SSC-Services GmbH

Name

SSC-Services GmbH

Legal name

SSC-Services GmbH

Website

https://ssc-services.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise IT Services / Automotive Data Exchange Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

IT Governance, Risk & Compliance (IT GRC) Platforms (HDAEALAK)

Keywords

• Automotive IT services
• Data exchange software
• OFTP2 platform
• Enterprise AI deployment
• Cloud consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Boeblingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting Services: Bespoke IT consulting services guiding clients through digital transformation, covering the entire IT value chain from strategy to implementation
2. Software Development: Platform-based software development including proprietary products like SWAN, SWOX, KI-BOX, CAD-HUB, and LLM4CAD
3. IT Operations and Managed Services: Ongoing IT operations, hosting services (SWANhosted), and managed services for enterprise customers
4. SWANhosted: All-inclusive hosted data exchange service with cloud-based deployment options
5. KI-BOX (AI Box): AI solution available as local hardware or cloud-based subscription via IONOS Cloud partnership

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SSC-Services GmbH provides enterprise IT services and proprietary software for secure cross-company data exchange, AI deployment and digital collaboration, primarily for the automotive industry. Its flagship is the SWAN platform (with SWANenterprise, SWANhosted, SWOX and SWANcloud variants) for OFTP2-based engineering data exchange between OEMs and suppliers, complemented by KI-BOX for sovereign AI deployment, LLM4CAD for AI-driven CAD analysis, CAD-HUB for CAD data management, and Catena-X solutions (Product Carbon Footprint, Company Certificate Management and a Data Space Accelerator programme). These are bundled with consulting, software development and managed IT operations across the full IT value chain.

Product overview

SSC-Services GmbH offers a comprehensive IT solutions portfolio centered on data exchange, AI, and digital collaboration for the automotive industry and beyond. The core product is SWAN, a data exchange platform supporting OFTP2 protocol and CAD data transfer. AI offerings include the AI BOX (available as local hardware or IONOS Cloud version) and LLM4CAD (LLM-based CAD analysis developed with KIT). Catena-X solutions include consulting, Company Certificate Management, Product Carbon Footprint, and Data Space Accelerator (up to 30,000 EUR funding support). Additional offerings span CAD-HUB, cloud consulting, information security, and software development services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SWAN: Data exchange platform for secure, standards-based exchange of engineering data, supporting OFTP/OFTP2 protocols.
• SWOX
• SWANcloud
• SCOUD
• AI BOX (KI-BOX)
• CAD-HUB
• LLM4CAD
• SCALES
• SWAN-PCF
• Catena-X CCM
• Catena-X Data Space Accelerator

Products and services

• SWAN data exchange platform (SWANenterprise / SWANhosted / SWANcloud) Flagship OFTP2-based data exchange platform (System for Worldwide Exchange of Engineering Data) enabling secure, automated transfer of CAD, EDIFACT and engineering data between business partners, deployed as enterprise (SWANenterprise) or hosted (SWANhosted / SWANcloud) offerings; certified via the Odette-validated SWOX module.
• KI-BOX (AI BOX) Sovereign AI deployment solution enabling companies (especially SMEs) to run AI locally on their own hardware, with a cloud variant hosted on GDPR-compliant IONOS Cloud infrastructure; data stays under the customer's control.
• LLM4CAD Generative-AI / LLM-based application that lets engineers interact with CAD models using natural language and automatically extracts, evaluates and processes technical information from 2D CAD drawings.
• CAD-HUB Centralized solution for CAD data exchange, collaboration and management across distributed engineering teams, supporting efficient cross-company CAD workflows.
• SWAN-PCF (Product Carbon Footprint for Catena-X) Product Carbon Footprint data-exchange solution operating within the Catena-X automotive data ecosystem, supporting standardized environmental and sustainability data exchange along the automotive value chain.
• Catena-X CCM (Company Certificate Management) Certificate-management solution for the Catena-X data space, allowing automotive companies to issue, manage and exchange company certificates within the ecosystem for streamlined supplier qualification.
• Catena-X PCF Product Carbon Footprint offering for the Catena-X data ecosystem, supporting standardized environmental data exchange along the automotive value chain.
• Catena-X Consulting Consulting and onboarding services for Catena-X data space implementation, covering registration, integration strategy and ecosystem participation.
• Cloud Consulting (CloudFlex) Cloud infrastructure consulting services (CloudFlex) helping SMEs and enterprises design, optimize and adopt cloud strategies with a focus on digital sovereignty and European data residency.
• Information Security (IT Security) consulting IT and information security consulting, including TISAX assessment support and implementation of information security management systems aligned with ISO/IEC 27001.
• Data Exchange consulting Process consulting for cross-company data exchange, covering OFTP2 implementation, EDIFACT integration and data-flow optimization across automotive supply chains.
• Software Development (platform-based) Bespoke platform-based software development services, including custom application development, system integration and software modernization on top of SSC's platforms.
• IT Service Management IT Service Management consulting covering process optimization, tool implementation and service-desk operations for enterprise customers.
• Catena-X Data Space Accelerator Funding-supported onboarding programme for SMEs in the automotive value chain to join the Catena-X data ecosystem, offering up to €30,000 with guided onboarding through SSC.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 92% time savings in CAD drawing verification with LLM4CAD compared to manual processing
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

