Taifun

What Taifun does

TAIFUN Software GmbH is a German software vendor founded in 1987 and headquartered in Hannover, operating as part of the OneQrew group of companies. The company develops modular commercial software (Handwerkersoftware) for trade and craft businesses, with two principal tiers — TAIFUN Handwerk for small operations and TAIFUN openBusiness for mid-market and larger trade or trade-adjacent industrial enterprises — supplemented by more than 20 add-on modules covering financial accounting (Rechnungswesen), document management (openDocument), audit-compliant email archiving (MailServer), mobile workforce time tracking (PersonalManager), maintenance planning (Wartung), and the TAIFUN Handwerker App for iOS/Android field access. Core platform architecture supports both cloud-supported and local client/server deployment with GoBD-compliant bookkeeping, ZUGFeRD electronic invoicing, and project management with Bautagebuch functionality.

The business model is built on annually billed subscription licenses for the core software and modules, complemented by professional services (training, workshops, on-site consulting, remote support) and recurring eBusiness revenues through the TAIFUN eBusiness GmbH subsidiary, which operates the DATANORM Online article-catalog exchange and the DATANORM ShopConnect wholesaler-cart integration. Distribution combines direct field sales (Gebietsverkaufsleiter covering Germany and Austria, supported by a 12-person Austrian office in Wiener Neustadt) with an indirect channel of 526 wholesalers — including GC Gruppe, Sonepar, Richter+Frenzel and Holter — that recommend TAIFUN to trade customers, alongside 18 certified software houses and 335 wholesalers participating in DATANORM Online. Primary verticals served are SHK (sanitär/heizung/klima), electrical, painting, roofing, refrigeration/HVAC, construction trades and solar/PV, with a 2024-launched AI assistant called KI Bürokraft 'Petra' added as a featured capability for administrative automation. The customer base comprises tens of thousands of SMB and mid-market trade users, with no public revenue disclosure.

Name

Taifun

Legal name

TAIFUN Software GmbH

Website

https://taifun-software.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

TAIFUN Software GmbH develops modular Handwerkersoftware for SMB and mid-market trade businesses across Germany and Austria. Its suite — TAIFUN Handwerk, TAIFUN openBusiness and 20+ add-on modules — handles quoting, invoicing, accounting, document management and mobile field workflows, distributed via direct sales and a 526-wholesaler channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Hannoversch Münden

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. Software Licenses: Core TAIFUN Handwerk and TAIFUN openBusiness software licenses available as modular solutions. Flexible composition with base version and additional add-on modules.
2. Add-on Modules: Over 20 additional modules for specialized requirements including mobile order processing, document management, email archiving, workflow management, maintenance planning, and DATANORM export - sold as add-ons to base software.
3. Professional Services: Support services including training, workshops (offered throughout Germany), online seminars, and remote support. On-site consulting sessions available.
4. Software Maintenance: Regular software updates included as part of ongoing software care and support services.
5. eBusiness Services: DATANORM Online and DATANORM ShopConnect services provided through TAIFUN eBusiness GmbH for article data exchange with wholesalers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

TAIFUN develops and sells modular commercial software (Handwerkersoftware) for craft and trade businesses, covering the full administrative workflow from quote creation through order processing to invoicing and financial accounting. The offering is delivered as two main tiers — TAIFUN Handwerk for small businesses and TAIFUN openBusiness for mid-market and large enterprises — plus more than 20 add-on modules (document management, email archiving, maintenance, time tracking, mobile app) and eBusiness services (DATANORM Online, DATANORM ShopConnect) that integrate the software directly with wholesaler catalogs and webshops.

