What itemis does

itemis AG is a privately held German software engineering firm founded in 2003, headquartered in Dortmund with additional branches in Lünen, Paderborn, Frankfurt, Bonn, and Hamburg, plus a US subsidiary (itemis Inc., Chicago). The company combines professional services (consulting and embedded software engineering) with a portfolio of proprietary model-based development tools, organized around three core product lines: itemis CREATE (statechart-based code generation for embedded and UI systems, generating C, C#, and Java from statecharts), itemis ANALYZE (traceability and requirements analysis across the development lifecycle, successor to YAKINDU Traceability), and itemis SECURE (automotive and industrial cybersecurity tooling with model-based TARA for ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443, and EU CRA workflows). Supporting products include YAKINDU EA-Bridge (Sparx Enterprise Architect integration), mbeddr (JetBrains MPS-based embedded C DSL with formal verification), and the Model Viewer for Simulink/Stateflow.

The company's business model is a hybrid of enterprise field services and product licensing. Revenue is generated through multi-month consulting and development engagements (typically embedded teams of systems engineers on client sites), perpetual software licenses, software leasing (subscription rental of standard software), Cloud SaaS subscriptions, software maintenance contracts, and events/trainings (itemis PODIUM conferences and TÜV Süd-certified Scrum courses). Pricing is not publicly disclosed, but customer engagements include FORVIA HELLA (EPS, 2020–2023), Dräger (medical device firmware using CREATE for 10+ years), DB Fernverkehr (Vendo sales platform modernization), parcIT (banking/okular software since 2017), BSH, MAN, Remondis, Thalia, and an unnamed global entertainment-media client.

Itemis serves enterprise customers in automotive, medical devices, transportation/rail, banking, industrial, and now defense (via the Software-Defined Defense Suite). Its differentiation rests on deep open-source ecosystem roots (Eclipse Foundation Solution Member with 30+ committers, AUTOSAR 'Artop Design Member' maintaining the AUTOSAR Tool Platform, contributions to Auto-ISAC and ASRG), regulatory-compliance expertise (ISO 26262, ISO/SAE 21434, Automotive SPICE), and 20+ years of DSL and state-machine engineering capability applied to safety- and security-critical software systems.

Name

itemis

Legal name

itemis AG

Website

https://itemis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

itemis AG is a German software engineering firm (founded 2003) that combines consulting services with proprietary model-based development tools (itemis CREATE, ANALYZE, SECURE) to deliver embedded, automotive cybersecurity, and digital modernization solutions for enterprise clients in automotive, medical, transportation, banking, and defense.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Model-Based Software Engineering Tools

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Electronic Components & Accessories (3670)

akta.pro primary industry

Embedded Software & Firmware Tools (Compilers, Debug, RTOS tooling) (HDAHAFAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI/ML Engineering & Model Development Services (BPAEAHAF)

Keywords

• Model-based systems engineering
• Embedded software development
• Automotive cybersecurity tooling
• Software consulting services
• Domain-specific language tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Lünen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and development services (professional services): itemis AG offers consulting, development, and engineering services (AGB für Beratungs- und Dienstleistungen; AGB für Entwicklungsleistungen). Engagements are typically multi-month enterprise projects billed as services (e.g., FORVIA HELLA EPS project 2020-2023; parcIT engagement since 12/2017).
2. Software product licenses (one-time/perpetual): Perpetual licensing of proprietary products (itemis CREATE, itemis ANALYZE, itemis SECURE, YAKINDU EA-Bridge). Legal terms reference 'AGB für Softwareprodukte' (license terms) and 'Licenses' page for itemis CREATE.
3. Standard software rental / leasing: Leasing of standard software (AGB für die Miete von Standardsoftware der itemis AG).
4. Cloud SaaS services: Subscription-based access to itemis Solutions Cloud SaaS services (Allgemeine Geschäfts- und Nutzungsbedingungen für itemis Solutions Cloud SaaS Services).
5. Software maintenance / support: Maintenance services for itemis software (AGB für Pflegeleistungen).
6. Events / training: Events (e.g., itemis PODIUM conferences) and trainings/certifications (e.g., Scrum trainings with TÜV SÜD) governed by AGB für Veranstaltungen.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion5 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

itemis AG develops and sells proprietary model-based software engineering tools (itemis CREATE for statechart-based code generation, itemis ANALYZE for traceability, itemis SECURE for ISO/SAE 21434 and TARA cybersecurity, YAKINDU EA-Bridge for Enterprise Architect integration, and mbeddr for embedded-C DSL development), and delivers professional consulting and embedded engineering services covering Cloud & Enterprise systems, Digital Engineering, MBSE Systems Engineering, and AI-augmented software development for enterprise clients in automotive, medical, transportation, banking and industrial sectors.

