Name

Mobile Function

Legal name

Mobile Function GmbH

Website

https://mobile-function.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Field Service Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Low-Code/No-Code Application Platforms (HDAEAKAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Industry-Specific Low-Code Platforms (Vertical App Platforms) (HDAEAKAL), Data App Builders (Forms, Portals & Internal Tools) (HDAEAKAK), Process & Case Management Low-Code Platforms (HDAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Field service management
• Low-code platform
• Mobile workforce software
• Service dispatch software
• Field service automation

Headquarters

HQ city

Villingen-schwenningen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. ENGINE4.SERVICE Subscriptions: Cloud-based SaaS subscriptions for the ENGINE4.SERVICE Field Service Management platform, offered as a fully managed service. The platform is also available as an on-premises installation. Subscriptions are likely sold on a per-user or per-organization basis with annual billing cycles based on the company's sales motion and test/demo access model.
2. ENGINE4 Low-Code Platform Licensing: Custom business application development using the ENGINE4 Low-Code platform, where 90% of functionality comes from standard components and 10% is customized per customer. The company builds and maintains the solution, providing ongoing updates and support as part of the subscription.
3. Add-on Module Subscriptions: Additional modules including ENGINE4.TIMES, ENGINE4.CHECKLISTS, ENGINE4.DISPATCHING, ENGINE4.TICKETS, ENGINE4.CONTRACTS, ENGINE4.COLLABORATION, ENGINE4.INVENTORY, ENGINE4.WORDS, ENGINE4.FACTS, ENGINE4.EXPENSES, ENGINE4.SALES, ENGINE4.BILLING, and GPS tracking are available as extensions to the core platform, likely sold as incremental subscription add-ons.
4. White-Label Software Solutions: ENGINE4 platform deployed as white-label software for customers such as STO (color manufacturer) to operate under their own brand, representing a form of OEM or licensing arrangement.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Mobile Function develops and sells the ENGINE4 low-code platform for building individual business software applications, with ENGINE4.SERVICE as its core field service management solution. The platform enables end-to-end digitalization of service workflows from order intake through scheduling, mobile execution, digital forms with electronic signatures, and automated invoicing. It is delivered as cloud SaaS or on-premises, with native offline-capable mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows, and is extended through modular add-ons (time tracking, dispatching, contracts, inventory, CRM, billing, AI knowledge base) and embedded AI capabilities (GINi assistant, AI scheduling, text optimization).

Product overview

Mobile Function's ENGINE4 is a cloud-based Low-Code platform for individual business software, combining 90% pre-built standard components with 10% customizations via Low-Code configuration. The core product is ENGINE4.SERVICE, a comprehensive field service management solution for complete digital service processes from order entry to automated invoicing. The portfolio includes add-on modules: ENGINE4.TIMES for mobile time tracking, ENGINE4.CHECKLISTS for digital forms and checklists, ENGINE4.EXPENSES for travel and expense management, ENGINE4.CONTRACTS for maintenance planning, ENGINE4.TICKETS for ticket management, ENGINE4.SALES for CRM functions, ENGINE4.COLLABORATION for self-service portals, ENGINE4.INVENTORY for equipment management, and ENGINE4.BILLING for invoicing. AI-powered add-ons include ENGINE4.DISPATCHING (AI scheduling and route optimization), ENGINE4.WORDS (text optimization), and ENGINE4.FACTS (knowledge management). GINi serves as the integrated AI assistant across all functions. The platform supports cloud (SaaS) or on-premises deployment with native mobile apps for iOS, Android, and Windows.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ENGINE4: The company's Low-Code digitalization platform for individual business applications and Field Service Management software.
• ENGINE4.SERVICE
• ENGINE4.TIMES
• ENGINE4.CHECKLISTS
• ENGINE4.DISPATCHING
• ENGINE4.TICKETS
• ENGINE4.CONTRACTS
• ENGINE4.COLLABORATION
• ENGINE4.INVENTORY
• ENGINE4.FACTS
• ENGINE4.WORDS
• GINi

