time4you

What time4you does

time4you GmbH is a privately held German enterprise software company founded in 1999 and headquartered in Karlsruhe. The company develops and sells IBT SERVER, a modular, DSGVO-compliant learning and talent management platform combining LMS and LXP functionality with a configurable scale range of 50 to over 100,000 users per deployment. The platform is supported by an AI-integrated authoring tool (IBT LCM), a seminar and event management module (IBT TAS), a skills/competency management module, the JIX chatbot platform for HR and learning scenarios, and since 2024 a standard content library (time2know) of more than 2,400 online courses. Hosting is offered in ISO 27000-certified German data centers and on-premises.

The platform is sold primarily through a direct enterprise sales motion into the DACH region with selected international deployments, supported by webinars, trade-show presence at Zukunft Personal Europe, newsletter, and customer-case content marketing. Revenue streams are software subscription (SaaS/software rental with tiered Smart, Classic, Unique implementation packages), professional services (implementation, consulting, training, support), and custom or standardised e-learning content. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Customers include large insurance, telecommunications, manufacturing, finance, healthcare, government, and non-profit organisations such as R+V Versicherung (16,500 users), freenet Group (4,000+ users), Telekom Deutschland, BarmeniaGothaer, Adolf Würth, Meiko, Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft, Medizinischer Dienst Bayern, Landeshauptstadt Stuttgart, Freistaat Sachsen, Stiftung Würth, and Forest Stewardship Council. The company reports more than 400 successful projects and more than 4 million cumulative users served since 1999, has no parent company, and maintains an 11-50 employee headcount. Management consists of Managing Directors Beate Bruns and Sven Dörr. Recent strategic activity includes the 2024 launch of the time2know content library, broad AI-feature integration, and the planned 2026 release of IBT SERVER v30.

Name

time4you

Legal name

time4you GmbH communication & learning

Website

https://time4you.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

time4you GmbH is a privately held Karlsruhe-based software vendor that has sold its IBT SERVER LMS, LXP, and talent management platform to enterprise, government, and education customers, primarily in the DACH region, since 1999.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Learning Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

LMS Integrations, Interoperability & Identity (LTI/SCORM/xAPI, SSO, APIs) (EDAFAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation (BPACANAH), Digital Employee Experience (DEX) & IT Experience Management (ITXM) Platforms (HDAEALAL), Learning Management Systems (LMS) & Academic Application Support (EDALAMAC)

Keywords

• Learning management system
• Talent management software
• E-learning platform
• Corporate training software
• Seminar administration software

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscription (SaaS/Softwaremiete): Core IBT SERVER software licensed as subscription (SaaS) or software rental model with cloud hosting in ISO 27000 certified German data centers or on-premises deployment. Scalable from 50 to 100,000+ users with tiered pricing based on user count and feature modules.
2. Professional Services: Implementation, consulting, configuration, customization, training, and ongoing support services. Includes agile project management, user coaching, and change management support. Billed as project-based or retainer engagements.
3. Custom E-Learning Content Development: Individual e-learning content creation services tailored to customer requirements. Since 2024 also offers standard content library (time2know) with over 2,400 courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

time4you develops and sells the IBT SERVER software platform, a modular, AI-powered Learning Management System (LMS) and Learning Experience Platform (LXP) for E-Learning, talent management, and seminar administration, available as SaaS or on-premises deployment. The platform is complemented by the IBT LCM AI-assisted authoring tool, IBT TAS seminar management, IBT Skills Management, the JIX chatbot platform, the time2know standard content library with over 2,400 online courses, and professional services for implementation, consulting, training, and support. The offering is targeted at enterprise, government, and education organizations with 50 to over 100,000 users, primarily in the DACH region and internationally.

Product overview

time4you bietet eine modular aufgebaute Enterprise-Lernplattform mit dem IBT SERVER als zentrale Lösung, die LMS- und LXP-Funktionalitäten vereint. Das Ökosystem umfasst das KI-gestützte Autorentool IBT LCM, die Seminarverwaltung IBT TAS, das Talentmanagement-Modul IBT Skills Management sowie die Content-Bibliothek time2know mit über 2.400 Standard-Online-Kursen und individuelle E-Learning-Content-Services. Zusätzlich ergänzt die Chatbot-Software JIX das Portfolio für konversationelle Lern- und HR-Szenarien. Alle Module sind DSGVO-konform und lassen sich flexibel für kleine, mittlere und große Organisationen (400 bis 4 Millionen User) skalieren.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• IBT SERVER: Core LMS & LXP platform for E-Learning and Talent Management
• IBT LCM
• IBT TAS
• time2know
• JIX

Products and services

• IBT SERVER
• IBT LCM
• IBT TAS
• IBT Skills Management
• time2know Content Library
• Individual E-Learning Content
• JIX

Quantifiable outcome

• Supports scaling from 50 to 100,000+ users per installation
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 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

