What TMS Software does

TMS Software is a Belgium-headquartered (Wevelgem) privately-held software development company founded in 1995 that builds commercial component libraries and developer tools primarily for Embarcadero Delphi and C++Builder developers, with secondary support for Microsoft Visual Studio and Lazarus / Free Pascal. Its core technical asset is the TMS FNC (Flexible Native Core) architecture, which lets a single codebase be surfaced through multiple application frameworks — VCL (Windows), FireMonkey / FMX (cross-platform desktop and mobile), WEB Core (browser), LCL (Linux / Lazarus), and .NET — eliminating the need for parallel component implementations per target. The product portfolio spans UI component packs (FNC UI Pack, VCL UI Pack, FNC Grid, Planner, RichEditor, Ribbon), web and backend frameworks (WEB Core, Aurelius ORM, XData REST server, Sphinx OAuth/OIDC server), developer tools (AI Studio, FixInsight static analysis, Script Studio Pro), and specialized modules (FNC Maps with multi-provider support, FlexCel Excel reporting, MQTT, Cloud Pack, RemoteDB, FNC Chart, FNC Gantt Chart, FNC Blox, FNC Filter). A wholly-owned subsidiary, StellarDS.io, offers cloud backend-as-a-service for web and mobile apps.

TMS Software sells directly to developers through its own e-commerce website with online ordering, account management, and immediate product downloads. Revenue is generated through perpetual individual product licenses, the TMS ALL-ACCESS annual subscription (595 EUR/year covering the entire product suite and future releases with priority support), academic licenses at discounted pricing, and direct training, consulting, and custom project development services. The primary customer persona is the Delphi / C++Builder developer needing cross-platform UI, data access, web, mapping, charting, and authentication components; secondary segments include Visual Studio .NET developers, Lazarus / Free Pascal developers, enterprise development teams requiring professional services, and academic institutions. The company claims a base of over 50,000 customers and lists visible enterprise adopters including Airbus, NASA, Siemens, Continental, Lufthansa, Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, John Deere, Intuit, Toshiba, NEC, 3M, Michelin, and GlaxoSmithKline, supported by offices in Belgium (HQ, Wevelgem), Germany (Bünde), Brazil (Curitiba), and Uruguay. No funding rounds, revenue figures, or M&A activity are disclosed in the source data.

Name

TMS Software

Legal name

TMS Software

Website

https://tmssoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

TMS Software is a Belgium-based (Wevelgem) software firm founded in 1995 that builds commercial component libraries and developer tools primarily for Embarcadero Delphi and C++Builder, using its proprietary TMS FNC cross-framework architecture to ship UI, web, ORM, mapping, and AI integration components to a claimed 50,000+ developer and enterprise customer base via direct subscription and perpetual licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Wevelgem

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 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 Component Licenses: Sale of individual VCL, FMX, .NET, LCL, FNC, and Cloud component libraries with perpetual and subscription licensing options
2. TMS ALL-ACCESS Subscription: Annual subscription providing access to the entire product range including all current and future releases, priority support, and early access to beta versions
3. Training and Consulting Services: Training, consulting, and custom project development services for component development and Windows, Web, Android, iOS, macOS, Linux, Node.js development projects
4. Academic Licenses: Special pricing for academic institutions for VCL UI Pack and FNC UI Pack

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

TMS Software develops and sells professional component libraries and developer tools for Embarcadero Delphi, C++Builder, Microsoft Visual Studio, and Lazarus/Free Pascal developers. Its products span UI controls, data grids, charting, mapping, Excel reporting, ORM, REST/JSON API servers, OAuth/OIDC authentication, web frameworks, MQTT/serial communication, static code analysis, and AI integration, delivered through both perpetual licenses and an annual TMS ALL-ACCESS subscription bundle, with additional training and custom development services.

