Cristo
Cristo is a Hungary-based automotive super-app that bundles parking payment, highway vignette purchase, OBDII telematics, and a subscription tier (Pro) for private drivers and small fleet operators. It also runs a B2B fleet platform (Fleet Insight, Fleet Payment) and a white-label deployment with Euroleasing Zrt.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2019
- HeadquartersSzékesfehérvár, Hungary
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B and B2C
- OfferingSoftware
What Cristo does
Cristo is a Hungary-based automotive super-app targeting private drivers and, increasingly, fleet operators. Its mobile application bundles a set of vehicle-related utilities into one interface: paid parking (including residential zone parking for several Hungarian municipalities), purchase and management of national highway vignettes (eGLM/ÉGO/Matrica), an OBDII hardware telematics device called Beat that streams vehicle data, a subscription tier (Cristo Pro) priced at approximately 1750 HUF per month, and ancillary features such as CO2 offset / tree-planting hooks tied to driving behavior. The app is published as a Hungarian-language product and the company is registered in Szeged with 1–10 employees.
Underlying the consumer app is a segment-based weighted AI driving-style scoring system developed in collaboration with Drivingcamp since 2019, fed by data from the Beat device. Historically this score was used to underwrite Cristo Casco (a casco motor-insurance product which was discontinued effective 31 December 2024). Several consumer services (Cristo Assistance, Cristo Share) have also been suspended. The company has also built B2B products — Cristo Fleet Payment and Cristo Fleet Insight — that extend payment and analytics tooling to fleet operators, and a white-label platform branded as Euroleasing Drive deployed via a partnership with Euroleasing Zrt.
The business model mixes consumer subscription (Pro), transaction-based fees or commissions on parking and vignette top-ups, hardware sales of the Beat OBDII device, and B2B platform/white-label revenue from fleet customers. Ownership of the underlying Hungarian Cristo business was transferred from Smartsurance Technologies Kft to a newly created entity, Hello Cristo Zrt, effective 10 April 2026. The company is private, has not disclosed external funding rounds, and does not report revenue.
Cristo firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Cristo
- Legal name
- Hello Cristo Zártkörűen Működő Részvénytársaság
- Website
- https://hellocristo.hu
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2019
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Cristo is a Hungary-based automotive super-app that bundles parking payment, highway vignette purchase, OBDII telematics, and a subscription tier (Pro) for private drivers and small fleet operators. It also runs a B2B fleet platform (Fleet Insight, Fleet Payment) and a white-label deployment with Euroleasing Zrt.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Cristo industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Automotive Mobile Applications
- NAICS
- Parking Lots and Garages (812930)
- SIC
- Services-Auto Rental & Leasing (No Drivers) (7510)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Account-Based Ticketing (ABT) Platforms (THAIAMAA)
Keywords
Where Cristo is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Székesfehérvár
- HQ country
- Hungary
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Cristo business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B and B2C
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Personnel, Supply Chain, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Pro Subscription: Monthly or annual subscription providing premium features including Beat telematics device (with perpetual replacement warranty), automatic parking stop, driving analysis, route recording, vehicle data display, trip log generation, alerts, highway vignette alerts, car sharing capability, and automatic tank/charge detection. Sold directly to consumers via in-app purchase.
- Cristo Fleet Payment: Fleet management subscription allowing companies to share corporate credit card and billing address with employees for parking, highway vignettes, and other car expenses. Consolidated monthly invoice issued to fleet manager. Monthly per-vehicle fee with discounted rate for Pro-subscribed vehicles and free inclusion with Fleet Insight subscription.
- Cristo Fleet Insight: Full fleet tracking and management service providing vehicle state monitoring (km, fault codes, battery), private/business trip ratio tracking, weekend private use monitoring, business trip playback with driving style analysis, and downloadable monthly trip logs. Includes Beat device provisioning when bundled with Pro package.
- Parking Transaction Fees: Users pay parking fees at public parking zones through the app. The company retains a convenience/service fee from each transaction, with Pro users receiving 8 monthly parking fee absorptions.
