Waldhart Software

What Waldhart Software does

Waldhart Software GmbH is a private Austrian vertical SaaS company headquartered in Pfaffenhofen, Tyrol, that develops and sells management software exclusively for ski schools. Founded in the late 1990s and operating under the TrekkSoft Group umbrella, the company serves SMB ski schools across the DACH region (Austria, Switzerland, Germany) and claims a world-market-leader position with 25+ years of domain experience. Its core platform, WS SPORTS, covers course bookings, instructor scheduling, point-of-sale, address management, and time tracking; the platform is extended by WS SPORTS Mobil (a mobile web app for instructors on the slopes), mySports (a customer portal for guests), an integrated online shop and website builder, and a new Dynamic Pricing module launched in 2025.

The business operates on a customized subscription model: WS SPORTS is individually configured and quoted per ski school rather than sold at standardized tiers. Revenue is supplemented by professional services — custom website design and SEO, paid online training (EUR 59 per participant) and individual coaching (from EUR 250 for 2–4 hours), ongoing consulting, and niche merchandise such as the Mein Skischul-Wimmelbuch children's book (EUR 19.80). Payment processing is routed through sister company TrekkSoft/Payyo, and the company maintains a payments partnership with TrekkSoft AG in Switzerland. Distribution combines direct sales (website inquiries, phone, demos), the WS Community referral network, and industry-event presence at conferences such as Interalpin.

The company employs approximately 30 people across development, sales, marketing, customer support, and administration, led by Managing Director Hannes Waldhart. Customer engagement is reinforced through the annual WS Days community event, regional ski days, regular webinars, and a content-marketing program that includes newsletter editorial-plan tools for ski schools. An adjacent non-core line, WS E-Carsharing, operates Tesla rentals in the Pfaffenhofen area.

Name

Waldhart Software

Legal name

Waldhart Software GmbH

Website

https://waldhart.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Waldhart Software is an Austrian vertical SaaS provider of ski school management software (WS SPORTS), serving SMB ski schools across the DACH region with bookings, scheduling, POS, mobile apps, and guest portals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Pfaffenhofen

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses/Subscriptions: WS SPORTS ski school software is offered as a customized solution with pricing based on individual needs and school size. The software is individually configured during setup to match each ski school's workflow.
2. Website Design & Development: Custom website design and development services including responsive design, SEO optimization, and integrated online shops for ski schools.
3. Training Services: Online training sessions at 59 EUR per participant and individual training sessions starting at 250 EUR for 2-4 hours of personalized coaching.
4. Consulting & Support: Ongoing consulting services for digital transformation, process optimization, and marketing support. Includes regular updates and dedicated support team.
5. Merchandise (Mein Skischul-Wimmelbuch): Interactive children's book for ski schools, priced at 19.80 EUR per book, serving as a marketing instrument and gift for young guests.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Waldhart Software develops and sells the WS SPORTS platform, an integrated administration, sales and marketing software suite tailored for ski schools. The platform centralizes course bookings, participant and instructor management, point-of-sale, online shop with integrated website, dynamic pricing, and a customer portal, plus a mobile web app for instructors in the field.

Product overview

Waldhart Software offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture for ski school management. The core product is WS SPORTS, a comprehensive ski school software covering administration, sales, and scheduling. This core is supplemented by WS SPORTS Mobil (mobile app for ski instructors), mySports (customer portal for guests), Website & Onlineshop (web presence and e-commerce), and Handelswaren (merchandise). Additional offerings include WS E-Carsharing for sustainable mobility and Mein Skischul-Wimmelbuch, an interactive children's book for marketing purposes. All modules are designed to work together, with the online shop directly connected to WS SPORTS for automatic booking transfer.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WS SPORTS: Comprehensive ski school administration software covering course bookings, participant management, instructor scheduling, and billing.
• WS SPORTS Mobil
• mySports
• WS E-Carsharing

Products and services

• WS SPORTS Comprehensive ski school management software covering course bookings, participant management, instructor scheduling, point-of-sale with cash register, address management for guests, employees and partners, and employee time tracking. Used by ski schools of all sizes for end-to-end administration.
• WS SPORTS Mobil (Skilehrer-App)

Quantifiable outcome

• Many ski schools report significant efficiency gains and cost savings in the first season
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability1 record

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TrekkSoft AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationTrekkSoft AG processes credit card payments for Waldhart Software's online shop and booking systems. Payments are processed through their Payyo platform and appear as 'TREKKSOFT TOUR BOOKING' on credit card statements. Located in Matten, Switzerland.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• FareHarbor: Booking-management platform operated by Booking Holdings serving tours, attractions, and activities globally; an established competitor for ski schools evaluating enterprise-grade, larger-vendor options over a vertical SMB SaaS like Waldhart.
• Peek: Booking software and marketplace for tours, activities, and experiences; offers enterprise-grade alternatives to SMB vertical SaaS like WS SPORTS, with strong marketing and partner distribution.
• Regiondo: Online ticket and reservation system for leisure and activity providers in Europe with integrated payments and marketing; comparable in scope and geography (DACH/Europe) for ski schools shopping for online-booking tools.
• BookingLayer: Reservation system for tour operators and activity providers including bookings, payments, and customer management; targets the same European SMB activity-operator segment with horizontal capabilities.
• Rezdy: Booking, distribution, and operations platform for tour and activity operators, including ski-related experiences; overlaps with WS SPORTS on online bookings, resource management, and channel integrations competing for the same vertical buyer.
• Checkfront (by Tripadvisor): Online booking and management software for tours, activities, and rentals, with channel-manager and POS functionality directly analogous to WS SPORTS; Tripadvisor distribution and breadth make it a credible substitute for ski schools standardizing on generalist activity-booking stacks.
• Bokun (by Tripadvisor): Booking and distribution marketplace for tours and attractions with merchant/embedded checkout; targets the same activity-operator buyer and competes for digitizing ski schools that may consider a marketplace-first solution.

Emerging players

• Skidata: Access and revenue-management systems for ski resorts and mountain destinations; competes at the resort-technology layer rather than the ski-school software layer, but is adjacent enough to overlap on certain resort-level customer relationships.

Broad incumbents

• TrekkSoft Group: Parent company and broader tourism-software platform serving tour operators and activity providers with booking, payments, and distribution; comparable as the strategic acquirer and adjacent booking-software incumbent that overlaps WS SPORTS functionality at a portfolio level.

Regional players

• Sapa Technology: Finnish vendor of school and club management software that occasionally extends into ski-school workflows in Nordic markets; a regional, partial-overlap peer offering comparable vertical administration to ski schools outside DACH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/waldhart-software

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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