What Omnis Studio does

Omnis Studio, operated by Omnis Software Ltd. (founded 1979, headquartered in Saxmundham, UK, with subsidiary offices in Paris and Hamburg under the Omnis Software Group), develops and sells a proprietary cross-platform application development environment that enables a single codebase to be deployed to web browsers, iOS/Android mobile devices, and Windows/macOS/Linux desktops from a unified IDE. The platform ships with native Data Access Modules for Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SAP HANA, and ODBC/JDBC-compatible databases, plus JavaScript UI components, integrated version control, REST/SOAP web services, and WCAG 2.0 accessibility support. The product portfolio comprises the free Community Edition, the subscription CommunityPro Edition, the Professional Edition (lifetime license or subscription), per-user Desktop/Web/Mobile runtime licenses, the 20%-of-license-priced Runtime Maintenance Agreement (RMA), the Omnis Studio Now continuous-delivery service bundled with the Omnis Developer Partner Program (ODPP), Omnis Consulting professional services, and the upcoming Omnis noCode low-code tool. Distribution combines self-serve downloads and online store purchasing with regional sales teams (North America, UK+Ireland, Scandinavia+Benelux), official distributors (Software Products Italia, The DLA Group), and an annual conference circuit (EurOmnis, Omnis Developer Conference/ODC).

Monetization spans developer licensing (subscriptions and one-time lifetime purchases), client/runtime licensing for deployed applications, maintenance subscriptions (RMA), partner-program fees (ODPP), and professional services/training through Omnis Academy and consulting engagements. The customer base spans named enterprise logos — NHS, Ogilvy, DHL, Sharp, Fraunhofer Society, Rhenus, County of Marin, and BSB — alongside software agencies, freelance developers, startups, and SMBs adopting via the freemium Community Edition. Recent releases (Studio 11.2 in July 2025 and Studio 12 in June 2026) added integrations with OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Anthropic Claude, while the imminent Omnis noCode product signals a deliberate move to broaden the buyer base beyond traditional Omnis developers toward citizen developers. The firm operates without disclosed venture funding and without management-team disclosures in the available material, consistent with a long-tenured, privately held, bootstrapped software company whose 11-50 employee headcount supports its enterprise customer base across the UK, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, the USA, and select emerging markets.

Name

Omnis Studio

Legal name

Omnis Software Ltd.

Website

https://omnis.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Omnis Studio is a UK-based software company providing a cross-platform application development environment that lets developers build web, mobile, and desktop applications from a single codebase, serving enterprises, agencies, freelancers, and startups via freemium, subscription, and perpetual licensing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cross-Platform Application Development Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (51321), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Application Platforms (HDAEAKAA)

Keywords

• Cross-platform development
• Application development platform
• Mobile app development
• Desktop application development
• Enterprise database connectivity

Headquarters

HQ city

Saxmundham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Developer Software Licenses: Omnis Studio sells developer licenses in multiple tiers: Community Edition (free), CommunityPro Edition (monthly subscription), and Professional Edition (lifetime license or subscription). The Professional Edition enables full desktop, web, and mobile app development with all features including version control and database connectivity.
2. Client/Deployment Licenses: Runtime licenses for deploying applications to end users, available as Desktop User licenses for desktop apps, Web App Server licenses for web deployments, and mobile app licenses. Both subscription (monthly/annual) and lifetime purchase options available.
3. Runtime Maintenance (RMA): Annual maintenance service priced at 20% of license purchase price, providing continuous updates, upgrades, and bug fixes. Minimum 3-year commitment with auto-renewal for 12-month periods. Included in subscription licensing models.
4. Omnis Developer Partner Program (ODPP): Annual support and partner program providing development kits, technical support, free upgrades, discounts on runtimes, training, consultancy, beta program access, and eBug database access.
5. Professional Services: Omnis Consulting services for implementation, custom development, and training. Includes classroom training at Omnis Academy and online courses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

Omnis Studio is a cross-platform application development environment that enables developers to build web, mobile (iOS, Android), and desktop (Windows, macOS, Linux) applications from a single codebase. It functions as both an integrated IDE and an application server, with native connectivity to major enterprise databases (Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQLite, SAP HANA) and built-in version control. The product is offered in tiers ranging from a free Community Edition through paid CommunityPro, Professional, and runtime licenses, supplemented by partner, training, and consulting services.

Product overview

Omnis Studio is a unified cross-platform application development platform that enables developers to build and deploy web, mobile, and desktop applications from a single codebase. The product portfolio includes: Omnis Studio (core development environment/IDE), the free Community Edition for initial development, CommunityPro Edition (subscription tier) and Professional Edition for professional use, Free Trial Version for evaluation, Runtime Maintenance (RMA) and Omnis Studio Now services for continuous updates, Omnis Developer Partner Program (ODPP) for developer support, Omnis Academy for free training, Omnis Consulting for professional services, Omnis Community for developer networking, and the upcoming Omnis noCode for low-code development. The platform supports multiple databases including PostgreSQL, Oracle, MS SQL Server, MySQL, SQLite, and SAP HANA, with integrated AI capabilities via OpenAI, Google Gemini, and Anthropic APIs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Omnis Studio: Cross-platform application development environment for web, mobile, and desktop applications from a single codebase
• Omnis Consulting
• Omnis noCode
• CommunityPro Edition
• Omnis Developer Partner Program (ODPP)
• Omnis Academy

