What OTB Solutions does

OTB Solutions Group, LLC is a Seattle-based management consulting and SaaS firm founded in 2002, serving public transit agencies, healthcare organizations, public-sector agencies, and a long tail of other industries across the Pacific Northwest, North America, and select international markets. The company's flagship product is SSIMS™ (Safety and Security Information Management System), a cloud-based, modular safety management platform deployed on Microsoft Azure. SSIMS is purpose-built for transit agencies and combines custom forms, advanced workflow automation, integrated document management, mobile-enabled inspections with GPS and photo capture, and real-time dashboards. Its modules — Safety Risk Management, Safety and Security Certification, Inspections, Performance Reporting, Employee Safety Reporting, and a suite of Customizable Business Modules — are mapped to FTA Circular 5800.1, 49 CFR Part 633, and PTASP regulatory requirements, with the certification module co-developed alongside transit specialists K&J Consulting to reflect MIL-STD-882 and CENELEC standards. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

OTB operates a dual revenue model. The first stream is professional services — project leadership, business process optimization, change management, strategy development, IT planning, enterprise cloud and infrastructure services, and PTASP compliance support — delivered as project-based consulting engagements. The second is recurring SaaS subscription revenue from SSIMS, sold as deployable modules with configuration and integration services. Marquee customer outcomes include management of 4,000+ hazards across 20+ light rail projects on a $52B extension, a cloud migration that saved $400K over three years for a kidney dialysis provider, reduction of error encounters from thousands to under 100 for a behavioral health provider, a state data-center migration achieving 98% application cutover with no downtime, and a clinical data repository serving 1.8M Apple Health enrollees with over 10M records. The company is privately held with no institutional funding and operates with 11–50 employees.

Name

OTB Solutions

Legal name

OTB Solutions Group, LLC

Website

https://otbsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

OTB Solutions is a Seattle-based consulting and SaaS firm that builds SSIMS™, a cloud-based Safety and Security Information Management System for transit agencies, while also delivering project management, change management, IT, and cloud consulting to healthcare and public-sector clients across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Seattle

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Management Consulting Services: OTB provides consulting services including Project Leadership, Business Process Optimization, Change Management, Strategy Development, Insights & Data Science, IT Planning and Strategy, and Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services. These are delivered as project-based engagements with small, highly capable consulting teams.
2. SSIMS™ SaaS Software: The company offers its Safety and Security Information Management System as a cloud-based SaaS solution. The software is available as modules that can be deployed separately, with full-service approach including tailoring modules to specific requirements and integration with existing systems.
3. PTASP Services: Services related to Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan compliance including Gap Analysis, eLearning development, Dashboards and Data Analytics, Process Automation, and Documentation and Records Management.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

OTB Solutions provides management consulting services including project leadership, business process optimization, change management, strategy development, IT planning, and enterprise cloud services to transit agencies, healthcare organizations, and public sector clients. The company also develops and sells SSIMS™ (Safety and Security Information Management System), a cloud-based SaaS platform hosted on Microsoft Azure that combines custom forms, workflow automation, document management, and real-time reporting for transit safety management and FTA regulatory compliance.

