INOSIM

What INOSIM does

INOSIM GmbH is a German process simulation software company founded in 2003 and headquartered in Dortmund, Germany, operating as a majority-owned subsidiary of the ZETA Group. The company develops specialized simulation software for batch, continuous, and mixed production processes, serving enterprise customers in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences and biotech, food and beverage, steel, and academic research. Its platform enables the construction of digital twins of industrial plants used for simulation, optimization, and predictive decision support across the complete plant lifecycle, from design and engineering through to operations and ongoing optimization.

The company's product portfolio centers on INOSIM Insight (the core simulation platform with add-ons and a VBA-based scripting engine for custom algorithms), INOSIM Foresight (a real-time predictive decision support system for batch production with dynamic material flow simulation and predictive operator task boards), INOSIM BICON (a Business Intelligence Connector for exporting simulation results to Tableau and Microsoft Power BI), and INOSIM Consulting (training, support, and full simulation project execution). The platform integrates with operational systems including OSIsoft PI, MES systems, and SQL databases to initialize simulation models from real plant data. Current product development includes an AI-enriched Foresight system developed under the KEEN Innovationsplattform with Merck and ongoing research via OptiProd.NRW.

INOSIM monetizes through quote-based one-time commercial and academic software licenses with optional or mandatory annual maintenance subscriptions (minimum 12-month terms, automatic renewal), recurring technical support billed separately, and professional services revenue from INOSIM Consulting. Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-focused, using free personalized live demonstrations and consulting engagements as primary acquisition mechanisms. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales with an engineering service partner channel (SimPlan, Exyte, SAV Planung, Chemgineering, Jacobs Engineering, NNE, Otto Life Science Engineering, Vogelbusch, Harper & Vedel) and a sales and technology partnership with France-based ProSim. The company employs 11-50 people and maintains research collaborations with Fraunhofer IML and several German universities.

Name

INOSIM

Legal name

INOSIM GmbH

Website

https://inosim.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INOSIM GmbH is a German process simulation software company that builds digital twin and predictive decision support tools (INOSIM Insight, Foresight, BICON) for batch and continuous production in chemicals, pharmaceuticals, and life sciences.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Process Simulation Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Process & Batch Control Software (Recipe Management, ISA-88) (IMAGABAH)

akta.pro secondary industry

Control System Integration & Engineering Services (Design, Commissioning, Retrofits) (IMAGABAK)

Keywords

• Process simulation software
• Digital twin manufacturing
• Batch process simulation
• Plant optimization software
• Predictive decision support

Headquarters

HQ city

Ammerstetten

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: INOSIM sells software licenses for its process simulation platform including INOSIM Insight, with options for commercial licenses, trial licenses, and viewer licenses. Licenses can be purchased with or without software maintenance.
2. Software Maintenance Contracts: Annual or multi-year software maintenance contracts (minimum 12 months) that include bug fixes, service packs, and minor releases. Reactivation fees apply for lapsed maintenance. Renewal automatically covers 12 months unless 3 months written notice is given.
3. Professional Services (Consulting): INOSIM Consulting provides simulation services, training, and full project execution support for customers implementing process simulation solutions.
4. Academic Licensing: Special license terms for academic institutions including renewable annual licenses or long-term licenses (1-12 years) for educational use in universities and research projects.
5. Support Services: Technical support services for software commissioning, defect analysis, and resolution. Support is billed separately at current list prices.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

INOSIM develops and sells process simulation software for building digital twins of batch, continuous, and mixed industrial production processes. The platform supports the complete plant lifecycle from design and engineering through operation and optimization, with specialized products including INOSIM Insight for simulation, INOSIM Foresight for real-time predictive decision support, and INOSIM BICON for BI integration. The company also delivers consulting and training services to help industrial customers implement and operate the software.

Product overview

INOSIM offers a process simulation software platform with three core products: INOSIM Insight as the primary simulation software for building digital twins; INOSIM Foresight as a predictive decision support add-on for real-time batch production optimization; and INOSIM Consulting for professional services. The portfolio also includes INOSIM BICON (Business Intelligence Connector) for integrating simulation results with Tableau and Power BI. The software supports batch, continuous, and mixed process simulation across industries including chemicals, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, food & beverage, and steel.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• INOSIM Insight: State-of-the-art process simulation software and compatible add-ons for building digital twins.
• INOSIM Foresight
• INOSIM Consulting
• INOSIM BICON

Products and services

• INOSIM Insight State-of-the-art process simulation software and compatible add-ons for building digital twins of batch, continuous, and mixed production processes across the complete plant lifecycle. Used by chemical, pharmaceutical, life sciences, and process industry engineers to design, optimize, and plan production facilities.
• INOSIM Foresight Real-time predictive decision support system for batch production with high-accuracy dynamic material flow simulation and intuitive graphical dashboards. Provides production planning, predictive operator task boards, predictive in-process maintenance, and predictive process supervision for plant operators.
• INOSIM BICON (Business Intelligence Connector) Add-on module that integrates INOSIM simulation results with Business Intelligence solutions like Tableau and Microsoft Power BI, enabling intuitive visualizations, interactive dashboards, and enterprise-wide result sharing.
• INOSIM Expert Edition Full-featured version of INOSIM simulation software used for creating detailed digital twins of production facilities with advanced capabilities including the VBA-based scripting engine that allows users to add custom algorithms to any element of an INOSIM model.
• INOSIM Consulting Professional services ranging from training and support to full project execution, including simulation services and consulting projects that help customers implement and utilize INOSIM software effectively.

