Soptim

What Soptim does

SOPTIM AG is a privately held German software company founded in 1971 and headquartered in Aachen, with a second office in Essen. It builds and operates IT solutions that support and automate regulated processes for the European energy industry, serving transmission system operators (e.g., Amprion, Swissgrid), distribution network operators, energy suppliers (e.g., Iberdrola, RuhrEnergie, Stadtwerke Würzburg, Stadtwerke Heidenheim, Groupe E, Westenergie Metering), balancing group managers, power plant operators, and new market entrants (e.g., EWN for nuclear waste).

The product portfolio centers on SOPTIM Elements, a cloud-native modular platform hosted on AWS (the company holds AWS Energy Competency status since November 2021), and includes modules such as Lokationsdaten, APERAK Generator, PortfolioHub, and PARTIN. Adjacent products include SAGA (AS4 market communication), SOPTIM NomT (scheduling/nomination), SOPTIM iTrade (intraday trading), SOPTIM MTSM (time series management), PowerPAD (SCADA process coupling developed with Amprion), RAIDA (Redispatch 2.0 data exchange), MeDa-KMS (smart-meter key management), ELEMENT-based analytics (SOPTIM Insight on Power BI, SOPTIM DataHub), and EPALKO (nuclear waste storage logistics). The technology stack combines .NET/C#/WPF with Microsoft SQL Server on a 3-tier architecture, delivered through SaaS ("Suite as a Service"), SOPTIM Private Cloud, or on-premise.

SOPTIM monetizes through recurring SaaS subscriptions and maintenance contracts (e.g., ComCT maintenance at €3,200/year), professional services via the SOPTIM Individual custom-development practice, and training through SOPTIM Akademie. Distribution is primarily direct enterprise field sales supplemented by the SOPTIM Elements self-serve/SaaS channel and presence at industry events such as E-world energy & water. Operating subsidiaries enprout (BPO services), esterion (AI-based forecasts), and sbc (smart-metering/heat-transition consulting) extend the platform into outsourced operations and adjacent analytics.

Name

Soptim

Legal name

SOPTIM AG

Website

https://soptim.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1971

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

SOPTIM AG is a 55-year-old German software firm that builds cloud-based and on-premise IT solutions for European energy market participants, including transmission and distribution system operators, utilities, traders, and waste-management operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Industry Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Asset Management (ITAM) Platforms (HDAEALAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Multi-Asset Smart Order Routing (SOR) & Aggregation Venues (FSAFAEAH)

Keywords

• Energy industry software
• AS4 market communication
• Grid management solutions
• Energy trading systems
• Time series management

Headquarters

HQ city

Aachen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Subscriptions: SOPTIM provides both individual project solutions and product solutions. The SaaS model (Suite as a Service) includes software, IT infrastructure provision, system operation, database operation and data backup. Standard solutions from SOPTIM Energy Suite are available quickly and securely.
2. Maintenance Contracts: Commercial version of ComCT is continuously enhanced and maintained through annual maintenance contracts. ComCT maintenance costs 3200 EUR per year for balance groups with optional MaBiS extension module.
3. Professional Services: SOPTIM Individual provides consulting, support and complete software lifecycle services including design, delivery and operation of customized solutions.
4. Academy and Training: SOPTIM Academy provides training programs and seminars for energy industry professionals.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

SOPTIM develops, delivers and operates software solutions that support and automate regulated processes for the European energy industry, including market communication (AS4 / EDIFACT), scheduling and nominations, energy trading, time series management, redispatch, metering key management and nuclear-waste logistics. The offering combines a cloud-based modular platform (SOPTIM Elements, "Suite as a Service"), installed product solutions (NomT, SAGA, iTrade, MTSM, ComCT, PowerPAD, EPALKO, MeDa-KMS, RAIDA, ENTSO-E Verification Platform) and bespoke custom development via SOPTIM Individual.

Product overview

SOPTIM is a software provider for the energy industry offering both project solutions/custom development services and product solutions. The product portfolio centers on SOPTIM Elements, a cloud-based modular platform providing standardized solutions (ELEMENT:E modules, EDITIONEN, THEMENGEBIETE) for energy market processes. Key products include SOPTIM NomT for schedule management, SAGA for AS4 market communication, SOPTIM iTrade for intraday trading, SOPTIM MTSM for time series management, ELEMENT:Lokationsdaten for metering location structures, and SOPTIM Redispatch for congestion management. The company also offers specialized solutions like PowerPAD for process coupling, EPALKO for nuclear waste logistics, and MeDa-KMS for metering key management. Complementary products include SOPTIM ComCT for trader communications, SOPTIM Insight for business intelligence, SOPTIM DataHub for data synchronization, and SOPTIM Plus Forecast for predictions. Services include SOPTIM Individual (custom development) and SOPTIM Akademie (training). The portfolio is delivered via SaaS, private cloud, or on-premise deployment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SOPTIM Elements: Cloud-based modular solution platform for standardised energy industry processes including dynamic tariffs, master data management, AS4 communication, and balancing group management.
• SOPTIM MTSM
• SOPTIM NomT
• SOPTIM Individual
• SAGA
• SOPTIM iTrade
• SOPTIM ComCT
• SOPTIM Insight
• SOPTIM DataHub
• SOPTIM Plus Forecast
• PowerPAD
• EPALKO
• MeDa-KMS
• ELEMENT:Lokationsdaten
• ELEMENT:APERAK Generator
• APP:PortfolioHub
• SOPTIM PARTIN