14 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• IONOScoreTechnology or Integration · 18 June 2026Strategic partnership to provide SMEs with easy and secure access to AI. The SSC KI-Box is now available as cloud-based version in IONOS Cloud. IONOS provides GDPR-compliant cloud infrastructure from Germany while SSC provides targeted consulting and products.
• Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2026Collaboration with KIT in the European research project 'Fortissimo Plus' to develop AI prototype LLM4CAD for extracting information from CAD drawings. Project coordinated by HLRS and funded by European High-Performance Computing Joint Undertaking.
• High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHome to one of Europe's fastest supercomputers, HLRS provides HPC tools and solutions for academic and industrial research. SSC works with HLRS on multiple research projects to improve HPC and identify opportunities for industry applications.
• Catena-X Automotive Network e.V.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSSC is a member since 2021. Catena-X develops visionary ideas for future cross-company data exchange along the entire automotive value chain - a lighthouse project for standardized global data exchange in automotive industry.
• Odette OrganisationcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified member of OFTP2 community. SSC's SWOX system has passed Odette certification tests for interoperability and compliance with OFTP2 specification (RFC-5024).
• ProSTEP iViP AssociationminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerActive member of international business community of leading companies from automotive and aerospace industry, system providers and research institutions working to solve challenging tasks from network cooperations.
• Media Solution Center Baden-Württemberg (MSC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member of MSC, creating a link between science and art in digital age. Part of EIT culture & creativity initiative of the European Union.
• EXCELLERATcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean Centre of Excellence for Engineering Applications. SSC represents SMEs role, building bridge between SMEs and HPC centers to simplify HPC use for industry.
• FortissimoPlus (FFplus)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research and innovation project. SSC together with KIT is developing AI application that can interact with CAD models. Funded by European HPC Joint Undertaking under grant agreement No 101163317.
• Smart Data Solution Center (SDSC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFounding member and board member of SDSC association. Objective is promotion of science around data in AI context and data analytics, supporting knowledge transfer into business practice.
• eco - Association of the Internet IndustryminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember since 2024. Eco is the largest Internet association in Europe with 1,100 members, promoting technologies, infrastructures and markets in digital economy.
• EuroCloud Deutschland_eco e.V.minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMember of German cloud computing industry association, advancing cloud market and ensuring transparency and acceptance.
• Allianz für Cybersicherheit (Alliance for Cyber Security)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParticipant in cooperative platform for exchanging information on current threats and practical cyber security measures.
• Steinbeis-Transferzentrum Data Analytics und PredictiveminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovative service provider offering consulting, collaborative research and application development in AI, data science, forecasting methods and machine learning.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• PROSTEP AG: German IT services firm specializing in data exchange, PLM integration, and digital engineering for automotive and aerospace, directly overlapping SSC's SWAN, CAD-HUB, and integration offerings.
• CENIT AG: Stuttgart-based IT consultancy and software vendor serving automotive and manufacturing with PLM, 3D/CAD, and digital enterprise solutions — overlapping with SSC's engineering data exchange and Catena-X/automotive focus.
• SALT Solutions (a Volkswagen company): German IT specialist focused on manufacturing and automotive IT, including supply chain and data exchange, with overlapping automotive OEM customer base.

Emerging players

• Avanet AG: German IT services and software provider with automotive and manufacturing customers, competing in adjacent digital transformation, integration, and managed services work.

Broad incumbents

• Avanade (Accenture/Microsoft JV): Global systems integrator with significant automotive industry presence and broad cloud/data integration capabilities that compete with SSC for enterprise IT and digital transformation mandates.
• Capgemini Engineering (formerly Altran): Large engineering and digital services provider to global OEMs and Tier-1 suppliers, competing for automotive IT services, PLM, and digital engineering engagements.
• T-Systems (Deutsche Telekom): Major German cloud and managed services provider to automotive and manufacturing, offering sovereign cloud infrastructure that overlaps with SSC's data exchange and managed hosting capabilities.
• msg systems: Large German IT services group with automotive, manufacturing and public sector customers, competing for similar enterprise IT, integration, and managed services work.

Others

• Elysium (CADMorph): Provider of 3D CAD/CAM/CAE data format conversion integrated into SSC's SWANenterprise — an adjacent technology partner with overlapping customer base in engineering data interoperability.
• Odette International: Standards body for automotive OFTP/OFTP2 interoperability; not a competitor but a governing ecosystem in which SSC's SWOX is certified and on which its data exchange franchise depends.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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