Datapas

What Datapas does

Datapas B.V. is a Netherlands-based SaaS provider that develops planning, control, and business intelligence software exclusively for the Dutch education sector. Founded in 1987 and headquartered in Haarlem, the company is a privately held Dutch B.V. that became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Visma Group in November 2022 while continuing to operate under its own brand, team, and product identity. As of 2023 Datapas reported market-leader status in the primary education (PO) and secondary education (VO) segments, with more than 270 school board customers and approximately 1.2 million students budgeted via Capisci. The customer base is concentrated in the Netherlands and spans PO, VO, SBO/VSO, MBO, cooperation associations, and linked childcare providers.

The company's product platform consists of three 100% cloud-based SaaS modules: Capisci for budgeting and Planning & Control with built-in DUO legislation and CAO compliance across PO, SBO, VSO, MBO, and childcare; Cockpit, an online business intelligence system providing dashboards, benchmarking across schools, and traffic-light alerts across education, finance, personnel, and operations; and Skoogle, a data warehouse and self-service BI system structured around the balanced scorecard principle. The platform integrates with the principal Dutch back-office and school-administration systems, including AFAS, RAET Youforce, HR2day, Exact, iMuis, Twinfield, Foleta, Pro-Active, Magister, Somtoday, ParnasSys, and iDEAL. Major releases include Capisci 1.0 in 2015, Capisci v10 in 2019, Skoogle 1.0 in 2021, and Capisci 15 (CAP Easy) and Skoogle 4.0 in 2024. Information security is formally certified to ISO 27001 as of December 2025.

Datapas generates revenue primarily through recurring annual SaaS subscriptions for Capisci, Cockpit, and Skoogle, sold via a consultative direct enterprise-sales motion with 4-6 week onboarding cycles, supported by a network of channel partners (CABO, Confina, Groenendijk, PMOS/Onderwijssupport, AK+ Nijmegen, IJK, AFAS) and Visma sister-companies (Visma|Raet, Visma Net, ProActive Spend Cloud, Xedule, Peple, SmartTrackers). Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed; supplementary training is offered periodically at €143.50 per participant. Customers cluster in Dutch school boards and shared service organisations such as Ons Middelbaar Onderwijs, Mosagroep, Onderwijsgroep Oost-Brabant, ASKO Scholen, and VO Eemsdelta.

Name

Datapas

Legal name

Datapas B.V.

Website

https://datapas.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

1987

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Datapas B.V. is a Dutch education-sector SaaS provider offering cloud-based budgeting, BI, and data warehouse software (Capisci, Cockpit, Skoogle) to over 270 school boards across primary, secondary, and vocational education in the Netherlands.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Planning & Control Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Software Publishers (51321), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Governance Platforms (Policies, Stewardship, Workflows) (HDAEADAB), Data Observability & Monitoring (HDAEADAI), Data Strategy & Governance Services (BPAEAHAA)

Keywords

• Education budgeting software
• School planning control
• Education BI dashboards
• School data warehouse
• Educational administration SaaS

Headquarters

HQ city

Haarlem

HQ country

Netherlands

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. SaaS Software Subscriptions: Datapas generates primary revenue through SaaS subscriptions for its three core products: Capisci (budgeting/planning & control), Cockpit (BI dashboards), and Skoogle (data warehouse). As a cloud-based software provider, customers pay recurring subscription fees for access to the platform, maintenance, updates, and support. The company is ISO 27001 certified and operates within the Visma Security Program.
2. Training Services: Datapas organizes periodic training sessions (several times per year) at their office or via Microsoft Teams. Training covers topics such as budget preparation and product usage. Training fees are publicly listed at €143.50 excl. BTW per session, with a minimum of 3 participants.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Datapas sells a 100% cloud-based SaaS platform purpose-built for the Dutch education sector, delivering Planning & Control software (Capisci), online business intelligence dashboards (Cockpit), and a data warehouse/BI system (Skoogle). The platform integrates with the major Dutch financial, HR, school administration, and payment systems, and embeds DUO legislation and CAO compliance for PO, SBO, VSO, MBO, and childcare institutions.