Integration19 records

AI capability7 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Technische Hochschule Nürnberg Georg Simon OhmcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Collaborative research partnership for Chatbot Maxi development. Prof. Dr. Christian Langenbach led the research project with time4you providing technical implementation. Project resulted in award-winning conversational AI for Baustoff certification training.
• TH Köln (Technische Hochschule Köln)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch collaboration for StudiCoachBot chatbot project. Part of Cologne Cobots Lab and Cologne TrainING Center at the Faculty for Facilities, Energy and Machine Systems. Focus on coaching chatbot for student support addressing exam anxiety.
• Monsenso (Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurostars IMPACHS project partner providing mobile health (mHealth) solution for mental health. Monsenso's mobile monitoring system integrated with IBT SERVER for adaptive e-learning in psychotherapy treatment for schizophrenia patients.
• Universität Hamburg (Prof. Dr. Tania Lincoln)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic research partner in IMPACHS project. Prof. Dr. Tania Lincoln from Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy department provided clinical expertise for adaptive learning system development for psychotherapy.
• CopetriminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCircle Nachhaltigkeit initiative collaboration. Developed Canvas template for sustainability narrative development in corporate learning contexts.
• ZHAW (Zürcher Hochschule für Angewandte Wissenschaften) - Center for Education and New Learning (CENL)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPublic-private partnership established in 2007 for 3-year research study on Future of Learning and Working. Produced comprehensive studies on trends in digital education and HR technology.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationHR system integration partner. IBT SERVER connects with SAP HCM and SuccessFactors for seamless HR data synchronization and talent management workflows.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationIntegration partnerships for MS Teams, Outlook, and Office applications. Single Sign-On capabilities and webinar tool integration (MS Teams, Whereby) with IBT SERVER platform.
• Zoom Video CommunicationscoreTechnology or IntegrationWebinar and video conferencing integration partner. IBT SERVER integrates with Zoom for virtual classroom and webinar delivery within the learning platform.
• Webex (Cisco)coreTechnology or IntegrationWebinar tool integration partner. IBT SERVER supports Webex for virtual training sessions and online workshop delivery.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Degreed: Learning experience platform (LXP) focused on skills development, content aggregation, and learning pathways for enterprises. Direct peer to time4you's LXP capabilities around skills management, content curation, and personalized learning paths, but with a LXP-first rather than LMS-first product philosophy.
• Docebo: Publicly-traded AI-powered learning platform with LMS, LXP, and content monetization capabilities sold to mid-market and enterprise customers. Highly comparable to time4you as a similar AI-augmented LMS/LXP product targeting enterprise L&D with subscription pricing, and competing for overlapping buyer personas.
• Moodle: World's most widely adopted open-source LMS used across education, government, and corporate training globally. Direct peer because it competes with IBT SERVER for the same LMS buyers, particularly in education/government segments, with a similar LMS / course delivery / SCORM-xAPI feature footprint, though delivered via open-source rather than commercial SaaS.
• ILIAS open-source LMS: Long-standing German-language open-source LMS widely used in German universities, public-sector institutions, and corporations. Direct peer because it competes head-on with IBT SERVER in the DACH market with similar LMS/seminar management feature scope and overlapping customer types (universities, government, corporate L&D).
• Epignosis / TalentLMS: Commercial LMS vendor offering TalentLMS and LearnDash, focused on mid-market and SMB customers globally. Direct peer because it competes for the same corporate L&D buyer with a SaaS LMS/LXP offering, similar feature scope (course management, integrations, content), and comparable subscription-based commercial model.

Emerging players

• 365Talents: European AI-powered skills and talent intelligence platform focused on skills mapping, internal mobility, and competency-based learning. Comparable to time4you because it targets the same skills-management use case via the IBT Skills Management module and serves European customers with similar data-residency sensitivities, but is a specialist rather than full LMS platform.
• Sana (AI-native learning platform): AI-native enterprise learning and knowledge platform built around generative AI for content creation, search, and personalized learning. Comparable to time4you because it targets the same enterprise L&D buyer with AI authoring and adaptive learning, but with a GenAI-first architecture rather than AI features added to a traditional LMS foundation.

Broad incumbents

• Cornerstone OnDemand: Established enterprise learning and talent management suite serving large multinationals with LMS, LXP, content, and skills capabilities. Comparable to time4you as a competing enterprise LMS/LXP platform, but operates at much larger scale and broader geographic reach as part of a full talent suite.
• Workday Learning: Learning module inside Workday's enterprise HCM cloud suite, focused on large multinational enterprise deployments. Comparable to time4you as a competing enterprise LMS for global HR/L&D buyers, but bundled with a broader HCM/finance platform rather than sold as a specialist learning platform.
• SAP SuccessFactors Learning: Enterprise LMS module inside SAP's HCM cloud suite, dominant in large DACH enterprises and tightly integrated with the SAP ecosystem that time4you integrates with. Comparable to time4you because it targets the same enterprise/government buyer for LMS and talent management, but as part of a much broader HCM portfolio rather than a specialist LMS/LXP.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 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

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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