What ARC Software does

ARC Software (legal entity Arc Logiciels SA) is a privately held Swiss software integrator founded in 1990 and headquartered in Yverdon-les-Bains, serving approximately 1,000 small and mid-market clients across the six cantons of French-speaking Switzerland (Suisse romande). The company distributes, implements, and develops vertical ERP and business management software for construction (BauBit Pro, WinBau), transport and recycling (A3 Transport), accounting and payroll (A3 Finance/Salaire), HVAC service management (XfleX, Win_HT/Win_OD), and resource scheduling (Visual Planning), connected through its Spiderbus data hub and supplemented by Doc.Series electronic document management and Power BI business intelligence. Its wholly owned subsidiary ARC IT provides Swiss-hosted cloud infrastructure, cybersecurity, and managed IT services, with co-CEOs Yves Neuenschwander and Olivier Deschwanden overseeing both entities.

Revenue is generated through a mix of software subscriptions and licensing (including XfleX's pay-per-use SaaS model), one-time implementation and integration services (Power BI setup, migration from legacy systems such as TopBau to A3), and managed services via ARC IT. Distribution is carried out directly by technical staff — engineers, developers, accountants, and project managers — rather than a dedicated salesforce, with regional seminars across Swiss Romande cantons and partnerships with industry associations (ABBF, AVE, etc.) serving as the primary customer acquisition channel. As of 2025 the company has approximately 40 employees (about one-third women), making ARC a small but established regional software firm with no external funding, focused on digitalizing Swiss SMEs through a tightly integrated product-plus-IT-services stack.

Name

ARC Software

Legal name

Arc Logiciels SA

Website

https://arc-logiciels.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARC Software (Arc Logiciels SA) is a Swiss software integrator founded in 1990, distributing and implementing vertical ERP, transport, and construction management software to approximately 1,000 SMEs across French-speaking Switzerland, supported by its ARC IT hosting subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Vertical Industry Business Software (Construction & Fleet ERP)

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (541)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ERP Implementation & Systems Integration Services (BPAEAGAA), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) & BI (HDAEAMAG), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Construction ERP software
• Fleet management software
• HVAC service management
• Vertical industry software
• Business software integrator

Headquarters

HQ city

Yverdon-les-bains

HQ country

Switzerland

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 Licensing and Subscriptions: XfleX operates on a SaaS model with pay-per-use billing. Other software solutions likely follow similar subscription or license models for construction, transport, and accounting software.
2. Business Intelligence Implementation Services: One-time setup fees for Power BI implementation, charged per data group (HR, finance, salary, technical software), followed by monthly subscriptions to Microsoft.
3. Cloud Hosting and IT Services: ARC IT subsidiary provides dedicated hosting, cloud infrastructure, IT security, and managed services as a separate revenue stream from the parent company.
4. Software Integration and Consulting: Implementation services for software deployment, training, and custom script development for clients, including migration from older systems like TopBau to A3.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Arc Logiciels SA (ARC Software) is a Swiss software integrator that develops, distributes, and supports vertical business management applications for small and mid-sized companies in construction, transport/logistics, recycling, and technical (HVAC) service industries. The company bundles its own flagship ERP platform (A3) and specialized products such as BauBit Pro, XfleX, WinBau, Visual Planning, and Spiderbus with implementation, training, and ongoing support services for more than 1,000 clients across Suisse romande.

Product overview

ARC Software (Arc Logiciels) offers a unified platform-plus-modules architecture serving Swiss construction, transport, and technical trades companies. The core portfolio centers on BauBit Pro (construction ERP), A3 Transport (fleet and materials transport management), A3 Finance (accounting and payroll), and Visual Planning (resource scheduling). These integrate via Spiderbus data hub, supplemented by XfleX for HVAC service management, GED Doc.Series for document management, and Power BI for business intelligence. The company also offers IT services through subsidiary ARC IT including cloud hosting and cybersecurity. An AI partnership with Lumind enables agentic automation for document processing and ERP data retrieval.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Visual Planning: Collaborative planning software for resource, project, and schedule management across various industries.

