RMS

What RMS does

RMS is a Frankfurt, Germany-based private company founded in 1997 that sells a bundle of services to the public transport and mobility sector. According to its firmographic record, the firm offers e-ticketing, passenger information systems, staff training, mobility consulting, income security services, vehicle IT, and data management services — a portfolio oriented toward German-speaking public transit operators, transport authorities, and mobility service providers. The breadth of offerings suggests a specialist consultancy and systems integrator rather than a pure product vendor, with revenue likely tied to project-based engagements, licensing of ticketing/IT components, and recurring data or training contracts.

With 101-250 employees and no disclosed funding history, ownership structure, or management team in the available data, RMS appears to be a bootstrapped, mid-sized specialist services firm. The firmographic record does not list specific named products, pricing models, customers, certifications, patents, or partnerships, so the depth of its underlying technology stack and go-to-market mechanics cannot be verified beyond the service-category labels. The website domain (rms-consult.de) and the "consult" naming convention indicate the firm's primary positioning is as a mobility-sector consultancy with adjacent IT and operations offerings rather than a software-as-a-product company.

Name

RMS

Website

https://rms-consult.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

RMS is a Frankfurt, Germany-based mobility consultancy founded in 1997 that provides e-ticketing, passenger information, staff training, mobility consulting, and vehicle IT services to public transport operators and authorities, with 101-250 employees.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Mobility and Public Transit Consulting Services

NAICS

Other Support Activities for Transportation (4889), Urban Transit Systems (4851)

SIC

Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMANAH

Transit, Traffic & Mobility Data Platforms

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Maps, Location & Navigation Platforms

SECONDARYTHADALAG

Corporate MaaS & Commuter Benefits Platforms

Travel & Hospitality/Car Rental & Mobility Services/Mobility-as-a-Service (MaaS) & Multimodal Mobility Platforms

SECONDARYTLAFAMAI

Micromobility Aggregators / MaaS Platforms (Multi-Modal Booking & Passes)

Transportation & Logistics/Passenger Transportation (Air, Rail, Bus, Taxi/Rideshare)/Shared Mobility (Carshare, Bikeshare, Scootershare)

Keywords

• Mobility consulting services
• Public transit solutions
• Passenger information systems
• Vehicle data management
• Transportation IT services

Headquarters

HQ city

Frankfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Core offering

RMS provides a portfolio of mobility and transportation services including electronic ticketing (e-tickets), passenger information systems, staff training, mobility consulting, income security solutions, vehicle IT, and data management. The company is positioned as a specialized service provider for the public transportation and mobility sector, supporting transit operators and related organizations with both advisory and operational technology offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• E-Ticketing Solutions

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Expansion highlights1 record

Direct peers

• Mentz Datenverarbeitung: German specialist in public transit routing, fare calculation, and MaaS platforms — closely comparable niche competitor to RMS in e-ticketing and mobility data.
• INIT Group: German-headquartered provider of integrated IT solutions for public transit, including planning, dispatching, ticketing, and passenger information — directly comparable to RMS's e-ticket, PIS, and vehicle IT offering.
• IVU Traffic Technologies: Berlin-based public transit software vendor covering planning, operations, ticketing, and passenger information for buses and trains — a close functional peer to RMS in the German DACH market.
• Scheidt & Bachmann: German provider of fare collection systems, passenger information, and signalling for public transit — overlapping RMS's e-ticketing and PIS focus.
• Trapeze Group: International supplier of public transit IT (CAD/AVL, scheduling, ticketing, passenger information) serving many of the same operator segments as RMS.
• Atron Electronic: German vendor of AFC hardware and software for transit operators (tickets, validators, back-office) — a direct regional peer to RMS in the German-speaking transit market.

Broad incumbents

• Cubic Transportation Systems: Global large-scale provider of transit fare collection, real-time passenger information, and traffic management — competes with RMS in e-ticketing and PIS at major transit authorities.
• SWARCO: Austrian-headquartered traffic and transit technology group covering urban traffic management, public transit priority, and ITS — adjacent overlap with RMS's mobility and traffic-related services.
• Siemens Mobility: Major mobility OEM and solutions provider offering rolling stock, rail automation, and increasingly ticketing/MaaS — competes with RMS indirectly in integrated mobility projects for large authorities.

Emerging players

• Masabi: Mobile ticketing and account-based fare collection platform increasingly deployed by European operators — emerging alternative to legacy e-ticket vendors like RMS.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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Frequently asked questions about RMS