Product overview

TMS Software is a component library provider for Delphi and C++Builder developers, offering a comprehensive portfolio organized around three main platforms: VCL (Windows), FMX (FireMonkey cross-platform), and FNC (cross-framework). The product lineup includes UI component packs (TMS FNC UI Pack, TMS VCL UI Pack), web development (TMS WEB Core), business tools (Aurelius ORM, XData REST API server, Sphinx authentication server), developer tools (AI Studio, FixInsight, Script Studio Pro), and specialized components for mapping (FNC Maps), charting (FNC Chart), Excel reporting (FlexCel), IoT communication (MQTT), and cloud services (Cloud Pack, StellarDS). TMS ALL-ACCESS provides a subscription model covering all products. The company operates from Belgium with offices in Germany, Uruguay, and Brazil, serving over 50,000 customers including major corporations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TMS ALL-ACCESS: A comprehensive subscription bundle providing access to the entire TMS product range for Windows, web, cross-platform, and server development.
• StellarDS

Products and services

• TMS ALL-ACCESS Subscription license that bundles the entire TMS Software product portfolio — VCL UI Pack, FNC UI Pack, WEB Core, FNC Core, Aurelius, XData, Sphinx, FNC Maps, FNC Chart, FlexCel, FixInsight, AI Studio, and other developer tools — into a single annual license (595 EUR per year at renewal) with priority support and beta access for individual developers and enterprise customers.
• TMS VCL UI Pack Comprehensive VCL component suite for Windows application development in Delphi and C++Builder, including AdvStringGrid, Planner, RichEditor, Cloud, Async, Ribbon, Charts, FlexCel Excel reporting, and Diagram components, sold to Windows desktop developers and enterprises.
• TMS FNC UI Pack Cross-platform UI component pack for VCL, FMX, and LCL frameworks, including Grid, Planner, TreeView, Ribbon, Memo, Charts, Gantt Chart, and other UI controls that work across Windows, macOS, iOS, Android, and Linux, targeted at Delphi/C++Builder developers needing a single component set across deployment targets.
• TMS FNC Core Cross-framework development framework that lets a single Delphi codebase be surfaced through VCL, FMX, and WEB application frameworks; serves as the foundation for FNC-based components and is sold separately as a standalone framework for Delphi/C++Builder developers.
• TMS WEB Core Framework for developing web applications using Delphi, enabling creation of browser-based web clients with native Delphi code and including TWebDataGrid and other web-native components, targeted at Delphi developers building web apps without leaving the Delphi toolchain.
• TMS AI Studio Developer tool for binding AI functionality (text and image modalities) into Delphi applications, enabling developers to add generative AI capabilities to their apps, sold to Delphi developers integrating AI features.
• TMS FNC Maps Cross-framework, cross-platform mapping component library supporting Google Maps, HERE Maps, Microsoft Azure Maps, MapBox, Leaflet, OpenLayers, Apple MapKit, TomTom, OpenStreetMap/Nominatim, OpenRouteService, and GeoApify, with markers, directions, geocoding, GPX/GeoJSON support, and static maps for Delphi developers.
• TMS FlexCel (VCL/FMX) Native Excel file generation and manipulation component for Delphi VCL/FMX applications, supporting XLSX and XLS file formats for Excel reporting, targeted at Delphi/C++Builder developers who need to generate or read Excel files without Office automation.
• TMS FlexCel for .NET Native Excel file generation and manipulation component for .NET applications, supporting XLSX and XLS file formats, sold to Visual Studio developers needing Excel reporting capabilities in .NET projects.
• TMS Aurelius Object-Relational Mapping (ORM) framework for Delphi that provides database abstraction and persistence capabilities across multiple databases, sold to Delphi/C++Builder developers building data-driven applications.
• TMS XData REST/JSON API server framework for Delphi that enables creation of backend REST API servers, sold to Delphi developers building service-oriented backends for desktop and mobile apps.
• TMS Sphinx OAuth 2.0 and OpenID Connect authentication and authorization server framework for Delphi with identity brokering across Google, Microsoft Entra, GitHub, Apple, and Facebook, used by Delphi developers to issue and validate secure tokens in their applications.
• TMS FNC Cloud Pack REST API client components for Delphi enabling cloud connectivity and consumption of REST/JSON APIs from Delphi and C++Builder applications.
• TMS FNC Chart Cross-framework charting component for Delphi with various chart types including area, bar, line, and mixed charts, and SVG and PNG export capabilities usable across FMX, VCL, and WEB frameworks.
• TMS FNC Gantt Chart Gantt chart component for project management visualizations, part of the FNC cross-framework component suite for Delphi applications.
• TMS FNC Blox Diagramming component for creating flowcharts, organization charts, and other diagrams, part of the FNC cross-framework component suite for Delphi applications.
• TMS RemoteDB Multi-tier database access component that enables client-server database connectivity for Delphi applications, used to build n-tier data access layers.
• FixInsight Static code analysis tool for Delphi that identifies potential pitfalls and code issues and surfaces convention warnings to help developers write better Delphi code.
• TMS Script Studio Pro Scripting development environment for Delphi that enables embedded scripting capabilities within Delphi applications, allowing end-user extensibility.
• TMS MQTT MQTT communication component for Delphi enabling IoT messaging connectivity and publish/subscribe functionality for device-to-cloud and device-to-device communication.
• StellarDS Backend-as-a-Service platform operated as a wholly-owned TMS Software subsidiary, providing cloud-based data storage, synchronization, and back-end services for web and mobile applications.
• TMS Async Serial communication component for VCL that enables serial port communication for hardware connectivity from Delphi Windows applications.
• TMS FNC Filter Filter building and parsing component for Delphi, featuring TTMSFNCFilterBuilder for structured filter generation across DataSet, OData, and custom formats, used to construct query filters in Delphi applications.
• TMS FNC Dashboard Pack Dashboard component for creating data visualization dashboards using FNC components, enabling Delphi developers to assemble BI-style dashboards with charts, grids, and gauges.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50,000+ satisfied customers