Product overview

Itemis AG operates a platform-plus-modules product architecture centered on three core commercial products — itemis CREATE (statechart-based code generation, formerly YAKINDU Statechart Tools), itemis ANALYZE (traceability and requirements analysis, formerly YAKINDU Traceability) and itemis SECURE (automotive/industrial cybersecurity with ISO/SAE 21434, IEC 62443 and CRA support) — supplemented by the YAKINDU EA-Bridge (an integration module that connects itemis ANALYZE to Sparx Enterprise Architect repositories) and the Model Viewer for Simulink/Stateflow. These products are wrapped by solution bundles such as the AI-supported Legacy Migration and the Software-Defined Defense Suite, and complemented by professional services including AI-Augmented Software Development, AI Toolchain, Systems Engineering (MBSE), Cloud & Enterprise Systems, Digital Engineering and Operaton (BPMN Engine) support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• itemis ANALYZE: Traceability and analysis tooling (formerly YAKINDU Traceability); helps uncover hidden engineering challenges and visualize traceability across development artifacts.
• itemis CREATE
• itemis SECURE
• YAKINDU EA-Bridge
• mbeddr
• Software-Defined Defense Suite

Products and services

• itemis CREATE Modeling and code-generation workbench (formerly YAKINDU Statechart Tools) for developing state machines and statecharts that generate source code in C, C#, Java and other target languages for embedded and UI systems; used by Dräger for over 10 years across ventilators, incubators and power supplies.
• itemis ANALYZE Traceability and analysis tool (formerly YAKINDU Traceability) that links artifacts such as requirements, source code and tests across heterogeneous development tools and visualizes traceability data for project management and quality assurance.
• itemis SECURE Cybersecurity tool for automotive and industrial product security that supports ISO/SAE 21434 workflows including TARA (Threat Analysis and Risk Assessment), CRA (Cyber Resilience Act) compliance and IEC 62443, available in an AI-powered edition.
• YAKINDU EA-Bridge Bridge tool that provides direct, standardized access to Sparx Enterprise Architect UML models (eap(x)/qea(x) files or via MS SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL or Pro Cloud Server) so Eclipse-based tools such as itemis ANALYZE can validate and code-generate from them.
• mbeddr Embedded software development approach based on JetBrains MPS, built on the C programming language with domain-specific languages (DSLs) and formal verification techniques; jointly developed with JetBrains.
• Software-Defined Defense Suite Bundled solution for the defense sector combining itemis SECURE capabilities to address cybersecurity and compliance needs of defense software systems.
• AI-supported Legacy Code Migration AI-driven service/solution that analyzes and migrates legacy code bases to modern languages and architectures.
• Systems Engineering Service Consulting and engineering services for model-based systems engineering (MBSE), SysML/UML, functional safety (ISO 26262) and related automotive/aerospace workflows.
• Cloud & Enterprise Systems Service Service line covering cloud and enterprise software development for customer platforms.
• Digital Engineering Service Service line providing digital engineering capabilities for customer projects.
• AI-Augmented Software Development Service Professional service applying AI/LLM techniques to assist software engineers with development tasks on customer projects.
• AI Toolchain Service Service offering that designs and assembles AI toolchains for software engineering use cases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Passed ISO 26262 Safety Assessment (October 2023) with unrestricted approval for use of FORVIA HELLA's EPS system in vehicles on public roads.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 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