Product overview

TAIFUN Software offers a modular commercial software suite for craft/trade businesses (Handwerkersoftware), available in two main tiers: TAIFUN Handwerk (for small businesses) and TAIFUN openBusiness (for mid-market and large enterprises). Both tiers provide complete order processing from quote to invoice, with GoBD-compliant financial management. The portfolio extends through over 20 add-on modules covering document management (openDocument), email archiving (MailServer), maintenance management (Wartung), mobile time tracking (PersonalManager), financial accounting (Rechnungswesen), and mobile field access via the TAIFUN Handwerker App. TAIFUN eBusiness adds e-commerce connectivity through DATANORM Online and DATANORM ShopConnect for automated article/price catalog exchange and wholesaler webshop integration. A notable AI feature, the KI Bürokraft (Petra) assistant, provides conversational AI support for administrative tasks. The software is cloud-supported or deployable as a local client/server installation, and is marketed as 100% made in Germany with over 35 years of development history.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TAIFUN Handwerk: Core commercial software product for small businesses in the trades sector, providing complete order processing and administrative task management.
• TAIFUN openBusiness
• TAIFUN+
• TAIFUN openDocument
• TAIFUN Rechnungswesen
• TAIFUN MailServer
• TAIFUN Wartung
• TAIFUN PersonalManager
• TAIFUN Handwerker App
• TAIFUN eData
• TAIFUN eSync
• TAIFUN DATANORM-Export
• Petra (KI-Bürokraft)

Products and services

• TAIFUN Handwerk Core commercial software for small craft businesses (Ein-Mann-Betriebe through mid-sized companies); provides complete order processing from quote to invoice, address management, quote and order management, and mobile job processing via the TAIFUN App; GoBD-compliant.
• TAIFUN openBusiness Enterprise-grade commercial software for medium and large craft businesses and trade-adjacent industrial companies; includes all TAIFUN Handwerk features plus project-level order management with unlimited orders per project, serial/batch number tracking, Dialog Designer, custom fields and tables, and workflow management.
• TAIFUN Rechnungswesen Financial accounting module for double-entry bookkeeping, balance sheet, and profit-and-loss statements; integrated with TAIFUN Handwerk and openBusiness; supports GoBD-compliant financial management.
• TAIFUN openDocument Document management system module enabling legally secure storage and management of documents and image data; supports compliance-grade document archiving.
• TAIFUN MailServer Email archiving module providing tamper-proof (audit-proof) email storage for legally compliant (GoBD) email archiving.
• TAIFUN Handwerker App Mobile application for iOS and Android providing live access to addresses, contacts, employees, and appointments from smartphones, tablets, or notebooks; enables direct communication between construction site and office.
• TAIFUN PersonalManager Time tracking module for mobile time recording in the trades; enables employee time management integrated with TAIFUN software.
• TAIFUN Wartung Maintenance management module for optimizing maintenance planning; enables structured scheduling and tracking of maintenance tasks for craft businesses.
• TAIFUN DATANORM-Export Export module that converts article master data into the DATANORM 4.0 standard format; supports output as new records or change sets; configurable content, text, and price output.
• DATANORM Online Webservice for automated download and import of article and price catalogs from wholesalers and manufacturers directly into the software; in operation since 2005; 335 participating wholesalers and 39 manufacturers.
• DATANORM ShopConnect Universal webshop cart integration connecting TAIFUN with wholesaler e-commerce platforms; enables cart download/upload between wholesaler webshops and TAIFUN quotes/orders; supports OCI, IDS-Connect, and SCT interfaces; 526 participating wholesalers.
• TAIFUN eSync Internet portal for transmitting mobile job data between field technicians and the office; improves communication between site workers and headquarters through synchronized data exchange.
• KI Bürokraft (Petra) AI-powered office assistant (KI Bürokraft) named Petra; digital AI office worker for tradespeople providing always-reachable, organized administrative support via conversational text interface within the TAIFUN ecosystem; launched in 2024.

Quantifiable outcome

• 30,000+ app users relying on mobile access to TAIFUN data
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration20 records

AI capability2 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

18 partnerships are on record, tiered parent, core, major and minor.