Products and services

• ENGINE4 Platform Low-code digitalization platform for building individual business software applications. Combines 90% pre-built standard components with 10% Low-Code configuration, supporting cloud-based web portals, offline-capable mobile apps for iOS/Android/Windows, real-time data synchronization, workflow automation, and open REST API/ODBC integration. Sold to enterprise and mid-market customers seeking to digitalize operations without custom software development.
• ENGINE4.SERVICE Core field service management software for end-to-end digital service processes from order entry to automated invoicing. Includes mobile order processing, digital service forms with electronic signature, customer and machine records, mobile time tracking, and AI-powered scheduling. Designed for field service organizations, service technicians, dispatchers, and back-office teams across industries such as elevators, building materials, paints/coatings, and industrial machinery.
• ENGINE4.TIMES Mobile time tracking add-on for workforce time management. Includes time and vacation accounts, automatic overtime and allowance calculation, digital vacation requests with approval workflow, absence planning with interactive calendar, expense reporting, and export functions. Targets field service organizations needing automated time and expense management for mobile workers.
• ENGINE4.CHECKLISTS Digital forms, protocols, and checklists add-on with configurable contents and inspection points for work orders, equipment types, and service packages. Includes electronic signature capture and automatic email delivery. For service organizations requiring standardized digital inspection and service reporting workflows.
• ENGINE4.DISPATCHING AI-powered automatic scheduling and tour planning with intelligent route optimization. Features fully automatic job planning, interactive resource and appointment suggestions, system-supported emergency scheduling for urgent service calls, and interactive map visualization of objects, locations, and tours. For field service dispatchers and operations managers seeking to optimize technician routing and scheduling.
• ENGINE4.TICKETS Customizable ticket system with task assignment and status tracking, email inbox monitoring with import function, reminders and notifications, automatic work order creation, and dashboards. For service organizations managing customer requests, internal tasks, and support tickets.
• ENGINE4.CONTRACTS Planning of regular maintenance and service assignments with contract overviews, dashboards and reports, maintenance reminders, service notifications, appointment monitoring, and automatic work order creation. For service organizations managing recurring service and maintenance contracts with customers.
• ENGINE4.COLLABORATION Self-service portal for customers and business partners with configurable portal contents, dashboards, device and order access, digital capture of service requests, and branded design options. For service organizations seeking to provide customers and partners with branded self-service access to equipment, orders, and service history.
• ENGINE4.INVENTORY Digital inventory and equipment management with status documentation, location tracking, employee assignment with app-based receipt confirmation, QR code scanning, and integrated inventory function. For field service organizations managing equipment, tools, and consumables across multiple sites and field teams.
• ENGINE4.BILLING Quote and invoice module integrated with mobile service management. Creates and manages quotes and invoices, generates e-invoices (XRechnung, ZUGFeRD per EN16931), and automatically converts quotes to service orders and orders to invoices. For service organizations requiring integrated, compliant invoicing tied to completed service work.
• ENGINE4.EXPENSES Travel and expense cost management with automatic calculation of daily allowances, meal allowances, travel costs, and other deductions according to company travel expense guidelines. For field service organizations needing automated expense management for mobile workers.
• ENGINE4.SALES Customized CRM with customer information, sales activity documentation, automatic follow-up reminders, email monitoring with automatic import, and interactive map views for customer appointments. For service sales teams and field representatives managing customer relationships and sales pipelines.
• ENGINE4.WORDS AI-powered text optimization add-on for error-free, stylish, and multilingual service communication. Features automatic grammar correction, style and tone optimization, AI-powered translation into multiple languages, and voice-to-text dictation with text-to-speech conversion. For service teams needing high-quality multilingual written communication.
• ENGINE4.FACTS AI-powered knowledge management add-on with intelligent search and automatic knowledge organization. Analyzes information from web pages, manuals, and reports, structures company knowledge, and provides context-specific answers instantly with integrated approval workflow. For service organizations and field technicians needing rapid access to contextualized technical knowledge.
• GINi AI Assistant Smart AI assistant integrated across the ENGINE4 platform that guides users through AI functions, answers questions about workflows and tasks, and provides proactive suggestions for optimizing recurring processes. For service teams and managers using the ENGINE4 platform across all modules and AI functions.
• Location & Distance Tracking GPS tracking of mobile resources including vehicles, mobile equipment, and field service technicians. Visualizes locations on interactive maps with support for third-party GPS trackers and telematics services (Moving Intelligence, LOSTnFOUND). For field service dispatchers needing real-time visibility into mobile resource positions.

