pit cup
pit (formerly pit-cup) is a D-A-CH enterprise software firm offering the pitEcoSystem+ platform integrating CAD, BIM, CAFM, and energy management across the building lifecycle. It serves public sector, industrial, healthcare, and education customers across Germany and Austria with approximately 120 employees.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersHeidelberg, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What pit cup does
pit (formerly pit-cup) is a D-A-CH focused enterprise software company providing integrated CAD, BIM, CAFM, and energy management solutions across the building lifecycle. Its core offering is the pitEcoSystem+ platform, which connects planning, construction, and operations through open standards including IFC and openBIM, a central data model, and modular applications. The platform is certified under GEFMA 444 (CAFM) and ISO 27001 (information security), with the pitEnergy module separately certified to ISO 50001 and recognized under Cyber Trust Silber. pit sells primarily through enterprise field sales across seven regional offices in Germany and Austria, targeting public sector, financial institutions, industrial manufacturers, healthcare providers, universities, and FM service providers; named customers include BLB NRW, BIG, GMSH, Oberbank, Kärcher, voestalpine, MAHLE, STIHL, Julius Blum, Tirol Kliniken, LMU Klinikum, Universität Wien, Dachser, Caverion, and Axel Springer.
The product portfolio is anchored on three families: pitFM (CAFM with three interfaces, open system architecture, and full openBIM integration, including web, mobile (pitFM 2GO), DMS nscale, OpenConnect, and Smart variants), pitEnergy (energy and climate management with AI-based pattern recognition, CO2 lifecycle assessment, and 200+ integrations including SAP, BACnet, OPC, and LoRa), and pitCAD Ultimate / SOLAR-COMPUTER (CAD/BIM authoring tools for MEP planning, integrated with Autodesk and BricsCAD, supporting IFC2x3/IFC4 classification, BIMDB database modeling, and FM2BIM write-back). Recent product evolution includes database-supported modeling (BIMDB), FM2BIM (pitFM attributes written to IFC properties), and a major 2026 platform release.
The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds. The pit Group was formed in 2020 when Ing. Günter Grüner GmbH took over the majority of pit-cup GmbH following founder Kurt Weber's retirement; Johannes Meßner-Haidenthaler and Robert Umshaus have jointly managed the group since January 2022. In Q4 2025 the Austrian entity was rebranded under the unified pit brand. Revenue is generated through software licenses, recurring subscriptions, and professional services, with FY2024 described as the most successful year since founding.
pit cup firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- pit cup
- Legal name
- pit-cup GmbH
- Website
- https://pit.de
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- pit (formerly pit-cup) is a D-A-CH enterprise software firm offering the pitEcoSystem+ platform integrating CAD, BIM, CAFM, and energy management across the building lifecycle. It serves public sector, industrial, healthcare, and education customers across Germany and Austria with approximately 120 employees.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where pit cup is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Heidelberg
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices7 records
Markets served
pit cup business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software Licenses: Sale of software licenses for CAD, BIM and CAFM solutions including pitCAD Ultimate, pitFM and pitEnergy
- Software as a Service / Subscriptions: Ongoing software services, updates and maintenance for deployed solutions
- Professional Services: Implementation, project consulting, training and support services
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | Enterprise CAFM solutions (pitFM Expert, pitFM Expert Web) |
| Subscription | Annual | SMB CAFM solutions (pitFM Smart, pitFM 2GO) |
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | CAD/BIM Solutions (pitCAD Ultimate) |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels2 records
Marketing channels8 records
pit cup product offering
Product offeringCore offering
pit cup sells the pitEcoSystem+ digital software platform that connects CAD, BIM, CAFM and energy management across the entire building lifecycle. The portfolio includes pitFM (GEFMA 444-certified CAFM software), pitEnergy (ISO 50001-certified energy and climate management with AI-based pattern recognition), pitCAD Ultimate and SOLAR-COMPUTER (CAD/BIM MEP planning tools with IFC/openBIM support), plus add-on modules and partner solutions for asset and portfolio management.
Product overview
pit cup offers the pitEcoSystem+ digital software platform connecting CAD, BIM, CAFM and Energy Management across the entire building lifecycle. The core products include pitFM (GEFMA 444-certified CAFM solution), pitEnergy (ISO 50001-certified energy and climate management with AI), and pitCAD Ultimate/SOLAR-COMPUTER (CAD/BIM MEP planning tools integrated with Autodesk). The platform uses open standards (IFC, DWG) and offers module variants including pitFM Expert/Web/Smart/2GO/OpenConnect/DMS, pitCAD GEG, BIM4FM, pitPABI, and partner solutions like metamagix.ICRS for asset/portfolio management and GBIS tools for Revit integration.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Quantifiable outcome
- Up to 30% savings in heating energy consumption through Green Digital Twin approach
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use pit cup
Customer profileNamed customers18 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
pit cup technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration11 records
AI capability7 records
Feature8 records
pit cup partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- metamagixcoremetamagix - partners in software innovation - is a new solution partner providing software for asset and portfolio management as well as CREM. The platform complements pit's portfolio for more efficiency, transparency and digitalization in real estate management.
