What Centralsoft does

Centralsoft GmbH is a Swiss-headquartered IT services firm founded in 2018, specializing in CMS integration, custom software development, web and mobile development, UI/UX design, and technology consulting. The company operates from Rotkreuz and Zug, Switzerland, with a research and development center in Prishtina, Kosovo, under a hybrid work model that keeps the team in office two days per week. Centralsoft's defining technical differentiator is its role as a Premium Partner and core contributor to Livingdocs, a headless CMS platform, which gives it privileged platform knowledge and early access to Livingdocs' roadmap. Its technology stack spans JavaScript and React-based frameworks (including Next.js), React Native and Flutter for mobile, and headless CMS architectures supporting multi-channel content delivery to web, mobile, iOS/Android, TV set-top boxes, and email clients.

Centralsoft's customer base is concentrated in the European media, publishing, and entertainment sectors, with named engagements including Swisscom and its subsidiaries (Blue Entertainment, Bluewin, Bluecinema, Swisscom TV), ProSiebenSat.1's Seven.One Entertainment Group, NZZ, Berliner Zeitung, Aschendorff Medien, tx.group, SV GRUPPE, and Seven Commerce and Ventures, alongside diversification wins in automotive (CAR FOR YOU AG), pension services (pensionskasse.com), and Livingdocs AG itself. Several clients describe Centralsoft as an embedded team operating as part of their own organization rather than a traditional vendor, and the company publicizes quantifiable outcomes such as fast-track publishing of over 1,000 agency articles daily at Bluewin.

Centralsoft generates revenue through professional services engagements on a project-based, custom-quoted pricing model with multi-year contract cadence. The sales motion is direct and sales-led, with enterprise buyers entering via website contact forms, a dedicated sales email address, phone outreach, and self-serve HubSpot meeting booking with named principals (founder Dibran Isufi and Erion Likaj). Free consultations and proposal development function as the top-of-funnel conversion mechanism. The company markets through a content-led blog, social channels (LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, GitHub), and a monthly newsletter, while its distribution footprint is anchored in the DACH region with selective engagements in the broader Western Balkans via the Kosovo delivery center.

Name

Centralsoft

Legal name

Centralsoft GmbH

Website

https://centralsoft.io

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Centralsoft GmbH is a Swiss IT services firm specializing in Livingdocs CMS integration, web and mobile development, UI/UX design, and custom software engineering for enterprise clients in the DACH region's media, publishing, and entertainment sectors, supported by a Kosovo R&D center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Software Consulting & Digital Publishing Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Newsroom/CMS Platforms for Publishers (MPACAIAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Blogging & CMS Content Platforms (BPAMAJAG)

Keywords

• Headless CMS integration
• Digital publishing services
• Custom software development
• Web application development
• Mobile app development

Headquarters

HQ city

Meggen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development & Consulting: Centralsoft provides dedicated development teams and consulting services for custom software projects. They understand business needs and provide expertise matching project requirements and goals. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements involving CMS integration, web development, mobile development, and software engineering.
2. Livingdocs CMS Integration Services: As premium partners and core contributors to Livingdocs, Centralsoft offers specialized CMS integration and migration services for media, publishing, and entertainment companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Centralsoft provides software consulting and custom development services specializing in headless CMS integration (with deep expertise in the Livingdocs platform), web and mobile application development, UI/UX design, and custom software engineering. They deliver digital publishing and content workflow solutions for media, publishing, and entertainment enterprises, including multi-channel content delivery to web, mobile, and TV platforms. As a Livingdocs Premium Partner and core contributor, the company offers CMS migration, editorial workflow automation, and AI-driven content solutions on a project-based engagement model.