- Highway Vignette Sales: Sale of weekly (10-day), monthly, and annual highway vignettes for Hungary via in-app purchase. Revenue derived from transaction processing.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Others | Free tier with basic parking and vignette purchase capabilities |
| Subscription | Monthly | Pro monthly subscription with Beat device |
| Subscription | Annual | Pro annual subscription with Beat device |
| Subscription | Monthly | Fleet Payment per-vehicle monthly fee (standard) |
| Subscription | Monthly | Fleet Payment discounted rate for Pro-equipped vehicles |
| Subscription | Monthly | Fleet Payment free with Fleet Insight subscription |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Cristo product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Cristo is a mobile automotive super-app for Hungarian drivers that consolidates parking payments, highway vignette purchases, vehicle telemetry (via the Beat OBDII device), driving style analysis, and trip/expense tracking into one platform. The free tier covers basic parking and vignette transactions, while the Pro subscription adds the Beat hardware, AI-driven driving analysis, automatic parking stop, fuel/charge detection, and vehicle diagnostics. B2B fleet customers access Fleet Payment and Fleet Insight through a companion web app for corporate expense sharing and vehicle monitoring.
Product overview
Cristo is an automotive superapp (mobile application) for Hungarian drivers offering a suite of connected car services. The core Cristo App serves individual drivers with parking payment, toll vignette purchase, refueling/charging recording, and (previously) assistance and casco insurance. Premium features are delivered through the Pro Package (Pro Csomag) add-on, which includes the Beat hardware device — an OBDII telematics unit manufactured by Teltonika — enabling automatic trip logging, driving analysis, vehicle location, and diagnostic code reading. For business users, the Cristo Webapp platform hosts two fleet management modules: Fleet Payment for shared corporate card expenses and Fleet Insight for comprehensive vehicle tracking. A sister product, Euroleasing Drive, serves Euroleasing Zrt. customers with identical functionality plus exclusive E-Ügyfél access. Key services including Cristo Assistance, Cristo Casco, and Cristo Share are currently suspended following the April 2026 operator transition from Smartsurance Technologies Kft. to Hello Cristo Zrt.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Euroleasing Drive: Sister application for Euroleasing Zrt customers with similar functionality to Cristo app, with additional E-Client customer service system access.
Products and services
- Cristo Mobile App Mobile automotive super-app for Hungarian drivers providing parking payment, highway vignette purchase, refueling/charging recording, vehicle telemetry via Beat, driving analysis, and trip logging. Targets individual consumer drivers with a free tier and optional Pro subscription.
- Beat Telematics Device OBDII-based telematics device provided to Pro subscribers. Features GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO/BEIDOU positioning, accelerometer, 2G SIM connectivity, and 3.7V 45mAh backup battery. Enables automatic trip recording, driving analysis, vehicle location, and diagnostic trouble code reading.
- Cristo Fleet Payment B2B fleet subscription enabling companies to share a corporate bank card and billing address with employees for car-related expenses (parking, tolls). Provides centralized monthly invoicing at NET 750 Ft/month per vehicle, reduced to 300 Ft/month for Pro-equipped vehicles and free with Fleet Insight.
- Cristo Fleet Insight B2B fleet tracking service providing real-time vehicle monitoring (km, fault codes, battery), private/business trip ratio tracking, weekend private use monitoring, business trip playback with driving style analysis, and downloadable monthly trip logs. Includes Beat device provisioning when bundled with Pro.
- Cristo Webapp Web-based companion platform accessed via browser for managing fleet solutions. QR code authentication from the mobile app is required. Houses Fleet Payment and Fleet Insight services in a desktop-friendly interface for fleet administrators.
- Euroleasing Drive Sister application for Euroleasing Zrt leasing customers with identical functionality to the Cristo app, additionally featuring the E-Ügyfél (E-Customer) online customer service system. Euroleasing Zrt. provides discounted Pro package rates to its customers via unique promotional codes.
- Cristo 8.0 (Major App Release) Major version release of the Cristo mobile app introducing a redesigned menu, customizable widget dashboard, a quick-access super button, refreshed map and event list, and vehicle location history — significantly enhancing the user experience and core functionality.
Quantifiable outcome
- 8 parking convenience fee absorptions per month for Pro subscribers
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use Cristo
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Cristo technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration5 records
Feature5 records
Cristo partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- drivingcampcoreCristo collaborated with drivingcamp driving instructors to design and develop the AI-powered driving style analysis and trip scoring methodology. drivingcamp instructors continue to contribute to ongoing measurement calibration and data analysis validation. This is a core functional differentiator of the Pro tier.
- Teltonika Telematics UABcoreCristo selected Teltonika Telematics UAB's OBDII telematics device (model unspecified) as the hardware foundation for the Beat device. The device features GPS/GLONASS/GALILEO/BEIDOU/SBAS/QZSS/DGPS/AGPS positioning, accelerometer, built-in backup battery, and 2G quad-band connectivity. Cristo brands and distributes the device to Pro subscribers as part of the Beat offering.