Integration7 records

AI capability8 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Siemens Digital IndustriesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerItemis joined the Siemens Partner Program; Siemens cites itemis' model-based TARA approach as enabling entire-model updates and reduced TARA complexity. Testimonial from Karkare Piyush, Global Director – Automotive Industry Solutions, Siemens.
• BlackBerry (BlackBerry QNX)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint collaboration to improve security and safety across the automotive industry, with a focus on automation, vulnerability discovery, and risk management to make threat assessments more tangible for OEMs. Testimonial from Grant Courville, VP Products and Strategy at BlackBerry QNX.
• AUTOSARflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerItemis is an AUTOSAR Associate Partner and 'Artop Design Member'; designs the AUTOSAR Tool Platform (Artop), and manages the Eclipse Sphinx project as well as the Artop core project and subprojects 'Core' and 'Validation'.
• Eclipse FoundationflagshipTechnology or IntegrationItemis AG is a Solution Member of the Eclipse Foundation alongside AIRBUS, BMW Group, Google, Continental, DB Systel, and DLR; employs 30+ committers contributing to Eclipse.org projects.
• DeloittecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCollaboration in cybersecurity: from consulting and process optimization to the development of TARAs, using itemis' market-leading security product itemis SECURE.
• ESCRYPT (ETAS / Bosch Group)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerESCRYPT specialises in holistic cybersecurity solutions in the automotive sector (brand of ETAS GmbH, part of Bosch Group); partner listed for joint automotive cybersecurity work.
• JetBrainscoreTechnology or IntegrationJetBrains' MPS is the foundation of mbeddr, itemis' approach for embedded software development based on C, DSLs, and formal verification techniques; supports integration of custom DSLs.
• Intland (Codebeamer)coreTechnology or IntegrationIntland Codebeamer X is an integrated engineering lifecycle management (ELM) platform for life sciences; the integration of Codebeamer and itemis ANALYZE simplifies traceability of requirements.
• TÜV SüdcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCooperation to offer different Scrum trainings and certification as a Scrum Master and Product Owner by the Scrum Foundation.
• Fraunhofer AISECcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerItemis works closely with Fraunhofer Institute for Applied and Integrated Security on different research projects; the Institute develops and supports companies across industries with security technologies.
• Sparx SystemscoreTechnology or IntegrationItemis offers the 'EA-UML Bridge' (YAKINDU EA-Bridge), providing integration of Enterprise Architect with the Eclipse Modeling Framework and direct access to EA models.
• Block Harbor CybersecurityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with founders who are experts in cyber-physical systems security, specialising in automating repeatable tasks in vehicle cybersecurity technology.
• Rustic Security LLCminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerRustic Security specialises in vehicle cybersecurity consulting and Vehicle/ECU Key Management Services (KMS) for OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers; partner in itemis' automotive security ecosystem.
• AVL Software and FunctionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobally operating automotive company focused on development, simulation and testing of software and system solutions; partner listed in itemis' partner network.
• Catena-XminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCatena-X is an automotive network for end-to-end data chains and SME empowerment; itemis participates as a partner in the ecosystem.
• Auto-ISACminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFormed in 2015 by automakers to promote collaboration on vehicle cybersecurity; itemis helps develop the open-source, community-driven 'Threat and Control Catalog' project.
• ASRG (Automotive Security Research Group)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit initiative promoting automotive security solutions with 8,500+ members, 44 locations, 23+ countries; itemis is a partner.
• CVTA (Connected Vehicle Trade Association)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNon-profit business league established in 2004 to advance bidirectional vehicle communications; itemis participates as a partner.
• OpenADxminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItemis supports the OpenADx initiative with know-how and development services for a common manufacturer-independent standard for the simulation of autonomous vehicles (hosted at openadx.eclipse.org).
• VIRTUAL VEHICLE (Virtual Vehicle Research GmbH)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEurope's largest R&D center for virtual vehicle technology with 300+ employees and a network of ~100 industrial and ~40 scientific partners; itemis participates in research collaboration.
• RWTH Aachen UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerRWTH is Germany's largest university of technology and a University of Excellence since 2019; itemis lists it as an academic partner.
• Stanford UniversityminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanford is one of the world's most research-intensive universities with the most Turing Award winners; itemis lists it as a research partner.
• SICP (Software Innovation Campus Paderborn)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerItemis has been a member of SICP since April 2021, working with business and research partners to shape the digital future.
• Amazon RoboticsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerWholly owned subsidiary of Amazon developing robotic fulfillment systems; itemis lists it as a partner, notably active in autonomous mobility, AI and machine learning.
• American Chamber of Commerce in Germany e.V. (AmCham Germany)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerItemis joined AmCham Germany to pursue, with other members, the interest of developing economic relations between Germany and the USA.
• IoT Use CaseminorGTM or Marketing PartnerOne of the leading German IoT communities; through innovative communication and tech/marketing expertise creates visibility and business potential for partners including itemis.
• DeutschlandstipendiumminorOthersItemis supports selected top talents via the Deutschlandstipendium program to fund well-trained, motivated people in Germany, the country of its main location.
• Neven Subotic FoundationminorOthersItemis sponsors the Neven Subotic Foundation, which aims to give as many people as possible access to clean water and enable them to live a self-determined life.
• HubSpot Inc.coreTechnology or IntegrationHubSpot is the website operator and processor (Cambridge, MA, USA) powering content management (website, blog, contact forms), CRM, email marketing, analytics & reporting, social media publishing & reporting, and the chat function on itemis.com; HubSpot is committed to the EU-US Privacy Shield Framework.
• Google (AdWords, Analytics, Maps APIs, reCAPTCHA, YouTube)coreTechnology or IntegrationItemis uses Google AdWords (with Conversion Tracking), Google Analytics (with IP anonymization), Google Maps APIs (location display), Google reCAPTCHA (spam protection), and YouTube (embedded videos) across the itemis website.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Elektrobit (Continental): Elektrobit offers automotive software products (EB tresos, EB corbos) and services for AUTOSAR, functional safety, and connected vehicle security. It competes with itemis in MBSE, embedded software, and ISO/SAE 21434 consulting for European OEMs and Tier-1s.
• Sparx Systems (Enterprise Architect): Sparx Enterprise Architect is the UML modeling tool that itemis' YAKINDU EA-Bridge integrates with. Sparx is a direct peer in the modeling/UML/SysML space, and the integration relationship means Sparx is both a partner and a comparable product in requirements and architecture modeling.
• Intland Software (Codebeamer): Codebeamer is an ALM/ELM platform for regulated industries (life sciences, automotive) and a direct integration partner with itemis ANALYZE. It competes with itemis in traceability and requirements management for safety/security-critical product development.
• Vector Informatik: Vector provides AUTOSAR tooling, embedded software development tools, and automotive cybersecurity (vADASdeveloper, TA Tooling). It directly competes with itemis in the AUTOSAR/code-generation and ISO/SAE 21434 cybersecurity space and is a standard supplier to German OEMs.
• AVL Software and Functions: AVL is a global automotive engineering services and tool provider (simulation, testing, software and functions) and a listed itemis partner. It competes with itemis in automotive systems engineering, software/functions development, and embedded code generation for OEMs and Tier-1s.
• ETAS (Bosch Group): ETAS provides AUTOSAR basic software, security solutions (ESCRYPT), and middleware/RTE for automotive ECUs. It overlaps directly with itemis' automotive systems engineering, code generation, and security offerings and serves many of the same German OEM/Tier-1 accounts.

