What DIgSILENT does

DIgSILENT is a Germany-based, privately held software and consulting company founded in 1985 and headquartered in Gomaringen, with 51-100 employees. The company specializes in electrical power systems analysis, providing modeling, simulation, and optimization tools to utilities, transmission and distribution system operators, and academic research institutions worldwide.

Its core product is DIgSILENT PowerFactory, a commercial power system simulation platform used for load flow studies, fault analysis, harmonic and power quality assessment, under-frequency load shedding (UFLS) optimization, and distribution network reconfiguration. The platform integrates numerical solvers with optimization algorithms including Particle Swarm Optimization, Simulated Annealing, and Tabu Search, supporting use cases from transmission planning to microgrid analysis. Recent academic publications (2024-2026) document quantifiable outcomes such as a 78% reduction in neutral RMS current in a microgrid study, a 10.4% reduction in active power losses through distribution reconfiguration, and 100% convergence to global optima on standard benchmark systems.

The business model is commercial software licensing combined with consulting services, sold to a horizontal customer base segmented by use case rather than industry. Pricing is not publicly disclosed. No funding rounds, M&A activity, leadership changes, or formal partnership agreements are documented in available sources, though the company's continued operating status is confirmed by an active web domain and ongoing academic citations of PowerFactory through 2024-2026.

Name

DIgSILENT

Website

https://digsilent.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DIgSILENT is a Germany-based software and consulting company (founded 1985) that sells PowerFactory, a specialized simulation and optimization platform for electrical power systems, to utilities, grid operators, and academic researchers worldwide.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Gomaringen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Core offering

DIgSILENT develops and licenses DIgSILENT PowerFactory, a specialized power system simulation and analysis software used for modeling, simulation, and optimization of electrical power systems including generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial networks. The platform supports load flow studies, fault analysis, under-frequency load shedding optimization, power quality and harmonic assessment, and distribution network reconfiguration. The company also provides highly specialized consulting services in the field of electrical power systems.

Product overview

DIgSILENT offers DIgSILENT PowerFactory, a specialized power system simulation software platform for modeling, analyzing, and optimizing electrical power systems. The software supports applications including load flow analysis, fault analysis, under-frequency load shedding optimization, and distribution network reconfiguration. The product is used by researchers and utilities for power quality assessment, grid integration studies, and microgrid simulation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• DIgSILENT PowerFactory Comprehensive power system simulation software used for modeling, analysis, and optimization of electrical power systems, including load flow studies, fault analysis, under-frequency load shedding optimization, harmonic and power quality assessment, and distribution network reconfiguration. Used by utilities, grid operators, distribution companies, and academic researchers worldwide.

Quantifiable outcome

• Combined approach achieved 78% reduction in neutral RMS current (from 16.78 A to 3.69 A) and 95% estimated loss reduction in microgrid power quality study
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• ETAP (Operation Technology): ETAP is a direct competitor offering an integrated power system modeling, simulation, and analytics platform for generation, transmission, distribution, and industrial systems, with overlapping utility and engineering customers to DIgSILENT PowerFactory.
• PSCAD (Manitoba Hydro International): PSCAD/EMTDC is a direct peer in electromagnetic transient and power system simulation, widely used by researchers and utilities for detailed switching and transient analysis that overlaps with DIgSILENT's advanced simulation use cases.
• PowerWorld Simulator: PowerWorld Simulator is a direct peer providing power flow, contingency, and visualization tools for utility transmission planning and operations, serving a similar utility engineering audience as DIgSILENT.
• NEPLAN: NEPLAN is a direct peer in power system network analysis software for transmission, distribution, and renewable integration planning, targeting utilities and consultancies in markets comparable to DIgSILENT's.
• CYME (Eaton): CYME, part of Eaton, is a direct peer focused on distribution system analysis and planning, serving similar utility distribution engineering customers as DIgSILENT PowerFactory.
• RTDS Technologies: RTDS Technologies provides real-time digital power system simulation used for hardware-in-the-loop and protection studies, overlapping with DIgSILENT's advanced simulation use cases in research and utility labs.
• EMTP-RV: EMTP-RV is a direct peer in electromagnetic transient simulation for power systems, used for switching transients, insulation coordination, and protection studies that intersect with DIgSILENT's advanced analysis capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• PSS®E / PSS®SINCAL (Siemens): Siemens' PSS suite (PSS®E, PSS®SINCAL) is a broad incumbent in power system simulation covering planning, protection, and dynamics, competing with DIgSILENT from a wider portfolio and larger installed base.
• MathWorks (MATLAB/Simulink): MathWorks' MATLAB and Simulink with Simscape Electrical is a broad incumbent engineering simulation platform that competes for power system modeling, control design, and research use cases that also use DIgSILENT PowerFactory.
• Aspen Technology (AspenTech): AspenTech is a broad incumbent in industrial digital twin and asset performance software, with power and utilities offerings that overlap with DIgSILENT's customer workflows around grid and asset optimization.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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