What Orsoft does

Orsoft, founded in 1990 and headquartered in Leipzig, Germany, is an enterprise software provider specializing in industrial planning, optimization, and decision support for complex production and supply chain environments. The company's product portfolio historically centered on advanced planning and scheduling (APS), supply chain management (SCM), demand planning, sales and operations planning (S&OP), risk monitoring (Risk Radar), and simulative what-if planning, all positioned as extensions to SAP ERP, SAP SCM (PP/DS), and SAP S/4HANA. As of 2025, Orsoft has been merged with Gefasoft, New Solutions, and QDA Solutions under the unified Germanedge brand, with Orsoft's planning and decision-support capabilities now forming the planning pillar of the Germanedge Digital Factory ecosystem alongside the Edge.One MES/MOM platform and the GermanedgeNOW app store.

The combined offering organizes capabilities into four solution pillars — Production Management, Quality Management, Connected Worker, and Planning — delivered on the Edge.One platform-as-a-service and extended through modules such as Prescriptive Analytics, Lights-Out-Planning, OEE, MOM Application Suite, and digital shift logging. Customers are industrial manufacturing enterprises operating complex production environments that require integration between high-level planning decisions and shop-floor execution; Orsoft's value proposition emphasizes seamless translation of plans into operational outcomes rather than standalone planning functionality.

The business operates a B2B enterprise field-sales motion, with direct engagement through sales executives (Jens Seemuller is identified as Sales Executive) and inbound inquiries routed via contact form and a single [email protected] inbox. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, consistent with high-touch enterprise contracts. The revenue model is described as subscription/recurring combined with enterprise software licensing and implementation services for complex manufacturing customers. Marketing relies on thought-leadership content (the "Schlauer Raum" blog, webinars, use cases, deep-dive content, glossary) and organic social presence (LinkedIn, X) rather than paid demand generation. Orsoft now operates as a subsidiary within the Germanedge strategic operating company, and its standalone brand identity has been retired in favor of the parent brand.

Name

Orsoft

Legal name

Orsoft

Website

https://orsoft.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Orsoft, founded in 1990 in Leipzig, Germany, provided advanced planning, scheduling, and decision-support software for industrial manufacturing customers as a native extension to SAP ERP and S/4HANA. Following its 2025 merger into Germanedge, its capabilities now anchor the planning pillar of the Germanedge Digital Factory ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Manufacturing Execution and Industrial Planning Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

B2B/EDI & Supply Chain Process Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH), Enterprise Application Managed Services Outsourcing (ERP/CRM/HRIS AMS) (BPAEAMAI)

Keywords

• Production planning software
• Supply chain management
• Advanced planning scheduling
• Manufacturing execution systems
• Digital factory solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Leipzig

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Licenses and Solutions: ORSOFT generates revenue through enterprise software licensing for planning, optimization, and decision support solutions in manufacturing and supply chain environments. As part of Germanedge, the company now offers integrated MES/MOM platforms and Digital Factory solutions. Revenue model likely combines software licensing with implementation and consulting services for enterprise clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Orsoft develops advanced planning, scheduling, and optimization software for complex industrial production and supply chain environments, delivered as add-ons to SAP ERP, SAP SCM (PP/DS), and SAP S/4HANA. Its portfolio includes Advanced Planning and Scheduling (APS), Supply Chain Management (SCM), Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Demand Planning, Risk Radar, and simulative/lights-out planning capabilities. Following its integration into Germanedge, the offering now spans the Edge.One MES/MOM platform-as-a-service and a Digital Factory ecosystem combining production management, quality management, connected worker, and planning modules.