Product overview

Centralsoft is a software and consulting company offering a portfolio of professional services including CMS Integration (specializing in Livingdocs CMS), Web Development, UI/UX Design, Mobile Development, Custom Software Engineering, and Analysis/Consulting services. The company helps businesses with headless CMS migration and integration, content management workflow automations, and digital transformation. They operate as a Livingdocs Premium Partner and core contributor, providing services primarily to media, publishing, and entertainment industry clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CMS Integration Services Headless CMS migration and integration services that help businesses consolidate content management and delivery, workflow automations, and AI-driven solutions, with specialization in the Livingdocs CMS platform. Delivered to enterprises seeking intuitive editing experiences, in-context and WYSIWYG editing, proofreading/collaboration/translation workflows, and multi-channel content delivery.
• Web Development Cross-platform web application development ranging from small websites to enterprise-level web apps serving large user bases. Integrates the latest technologies and workflows with a focus on end-user experience, targeting enterprises that need scalable web platforms.
• UI/UX Design Interactive UI/UX design services combining strategic planning, research, and execution to fulfill project goals and deliver high-quality user interfaces and user experiences for digital products.
• Mobile Development End-to-end mobile application development for iOS and Android using React Native and Flutter, delivering productive, easy-to-use, and scalable cross-platform mobile apps for both consumer-facing and enterprise environments.
• Custom Software Engineering Custom-tailored software development and dedicated development teams aligned to client business processes and workflows, articulating business vision into live products with focus on quality, performance, and latest technology advancements.
• Analysis, Project Management and Consulting Technology consulting providing guidance on software systems and architectures, workflow optimization, analytics, process automation, and building/implementing specialized software solutions. Covers both small changes to existing systems and ground-up development, with multidimensional training.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fast-track publishing of over 1,000 agency articles daily for Bluewin

Named customers23 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Livingdocs AGflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerCentralsoft is a Premium Partner and core contributor to Livingdocs, one of the most important partnerships for the company. They collaborate to consolidate digital publishing workflows, delivering high-performance CMS solutions for businesses. Livingdocs is a powerful headless CMS with strong focus on customization providing full WYSIWYG experience with in-context editing and rich workflow integrations. Centralsoft has been involved in Livingdocs Service Platform Development and supports clients like Swisscom, ProSiebenSat.1, and German newspapers.

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Liip AG: Swiss digital agency (~150 employees) offering custom software, web, and mobile development for enterprise clients across DACH. Closely comparable in size-region-product mix to Centralsoft, competing for similar Swiss enterprise digital-transformation budgets.
• Unic AG: Swiss-headquartered digital engineering consultancy with comparable enterprise web, mobile, and CMS integration offerings, especially to media and telecom clients. Direct competitor for DACH enterprise digital transformation engagements.
• Futurice GmbH: European digital engineering consultancy delivering custom software, web, and mobile development to enterprise clients. Comparable in offering mix (custom dev, design, consulting) and similar multi-country delivery footprint.
• Netlight Consulting AB: Northern-European technology consultancy providing bespoke software development and digital transformation to enterprise clients. Comparable in size, premium-pricing model, and custom software engineering focus.

Broad incumbents

• Namics (a Merkle Company): Established Swiss-German digital agency (now part of Merkle/Dentsu) delivering large-scale CMS, web, and platform work for enterprise clients. Competes for the same DACH enterprise digital mandates at greater scale and brand recognition.
• Valtech SE: Global digital agency with strong DACH presence delivering CMS, commerce, and platform engineering for enterprise clients. Overlaps with Centralsoft's CMS integration value proposition but operates at significantly larger scale and across broader verticals.
• Thoughtworks Inc. Global software consultancy specializing in custom application development, platform engineering, and digital transformation for enterprise clients. Comparable custom-software-engineering and consulting services, but at substantially greater scale and brand.

Others

• Livingdocs AG: Centralsoft's flagship technology partner and the headless CMS vendor Centralsoft integrates and core-contributes to. Adjacent rather than competing; relationship is co-development/go-to-market alliance, but the platforms's market traction directly determines Centralsoft's pipeline.
• Contentful GmbH: Headless CMS vendor competing with Livingdocs in the same European enterprise media/publisher segment. Drives the platform-level competitive context that shapes Centralsoft's go-to-market and partner-economics risk.
• Sanity Inc. Headless CMS platform competing with Livingdocs for enterprise media and publishing customers. Sets the competitive benchmark that influences which platform Livingdocs (and by extension Centralsoft) wins or loses in European media accounts.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/centralsoftIO
• Facebookfacebook.com/centralsoftIO
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centralsoft-io
• Instagraminstagram.com/centralsoftIO
• Xx.com/centralsoftIO

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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