What AKG Software does

AKG Software is a German family-owned developer of CAD software specialized in transportation infrastructure planning, founded in 1983 and headquartered in Heitersheim, Germany. Its flagship product is VESTRA INFRAVISION, a MultiCAD platform (AutoCAD, BricsCAD, ZWCAD-compatible) used for road, rail, and infrastructure modeling, supporting parametric design, country-specific road-design catalogs, IFC4x3 / openBIM interoperability, and dynamic dependency management. The portfolio also includes KOSTRA PRO (cost estimation), INFRASIGN (road-sign design), and GE/OFFICE (visualization/presentation). The company is ISO 9001:2015 certified and operates four subsidiaries with offices in Heitersheim, Berlin, Frechen, Halle (Saale), Vienna, and Landquart (Switzerland), employing more than 100 people across the DACH region.

Name

AKG Software

Legal name

AKG Software Consulting GmbH

Website

https://akgsoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

AKG Software is a German family-owned developer of CAD software for transportation infrastructure planning. Founded in 1983, it serves DACH-region engineering firms, road administrations, and contractors via its VESTRA INFRAVISION platform and related products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD Software for Transportation Infrastructure Planning

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Transportation & Traffic Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAC)

Keywords

• CAD software infrastructure
• Transportation infrastructure planning
• BIM civil engineering software
• Road railway design software
• MultiCAD platform engineering

Headquarters

HQ city

Heitersheim

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Sale and licensing of proprietary CAD software (VESTRA INFRAVISION, INFRASIGN, KOSTRA PRO, GE/OFFICE) as perpetual licenses or subscription-based maintenance contracts. Software maintenance includes regular updates, technical support, and access to the ticket system.
2. Third-Party Software Distribution (Autodesk & Transoft): Resale/distribution of Autodesk products (AEC Collection, Civil 3D, Revit, InfraWorks, Navisworks, Forma, Water Infrastructure) and Transoft Solutions products (AutoTURN, ParkCAD, AviPLAN) as an authorized distributor partner.
3. Training and Education Services: Online and in-person training for AKG products, Autodesk systems, and BIM seminars certified by buildingSMART/VDI. Individual/customized trainings are also offered for organizations.
4. BIM Project Consulting and Customization: BIM project support, customization for company-wide workflow standardization, and efficient software implementation tailored to specific customer requirements.
5. Student/Academic Licenses: Free VESTRA licenses provided to universities and colleges for educational use in lectures, seminars, and theses.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

AKG Software develops and sells VESTRA INFRAVISION, a MultiCAD platform built as a plugin for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and BricsCAD, providing specialized modules for road, railway, canal, utility supply line, digital terrain model/point cloud, construction billing, and land acquisition planning. The company also offers standalone products INFRASIGN (road markings and traffic signs), KOSTRA PRO (AKVS road construction cost calculation), and GE/OFFICE (land acquisition and property management), and distributes Autodesk and Transoft Solutions products in the DACH region.

Product overview

AKG Software is a leading developer of CAD software solutions for transportation infrastructure planning and construction in the DACH region. The product portfolio centers on VESTRA INFRAVISION, a MultiCAD platform that integrates with AutoCAD and provides specialized modules including VESTRA Straße (road planning), VESTRA Bahn (railway/track construction), VESTRA Kanal (canal/sewer planning), VESTRA Versorgungsleitungen (utility supply lines), VESTRA DGM/Punktwolke (digital terrain models and point clouds), VESTRA Grunderwerb (land acquisition), and VESTRA Bauabrechnung (construction billing). The company also offers INFRASIGN for road markings and traffic sign design, KOSTRA PRO for cost calculation, and GE/OFFICE for land acquisition and property management. Through partnerships, AKG distributes Autodesk products (Civil 3D, InfraWorks, Revit, Navisworks, Forma) and Transoft Solutions products (AutoTURN, ParkCAD, AviPLAN) for turning path analysis, parking design, and airport planning.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VESTRA INFRAVISION: MultiCAD platform for planning and construction of transportation infrastructure, including modules for road, railway, canal, supply lines, land acquisition, construction billing, and digital terrain modeling. BIM-compliant with openBIM interfaces supporting IFC4x3 data format.
• KOSTRA PRO
• GE/OFFICE
• INFRASIGN
• AKG CAD TOOLS