Quantifiable outcome

• Administrative activities reduced by up to 70% (reported by Stransky with 70% reduction in filing work)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

AI capability7 records

Feature18 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• KVDminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKVD (partner logo visible on the contact page), nature of partnership not fully specified but appears in the partner section of the website.
• VDMAminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorVDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau) member logo displayed on the contact page.
• VDBUMminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVDBUM (Association of Construction, Environmental and Machine Technology) partnership for event presence and industry networking at the VDBUM Großseminar.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Salesforce Field Service: Salesforce's Field Service Cloud is a leading enterprise FSM suite tightly integrated with Salesforce CRM and Service Cloud. It competes directly with Engine4.SERVICE in the same field service automation use case, though at a much larger scale and with a global enterprise sales motion.
• Astea International: Astea provides FSM and service lifecycle management software for equipment manufacturers, service contractors, and capital equipment customers. It addresses the same service order, dispatch, and mobile workforce use cases as Engine4.SERVICE, particularly in industrial machinery verticals.
• ServiceNow Field Service Management: ServiceNow's FSM module, originally built on the ClickSoftware acquisition, competes head-on with Engine4 for large enterprise customers seeking integrated service operations on a single platform. Both target connected worker, dispatching, and service workflow scenarios.
• Praxedo: Praxedo is a French-headquartered FSM vendor serving European mid-market and enterprise field service organizations with mobile workforce management, scheduling, and work order capabilities. It is a close geographic and use-case competitor to Mobile Function.
• Comarch Field Service Management: Comarch FSM is a European (Polish) FSM and workforce management platform targeting telecommunications, energy, and industrial service organizations. It competes with Engine4 in overlapping verticals and is a comparable European mid-market FSM vendor.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 Field Service: Microsoft's Dynamics 365 Field Service offering targets the same dispatching, mobile workforce, and work order management use cases as Engine4.SERVICE. It is a direct competitor for European mid-market and enterprise customers already standardized on the Microsoft stack.
• IFS Field Service Management: IFS Cloud's Service Management module offers FSM capabilities for asset-intensive industries (manufacturing, energy, aerospace), overlapping directly with Mobile Function's target verticals such as elevators, building materials, and industrial equipment.
• SAP Field Service Management: SAP's FSM solution, built on the acquired Syclo/Coresystems assets, integrates with SAP S/4HANA and competes with Engine4 for enterprise customers already running SAP ERP. STO and KONE (existing Mobile Function customers) both run SAP, making this a relevant substitution threat.
• ServiceMax: ServiceMax (a GE Vernova / PTC-affiliated asset-centric FSM platform) provides field service, work order, and asset history functionality for industrial and medical equipment manufacturers. It targets similar verticals and use cases as Engine4.SERVICE.

Broad incumbents

• Appian: Appian is a low-code process automation platform that competes with the Engine4 platform technology at the underlying low-code/process management layer. While it does not specialize in field service, customers can build FSM-like applications on Appian, making it an adjacent substitute for the platform layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/MobileFunction
• Facebookfacebook.com/mobilefunction
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mobile-function-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/mobilefunction

Compliance2 records

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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