• OneQrewparentOthersOneQrew GmbH is the parent company of TAIFUN Software GmbH. The company states 'Wir sind Teil der OneQrew' (We are part of OneQrew). OneQrew is a group of software companies.
• GC GruppecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor wholesaler group recommending TAIFUN software to trade customers. GC Gruppe is one of the leading trade partners in Germany with extensive market reach.
• SoneparcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorInternational electrical wholesale group operating in Germany, recommending TAIFUN to electrical trade customers.
• Richter+FrenzelcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMajor sanitary wholesale group recommending TAIFUN to SHK trade customers. Listed as a key DATANORM Online participant.
• DATANORM ShopConnect (526 Wholesalers)coreTechnology or IntegrationNetwork of 526 connected wholesalers enabling cart integration with TAIFUN. Includes major groups like GC Gruppe, Sonepar, Richter+Frenzel, Holter, Obeta, Uni Elektro, Mainmetall, and regional distributors.
• DATANORM Online (335 Wholesalers)coreTechnology or Integration335 participating wholesalers and manufacturers in DATANORM Online service for automatic article catalog import, including GC, Richter+Frenzel, Buderus, and Sonepar.
• DATANORM Online Certified Software Houses (18)coreTechnology or Integration18 certified software houses using DATANORM Online interface including TAIFUN, Label Software, KWP, PN Software, ADDISON, M-SOFT, Locher & Christ, bauOffice, CPU Software, IN-Software, blue:solution, MEHR-Datasystems, Sage, HS Handwerkerservice, Buhl, Sander & Doll, UNI-Electronic, dashandwerk.net.
• HoltermajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAustrian trade wholesaler group (Wels) recommending TAIFUN to Austrian trade customers.
• ObetamajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman electrical wholesale group recommending TAIFUN to electrical trade customers.
• Uni ElektromajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman electrical wholesale group recommending TAIFUN to electrical trade customers.
• MainmetallmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman trade wholesaler recommending TAIFUN to trade customers.
• Alexander BürklemajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman trade wholesaler (Freiburg) recommending TAIFUN to trade customers.
• FEGA & SchmittmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman electrical wholesale group (Ansbach) recommending TAIFUN to electrical trade customers.
• Lotter MetallmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman metal trade wholesaler recommending TAIFUN to trade customers.
• Elektro BraunmajorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGerman electrical wholesaler (Aschaffenburg) recommending TAIFUN to electrical trade customers.
• CaparolminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPaint manufacturer recommending TAIFUN to painter trade customers.
• lexICT GmbHminorOthersData protection officer provider. Address: Ostfeldstraße 49, 30559 Hannover. Contact: [email protected].
• softgardenminorOthersOnline applicant management system provider for TAIFUN's career portal. softgarden e-recruiting GmbH, Tauentzienstraße 14, 10789 Berlin.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Buhl (WISO / Buhl Handwerk): Buhl is a major German consumer and SMB software publisher (WISO tax, Buhl Handwerk) with broad retail reach. Its handwerk offering competes for the same SMB trade customer base as TAIFUN Handwerk, and Buhl is also a DATANORM Online certified software house.
• ADDISON Handwerk (ADDISON Gruppe): ADDISON Handwerk is a long-standing German Handwerkersoftware suite for SMB and mid-market trade businesses. It is a certified DATANORM Online software house and competes directly with TAIFUN across the same trade verticals.
• Sage GmbH (Sage Handwerk / Sage 50 Handwerk): Sage Handwerk is an established trade business management solution widely used in the German SHK, Elektro, and Bauhandwerk segments. As a listed Sage product it competes head-to-head with TAIFUN in mid-market trades and is also a DATANORM Online certified software house.
• KWP (infoWERK): KWP is a certified DATANORM Online software house offering Handwerkersoftware for German trades. It competes with TAIFUN in trade-specific workflow and order processing for SMBs.
• M-SOFT: M-SOFT is a German Handwerkersoftware vendor that is part of the DATANORM Online certified software house network alongside TAIFUN. It directly targets the same SHK and broader trades verticals in Germany.
• IN-Software: IN-Software is a German Handwerkersoftware provider and certified DATANORM Online software house. It directly competes with TAIFUN in trade business management for German SMBs.
• Haufe-Lexware (Lexware Handwerk): Lexware Handwerk is a flagship German SMB software suite for trades businesses covering order processing, invoicing, and project management. It is the most direct domestic competitor to TAIFUN Handwerk in the German Handwerkersoftware market.
• blue:solution: blue:solution is a German Handwerkersoftware vendor certified for DATANORM Online. It overlaps with TAIFUN in trade-specific ERP and order processing for SMBs in Germany.

Emerging players

• PN Software: PN Software is a German Handwerkersoftware provider certified for DATANORM Online. It competes with TAIFUN for SMB trade customers, though typically at smaller scale and narrower vertical focus.
• bauOffice: bauOffice is a German construction trade software vendor and certified DATANORM Online software house. It overlaps with TAIFUN's Bauhandwerk and Dachdecker segments, but is smaller and more vertically focused.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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