Vineyard Cloud

What Vineyard Cloud does

Vineyard Cloud GmbH (VYC), founded in 2016 and headquartered in Burrweiler, Germany, builds a modular cloud-based process management platform purpose-built for the viticulture value chain. The platform spans field-to-bottle operations for five distinct customer segments: individual wine growers (VYC One), cooperatives and wineries (VYC Suite), agricultural contractors (VYC Con), GPS-based fleet operators (VYC Fleet with FMC230 trackers), and vine nurseries (VYC Nu). The software runs on PC, Android, and iOS with offline capability, integrates with the Agrirouter agricultural data hub, and supports white-label deployment. Revenue is generated through SaaS subscriptions across the four software modules, hardware sales of GPS trackers and RAM Mounts accessories through an e-commerce shop, and whitelabel/licensing arrangements with distribution partners.

As of December 2025, Vineyard Cloud is fully integrated into the RWZ-Gruppe (Raiffeisen Waren-Zentrale Rhein-Main eG), a German agricultural cooperative conglomerate, which provides access to the Raiffeisen distribution network and cross-product synergies with sibling platforms Ackerprofi (arable farming) and akoro. The company employs 1–10 people and serves a publicly visible customer base of roughly 20 wine estates, cooperatives, and service providers across Germany and Luxembourg, including Reh Kendermann and Weingut Kloster Eberbach on the enterprise side and numerous mid-sized Weingüter on the SMB side. Its go-to-market combines a product-led growth motion (self-serve demos, free trials via vy-c.com), an e-commerce shop for hardware, and event-driven demand generation at agricultural trade shows such as the 2025 Landwirtschaftsmesse Rheinland-Pfalz. The PSM 2026 module, launched in January 2026, directly addresses the German legal mandate for digital plant protection documentation, converting regulatory compliance into a primary monetization catalyst.

Name

Vineyard Cloud

Legal name

Vineyard Cloud GmbH

Website

https://vineyard-cloud.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Vineyard Cloud (VYC) is a German modular SaaS platform founded in 2016 that digitizes field-to-bottle process management for wine growers, cooperatives, wineries, contractors, and vine nurseries, and is fully owned by the RWZ-Gruppe since December 2025.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Viticulture Management Software

NAICS

Grape Vineyards (111332), Support Activities for Crop Production (11511)

SIC

Agricultural Services (700), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Wine Grape Vineyard Operations (Varietal/AVA Practices, Yield & Quality Targets) (AFAGAJAJ)

Keywords

• Viticulture management software
• Vineyard operations platform
• Farm management SaaS
• Agricultural fleet tracking
• Plant protection documentation

Headquarters

HQ city

Burrweiler

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. SaaS Subscription (Software): Subscription-based software licensing for VYC One, Suite, Fleet, and Nu modules. Customers pay for access to digital process management platform with modular features.
2. Hardware Sales: Sale of GPS trackers (VYC Tracker FMC230), RAM Mounts tablet holders, and accessories. One-time hardware purchases complement the software subscriptions.
3. Whitelabel/Licensing: White-label solution available for distribution partners.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Vineyard Cloud provides a modular cloud-based software platform (VYC) for managing grape vineyard operations end-to-end, from field records and plant protection documentation through harvest planning, tank and batch traceability, to fleet and nursery management. It is sold primarily as a SaaS subscription to wine growers, cooperatives, wineries, contractors, and vine nurseries, with companion hardware (GPS trackers, RAM Mounts tablet accessories) sold through an online shop.

Product overview

Vineyard Cloud (VYC) is a modular platform-plus-modules software suite for the viticulture industry, comprising VYC One (field operations for individual winemakers), VYC Suite (cooperative and winery management), VYC Con (contractor management), VYC Fleet (GPS-based fleet management), and VYC Nu (vine nursery management). An online VYC Shop sells complementary RAM Mounts hardware. The platform covers processes from field to bottled wine, including field records (Schlagkartei), plant protection documentation, time tracking, harvest planning, tank and warehouse management, and member/cooperative communication. It operates cross-platform (Android/iOS), supports offline mode, white-label deployment, multiple languages, and integrates with Agrirouter, akoro, and Ackerprofi.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• VYC One: Digital process management solution for field operations in viticulture, including task management, calendar planning, cost tracking, and spray documentation for vineyards.
• VYC Suite
• VYC Fleet
• VYC Nu

Products and services

• VYC One Digital process management module for individual winemakers covering field records (Schlagkartei), plant protection documentation, time tracking, harvest planning, and cost management. Accessible via PC web and mobile app with offline capability.
• VYC Suite

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings in field operations through streamlined digital documentation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• eVineyard: Cloud-based vineyard management platform offering field records, spray documentation, harvest planning and worker tracking. Most direct competitor to VYC One/Suite, with a similar vertical SaaS model targeting SMB and mid-market wineries across Europe and beyond.
• Tule Technologies: Provides precision viticulture tools including irrigation management (Tule ET) and canopy sensing for vineyards. Comparable in vertical focus on viticulture data capture and analytics, though more specialized in irrigation than full process management.
• AgCode: Vineyard management software for crop tracking, labor management and compliance, primarily serving North American wineries. Direct functional overlap with VYC's field records, labor and compliance modules in the same vertical.

Others

• Ackerprofi: Sister application within RWZ group offering farm/field documentation for arable crops. Comparable as a complementary agtech SaaS product under the same parent, with cross-login already integrated with VYC.
• akoro: Another RWZ-Group digital agriculture application. Sister app to VYC with direct linking, making it a portfolio peer rather than a direct vineyard competitor but highly relevant for ecosystem and parent-company dynamics.
• Agrirouter: Industry-standard data exchange hub for agricultural machinery and software. VYC integrates with Agrirouter rather than competes; included as an ecosystem peer shaping interoperability and channel partnerships.

Broad incumbents

• 365FarmNet: Multi-crop farm management platform from a major European ag incumbent (CLAAS/Raven). Competes as a broader alternative where vineyard-specific depth is not required; pressure point for VYC on price and bundling.
• John Deere Operations Center: OEM-anchored farm management platform with deep machinery and agronomy integrations. Competes indirectly for vineyard planning and record-keeping; relevant where customers standardize on FENDT/Deere ecosystems (note VYC already integrates with FENDT).

Emerging players

• CropX: Precision agriculture platform combining soil sensors, satellite imagery and analytics. Comparable in the precision-viticulture data layer; potential partner or competitor for advanced analytics within VYC's modular stack.
• Farmdok: Austrian farm management SaaS focused on crop documentation and regulatory compliance. Comparable in DACH-focused farm-documentation SaaS and the regulatory-compliance value proposition relevant to PSM 2026.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/vineyard-cloud-gmbh

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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