Caixa Mágica Software

What Caixa Mágica Software does

Caixa Mágica Software is a Lisbon-based custom software development and IT services company founded in 2000, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. The company serves Portuguese public administration and European enterprises with a portfolio spanning professional services (software development, AI Lab, UX/UI design, R&D, team augmentation) and proprietary products (Stageless AI for real estate virtual staging, Qualigentic for agentic AI QA testing, eID Box for smart card middleware, Linux Caixa Mágica open-source distribution, and Efficient Home Simulator). Its technology stack covers mobile, web, desktop, cloud (Azure, AWS), and AI/ML frameworks (PyTorch, TensorFlow, Hugging Face, LangChain), with specialized expertise in Qt/C++ middleware and open-source software development. The company holds National Industrial Security accreditation at 'Secret' level and ID Seal R&D certification from Portugal's National Innovation Agency.

The company's revenue model blends project-based professional services for enterprise and government clients with emerging SaaS subscriptions (Qualigentric, Stageless AI) and nearshore staffing services through dedicated platforms (nearshore.pt, teamaugmentation.pt). Pricing varies by stream: custom development is project-quoted, Stageless AI uses consumption-based pricing at €0.60/image plus €20-99/month subscriptions, and Qualigentic offers tiered annual subscriptions (Starter, Professional, Enterprise) with on-premise deployment options. The Citizen Card Middleware, an open-source EUPL-licensed solution for Portuguese national ID card integration, is the exclusive middleware for government digital signatures and tenders in Portugal, creating a regulatory moat with public-sector clients including INCM, DGLAB, AMA, and the Ministry of Education. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales for government and large enterprise contracts with product-led growth for SaaS offerings.

Strategic positioning centers on open-source advocacy, European nearshore delivery, and government digital identity infrastructure. The company is actively diversifying from services into productized AI offerings, participating in Horizon Europe research consortia, and expanding nearshore services to Western European clients beyond its Portuguese core. Named customers include EDP, NOS, Worten, Faurecia Aptoide, the Portuguese Bar Association, and multiple government agencies. The Covid Pass app, developed for INCM during the pandemic, achieved over 1 million downloads. Ownership is private and self-sustaining with no disclosed external venture funding, though the company has received non-dilutive Portugal2020 grants for R&D projects such as AppRecommender.

Name

Caixa Mágica Software

Legal name

Caixa Mágica Software

Website

https://caixamagica.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Caixa Mágica Software is a Lisbon-based IT services and product company (11-50 employees) providing custom software development, AI solutions, open-source tools, and nearshore services to Portuguese government agencies and European enterprises. Its portfolio includes the exclusive Portuguese Citizen Card Middleware and emerging SaaS products for QA testing and real estate staging.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Bespoke software development services for enterprises and government clients. Projects are scoped, priced, and delivered according to client specifications using agile methodologies. Revenue recognized upon project milestones or completion.
2. Team Augmentation & Nearshoring: Staffing services providing European tech talent to client project teams. Clients scale their teams with Caixa Mágica professionals for defined periods or project durations.
3. Qualigentic SaaS Platform: AI-powered QA testing platform with tiered subscription pricing (Starter, Professional, Enterprise). Platform generates test scripts, executes tests, and maintains test suites with audit compliance. Deployment options include on-premise, private cloud, and SaaS.
4. Stageless AI: Virtual staging SaaS for real estate professionals. Consumption-based pricing (€0.60 per image) plus subscription plans (€20-99/month). Targets real estate agencies, developers, and property photographers.
5. Linux Caixa Mágica Distribution: Open-source Linux distribution for enterprises, individuals, and government. Revenue from government contracts, educational institutions, and enterprise deployments rather than direct software sales.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Caixa Mágica Software is a Lisbon-based custom software development firm that delivers bespoke IT solutions, open-source products, and AI-powered platforms to enterprises and government clients. Its offering spans professional services (custom development, AI Lab, UX/UI, team augmentation, R&D) and proprietary products including Qualigentic (agentic AI QA platform), Stageless AI (virtual staging for real estate), eID Box (smart card middleware), and Linux Caixa Mágica (open-source OS).