- SOLAR-COMPUTERcoreSOLAR-COMPUTER provides calculation programs for technical building equipment (TGA). pit integrates SOLAR-COMPUTER solutions for HKLS, Bauphysik and energy calculations, providing reliable and consistent information. The partnership dates back to 1989.
- AutodeskcoreAutodesk provides author tools integrated with pitCAD for BIM functionality. Partnership enables seamless data integration and comprehensive BIM workflows.
- Wismar University of Applied SciencesminorAcademic partner in Green Digital Twin feasibility study for sustainable real estate management, funded by ERDF.
- University of RostockminorAcademic partner in Green Digital Twin feasibility study for climate-neutral building operation.
- State Building and Property Management in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania (LBau M-V)minorPublic sector partner in Green Digital Twin feasibility study examining sustainable building management.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
pit cup competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Nemetschek Group: German-listed AEC software group owning brands such as Graphisoft (ArchiCAD), Bluebeam, Allplan, dRofus and Spacewell — the closest large incumbent to pit across CAD, BIM, CAFM and facility/space management, though at vastly greater scale.
- Autodesk: Global BIM/CAD platform used by pit's customers (Autodesk Revit and AutoCAD are integrated authoring tools for pitCAD), increasingly layering operations/IoT capabilities that compete with pit's lifecycle platform positioning.
- Bentley Systems: Global infrastructure engineering software company with iTwin platform for digital twins and AssetWise for facility operations — directly comparable to pitEcoSystem+ digital twin / building lifecycle positioning.
- Spacewell (Nemetschek): Nemetschek-owned CAFM/IWMS platform (formerly MCS/IBM Tririga-equivalent) competing with pitFM in enterprise and public-sector facility management in EMEA.
Direct peers
- Planon: Dutch enterprise CAFM/IWMS software vendor serving corporate real estate and higher education in EMEA — directly comparable to pitFM for facility management customers and often shortlisted against pit in D-A-CH enterprise deals.
- iTWO (RIB Software / Schneider Electric): Provider of BIM-driven construction and facility management software (now part of Schneider Electric), overlapping with pit's CAD+BIM+CAFM lifecycle positioning for construction and operations stakeholders.
- CAFM PARSEC / HANSALOG: German CAFM specialist serving public sector and corporate real estate — one of the most direct competitors to pitFM in the D-A-CH German-speaking CAFM market.
- Speedikon (Mainblick): Provider of CAFM and real estate management software (speedikon FM, FAMOS) competing head-to-head with pit in German-speaking enterprise and public-sector tenders.
- wave (by Lufthansa Industry Solutions): CAFM software marketed to German facilities management operators with similar target customers (public sector, industry, FM service providers) as pitFM.
- CAESAR (ISM GmbH): Long-established German CAFM software vendor serving public-sector and corporate real estate customers with comparable CAFM functionality to pitFM.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks8 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Digital presencepit cup compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance4 records
pit cup financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
pit cup leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
pit cup subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
pit cup funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
pit cup M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about pit cup
What does pit cup do?
pit cup sells the pitEcoSystem+ digital software platform that connects CAD, BIM, CAFM and energy management across the entire building lifecycle. The portfolio includes pitFM (GEFMA 444-certified CAFM software), pitEnergy (ISO 50001-certified energy and climate management with AI-based pattern recognition), pitCAD Ultimate and SOLAR-COMPUTER (CAD/BIM MEP planning tools with IFC/openBIM support), plus add-on modules and partner solutions for asset and portfolio management.
Is pit cup a public or private company?
pit cup is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was pit cup founded?
pit cup was founded in 1991. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is pit cup based?
pit cup is headquartered in Heidelberg, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does pit cup make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses are the primary driver. The others are software as a Service / Subscriptions and professional Services.
Who are pit cup's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Nemetschek Group, Autodesk, Bentley Systems and Spacewell (Nemetschek). Direct peers are Planon, iTWO (RIB Software / Schneider Electric), CAFM PARSEC / HANSALOG, Speedikon (Mainblick), wave (by Lufthansa Industry Solutions) and CAESAR (ISM GmbH).
Does pit cup have an API?
No public API is recorded for pit cup.