Products and services

• VESTRA INFRAVISION MultiCAD platform for planning and construction of transportation infrastructure. VESTRA INFRAVISION runs as a plugin inside AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and BricsCAD (compatible with AutoCAD 2021–2026, Civil 3D, and BricsCAD V21–V25) and provides specialized modules for road, railway, canal, utility supply line, DTM/point cloud, construction billing, and land acquisition planning. BIM-certified by buildingSMART and supports openBIM workflows via IFC4x3 data format. Used by civil engineering consultancies, road administrations, and municipalities in the DACH region.
• VESTRA Straße (Road) BIM-certified software module within VESTRA INFRAVISION for road and highway planning, supporting all project phases from design to construction documentation.
• VESTRA Bahn (Railway) BIM-compliant CAD module within VESTRA INFRAVISION for railway planning and track construction, handling complex alignment processes and switch calculations.
• VESTRA Kanal (Sewer/Canal) BIM-compatible module within VESTRA INFRAVISION for canal and sewer planning, supporting the full planning workflow from inventory capture through 3D model delivery.
• VESTRA Versorgungsleitungen (Utility Supply Lines) Module within the VESTRA INFRAVISION platform for planning utility supply lines (water, gas, electricity, telecommunications).
• VESTRA DGM/Punktwolke (DTM & Point Cloud) Digital terrain model and point cloud module within VESTRA INFRAVISION. Creates DTMs via Delaunay triangulation from survey data and integrates comprehensive point cloud processing with optimized algorithm for large datasets, graphical error analysis, and 3D terrain visualization.
• VESTRA Grunderwerb (Land Acquisition) Module within the VESTRA INFRAVISION platform for land acquisition planning.
• VESTRA Bauabrechnung (Construction Billing) Module within VESTRA INFRAVISION for quantity calculation and construction accounting.
• INFRASIGN DWG-based software for designing road markings, traffic signs, and traffic safety plans (RSA). Available as a plugin for AutoCAD, Civil 3D, and BricsCAD, with compliance to German (StVO/RWB/RWBA), Austrian (RVS/BMVO), and Swiss (VSS) guidelines. Claimed up to 70% time savings over manual drafting. Also offered as an OEM version for traffic safety companies.
• KOSTRA PRO Standalone software for AKVS cost calculation in road construction, providing standardized cost estimation for infrastructure projects.
• GE/OFFICE Standalone software suite for land acquisition and property management (Grunderwerb und Liegenschaften), including modules for Grunderwerb (land acquisition) and Liegenschaften (property administration).
• AKG CAD TOOLS Productivity utilities and add-on tools for AKG customers that enhance workflows within the VESTRA/AutoCAD environment.
• AutoTURN Transoft Solutions product for turning path calculation and vehicle simulation, distributed by AKG as authorized partner.
• ParkCAD Transoft Solutions product for parking lot layout design and optimization, distributed by AKG.
• AviPLAN Transoft Solutions product for airport planning, including taxiway design, aircraft maneuvering simulation, and apron planning, distributed by AKG.
• Training and Education Services Online and in-person training services covering AKG products (VESTRA INFRAVISION modules, INFRASIGN, KOSTRA PRO, GE/OFFICE), Autodesk systems, Transoft products, and BIM seminars certified by buildingSMART/VDI quality standards. Individual and customized trainings are offered for organizations.
• BIM Project Consulting and Customization Professional services for BIM project support, company-wide workflow standardization, and software customization tailored to specific customer requirements.

