Name

openLINE Schweiz

Legal name

openLINE Schweiz GmbH

Website

https://openline.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

openLINE Schweiz GmbH is a privately-held Swiss company that develops and supports a modular ERP platform — covering inventory, financial accounting, order processing, warehouse management, and multi-language operations — for small-to-mid-sized businesses across diverse industries since the early 1980s.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Application Managed Services Outsourcing (ERP/CRM/HRIS AMS) (BPAEAMAI), Enterprise Application UX, Portals & Low-Code Extensions (BPAEAGAM), ERP/CRM/HRIS Implementation & Integration (BPAEAAAE)

Keywords

• ERP software
• Inventory management
• Financial accounting
• Warehouse management
• Business administration software

Headquarters

HQ city

Riehen

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Sales and Licensing: Sales of the openLINE ERP software package including modules for inventory management, financial accounting, order processing, warehouse management, and industry-specific functions.
2. Maintenance and Support: Ongoing maintenance services for the software including updates, troubleshooting, and system support.
3. Individual Program Customizations: Custom program additions and modifications tailored to specific customer requirements beyond standard modules.
4. Training Services: Training for openLINE software conducted at customer premises or in company's training facilities, as well as training for complementary components.
5. System Integration: System integration services including server system procurement and installation to ensure smooth hardware/software collaboration.
6. Online and Telephone Support: Remote support services including online support and telephone-based technical assistance.
7. Microsoft Products: As a Microsoft Partner, the company also resells Microsoft products.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

openLINE Schweiz GmbH develops and licenses openLINE, a modular ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software suite that unifies inventory management, financial accounting, order processing, warehouse management, sales force automation, and business intelligence for mid-sized businesses. The company also provides implementation, customization, training, and support services, and resells Microsoft products as a Microsoft Partner.

Product overview

openLINE Schweiz offers a modular ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software suite that unifies inventory management, financial accounting, order processing, warehouse management, sales force automation, and business intelligence. The core openLINE platform serves as the foundation, with 19 functional modules including Adressverwaltung (Address Management), Artikelverwaltung (Article Management), Auftragswesen (Order Management), Bestellwesen (Purchasing), Finanzbuchhaltung (Financial Accounting), Lagerverwaltung (Warehouse Management), Stücklisten (Bills of Materials), Datapool (Business Intelligence), Vertriebs-Informations-Manager (Sales Force Automation), and specialized modules for multi-language support, maintenance contracts, contract management, perpetual inventory, and industrial supplier functions. The system is characterized by its modular architecture, multi-language capability supporting up to 99 languages, and emphasis on configurability without programming.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• openLINE ERP Software Modular ERP software suite combining inventory management, financial accounting, order processing, warehouse management, and business analytics into a unified system. Built on a library-based modular architecture that allows customers to extend functionality without programming, with multi-language support (up to 99 languages).
• Implementation and Customization Services Individual program additions, customizations, and implementations tailored to specific customer requirements beyond the standard ERP modules. Offered alongside the software licensing to ensure the ERP system is configured for each customer's unique business processes.
• Training Services Training on the openLINE ERP software conducted either at the customer's premises or in the company's own training facilities. Covers openLINE modules and complementary components.
• Maintenance and Support Services Ongoing maintenance and support for openLINE ERP customers including software updates, troubleshooting, and online/telephone-based technical assistance provided on a recurring basis.
• System Integration and Hardware Procurement Complete IT solution services including server system procurement, hardware installation, and system integration to ensure smooth collaboration between hardware and the openLINE ERP software.
• Microsoft Products (Reseller) Microsoft software products resold by openLINE as a Microsoft Partner, enabling customers to procure Microsoft licenses alongside the openLINE ERP from a single vendor.

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers using openLINE for over 30 years have maintained modern, technically current software without purchasing new software
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationopenLINE Schweiz GmbH operates as a Microsoft Partner, distributing Microsoft products alongside their own ERP software. This partnership enables the company to provide complete IT solutions including both hardware procurement and software licensing, ensuring compatibility between Microsoft products and the openLINE ERP system.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Odoo: Open-source modular ERP for SMBs covering inventory, accounting, sales, manufacturing, and CRM with a wide module marketplace. Directly competes with openLINE on modular SMB ERP, but operates at much larger scale and with a cloud-first, open-source-extensible delivery model.
• Exact Software: European SMB-focused ERP and accounting suite (Exact Online, Exact Globe) with finance, CRM, manufacturing, and warehouse management modules. Direct competitor to openLINE in the European mid-market ERP segment with comparable module breadth.
• proALPHA: Mid-market ERP provider focused on manufacturing, trading, and service industries in the DACH region, with financials, BOMs, warehouse management, and CRM. Competes head-to-head with openLINE in German-speaking SMB industrial and trading segments.
• Diamant Software: German mid-market ERP and accounting software for trade, services, and small-scale production with strong reporting. Comparable to openLINE in target market (DACH SMBs) and breadth of financial/operational modules.

Broad incumbents

• SAP Business One: Established mid-market ERP from SAP targeting small and midsize businesses with financials, purchasing, inventory, and manufacturing. Overlaps directly with openLINE's core ERP functionality for DACH mid-market customers, but is part of SAP's broader enterprise portfolio.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Business Central: Microsoft's cloud ERP for SMBs with financials, supply chain, and operations, deeply integrated with Microsoft 365. Particularly relevant given openLINE's Microsoft Partner status and overlapping mid-market customer base in DACH.
• Sage 100 / Sage Business Cloud: Long-established SMB accounting and ERP platform (Sage 50, Sage 100, Sage Business Cloud) widely used in DACH mid-market. Overlaps with openLINE on financials, inventory, and order management for SMBs.

Emerging players

• Weclapp: Cloud-native ERP/CRM platform for German SMBs covering sales, inventory, project management, and accounting. Emerging cloud-first alternative to openLINE's on-premise model in the DACH SMB segment.

Regional players

• Lexware: Established German SMB accounting and ERP suite focused on small businesses and self-employed professionals. Comparable as a DACH-focused software vendor serving SMB back-office needs, though with a smaller-scale customer profile.

Others

• Sage b7 (Sage 50 / Sage HR): European arm of Sage's mid-market offerings, frequently partnering with Microsoft and resold through local channels. Functions as both competitor and adjacent ecosystem player that often co-exists with smaller DACH ERP vendors in partner channels.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 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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