Products and services

• SOPTIM Elements Cloud-based modular solution platform providing standardised components (ELEMENT:E modules, EDITIONEN, THEMENGEBIETE) for energy market processes including dynamic tariffs, MaStR master data reconciliation, gas balancing group management, AS4 communication and energy data security; sold to energy suppliers, DSOs, TSOs and new market entrants.
• SOPTIM Individual Customised software solutions and professional services covering the complete software lifecycle from consulting and design through implementation to managed operation; for energy market participants that require bespoke or non-standard automation.
• SOPTIM NomT Schedule management and nomination solution providing comfort, automation and security for European energy traders, power plant operators and transmission system operators; integrates with AS4 gateways via the CASA adapter.
• SAGA (AS4 Market Communication) Scalable SaaS platform for electricity and gas AS4 market communication with SFTP interface and REST API for time-critical applications such as schedule management; used by Iberdrola, RuhrEnergie and others.
• SOPTIM iTrade Intraday trading solution for short-term energy trading, supporting energy traders, municipal utilities and TSOs with automation from auctions through trading to schedule dispatch.
• SOPTIM MTSM (Modular TimeSeries Management) Modular time series management solution providing structured, flexible and powerful time series data handling for the energy sector; delivered as a cloud service within SOPTIM Elements.
• SOPTIM ComCT (Communication Client for Traders) Communication client for traders that converts and sends schedules in ESS format to German TSOs; supports MaKo 2020, AS4 protocol and the MaBiS extension module. Available as a free version (funded by German TSOs) and a commercial version under annual maintenance contracts (3,200 EUR per year per balance group).
• SOPTIM Redispatch Redispatch 2.0 and curative redispatch solutions for all market roles — TSOs, DSOs, plant operators and energy traders — built around the jointly developed RAIDA data exchange platform and the Kupilot pilot project.
• RAIDA (Redispatch 2.0 data exchange platform) Redispatch 2.0 data exchange platform jointly developed with Amprion, providing market participants with a central platform to exchange master and planning data for preventive and curative redispatch.
• PowerPAD Process coupling solution developed with Amprion for connecting SCADA systems with internal systems and external partners, supporting multiple IEC telecontrol protocols, redundancy procedures and integrated simulation tools.
• EPALKO Storage planning and delivery logistics solution for low and intermediate level radioactive waste at the Konrad repository, providing optimal emplacement proposals based on complex waste data and regulatory limit value tables, with contingent management and container monitoring.
• MeDa-KMS (Metering Data Key Management System) Metering Data Key Management System supporting secure storage of keys for activating digital customer interface of smart meters, with regular encryption key changes and two-factor authentication; operated as SaaS on AWS.
• ENTSO-E Verification Platform Central platform for coordinating European transmission system operators, acting as a central instance for reconciling messages, comparing values and sending corresponding messages back to TSOs across Continental Europe.
• ELEMENT:Lokationsdaten SOPTIM Elements module for creating, updating, importing and maintaining metering location group structures (Lokationsbündelstrukturen) in the energy market, with versioned display and CSV/API import-export.
• ELEMENT:APERAK Generator Cloud-based standard solution within SOPTIM Elements for automatic generation and processing of APERAK acknowledgement messages in the MaBiS process, supporting regulatory-compliant supplier switching.
• APP:PortfolioHub Portfolio management application within SOPTIM Elements for portfolio hub functionality; deployed at Stadtwerke Würzburg AG in October 2025.
• SOPTIM DataHub Automated data hub that synchronises data between various systems (for example between market communication, scheduling and trading) to minimise manual effort and maximise data quality.
• SOPTIM Insight Self-service business intelligence solution built on Microsoft Power BI, providing interactive dashboards and automated analysis for forecast discrepancies, sales/revenue/variance analysis and data-driven decision-making in energy market operations.
• SOPTIM Plus Forecast High-performance forecasting solution providing accurate forecasts for prosumers and producers through automated calculations based on consumption, feed-in and weather data; optimised over many years and superior in benchmarks versus Amazon Forecast.
• SOPTIM Akademie Training programmes and seminars for energy industry professionals on SOPTIM products and broader energy-market topics.
• SOPTIM Suite as a Service (full SaaS bundle) Complete SaaS bundle including software, IT infrastructure provision, system operation, database operation and data backup for the SOPTIM Energy Suite, operated in an ISMS-certified data centre with nearly doubled private cloud capacity.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced manual effort and error-prone work through automated business processes
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability7 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or Integration · 30 November 2021AWS Energy Competency partner providing cloud infrastructure for SOPTIM's SaaS solutions including eCM, MDS, and MeDa-KMS. AWS offers scalable, flexible, and cost-effective cloud solutions with established AI services for energy industry transformations.
• Amprion GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 1975Partnership since February 1975 covering power plant dispatch planning, grid control systems, curative redispatch (Kupilot project), ENTSO-E Verification Platform, and PowerPAD process coupling solution. Collaboration extends across 50+ years with direct communication channels and trust-based cooperation.
• Westenergie MeteringcoreTechnology or IntegrationSuccessful transfer of Metering Data Key Management System (MeDa-KMS) to SaaS operation on AWS, supporting secure storage of keys for smart meter customer interfaces.
• enprout GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary specializing in operational and economic processes as part of digitised business process outsourcing (BPO) services for electricity and gas market.
• esterion GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary developing AI-based forecasts, load profile analyses, and price calculations for efficient, data-driven energy management processes.
• sbc (soptim business consult GmbH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSubsidiary providing consulting services for smart metering, digitalisation, grid integration, heat transition, and organisational development processes.
• connect+ (Netzbetreiberkooperation)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork operator cooperation where Amprion and SOPTIM have joined to provide platforms for market data exchange.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCUHKf0HnddtJjoUa-zvZ5lw
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/soptim-ag
• Xx.com/soptim_digital

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries3 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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