Broad incumbents

• PTC: PTC's Windchill, Codebeamer (note: sold to PTC), and Integrity Modeler compete with itemis ANALYZE in requirements, traceability, and MBSE for safety-critical product development. PTC is a broader PLM/ALM incumbent serving the same automotive, aerospace, and industrial accounts.
• Dassault Systèmes (3DEXPERIENCE / CATIA Magic / Reqtify): Dassault provides CATIA Magic for systems engineering, Reqtify for traceability, and 3DEXPERIENCE as a broader PLM platform. It is a broad incumbent competing with itemis in MBSE and requirements traceability for automotive, aerospace, and industrial customers.
• Siemens Digital Industries (Siemens Xcelerator / Capital / Polarion): Siemens offers MBSE (Capital), ALM (Polarion), and industrial cybersecurity suites and is also an itemis channel partner via the Siemens Partner Program. It is a broad incumbent that overlaps heavily with itemis CREATE, ANALYZE, and SECURE but as part of a much larger PLM/MBSE portfolio.
• IBM Engineering (DOORS / Rhapsody / Engineering Lifecycle Management): IBM Engineering offers DOORS Next for requirements, Rhapsody for model-based systems engineering, and a broader ELM suite that directly overlaps with itemis ANALYZE and CREATE for safety/security-critical programs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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