Name

Raspberry Software

Legal name

RASPBERRY SOFTWARE SYSTEMS LIMITED

Website

https://raspberrysoftware.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Rail Revenue Protection Software

NAICS

Investigation and Security Services (5616)

SIC

Services-Management Services (8741)

akta.pro primary industry

Fare Enforcement, Inspection & Compliance Systems (THAIAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Parking Management & Enforcement (Citations, Permits, Compliance) (BPABAKAB)

Keywords

• Rail revenue protection software
• Ticket inspection systems
• Fare evasion enforcement
• Penalty case management
• Parking penalty software

Headquarters

HQ city

Woodbridge

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Software Subscriptions: TIPS platform delivered as SaaS solution to Train Operating Companies. Includes mobile app and back-office case management system with monthly/annual subscription model.
2. Professional Services: Consultancy services leveraging over 20 years of rail fraud and revenue protection expertise. Services include regulatory compliance guidance, strategic advisory, and industry consultation with ORR and DfT.
3. Outsourced Administration Services: Outsourced penalty fare reminder letters, administration processes, and prosecution services management for TOCs. Can deliver complete outsourced solution or manage short-term projects.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Raspberry Software delivers a cloud-based TIPS (Ticket Inspection Prosecution System) SaaS platform purpose-built for UK rail revenue protection and fraud management. The platform combines a mobile inspection app for issuing fare evasion notices with a back-office case management and prosecution system, complemented by a Data Connector BI module and a Parking Penalty Notice App for civil enforcement.

Product overview

Raspberry Software delivers a unified suite of revenue protection software for the UK rail industry. The core platform consists of the TIPS Revenue Protection App (mobile inspection tool) and TIPS Back Office (end-to-end case management and prosecution system), supported by the Data Connector for business intelligence and the Parking Penalty Notice App for civil parking enforcement. Add-on modules include Common Platform (court evidence submission), The Ticket Keeper App (ticket verification integration), and Back Office Lookups (offender identification). Services include Penalty Services for independent appeals, Support Services, Consultancy, and Outsourced Administration. The integrated ecosystem enables the full revenue protection lifecycle from mobile ticket inspection through to prosecution and debt recovery.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TIPS (Ticket Inspection Prosecution System): Comprehensive revenue protection SaaS solution comprising TIPS Revenue Protection App and TIPS Back Office for managing penalty notices, prosecutions, and case management for rail operators.
• Common Platform
• The Ticket Keeper (TTK)
• Back Office Lookups
• Penalty Services

Products and services

• TIPS Revenue Protection App Smartphone/tablet-based mobile app for ticket inspectors to issue Unpaid Fare Notices (UFNs), Penalty Fare Notices (PFNs), MG11s, Travel Incident Reports, Yellow Cards and Witness Statements in real time on location. Includes repeat offender identification, live address database validation, and offline operation when connectivity is lost. Sold to UK Train Operating Companies' frontline revenue protection teams.
• TIPS Back Office
• Data Connector
• Parking Penalty Notice App
• Penalty Services - Appeals
• Support Services
• Consultancy
• Outsourced Administration Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 70% prosecution success rate
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Waynova GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 March 2026Raspberry Software formally joined Waynova Group, a new rail technology platform created by Arcadea Group. Waynova Group brings together rail-focused software businesses including ZEDAS, Railroad Software, Raspberry Software and Automated Rail under one platform. This creates a unified international platform strengthening product depth, integration and long-term investment in digital rail innovation.
• Penalty ServicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company to Raspberry Software that delivers a DfT-authorised independent penalty fare appeals process. Fast decisions, compliant processes, and full integration into TIPS back-office system. Automatically holds PFNs while appeals are processed, with results fed directly into prosecution workflows.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Masabi: Masabi provides mobile ticketing, fare validation and inspection technology for transit operators including UK rail. It is comparable to Raspberry as a software-led fare enforcement and ticketing platform serving public transport authorities with cloud-based SaaS.
• Vix Technology: Vix Technology delivers automated fare collection, ticketing and fare inspection systems for transit operators worldwide. It is comparable to Raspberry as a direct competitor providing smartcard and mobile-based fare enforcement solutions for rail and metro.
• Chipside: Chipside provides UK-based penalty notice processing and back-office software for civil enforcement, primarily parking. It is directly comparable to Raspberry's Parking Penalty Notice App and appeals workflow within the same UK regulatory environment.

Broad incumbents

• Cubic Transportation Systems: Cubic is a global incumbent in transit fare collection, ticketing and revenue management systems for rail and bus operators. It is comparable to Raspberry as a larger player overlapping in fare enforcement, inspection, and back-office case management for transport authorities.
• INIT (Innovations in Transportation): INIT provides IT systems for public transport including fare collection, ticketing and back-office revenue protection across European rail and bus networks. It overlaps with Raspberry's rail fare enforcement and case management scope at a much larger scale.
• Scheidt & Bachmann: Scheidt & Bachmann is a long-established European provider of fare collection, ticket inspection and enforcement systems for rail, metro and bus operators. It competes with Raspberry in the same rail fare enforcement and penalty processing category.
• Conduent Transportation: Conduent provides fare collection, transit enforcement and parking management solutions for public sector clients. It overlaps with Raspberry across both rail fare enforcement and the parking penalty notice use case.
• Trapeze Group (Modaxo): Trapeze Group, part of Modaxo, provides enterprise software for public transport including ticketing, planning and revenue management. It is comparable to Raspberry as a broad incumbent whose portfolio overlaps with rail fare enforcement and back-office processing.

Emerging players

• Bytemark: Bytemark provides mobile ticketing, fare validation and account-based ticketing platforms for transit agencies in the US and UK. It is comparable to Raspberry as a SaaS fare inspection and ticketing player serving similar public transport customers.
• ParkingEye: ParkingEye is a UK operator of ANPR-based parking enforcement and penalty charge notice processing. It is comparable to Raspberry as a UK-based counterpart in the parking penalty notice and debt recovery vertical.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/raspberry-software-systems-limited

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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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