What Compacer Germany does

Compacer GmbH (operating as Compacer Germany) is a privately-held German enterprise software company headquartered in Gärtringen, Baden-Württemberg, and a wholly-owned subsidiary of eurodata-Gruppe (Saarbrücken). Founded in 1997 and operating for over 25 years, the company specializes in data integration and process automation for medium and large enterprises, with a primary focus on the German Mittelstand. Its customer base spans logistics and ports (DHL, Cuxport, Antwerp Euroterminal), manufacturing (Blickle, BURKHARDT+WEBER, Wilhelm Wülfing, Lapp), telecommunications (T-Mobile), retail and wholesale (FEGIME, a 160-store European DIY retailer), automotive and mobility (Alphabet/Google, Europcar), industrial supply (ABUS), and financial services. Geographically, compacer serves customers across Germany, the Netherlands, France, Finland, Austria, Belgium, Switzerland, and Ukraine, with website presence in DE, EN, NL, FI, and FR.

The company's core technology is the proprietary edbic (Business Integration Cluster) platform, which automates receiving, processing, and sending of business data across heterogeneous formats and protocols, including EDIFACT, Tradacoms, VDA, ANSI X12, IDOC, XML, SPEC 2000M, AS2, and OFTP2, with documented capacity of 40,000 AS2 messages per hour across 800 AS2 partners and 600+ mappings. The product portfolio is modular: edpem provides live end-to-end process-event monitoring and predictive maintenance; compacer AI Agents (2025) and compacer AI Buddy (2025) add autonomous process monitoring and AI assistance; compacer archive provides GDPR/DSGVO-compliant document archiving; and simplepeppol offers one-click Peppol e-invoicing on a pay-per-transaction model. The portfolio is complemented by professional services including digital transformation consulting, tool-supported migration from legacy platforms, IIoT-based digital retrofit, and interface management. Compacer holds ISO 27001, GDPR, SAP Certified Integration, Peppol, OFTP2, ZUGFeRD, and ITIL certifications.

Compacer's revenue model combines recurring software subscriptions (edbic, edpem, AI products), transactional fees (simplepeppol), and professional services. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with a consulting-led approach, led by Head of Business Development & Strategic Sales Miguel Johnson under Managing Directors Lumir Boureanu and Axel Otto. Three operating models are offered (On-Premises, Cloud, Full-Managed-Service). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Marketing is executed through content marketing (knowledge center, blog), LinkedIn/Xing/Facebook/YouTube/Instagram presence, industry events, and Google Ads with Facebook retargeting.

Name

Compacer Germany

Legal name

compacer GmbH

Website

https://compacer.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Compacer GmbH is a German enterprise software subsidiary of eurodata-Gruppe providing data integration, EDI, e-invoicing, and AI-powered process automation to manufacturing, logistics, retail, telecom, and financial services companies across Europe.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Data Integration and Process Automation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Integration, API & Middleware Consulting (BPAHAEAJ)

Keywords

• Enterprise data integration
• Electronic data interchange (EDI)
• E-invoicing and Peppol
• Business process automation
• Industrial IoT (IIoT) gateways

Headquarters

HQ city

Gärtringen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Platform Licenses (edbic): License/subscription revenue from the edbic integration platform. Delivered as On-Premises, Cloud, or Full-Managed-Service models.
2. Process Monitoring (edpem): Revenue from live monitoring software for end-to-end process visibility and predictive maintenance.
3. AI Solutions (AI Agents, AI Buddy): AI-powered automation and assistant solutions for business process optimization.
4. simplepeppol Transaction Fees: Pay-per-transaction model for e-invoicing. Documents automatically converted to Peppol format and transmitted securely. No subscription or contract obligations.
5. Consulting Services: Digital transformation consulting, digitalization consulting, and implementation services. Individual consulting for IT strategy, system consolidation, and legacy replacement.
6. Digital Retrofit Services: Industry 4.0 retrofit services for digitizing analog plants and machinery using IIoT gateways.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Compacer GmbH develops and sells enterprise data integration and process automation software, anchored by its proprietary edbic (Business Integration Cluster) platform. It automates the exchange, processing, and transmission of business data across heterogeneous systems and trading partners via EDI, e-invoicing, B2B gateway, and IIoT capabilities. Offerings are delivered as On-Premises, Cloud, or Full-Managed-Service, and are complemented by edpem monitoring, AI Agents/AI Buddy, compacer archive, and the simplepeppol one-click Peppol e-invoicing service, along with consulting and migration services.

Product overview

Compacer Germany offers a modular platform-plus-services architecture centered around edbic (Business Integration Cluster) as the core integration platform. The portfolio includes edpem for process-event monitoring, compacer AI Agents and AI Buddy for AI-powered automation, compacer archive for document management, and simplepeppol for Peppol e-invoicing. These products are complemented by professional services including EDI, e-Invoicing, B2B-Gateway, tool-supported migration, IIoT gateway for Industry 4.0, and interface management. The ecosystem is designed for digital transformation, data integration, and process automation across enterprise value chains.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• edbic: Business Integration Cluster - proprietary platform for data and process integration tasks enabling automated receiving, processing, and sending of data across various interfaces.
• edpem
• compacer AI Agents
• compacer AI Buddy
• compacer archive
• simplepeppol

