What Schneider Software does

Schneider Software AG is a privately held, founder-owned Swiss software company founded in November 1987 and headquartered in Thun-Gwatt, with a branch office in Zürich. It develops and sells WinBau, a vertical software suite for construction-industry administration that is built and maintained entirely in Switzerland and certified under the Swiss Made Software label. WinBau covers core back-office and operational processes including address management, quotation creation (including NPK-based devising), invoicing, pre- and post-calculation, scheduling, and digital time tracking, with native compliance to Swiss industry standards such as the SIA 451 data-exchange interface and suissetec regie rates.

The platform is delivered as 15–16 trade-specific modules tailored to individual construction professions — architects, civil engineers, master builders, floor layers, roofers, gardeners, general contractors, scaffolders, building-technology technicians, wood builders, painters/plasterers, metalworkers, tilers, cleaning services, and metal roofers — all sharing a common core and supplemented by a tablet-based digital time-reporting app and a Navigator module for resource planning and recurring maintenance automation.

The business model is a direct, sales-led, quote-based subscription model (annual billing cadence) targeting Swiss SMBs across the construction trades. Schneider Software reaches customers primarily through its website (with industry-segment landing pages), free non-binding product demonstrations, personal phone sales, and locally-staffed support including remote assistance via AnyDesk. All disclosed reference customers are SMBs; the company does not publicly disclose pricing, revenue, or customer counts. The firm is entrepreneurially and financially independent with no external institutional investors, PE, or VC backing disclosed.

Name

Schneider Software

Legal name

Schneider Software AG

Website

https://schneider.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Schneider Software AG is a founder-owned Swiss vendor of WinBau, a vertical construction-administration software suite covering quoting, invoicing, time tracking, and post-calculation for 15+ trades. It sells via direct, quote-based annual subscriptions to SMBs across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Thun

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. WinBau Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Software solution for construction industry administration sold as licenses with ongoing support and updates. Company provides both support services and software demonstrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Schneider Software AG develops and sells WinBau, a unified construction industry administration software suite. The platform covers time tracking, quotations, invoicing, pre- and post-calculation, scheduling, resource planning, and payroll for Swiss construction firms. It is delivered as 15 industry-specific modules tailored to trades such as architects, civil engineers, master builders, roofers, and landscapers, with native SIA 451 data exchange for architect and contractor coordination.

Product overview

Schneider Software AG offers WinBau as its core unified platform for construction industry administration. The platform provides industry-specific modules tailored for 16 different trade professions: Architects, Civil Engineers, Master Builders, Floor Layers, Roofers, Gardeners, General Contractors, Scaffolding Companies, Building Technology Technicians, Wood Construction, Painters/Plasterers, Metalworkers, Tilers, Cleaning Services, and Metal Roofers. All modules share the same core functionality including address management, quoting, invoicing, time tracking, and cost calculation, with variations adapted to each trade's specific requirements such as NPK-based quoting and SIA 451 data exchange interfaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WinBau: The smart, user-friendly and reliable software solution for efficient management in the construction industry.

Products and services

• WinBau Unified construction industry administration software for Swiss construction firms covering time tracking, quotations, invoicing, cost calculations, scheduling, resource planning, and payroll, delivered through 15 trade-specific modules.
• WinBau for Architects (Architekten-Software)

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves 100% of an administrative position per customer testimonial
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Swiss Made SoftwarecoreOthersCompany is committed to the Swiss Made Software Label, which guarantees that software is developed 100% in Switzerland. The label certifies highest quality and absolute reliability, with clear commitment to the Swiss location and job security.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Procore Technologies: Procore is the leading global construction management platform. While not specialized for Swiss construction standards, it increasingly competes with WinBau's construction-administration and project collaboration capabilities for larger Swiss general contractors.
• Sage for Construction (Sage 100 Contractor): Sage provides accounting, estimating, and project management software for contractors globally. It addresses overlapping use cases with WinBau (job costing, time tracking, invoicing) and is a relevant incumbent comparison for SMB construction administration.
• Trimble Construction (Viewpoint, Prolog, etc.): Trimble's construction portfolio (Viewpoint, Prolog, e-Builder) targets mid-to-large contractors with ERP, project management, and estimating solutions. It is a broader incumbent comparison for WinBau on multi-trade construction administration at scale.

Direct peers

• 123-bau Büro (Hettwer): 123-bau is a Swiss/German construction software suite covering invoicing, post-calculation, and time tracking for small and mid-sized trade contractors. It competes directly with WinBau for the same SMB master builder, roofer, and floor-layer segments in Switzerland.
• RIB Software (now part of Schneider Electric): RIB is one of the largest construction ERP and estimating software providers globally with strong presence in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). It directly competes with WinBau for construction administration, estimating, and project cost control workloads in the Swiss market.
• Nevaris (Nemetschek Group): Nevaris provides construction ERP, estimating (iTWO), and project management software to general contractors in German-speaking markets. It overlaps with Schneider Software's WinBau in targeting mid-market construction firms with project costing and billing functionality.
• Allplan (Nemetschek Group): Allplan delivers CAD and BIM-enabled engineering/architecture software widely used in DACH construction. It is comparable to WinBau's architect and civil-engineer modules, both addressing structural and architectural design-to-billing workflows in the same regional customer base.
• SORBA EDV AG: SORBA is a Swiss construction and trade software vendor offering services across plumbing, painting, and general contracting workflows. It is a domestic Swiss peer addressing the same trade SMB customers as Schneider Software with comparable administrative modules.

Regional players

• amPuls Softwarehaus: amPuls is a German software house specializing in construction industry solutions (BauSU, NEVARIS-related products) covering estimating, billing, and contractor administration. It overlaps with WinBau's domain model, though primarily serving Germany rather than Switzerland.

Emerging players

• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations: Microsoft Dynamics 365 Project Operations / Finance offers project-based ERP with construction-relevant modules (job costing, time entry, subcontractor billing). It represents an emerging cloud-ERP threat that larger Swiss general contractors may adopt over purpose-built tools like WinBau.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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