Product overview

OTB Solutions offers SSIMS™ (Safety and Security Information Management System), a cloud-based modular SMS platform designed specifically for transit agencies. The core platform combines custom forms, advanced workflow, document management, and real-time reporting capabilities. SSIMS™ modules include Safety Risk Management, Safety and Security Certification, Inspections, Performance Reporting, and Employee Safety Reporting, plus a suite of Customizable Business Modules for project management functions. All products are available as SaaS (cloud-hosted on Azure) or on-premise deployments. The company also provides consulting services in project leadership, business process optimization, change management, strategy development, IT planning, and enterprise cloud services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Safety and Security Information Management System (SSIMS™) A cloud-based, highly configurable Safety Management System (SMS) designed for transit agencies. Combines custom forms, advanced workflow, document management, and real-time reporting into a unified platform to manage safety and security certification, risk management, and regulatory compliance (including PTASP requirements). Available as SaaS (cloud-hosted on Azure) or on-premise deployments.
• Safety Risk Management Module Standalone deployable module within SSIMS that allows agencies to maintain unified hazard and threat logs, track reports of unsafe conditions and agency responses, monitor risk levels, and produce FTA-mandated reports on demand.
• Safety and Security Certification Module Standalone deployable module that organizes and streamlines the safety and security certification process for transit construction projects, automating FTA-mandated certification. Developed in partnership with transit agencies and K&J Consulting.
• Inspections Module Standalone deployable mobile-enabled module for conducting on-site inspections of equipment and facilities, conducting safety reviews, and certifying systems/subsystems as ready for operations, with GPS data capture and photo attachments.
• Performance Reporting Module Standalone deployable module that enables transit agencies to establish and track safety performance targets across FTA-mandated categories with customizable dashboards, agency-specific KPIs, data export, and real-time alerts.
• Employee Safety Reporting Module Standalone deployable module enabling employees, contractors, and the public to report safety concerns centrally with automatic routing, anonymous reporting, real-time status updates, and integration with hazard and risk management.
• Customizable Business Modules Suite of configurable modules supporting primary project business activities including Construction Communications, Project Risk Management, Payments, Non-Conformance Reports, RFI, Submittals, Variations, Vehicle Acceptance, and Substance Abuse Tracking.
• PTASP Services Professional services supporting Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan (PTASP) compliance including gap analysis, eLearning development, dashboards and data analytics, process automation, and documentation and records management for transit agencies.
• Management Consulting Services Project-based consulting services delivered to transit, healthcare, and public sector clients, including Project Leadership, Business Process Optimization, Change Management, Strategy Development, Insights & Data Science, IT Planning and Strategy, and Enterprise Cloud & Infrastructure Services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Transit agency managed over 4,000 hazards and mitigations across 20+ light rail projects without hiring additional safety certification resources.
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Named customers11 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

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• K&J ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOTB Solutions partners with K&J Consulting for PTASP (Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan) implementation services. K&J Consulting co-developed the Safety and Security Certification module of SSIMS with OTB Solutions, bringing specialized expertise in transit safety certification requirements including MIL-882 standard and CENELEC standards.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Trapeze Group (Modaxo): Major transit-industry software vendor (fixed-route, paratransit, operations) under Modaxo. Comparable in serving U.S. transit agencies with mission-critical software, though its portfolio is far broader than OTB's SMS focus.
• INIT Group: International supplier of ITS software and hardware for public transit. Comparable in delivering operational and safety-adjacent software to transit agencies, especially in North America.
• Accenture Federal Services: Large consulting incumbent serving U.S. federal, state, and transit agencies on large digital modernization programs. Comparable in targeting the same public-sector clients (HCA, elections, transit) with adjacent services.
• Deloitte Consulting (Government & Public Services): Global consulting leader with deep public-sector, healthcare, and transit practice. Comparable at the program-management and systems-integration level on the same RFPs OTB competes for.
• Clever Devices: Provider of transit technology including CAD/AVL, passenger information, and inspection/maintenance solutions. Overlaps with OTB in transit safety, mobile inspections, and agency reporting.
• Cubic Transportation Systems: Global incumbent in transit fare collection, real-time passenger information, and urban mobility analytics. Comparable enterprise customer base with broader product portfolio and significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Point B: Employee-owned management consulting and technology services firm headquartered in Seattle with similar size profile. Comparable in project leadership, change management, and cloud/data services to public sector and healthcare.
• Slalom Consulting: Mid-sized management and technology consulting firm with strong Pacific Northwest presence and public-sector/healthcare practices. Closely comparable in service mix, regional footprint, and client profile.
• K&J Consulting: Specialist transit safety and PTASP consulting firm and OTB's co-development partner on the SSIMS Safety and Security Certification module. Closely comparable in domain expertise, customer base, and service lines.
• Optio (Modaxo): SMS and transit-safety software vendor now part of Modaxo. Most directly comparable to SSIMS™ as a transit-safety management platform, providing the closest product-level competitive reference.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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