Products and services

• Omnis Studio Cross-platform application development environment enabling developers to build web, mobile, and desktop applications from a single codebase. Functions as both an integrated development environment (IDE) and an application server, available in Community (free), CommunityPro (subscription), and Professional (lifetime or subscription) editions for enterprise, agency, freelance, and start-up developers.
• Omnis Consulting Professional services delivered by Omnis experts for implementation, custom development, and training on the Omnis Studio platform. Targeted at enterprises and agencies needing accelerated project delivery or specialized expertise.
• Runtime Maintenance (RMA) Annual maintenance service for Omnis Studio runtimes that provides continuous updates, upgrades, and bug fixes for deployed licenses. Available with a minimum 3-year commitment and 12-month auto-renewal.
• Omnis Studio Now Continuous delivery service for ODPP and RMA customers that provides early access to the latest Omnis Studio revisions and bug fixes as they become available, rather than waiting for general releases.
• Omnis Developer Partner Program (ODPP) Annual partner program for developers who build and deploy Omnis applications to end customers. Provides development kits, technical support, free upgrades, runtime discounts, training, consultancy, beta program access, and eBug database access. Includes the Omnis Studio Now early access service.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deploy to 5 concurrent users free with Community Edition with no time limits
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability8 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Software Products ItaliaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor for Italy handling local sales, support, and customer relationships for Omnis Software products in the Italian market. Part of the Omnis Software Group distribution network where personal information is shared for service delivery.
• The DLA GroupminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorOfficial distributor handling regional sales and customer relationships as part of the Omnis Software Group distribution network. Personal information is shared within the group for marketing and service delivery purposes.
• SAP HANAcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership providing combined Omnis Studio and SAP HANA solutions for enterprise customers. SAP HANA provides in-memory database and data processing capabilities that Omnis Studio leverages for high-performance web and mobile applications, reporting, and real-time business analytics. Omnis Studio supports native connectivity to SAP HANA databases.
• Omnis Software FrancecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Omnis Software Group corporate structure. Located at 47 Boulevard de Charonne, 75011 Paris, France. Part of the consolidated group for privacy and data sharing purposes.
• Omnis Software Germany GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Omnis Software Group corporate structure. Located at HANSE 10ter GRAD, Langenhorner Chaussee 623, 22419 Hamburg, Germany. Part of the consolidated group for privacy and data sharing purposes.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• OutSystems: OutSystems is a leading low-code application development platform enabling cross-platform web and mobile app development. Directly comparable to Omnis Studio in horizontal low-code positioning, enterprise customer targeting, and rapid application delivery value proposition.
• Mendix: Mendix (owned by Siemens) is a low-code platform for building and deploying cross-platform enterprise and mobile applications. Highly comparable to Omnis Studio in low-code development approach, enterprise focus, and visual development tooling.
• Appian: Appian is a low-code automation and application development platform targeting enterprise process automation and custom application development. Comparable to Omnis Studio in low-code enterprise positioning and cross-industry deployment use cases.
• FileMaker (Claris): FileMaker (Claris, an Apple subsidiary) is a low-code cross-platform database and application development platform with a long history similar to Omnis. Both target small/mid-market and enterprise teams building custom database-backed applications across desktop, web, and mobile.
• WaveMaker: WaveMaker is a low-code application development platform for building enterprise web and mobile applications. Comparable to Omnis Studio in horizontal low-code positioning, visual development tooling, and enterprise application delivery focus.
• Alpha Software (Alpha Anywhere): Alpha Software's Alpha Anywhere is a low-code mobile and web application development platform with strong database connectivity. Comparable to Omnis Studio in horizontal low-code positioning, enterprise database integration emphasis, and cross-platform delivery.

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Power Apps: Microsoft Power Apps is a low-code application platform bundled within the Microsoft Power Platform and Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Competes with Omnis Studio for low-code application development demand, particularly among enterprise customers already standardized on Microsoft.
• Flutter (Google): Flutter is Google's open-source UI toolkit for building natively compiled cross-platform applications from a single codebase. Competes with Omnis Studio for developer mindshare in cross-platform mobile/web/desktop development, though with a fundamentally different open-source approach.

Emerging players

• Bubble: Bubble is a no-code visual web application development platform targeting startups and citizen developers. Comparable to Omnis Studio's upcoming Omnis noCode product line and addresses a similar horizontal use case of web app development without traditional programming.
• AppGyver (SAP): AppGyver, acquired by SAP, is a no-code pro-code application development platform for building cross-platform applications. Comparable to Omnis Studio in the cross-platform application development category, with SAP's enterprise distribution behind it.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/OmnisStudio
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCyuBROlrbgLSpHNHtJZEAYg
• Facebookfacebook.com/omnisstudio
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/17982828
• Instagraminstagram.com/omnissoftware
• Xx.com/omnisstudio

Compliance2 records

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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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