Quantifiable outcome

• Road marking and traffic sign design up to 70% faster compared to manual CAD drawing
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration17 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Autodesk (via inovi GmbH)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAKG Civil Solutions GmbH is a shareholder and development/distribution partner of inovi GmbH, which holds Autodesk Gold Partner status. AKG distributes the complete Autodesk product portfolio including AEC Collection, Civil 3D, Revit, InfraWorks, Navisworks, Forma, and Water Infrastructure for building construction, civil engineering, and structural engineering. inovi brings together four owner-managed companies with over 180 employees at eight DACH locations.
• Transoft Solutions Inc.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAKG is an authorized distributor partner of Transoft Solutions, the global market leader in turning path simulation software. Products distributed include AutoTURN (market leader with installations in 120+ countries), ParkCAD (parking lot design), and AviPLAN (airport planning and aircraft maneuvering). AKG provides professional training and top-tier support for these products.
• DHBW Lörrach (Dual University Partner)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKG is a dual study program partner of the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University (DHBW) Lörrach. The program alternates between theory phases at DHBW and practical phases at AKG headquarters in Heitersheim. Currently offers computer science degree program. AKG is actively involved in training future IT professionals.
• buildingSMART e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAKG is a long-standing member of buildingSMART e.V., the leading competence network for BIM and digitalization in construction. AKG plays an active role in developing IFC Rail and IFC Road standards. AKG's BIM seminars are recognized by buildingSMART/VDI quality standards (VDI/bS-MT 2552 8.1).
• Universities (50+ institutions)minorOthersVESTRA is used in lectures, seminars, and exercises at over 50 universities and colleges across Europe, some for decades. Single-user licenses (including dongles) are provided for practical work, theses, and doctoral projects. AKG also supports universities that do not yet use VESTRA by connecting them with responsible supervisors.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Bentley Systems: Bentley Systems is a major infrastructure engineering software provider whose OpenRoads, OpenRail, and iTwin platforms directly compete with VESTRA INFRAVISION in road/rail planning. Both sell BIM-compliant civil engineering tools to DOTs, engineering consultancies, and municipalities — Bentley's broader portfolio simply extends across many more domains.
• Trimble (Trimble Novapoint / Civil Engineering): Trimble's transportation and civil engineering software portfolio (including Novapoint and Business Center) targets the same road/rail/utility planning workflows as AKG. Comparable customer base of DOTs and engineering consultancies, though operating globally versus AKG's DACH focus.
• Autodesk (Civil 3D / InfraWorks): Autodesk is both AKG's host platform (Civil 3D, InfraWorks) and a competitive incumbent in civil infrastructure design. Civil 3D competes head-to-head with VESTRA on road/corridor design, while also being the platform AKG plugs into — making the relationship simultaneously enabling and threatening.
• Nemetschek Group: German-listed AEC software group (Vectorworks, Graphisoft, Bluebeam, Solibri) operating in the same DACH design-and-build software ecosystem. While its brands skew toward architecture/MEP rather than road/rail, the Nemetschek group is a comparable publicly-traded German design-software consolidator with overlapping end customers.
• RIB Software (now part of Schneider Electric): RIB Software (acquired by Schneider Electric) provides construction and infrastructure software used by DACH contractors and engineering firms (e.g., iTWO for civil/infrastructure projects). Comparable DACH footprint and similar end customers to AKG, though RIB's suite is oriented more toward construction execution than planning/CAD.
• Hexagon (Geospatial / Leica): Hexagon's geospatial and infrastructure division (Leica, HxGN SDx, Bricsys-adjacent workflows) operates in surveying, point cloud, and infrastructure design spaces overlapping with VESTRA's DGM/Punktwolke (point cloud) module and broader infrastructure engineering customer base.

Emerging players

• Bricsys (BricsCAD): Bricsys develops BricsCAD, one of the three host CAD platforms VESTRA and INFRASIGN plug into (V21–V25). BricsCAD is a lower-cost AutoCAD alternative increasingly adopted by DACH engineering firms, making Bricsys both a platform dependency for AKG and a partial competitor in the underlying CAD platform market.

Direct peers

• Transoft Solutions: Transoft is the developer of AutoTURN, ParkCAD, and AviPLAN — products AKG distributes in DACH. As the original equipment manufacturer of vehicle-simulation and airport-planning tools that complement VESTRA workflows, Transoft shares AKG's civil infrastructure customer base and is a direct peer in transportation engineering software.
• ProVI: ProVI is a German specialist in road and infrastructure planning software that competes head-to-head with VESTRA in the DACH market. Both target civil engineering consultancies and road administrations with parametric road/corridor design tools — making ProVI one of the closest direct competitors to AKG's VESTRA platform.
• CARD/1 (IB&T Software): CARD/1 by IB&T is a long-established German civil engineering CAD system for road, rail, sewer, and utility planning, directly competing with VESTRA INFRAVISION's modules. Both serve the same engineering office customer base in DACH with comparable BIM-aware road/rail design functionality.

Market position

Strengths3 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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