Product overview

Datapas is a platform of SaaS solutions for education institutions comprising three core products: Capisci (budgeting and planning control), Cockpit (business intelligence dashboards), and Skoogle (data warehouse/reporting). Capisci serves as the budgeting foundation, Cockpit provides management dashboards with benchmarking and signaling, and Skoogle acts as the underlying data warehouse connecting multiple source systems. The three products are designed to work together to provide comprehensive planning, control, and monitoring of educational performance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Capisci Cloud-based budgeting and Planning & Control software for Dutch educational institutions (PO, SBO, VSO, VO, MBO, and childcare) that delivers grip on the full Planning & Control process via scenario planning, integrated reporting, multi-year budgeting, budget holder collaboration, and built-in DUO legislation and CAO compliance.
• Cockpit Online active business intelligence system providing extensive dashboards, analyses, benchmarking across schools, traffic-light alerting, and custom reports across the education, finance, personnel, research, and business operations pillars.
• Skoogle Powerful data warehouse system enabling extensive reporting and dashboards across Dutch school board domains, applying the balanced scorecard principle, supporting self-service BI with extendable KPIs and custom data sources.
• Datapas Training Sessions Periodic subscription-based training sessions for Datapas customers and prospects, delivered at the Datapas office in Haarlem or online via Microsoft Teams (e.g., the 'Begrotingsvoorbereiding' / Budget Preparation online training), priced at €143.50 excl. BTW per participant with a minimum of 3 participants.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 270 school boards and 1 million students actively use Datapas software daily
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration12 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• ASKO ScholenminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 June 2023ASKO Scholen and Datapas signed a partnership to further develop Skoogle. ASKO contributes primary education expertise to ensure Skoogle continues to develop. ASKO has 31 primary schools in Amsterdam and surroundings. ASKO and Datapas already had a years-long relationship through Capisci usage for budgeting.
• Visma | RaetcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 May 2023Datapas B.V. and Visma | Raet signed a partner agreement for jointly offering their software. Visma | Raet provides HR and payroll solutions, which serve as one of the important pillars on which good Planning & Control systems rest. The partnership ensures close involvement with source system vendors that Datapas works with.
• VismacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2022Datapas has been part of the Visma organization since November 2022. Visma has been increasingly focusing on the education sector. The acquisition strengthened Datapas' position and enabled partnerships with Visma companies supporting education. Datapas continues to operate under its own name with its existing team as an independent entity within the Visma Group. The company participates in the Visma Connected Experience for Education program, collaborating with Visma companies on secure integrated cloud solutions for education business operations.
• CABOcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCABO provides affordable and broad support for education, helping administrators and directors stay in control. All CABO customers use the Datapas planning & control platform. Datapas participated in the CABO Ledendag 2024 to introduce Cockpit+ and Skoogle to CABO member school boards.
• ConfinaminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorConfina ensures optimal functioning of administrative work processes primarily for the non-profit sector. In cooperation with Datapas, Confina customers use Capisci and Cockpit for the Planning & Control process.
• GroenendijkminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGroenendijk aims to provide more attention for education through customer-oriented, ambitious, and involved service. Their customers use Datapas software solutions.
• PMOS / OnderwijssupportminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPMOS believes in the quality circle of William Edwards Deming with their own PMOS twist. Datapas software supports them in their methodology.
• AK+ NijmegenminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAK+ Nijmegen has years of experience supporting school boards and cooperation associations. They set up and manage AFAS environments and work processes. They use Capisci and PowerBI for Planning & Control and information provision.
• IJKminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIJK is always looking for ways to make processes smarter, simpler, or faster to give time back to users. Together with Datapas, they deliver the BegrotingsManager (Datapas) specially developed for education, contributing to education in the Netherlands.
• AFAS SoftwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationDatapas has developed a standard integration with AFAS, tested for functionality and security, maintained, and certified by AFAS. AFAS is one of the key financial and HR systems used by Datapas customers.
• Visma | ProActive (Spend Cloud)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVisma | ProActive makes the ultimate spend assistant for organizations. Spend Cloud offers one complete solution for all business expenses. Present at CABO Ledendag 2024 alongside Datapas.
• Xedule (Visma)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerXedule provides expert education logistics cloud solutions and advice on planning and scheduling processes for primary, secondary, MBO, and HBO education. Organized VO On Stage event where Datapas MD Maarten Vissers was a guest speaker.
• Visma NetminorGTM or Marketing PartnerVisma Net is advanced financial cloud software specially developed for organizations that want to automate complex administrative processes using AI and robotic processing.
• Peple (Visma)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerPeple provides friendly HR experts who guide customers to get the best out of their HR and payroll process. Present at CABO Ledendag 2024.
• SmartTrackers (Visma)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerVisma sister company that participated in Datapas regional customer days 2024, presenting alongside Datapas at customer events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Exact: Exact is a major Dutch/European accounting and ERP vendor used by education institutions and integrated with Datapas. Comparable as a broader financial software incumbent that could expand into education-specific P&C.
• Twinfield: Twinfield is a Dutch online accounting SaaS widely used by Dutch SMBs including school boards and integrated with Datapas. Comparable as a financial SaaS incumbent selling to the same education back-office.
• Wolters Kluwer: Wolters Kluwer provides Dutch compliance, accounting and HR software used by education and public-sector organizations. Comparable as a broad incumbent in Dutch education back-office software that could move deeper into budgeting/P&C.
• Unit4: Unit4 is a European ERP and finance SaaS vendor with a vertical focus on education and public sector. Comparable as a broader financial/HCM incumbent that competes for the same education back-office budget.

Direct peers

• AFAS Software: AFAS is a leading Dutch ERP/HR/payroll SaaS widely used by school boards; it is both a Datapas integration partner and a potential competitor for the budgeting/P&C layer. Comparable as a Dutch cloud SaaS vendor selling to the same education finance buyers.
• Visma | Raet: Visma|Raet provides HR and payroll solutions for Dutch education organizations and is a strategic sister company within Visma. Comparable as a SaaS vendor serving the same education back-office workflows (HR/payroll feeding Datapas Planning & Control).
• Visma | ProActive (Spend Cloud): ProActive is a Visma sister company providing spend management software to Dutch education organizations. Comparable as a Visma-group SaaS vendor co-selling into the same school-board buyer base via joint events (e.g., CABO Ledendag 2024).

Regional players

• Magister: Magister is a leading Dutch student information system (SIS) used across secondary and vocational education and integrated with Datapas. Comparable as a Netherlands-only education data platform with overlapping buyers in school administration.
• Somtoday: Somtoday is a Dutch student administration platform widely used in secondary and MBO education and integrated with Datapas. Comparable as a Netherlands-only SIS vendor with overlapping school-board buyer base.

Others

• Winvision: Winvision is a Dutch Microsoft Dynamics partner delivering ERP and business applications to education institutions. Comparable as a Dutch systems integrator/ISV enabling the same education back-office processes, though positioned as a partner/adjacent ecosystem player rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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