Quantifiable outcome

• BASF achieved 100% ROI on investment within four months of implementing INOSIM Foresight predictive decision support system
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers23 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

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ZETA GroupflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerZETA Group acquired a majority share in INOSIM, consolidating all INOSIM activities under INOSIM GmbH (formerly INOSIM Software GmbH). INOSIM is a member of ZETA Group, with ZETA GmbH also listed as an engineering service partner and customer.
• OSIsoftcoreTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for PI System integration. INOSIM connects to OSIsoft PI systems to import plant data for simulation model initialization and predictive decision support.
• Tableau (Salesforce)coreTechnology or IntegrationNative support for Tableau Business Intelligence platform. INOSIM BICON enables seamless data export to Tableau for visualization and dashboards.
• ProSimcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSales and technology cooperation between INOSIM (Germany) and ProSim (France) for developing a 'super tool' for process simulation. Partnership announced April 2015, with continued collaboration referenced in 2017.
• Fraunhofer IMLcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch partnership with Fraunhofer Institute for Material Flow and Logistics for collaborative research projects in process simulation and logistics.
• Ruhr-Universität BochumminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for collaborative research and education in process simulation technology.
• Technische Universität DortmundminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for collaborative research and education in process simulation technology.
• Technische Universität DresdenminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for collaborative research and education in process simulation technology.
• University of TwenteminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational academic partnership for collaborative research and education in process simulation technology.
• SimPlan AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering simulation service partner that uses INOSIM software for process simulation in chemical and pharmaceutical production sectors. Long-standing cooperation since 2022.
• ExytecoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner using INOSIM for facility design and simulation in high-tech facility construction projects.
• SAV Planung GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering planning firm using INOSIM for process simulation and planning projects.
• ZETA GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerParent company and engineering partner using INOSIM for complex batch and material flow process simulations.
• ChemgineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering consulting partner specializing in pharmaceutical and chemical industries.
• Jacobs Engineering GroupminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerGlobal engineering firm partner for process simulation projects.
• NNEminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPharmaceutical engineering partner for process simulation.
• Otto Life Science EngineeringminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLife science engineering partner for process simulation.
• VogelbuschminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner for bioprocess and pharmaceutical applications.
• Harper & VedelminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerEngineering partner for process simulation projects.
• MerckcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration within the KEEN Innovationsplattform to develop and deploy a Foresight system enriched with AI components for optimizing batch plants.
• OptiProd.NRWminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative research project developing advanced planning solutions for production optimization based on INOSIM Foresight technology.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Körber / Werum PAS-X: Körber's Werum PAS-X is a leading Manufacturing Execution System (MES) for pharmaceutical and biotech batch manufacturing. It is comparable to INOSIM where it intersects with batch production planning and execution, often as an integration partner or adjacent vendor.
• PTC (ThingWorx, Creo): PTC's ThingWorx and Creo simulate industrial assets and digital twins for connected operations. It competes with INOSIM in predictive analytics and digital twin use cases for manufacturing customers.

Direct peers

• Aspen Technology: Aspen Technology is the dominant provider of process simulation software (Aspen Plus, HYSYS, aspenONE) for chemical, petrochemical, and pharmaceutical industries. It directly competes with INOSIM in batch/continuous process modeling and digital twin use cases for plant design and operations.
• ProSim: ProSim is a French process simulation software vendor with long-standing sales and technology cooperation with INOSIM. It competes in steady-state and dynamic process simulation for chemicals, specialty, and pharma, and is both peer and partner.

Broad incumbents

• AVEVA (Schneider Electric): AVEVA provides process simulation (formerly SimSci) and the broader industrial digital twin platform across plant lifecycle. It directly competes with INOSIM in process simulation and serves overlapping chemicals/life-sciences customers globally.
• Honeywell UniSim: Honeywell UniSim Design and UniSim Competency Suite are widely deployed process simulation tools for refining, chemicals, and gas processing. They overlap with INOSIM on dynamic process modeling and operator training simulations.
• Siemens (gPROMS / Simcenter): Siemens offers gPROMS and the broader Simcenter/Xcelerator portfolio for process modeling, digital twin, and industrial automation. It competes with INOSIM in chemical/pharma process simulation while bundling it into a much wider enterprise software stack.
• Dassault Systèmes (DELMIA): Dassault's DELMIA and 3DEXPERIENCE platforms provide manufacturing process simulation and digital twin capabilities. They overlap with INOSIM at the manufacturing execution and operations simulation level in life sciences and industrial markets.
• Hexagon (HxGN SDx, Nexus): Hexagon's HxGN SDx and Asset Lifecycle Intelligence provide industrial digital twin solutions across process manufacturing. It competes with INOSIM in plant simulation and predictive decision support for process industries.
• Bentley Systems (OpenUtilities / PlantSight): Bentley offers OpenUtilities and PlantSight for digital twin of utility and industrial plant infrastructure. It competes with INOSIM at the engineering and operations layer for plant-facility digital twins.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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