Named customers27 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration18 records

AI capability3 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• DevExpress: Established vendor of UI components, reporting tools, and frameworks primarily for .NET, Delphi, and Visual Studio developers. Highly comparable to TMS as a fellow component-library provider selling to enterprise developers with subscription licensing.
• Steema Software (TeeChart): Long-standing Delphi/VCL charting component vendor (TeeChart) selling licensed developer tools across VCL, FMX, .NET, and ActiveX. Closely comparable in product category, customer persona, and licensing model.
• Mitov Software: Vendor of Delphi/C++Builder and .NET signal processing, video, and communication component libraries. Comparable as a niche Delphi-component vendor with licensed products targeting the same developer persona.
• WinSoft: Vendor of specialized VCL and FireMonkey components for Delphi/C++Builder, including industrial, instrumentation, and communication libraries. Comparable in niche, customer base, and licensed-component business model.
• LMD Innovative (LMD VCL): German vendor of VCL components for Delphi and C++Builder developers with a broad UI and tools catalog. Comparable in product breadth, customer persona, and licensed-component business model — and is also a fellow German-speaking-market developer-tools player.
• Woll2Woll Software: Long-time vendor of high-performance grid and data-aware VCL components for Delphi/C++Builder, with a perpetual-license model. Comparable as a specialist in one of the same high-value component categories (data grids) that TMS targets.
• Raize Software: Vendor of UI and database components for Delphi/C++Builder, now distributed as part of the Embarcadero ecosystem. Comparable as a Delphi-component vendor with a similar licensed-software model.

Broad incumbents

• Embarcadero Technologies: Owner of the Delphi and C++Builder IDEs that TMS Software's components target. Embarcadero bundles some first-party components but its third-party ecosystem (in which TMS is a leading vendor) is the key reason developers stay on Delphi.
• JetBrains: Large-scale developer-tools vendor (ReSharper, Rider, Delphi IDE modernization) with a subscription model. Comparable as a subscription-based developer tools business, though much larger and operating across a broader stack.
• Progress Software (Telerik): Progress Telerik sells UI component libraries (.NET, JavaScript, Angular) targeted at enterprise developers. Comparable as a component-library business with enterprise customers and subscription pricing, though operating at much greater scale and outside the Delphi ecosystem.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

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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