Products and services

• compacer edbic (Business Integration Cluster) edbic is compacer's proprietary platform for data and process integration. It automates the receiving, processing, and sending of data of any kind, connects heterogeneous interfaces, and facilitates partner, supplier, and dealer communication within the value chain. Available as On-Premises, Cloud, or Full-Managed-Service.
• compacer edpem (Process-Event-Monitoring) edpem is a live monitoring program providing a digital end-to-end view of all cross-company processes on an application-specific basis. It is a complement to edbic for continuous monitoring of critical processes and predictive maintenance.
• compacer AI Agents AI Agents that transform the customer's business system landscape into an intelligent, autonomous ecosystem. They monitor business processes around the clock, make autonomous decisions, and eliminate inefficient manual tasks and costly errors, providing transparent insights via an Agent Dashboard.
• compacer AI Buddy AI-powered personal assistant for business process support and automation, providing intelligent guidance through company processes.
• compacer archive Digital and mobile-available archiving solution for business documents. Provides space-saving storage, quick retrieval, GDPR-compliant data transfer, and audit-secure (revisionssichere) archiving of business documents. Scalable on demand.
• simplepeppol One-click e-invoice sending solution without contract obligations. Automatically converts PDF or JPG documents to the standard Peppol BIS Billing 3.0 format and transmits them securely. Pay-per-transaction pricing — no subscriptions required, ideal for occasional senders.
• EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) Service Secure, reliable, and fast transfer and exchange of business information, documents, and data through Electronic Data Interchange protocols, supporting formats including EDIFACT, Tradacoms, VDA, ANSI X12, IDOC, XML, and SPEC 2000M.
• B2B-Gateway Service B2B gateway service enabling electronic business document exchange between trading partners, supporting automated partner onboarding and value-chain communication.
• Tool-supported Migration Service Tool-supported migration service enabling fast, secure, and automated transition of data from legacy platforms to edbic. Demonstrated 70%+ reduction in migration effort (e.g., TradeXpress to edbic).
• IIoT-Gateway Industrie 4.0 Industrial Internet of Things gateway solution that enables digitization of existing analog plants and machinery and their integration into modern IT systems for Industry 4.0 readiness.
• e-Invoicing Service End-to-end electronic invoice processing with AI-powered data capture, validation, and automated workflows for incoming and outgoing invoices, supporting standards such as Peppol, ZUGFeRD, SDI, Facturae, and eSPAP.
• Schnittstellen-Management (Interface Management) Service Interface management service for coordinating and maintaining system connections and data exchange points across heterogeneous enterprise IT landscapes.

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% reduction in migration effort when moving from TradeXpress to edbic
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers16 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability7 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• eurodata AGcoreStrategic or Co-development Partnercompacer is a company of the eurodata Group. The headquarters of eurodata AG is in Saarbrücken. As part of this group, compacer benefits from shared infrastructure, secure German data centers, and the group's broader data management capabilities and market position.
• SAPcoreTechnology or Integrationcompacer has SAP certification and integrates with SAP systems. Customer case studies show SAP ERP integration for invoice archiving and dashboard functionality. Certified SAP partner status indicates certified interoperability with SAP solutions.
• Peppol NetworkcoreTechnology or Integrationcompacer is a certified Peppol service provider supporting BIS Billing 3.0 format. Offers Peppol connectivity for international e-invoicing through the Peppol network. simplepeppol product specifically targets Peppol network users.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SEEBURGER: SEEBURGER is a German-headquartered B2B integration specialist offering EDI, EAI, MFT, and API management — the closest direct competitor to compacer's edbic/edpem stack, serving the same Mittelstand and large-enterprise customers.
• Lobster_data: Lobster_data is a German EDI, EAI, and API integration platform vendor; it competes head-to-head with compacer on data integration, partner onboarding, and format transformation (EDIFACT, X12, VDA, XML) for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• Axway: Axway is a global B2B integration, MFT, and API management vendor (Amplify platform) directly comparable to compacer's edbic and B2B-Gateway offerings, with overlapping EDI and partner-management use cases.
• Crossinx: Crossinx is a German e-invoicing network and Peppol access point provider, directly competing with compacer's simplepeppol and e-Invoicing services for German and European enterprise customers.
• Arvato Systems: Arvato Systems is a German IT services and integration subsidiary of Bertelsmann, providing EDI, supply chain integration, and digital transformation services comparable to compacer's consulting-led integration offerings.
• Serrala: Serrala is a German-headquartered fintech specializing in automated invoice processing, e-invoicing (Peppol), and B2B payment integration, directly comparable to compacer's e-Invoicing, Peppol, and archive product lines.

Broad incumbents

• OpenText (Trading Grid / GXS): OpenText (which absorbed GXS) operates one of the world's largest B2B/EDI networks and integration platforms, offering overlapping capabilities to compacer's edbic at much greater scale across manufacturing, retail, and logistics.
• SAP (Integration Suite / BTP): SAP's Integration Suite and BTP provide enterprise-grade integration, API management, and EDI capabilities that increasingly overlap with compacer's edbic platform, especially for customers standardized on SAP ERP (compacer's largest integration target).
• MuleSoft (Salesforce): MuleSoft is a leading enterprise integration and API platform from Salesforce, competing for the same enterprise integration budget as compacer with broader connectivity and a much larger partner ecosystem.
• Descartes Systems Group: Descartes provides logistics-focused EDI, B2B messaging, and supply chain integration solutions — a broad incumbent with comparable EDI/intelligent process capabilities serving manufacturing, retail, and logistics customers similar to compacer's verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights8 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/compacer_com
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCYW-KIiWr-EBkUXs4CJ7SuA
• Facebookfacebook.com/compacerCOM
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/11408211
• Instagraminstagram.com/compacer_gmbh

Compliance8 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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