Quantifiable outcome

• Administrative task execution time reduced by factor of 5 with AI integration
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• LumindcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2025Strategic partnership with AI startup Lumind to develop AI agentic solutions for ARC Logiciels' ERP and software products. Lumind deploys AI solutions that retrieve information directly from ERP systems, automating tasks such as quote processing for construction and transport companies. The collaboration enables automatic data extraction from variable-format documents (PDF, Word, Excel, emails) and integration into A3 and BauBit Pro software.
• InformaticoncoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Swiss software editor Informaticon for A3 ERP platform (Finance, Salary, Transport). ARC Logiciels distributes and implements A3 solutions, with development team collaboration on new features and updates. A3 is developed entirely in Switzerland.
• Doc.SeriescoreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Swiss GED (Electronic Document Management) provider Doc.Series. ARC Logiciels implements intelligent document management with AI-enhanced recognition capabilities, achieving 98% accuracy compared to 90% with standard GED solutions.
• Spiderbus (Harps)coreTechnology or IntegrationPartnership with Spiderbus, a Swiss data connector developed by Harps startup from Yverdon. Spiderbus synchronizes data between multiple business applications, functioning as a secure Data Hub that eliminates double entries and integrates with BauBit Pro, A3, Visual Planning, M-Files, and other software.
• ARC ITcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerARC IT is the sister company of ARC Logiciels, handling IT services, infrastructure, security, and cloud hosting. Both companies share co-CEOs (Yves Neuenschwander and Olivier Deschwanden) and are co-located, providing complete solutions from software to IT infrastructure. Both entities are Cyber-Safe and Swiss Digital Services certified.
• Advanced SolutionsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSister company based in St. Gallen (canton SG) operating in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). Handles Visual Planning customers in German-speaking Switzerland, Germany, and Austria.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bexio: Swiss SaaS accounting and business administration platform for SMEs; an ARC integration partner but also a competing accounting option that overlaps with ARC's A3 Finance/Salary module within Swiss Romande.
• Visual Planning (Stilog): Editor of Visual Planning collaborative scheduling software that ARC distributes; directly comparable in product (resource/project/scheduling software) with overlap in customer verticals, including construction and service trades globally.
• Informaticon: Swiss editor of the A3 ERP platform that ARC distributes and integrates; a core partner but also a direct peer in the Swiss ERP market, serving overlapping customers in construction, transport, and technical trades across Switzerland.
• Nevaris Bau software (NEVARIS Bausoftware): Construction ERP and project management software vendor serving contractors in DACH; directly comparable to BauBit Pro and WinBau in functionality and customer base, though primarily active in German-speaking markets.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble Construction: Global construction technology provider with ERP, project management, and field-data software; competes broadly with ARC's construction software stack, particularly in larger and multi-national contractor accounts.
• RIB Software (Schneider Electric): Global construction ERP and project management platform; overlaps directly with ARC's BauBit Pro construction management offerings and serves similar contractor and project-owner customers, but at vastly larger scale and broader geographic footprint.
• Sage Group: Global ERP and accounting vendor with construction and SMB verticals; competes with ARC's A3 Finance offering and serves similar Swiss SMB customers, though with broader product breadth and global scale.
• Procore Technologies: Cloud-based construction management platform for project owners and contractors; competes with ARC in the same construction vertical but operates globally and focuses on larger enterprise projects rather than Swiss SMBs.

Regional players

• Opacc Software: Swiss ERP and e-business platform provider for SMBs; offers competing ERP functionality across service, trade, and commerce verticals, primarily serving the Swiss market like ARC.
• Abacus Research: Major Swiss ERP and business software vendor for SMEs; competes with ARC's A3 Finance/Salary offering within Switzerland and serves similar construction and service-sector verticals, but with broader functionality and a larger install base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 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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