vertical, though Bizerba operates at significantly larger scale globally.
• Diehl Connectivity Solutions (Diehl POS): German POS hardware and cash register systems provider with offerings for retail and gastronomy. Comparable to KMZ in German-market focus, hardware-led POS offering, and fiscal-compliance positioning.
• tps POS Solutions GmbH: German POS specialist supplying cash register systems, payment terminals, and TSE integration for retail and gastronomy. Comparable to KMZ in bundled POS + payment + TSE offering for German SMB merchants.
• Schelling Software GmbH: German/Austrian POS and ERP vendor specializing in bakery trade and gastronomy, with branch networking and cash register solutions. Comparable to KMZ in bakery-vertical specialization and integrated scale/branch functionality.
• Gastro-MIS GmbH: German provider of cash register and POS solutions targeted at gastronomy and SMB retail, including TSE-compliant offerings. Comparable to KMZ in the German SME POS market with a focus on fiscal compliance and small-chain deployments.
• Vectron Systems AG: German manufacturer of cash register and POS systems for gastronomy and bakeries with a large specialist-reseller network. Closely comparable to KMZ in vertical focus (bakeries and hospitality), German market footprint, and integrated payment-terminal offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KMZ.Kassensystem

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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