Product overview

ORSOFT, now part of Germanedge, provides a comprehensive Digital Factory ecosystem organized around the Edge.One MES/MOM platform-as-a-service. The portfolio encompasses four core solution pillars: Production Management (including MES-Software Legato Sapient and Legato Sapient TPM for OEE), Quality Management (CAQ-Software, QM-Software, SPC-Software, LIMS-Software), Connected Worker (Checklisten Software Checkware, Personaleinsatzplanung Emplovis, Digitales Schichtbuch), and Planning (APS-Software, SCM Software, Demand Planning, S&OP-Software, Lights-Out-Planning). These modules share the unified Edge.One platform and support specialized capabilities such as Prescriptive Analytics, Risk Radar, and MOM Application Suite, enabling seamless connectivity between planning, decision-making, and shop floor execution.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• APS-Software (Advanced Planning and Scheduling) Advanced Planning and Scheduling software for optimized production planning, scheduling, and resource allocation in complex manufacturing environments.
• SCM Software (Supply Chain Management) Supply Chain Management software providing end-to-end supply chain visibility, planning, and control for manufacturing enterprises.
• S&OP-Software (Sales and Operations Planning) Sales and Operations Planning software supporting integrated business planning processes that align demand, supply, and financial plans across the enterprise.
• Demand Planning-Software Demand forecasting and planning software used to optimize supply chain decisions based on anticipated customer demand.
• Risk Radar-Software Risk monitoring and early warning software that identifies and tracks risks across supply chain and production planning operations.
• Lights-Out-Planning Automated planning solution that performs fully automated production scheduling without manual intervention, enabling autonomous decision-making.
• Simulative Planning Simulation-based planning capability for what-if scenario analysis of production and supply chain decisions.
• MES-Software Legato Sapient Manufacturing Execution System software for shop floor control, real-time production monitoring, and execution management within the Edge.One MES/MOM platform.
• Edge.One MES/MOM Platform MES/MOM platform delivered as Platform-as-a-Service, providing the foundational layer for digital factory operations including production management, quality management, and connected worker solutions.
• GermanedgeNOW App Store App store platform providing access to Germanedge applications and solutions for the digital factory ecosystem.

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• GermanedgecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerORSOFT has been acquired and merged into Germanedge, joining forces with Gefasoft, New Solutions, and QDA Solutions. Germanedge is a unified Digital Factory platform combining planning, decision support, and operational execution capabilities. ORSOFT's expertise in industrial planning and optimization is now integrated into Germanedge's comprehensive MES/MOM platform (Edge.One) and digital factory ecosystem.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Anaplan: Anaplan provides connected planning capabilities covering S&OP, demand planning, and supply planning — adjacent to ORSOFT's planning modules and increasingly used by manufacturers.
• AIMMS (now Infosys): AIMMS offers a flexible supply chain optimization and advanced planning platform competing in the APS/SCP space where ORSOFT operates, now part of Infosys for greater enterprise reach.

Direct peers

• Blue Yonder: Blue Yonder (formerly JDA Software) is a leading provider of supply chain planning and execution software, including APS and S&OP suites that directly compete with ORSOFT's planning portfolio for complex manufacturing customers.
• o9 Solutions: o9 Solutions provides an AI-powered planning platform (Integrated Business Planning) targeting the same APS/S&OP/Supply Chain use cases as ORSOFT, with strong pull from industrial manufacturers.
• Kinaxis: Kinaxis offers the RapidResponse platform for concurrent supply chain planning, S&OP, and demand management — a direct APS competitor to ORSOFT in complex industrial environments.
• ToolsGroup: ToolsGroup delivers supply chain planning, demand sensing, and inventory optimization software that overlaps directly with ORSOFT's Demand Planning and S&OP offerings.

Broad incumbents

• SAP: SAP offers IBP (Integrated Business Planning) as part of its broader ERP/S/4HANA suite, competing with ORSOFT's planning add-ons for SAP customers even as ORSOFT is an SAP partner.
• E2open: E2open delivers a supply chain platform spanning demand/supply planning, logistics, and channel execution, competing with ORSOFT's SCM and planning modules for global manufacturing enterprises.
• Dassault Systèmes (DELMIA): Dassault Systèmes' DELMIA provides manufacturing planning, execution, and operations management solutions that overlap with ORSOFT/Germanedge's planning and execution modules in complex discrete manufacturing.
• Siemens Digital Industries (Opcenter / Preactor): Siemens offers Opcenter APS (formerly Preactor) and a broader MOM portfolio, competing with ORSOFT/Germanedge in production planning and shop-floor execution for industrial manufacturers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/ThinkGermanedge
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/orsoft

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 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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