- MAPFRE ASISTENCIA S.A. Magyarországi FióktelepeminorMAPFRE is the insurance carrier for Cristo Assistance group insurance policies sold through the app (currently suspended). Existing policies remain valid until their renewal date per Smartsurance Technologies Kft's terms. Cristo acts as insurance intermediary while MAPFRE is the underwriting carrier.
- UNIQA Versicherung AGminorUNIQA Versicherung AG (LI - 9490 Vaduz) was the insurance carrier for the discontinued Cristo Casco insurance product. Cristo Casco sales were suspended by the previous operator (Smartsurance Technologies Kft) on December 31, 2024, and policies were terminated at renewal. UNIQA handles remaining casco policy inquiries directly.
- Euroleasing ZrtcoreEuroleasing Zrt distributes the Euroleasing Drive app (a Cristo-based white-label) to its leasing customers, offering identical features plus E-Customer online portal access. Euroleasing provides discounted Pro subscription rates to its customers via unique promotional codes, effectively reselling Cristo's Pro tier at negotiated pricing.
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Cristo competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- EasyPark: Pan-European mobile parking payment platform operating across dozens of countries. Directly comparable on the parking-transaction revenue stream and on building a multi-service mobility super-app, though EasyPark is significantly larger and broader geographically.
- Geotab: Global leader in fleet telematics and connected-vehicle data. Comparable on the Fleet Insight-style fleet tracking proposition and on the use of OBDII hardware for driving analysis — operates at vastly larger scale across enterprise fleets.
- Samsara: Cloud-based fleet management and connected operations platform. Comparable on the Fleet Insight value proposition (real-time vehicle monitoring, trip logs, driving analysis) targeted at SMB and enterprise fleets.
- Octo Telematics: Usage-based insurance and telematics platform. Comparable on the data-driven driving analysis and telematics-enabled insurance intermediation model (parallel to the now-suspended Cristo Casco product).
- Verizon Connect: Enterprise fleet management and telematics platform from Verizon. Comparable on integrated fleet tracking, vehicle diagnostics, and driving analysis, targeting SMB and enterprise fleet customers.
Direct peers
- Parkl: Hungarian mobile parking and EV charging app based in Budapest. Most direct head-to-head competitor in Cristo's home market, with overlapping parking-payment functionality and a similar B2C mobile-first GTM.
Others
- Teltonika Telematics: Lithuanian manufacturer of the Beat OBDII device and broader telematics hardware/software platform. Both supplier to Cristo and a potential competitor via its own fleet telematics SaaS — a dual relationship that creates both dependency and competitive risk.
- Mobileye: Advanced driver-assistance and driving-behavior analytics company. Comparable on the AI-driven driving style analysis concept, though positioned at the OEM/ADAS layer rather than consumer telematics.
Emerging players
- Driivz: EV charging management software platform. Comparable on the automatic charging event detection and EV-driver use cases that Cristo has begun to support in v8.2 of its app.
Regional players
- Targa Telematics: European telematics and fleet management provider with strong presence in Italy and Southern Europe. Comparable on the integrated telematics-plus-fleet SaaS model, though primarily serving a different European geography.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses4 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights5 records
Customer concentration
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Cristo leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Cristo funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Cristo M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Cristo
What does Cristo do?
Cristo is a mobile automotive super-app for Hungarian drivers that consolidates parking payments, highway vignette purchases, vehicle telemetry (via the Beat OBDII device), driving style analysis, and trip/expense tracking into one platform. The free tier covers basic parking and vignette transactions, while the Pro subscription adds the Beat hardware, AI-driven driving analysis, automatic parking stop, fuel/charge detection, and vehicle diagnostics. B2B fleet customers access Fleet Payment and Fleet Insight through a companion web app for corporate expense sharing and vehicle monitoring.
Is Cristo a public or private company?
Cristo is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Cristo founded?
Cristo was founded in 2019. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Cristo based?
Cristo is headquartered in Székesfehérvár, Hungary, in the Europe region.
How does Cristo make money?
Five revenue lines are on record. Pro Subscription is the primary driver. The others are cristo Fleet Payment, cristo Fleet Insight, parking Transaction Fees and highway Vignette Sales.
Who are Cristo's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are EasyPark, Geotab, Samsara, Octo Telematics and Verizon Connect. Parkl is listed as a direct peer. Others are Teltonika Telematics and Mobileye. Driivz is listed as an emerging player. Targa Telematics is listed as a regional player.
Does Cristo have an API?
No public API is recorded for Cristo.
What industry is Cristo in?
Cristo's product category is Automotive Mobile Applications. Its primary akta.pro industry code is THAIAMAA, Account-Based Ticketing (ABT) Platforms. Its NAICS code is 812930 and its SIC code is 7510.