Product overview

Caixa Mágica Software is a custom software development company offering a portfolio of proprietary products and professional services. The product portfolio includes: Stageless AI (virtual home staging software using generative AI for real estate), Qualigentic (agentic AI platform for software QA and testing), eID Box (digital middleware for smart card integration), Linux Caixa Mágica (open-source operating system), and Efficient Home Simulator (energy efficiency simulation platform). These products are complemented by professional services including Software Development, Artificial Intelligence Lab, UX/UI Design Hub, Research & Development, and Team Augmentation/Nearshoring. The company operates across mobile, desktop, web, and automotive technology sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Stageless AI: Virtual home staging software for real estate agents using AI to transform empty or outdated property photos into furnished spaces.
• Qualigentic
• eID Box
• Linux Caixa Mágica
• Efficient Home Simulator

Products and services

• Stageless AI AI-powered virtual home staging software for real estate that transforms empty room photographs into furnished, decorated spaces in under 1 minute, outputting 4K resolution images. Targets real estate agencies, developers, and property photographers.
• Qualigentic Agentic AI platform for end-to-end software quality that reads requirements, generates tests, executes them, and maintains test suites with audit-level traceability for regulated industries.
• eID Box Secure digital middleware solution that simplifies smart card integration with applications through standardized interfaces, enabling electronic signatures and authentication for online and offline operations.
• Linux Caixa Mágica Open-source operating system developed and managed by Caixa Mágica Software for individuals, companies, educational institutions, and public administration.
• Efficient Home Simulator

Quantifiable outcome

• 5-15% higher sale price for staged properties
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

AI capability18 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Horizon EuropecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Active participation in international research consortia including Horizon Europe, pushing technology boundaries and exploring innovative solutions in digital transformation.
• ISCTE-IULcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the AppRecommender project (Portugal2020, Project Number: 39703) developing semantic recommendation and search system for mobile app stores. ISCTE-IUL collaborated with Caixa Mágica on research and development activities.
• INCM (Imprensa Nacional Casa da Moeda)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing partnership for Citizen Card Middleware development. INCM is the National Printing Office responsible for the Portuguese national ID card. Also partnered on Covid Pass app during pandemic.
• AMA (Agência para a Modernização Administrativa)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Agency for Administrative Modernization for Citizen Card Middleware and eID solutions development. AMA manages authentication systems and digital identity infrastructure.
• IRN (Instituto dos Registos e Notários)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with the Institute of Registries and Notaries for Citizen Card Middleware, which enables digital signatures for registry and notary services.
• BearingPointminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaborated with Caixa Mágica and Portuguese Bar Association on the BA App development project. BearingPoint contributed consulting and implementation expertise.
• AlfiiiminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTechnology partnership for Multipli educational game development. Alfiii challenged Caixa Mágica to create an innovative application for learning multiplication tables.
• JP Sá CoutominorOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing PartnerManufacturer of Magalhães laptops for Portuguese schools. Linux Caixa Mágica was integrated into these devices in dual boot with Windows, distributed to primary schools.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• KWAN: Portuguese IT staffing and nearshore services firm operating across Europe with a Lisbon delivery center. Directly competes with nearshore.pt and teamaugmentation.pt for European team augmentation mandates.
• Noesis: Portuguese IT solutions and consulting firm headquartered in Lisbon with similar size, services portfolio (custom development, cloud, data, UX) and Iberian enterprise/government client base. Most direct domestic analogue to Caixa Mágica's professional services business.
• Olisipo: Portuguese IT consulting and team augmentation specialist serving enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable to Caixa Mágica in nearshore staffing model, Lisbon footprint and reliance on Portuguese-speaking EU clients.
• Mabl: AI-native, low-code end-to-end test automation SaaS platform. Direct competitor to Qualigentic in agentic AI-driven requirements-to-test generation and autonomous test maintenance for enterprise QA teams.
• Virtual Staging AI: AI virtual home staging service for real estate agents and photographers that digitally furnishes empty rooms. Directly competes with Stageless AI on the same use case and similar price-per-image economics for SMB realtors.
• Multicert: Portuguese digital trust services and certification authority providing e-signature and digital identity solutions. Comparable to Caixa Mágica in Portuguese eID/middleware for government, banking and regulated workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Canonical: Commercial sponsor of Ubuntu and major open-source enterprise Linux/cloud vendor. Directly comparable to Linux Caixa Mágica as an open-source OS distributor, but operating at vastly larger scale globally and across enterprise, cloud and IoT segments.
• Devoteam: European IT consulting group with significant Portugal and nearshore delivery presence, focused on cloud, data and AI transformation. Competes with Caixa Mágica for mid- and large-enterprise digital-transformation and managed-services engagements.
• Tricentis: Enterprise continuous testing platform with broad portfolio (Tosca, qTest, NeoLoad). Operates in the same regulated-industry QA market as Qualigentic but as an established incumbent with far larger install base and broader test-automation tooling.

Emerging players

• TestRigor: AI test automation tool using natural-language-driven test generation across web, mobile and desktop. Comparable to Qualigentic in targeting regulated industries with audit-grade, plain-English test creation rather than code-heavy scripting.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/amagovpt/autenticacao.gov
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/73623
• Instagraminstagram.com/caixamagicasoftware
• Xx.com/LinuxCM
• Facebookfacebook.com/CaixaMagicaSoftware

Compliance4 records

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

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