What Silkeborg Data A/S does

Silkeborg Data A/S is a Danish software company, founded in 1986 and headquartered in Silkeborg, that develops payroll and personnel administration systems exclusively for the Danish public sector. Its sole core product, branded "Løn- og Personaleadministration" (Salary and Personnel Administration), serves Danish municipalities (kommuner) and regions with a multi-level platform spanning central payroll departments, decentralized managers, and individual employees. The solution is designed to integrate with all finance and ESDH (electronic document and records management) systems, enabling deployment in heterogeneous public sector IT environments without requiring system replacement.

The company operates a subscription-based revenue model delivering its software to public sector organizations through direct enterprise sales engagement. Authentication is handled through MitID, the Danish national digital identity infrastructure, reflecting compliance with e-government identity standards. The product is positioned as part of the broader EG Danmark A/S portfolio, with shared contact center support and EG-Silkeborg-Data co-branding.

Silkeborg Data's addressable market is structurally constrained: the 98 Danish municipalities and 5 regions represent the full TAM. No revenue figures, headcount, funding history, or management team details are publicly disclosed. The company has no documented AI/ML capabilities, no APIs, and no disclosed international or private-sector expansion plans, positioning it as a stable but narrowly focused incumbent in a regulated, saturated domestic market.

Name

Silkeborg Data A/S

Legal name

Silkeborg Data A/S

Website

https://silkeborgdata.dk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Silkeborg Data A/S develops payroll and personnel administration software exclusively for Danish municipalities and regions. A subsidiary of EG Danmark A/S, it delivers a subscription-based platform integrating with all finance and ESDH systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Sector Payroll and HR Software

NAICS

Payroll Services (541214)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Human Capital Management (HCM) & Payroll Platforms (HDAEAEAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Payroll Data Management, Master Data & Employee Setup (BPAAAHAI), Payroll Systems Administration & Implementation Support (HRIS/Payroll Platforms) (BPAAAHAJ)

Keywords

• Payroll management software
• Public sector HR software
• Personnel administration systems
• Government payroll solutions
• Municipal salary administration

Headquarters

HQ city

Silkeborg

HQ country

Denmark

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Payroll and HR Software Solutions: Subscription-based software solutions for payroll and personnel administration delivered to public sector organizations, with multi-level access for payroll departments, managers, and employees.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Silkeborg Data A/S develops and delivers payroll and personnel administration software for Danish municipalities and regions. The platform serves all organizational levels—from central payroll departments to decentralized managers and individual employees—and is designed to integrate with any finance system and ESDH (Electronic Document and Case Handling) system used by the Danish public sector.

Product overview

Silkeborg Data A/S offers a unified salary and personnel administration platform for the Danish public sector, specifically targeting municipalities and regions. The company, a subsidiary of EG Danmark A/S, provides solutions that can integrate with all finance and ESDH systems, enabling efficient payroll and HR administration across all levels of public organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Silkeborg Data Payroll and Personnel Administration (Silkeborg Data Løn- og Personaleadministration) A unified salary and personnel administration platform for Danish municipalities and regions, providing flexible access for central payroll departments, decentralized managers, and individual employees, with integration capabilities for all finance and ESDH (Electronic Document and Case Handling) systems.

Named customers2 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• EG Danmark A/Sparent companyOthersSilkeborg Data A/S operates as a subsidiary of EG Danmark A/S. The parent company provides corporate infrastructure, branding (evidenced by EG-Silkeborg-Data logo), and contact center support (+45 7013 2211).

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights1 record

Regional players

• Netcompany: Danish-origin IT services and software company that acquired KMD; provides digital platforms for Danish public sector including payroll-adjacent systems. A growing competitor in the same kommune/region procurement pool.
• Tietoevry: Nordic-headquartered IT services and software vendor with public-sector payroll and HR offerings across the Nordics. Comparable as a regional incumbent providing payroll software to Nordic public-sector entities.
• CGI Group: Global IT services firm with a strong Nordic and Danish public-sector practice, including systems integration around payroll, HR, and finance for government clients. Adjacent competitor for Danish public-sector software contracts.

Broad incumbents

• Visma: Large Nordic software group offering payroll and HCM solutions (Visma HR & Payroll) across the Nordics and Benelux. Competes in adjacent Danish and Scandinavian payroll markets with broader product breadth than Silkeborg Data.
• Workday: Cloud-native HCM and payroll platform aggressively expanding in EMEA public sector. Sets the architectural benchmark that legacy payroll systems must match to remain competitive in upcoming refresh cycles.
• SAP (SuccessFactors): Global enterprise software leader whose SuccessFactors HCM/payroll suite is increasingly pitched at public-sector buyers worldwide. Represents the modern cloud-native competitive threat to legacy payroll platforms like Silkeborg Data.
• Oracle (HCM Cloud): Global HCM/payroll cloud suite with public-sector references. Competes indirectly for large Danish municipal/regional HCM contracts as buyers modernize.

Direct peers

• KMD A/S: Major Danish public-sector IT and payroll software provider (now part of Netcompany Group), historically the dominant vendor of municipal payroll and HR systems in Denmark. Most direct substitute for Silkeborg Data's kommune/region payroll solutions.

Others

• Capgemini: Global IT services firm with Nordic public-sector systems integration practice. Competes for surrounding implementation, integration, and transformation work tied to Danish public-sector payroll modernization.
• EG A/S: Parent company of Silkeborg Data and broader Danish public-sector software provider. Relevant as the corporate parent and as a channel through which Silkeborg Data's product is bundled and sold.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

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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