What WebRatio does

WebRatio is an Italian software company, founded in 2001 and headquartered at the ComoNext Science and Technology Park in Lomazzo (Como) with a registered office in Milan, that develops and sells WebRatio Platform — a Low-Code development environment for building enterprise web and mobile applications. The platform combines a proprietary visual User Interface Designer and Data Model Designer with the company's IFML (Interaction Flow Modeling Language), an OMG-standard-aligned modeling language whose open-source editor is published on Eclipse Marketplace and GitHub. A standalone BPM Engine, API Modeling capabilities, multiple-microservices architecture, and a Cloud Builder for app-store deployment complete the core technical stack. The platform is offered in three editions — Community (free), Professional, and Enterprise — with the Enterprise tier sold as a flat annual per-developer-seat subscription that includes unlimited applications and unlimited end users, differentiating it from usage-based competitor pricing.

The company targets enterprise customers undertaking digital transformation across seven vertical markets: Manufacturing, Finance & Insurance, Distribution & Retail, Energy & Utilities, Travel & Transportation, Fashion & Luxury, and cross-industry custom application development. Named customers include Poste Italiane, UniCredit Leasing, Nexi, Mondadori, Acer, A2A, Dolomiti, Gewiss, Baxi, GTT, Erickson, and Exever. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales, a partner ecosystem anchored by Italian system integrator Dedagroup, academic partnerships (Milan Polytechnic), and Latin American channel relationships. WebRatio was named a Gartner Cool Vendor in 2013 and has been listed in Gartner Market Guides for Rapid Mobile App Development Tools in 2015, 2016, and 2017, and holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certifications.

WebRatio is incorporated as WebRatio S.r.l., a single-member Italian private limited company with €500,000 in fully paid share capital, operating under the direction and coordination of parent entity RES S.r.l. Leadership comprises Federico Bonelli (President), Roberto Acerbis (CEO), and board members Paolo Ferrandi and Giulia Costa. No venture capital or private equity funding rounds are disclosed, and revenue is not publicly reported. Active product development continues through 2026, with Platform 9.3.1 released in February 2026 and a Mobile Platform 8 End-of-Support milestone scheduled for June 2026. In February 2025 the company joined the Horizon Europe-funded Energenius project consortium, extending its footprint across nine European countries.

Name

WebRatio

Legal name

WebRatio S.r.l.

Website

https://webratio.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WebRatio is an Italian Low-Code development platform provider founded in 2001, serving enterprises in manufacturing, finance, energy, retail, transportation, and government with visual tools, proprietary IFML modeling, integrated BPM, and flat per-seat subscription pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Milano

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Revenue model

1. Platform Subscription (Enterprise Edition): Flat subscription model based on developer-seat pricing with unlimited applications and unlimited end users. Enterprise version offered as periodic cost per developer with no constraints related to application complexity or usage scale.
2. Platform Editions: Multiple editions including Enterprise, Professional, and Community (free) editions. Commercial editions generate subscription revenue while Community Edition provides free entry point for evaluation and learning.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

WebRatio develops and sells WebRatio Platform, a model-driven Low-Code development platform for building custom enterprise web and mobile applications using visual tools (User Interface Designer, Data Model Designer) based on the proprietary IFML modeling language. The platform integrates BPM, API modeling, and Cloud Builder capabilities, and is offered in Community (free), Professional, and Enterprise editions sold on a flat developer-seat subscription basis with unlimited applications and end users.

Product overview

WebRatio offers a unified Low-Code platform architecture centered on WebRatio Platform, which provides core web and mobile application development capabilities. The platform is available in three editions (Community, Professional, Enterprise) and encompasses multiple integrated modules: BPM Software Development for business process management, Web Development for responsive web applications, and Mobile Platform for cross-platform mobile development. The platform enables 7x faster development through visual tools and supports unlimited applications and end users in the Enterprise edition. WebRatio also developed IFML (Interaction Flow Modeling Language), an open-source visual modeling language for UI engineering available through Eclipse Marketplace and GitHub.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WebRatio Platform: The company's flagship Low-Code development platform for building web and mobile enterprise applications with visual tools.
• Servitly

Products and services

• WebRatio Platform Flagship Low-Code development platform enabling organizations to visually build web and mobile enterprise applications 7x faster than traditional methods, integrating BPM, BPA, DPA, and API Modeling capabilities for digital transformation initiatives.
• WebRatio Mobile Platform Rapid mobile application development environment for creating cross-platform mobile apps with offline data processing, native functionalities (geolocation, contacts), and Cloud Builder for app store deployment.

Quantifiable outcome

• 700% increase in development productivity vs traditional methods (Dedagroup benchmark)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability8 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, core and major.

• Software GuruminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2015Mexican IT magazine featuring WebRatio in 47th edition and organizing SG Conference & Expo where WebRatio sponsored and presented at conferences.
• Energenius Project ConsortiumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHorizon Europe co-funded project where WebRatio acts as technology partner designing and developing the Energenius Digital Marketplace. The marketplace supports gamification mechanisms and allows users to access energy efficiency products and services using digital credits.
• ServitlycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as partner in Energenius project alongside WebRatio, both based in Italy. Servitly focuses on IoT and digital services for industrial applications.
• EMPA (Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader pilot site in Energenius project testing advanced energy solutions. Switzerland-based materials research institute.
• Transilvania IT ClustermajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader pilot in Energenius project representing Romanian technology cluster specializing in IT innovation.
• Voltiva EnergymajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader pilot in Energenius project, Spanish energy solutions provider focusing on sustainable energy technologies.
• INNO (Innovatio)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeader pilot in Energenius project, Greek innovation organization supporting energy transition initiatives.
• DedagroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerItalian system integrator that conducted productivity benchmark proving 700% increase in development productivity using WebRatio Platform. Key implementation partner for enterprise deployments.
• Milan Polytechnic (Politecnico di Milano)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner that co-organized HackApp event dedicated to rapid mobile app development with WebRatio, involving participants in IoT app creation.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• OutSystems: OutSystems is a leading enterprise low-code platform for visual web and mobile application development with integrated BPM, comparable in core proposition to WebRatio Platform but with a far larger global footprint, customer base, and VC backing.
• Mendix: Mendix (owned by Siemens) offers a model-driven low-code platform with strong European roots for building enterprise web and mobile apps, directly overlapping with WebRatio's model-driven IFML-based approach and enterprise customer focus.
• Bizagi: Bizagi is a Latin American/European low-code and BPM platform with strong process modeling roots that closely overlaps with WebRatio's combined low-code and BPM offering for digital transformation in large organizations.
• Appian: Appian is a low-code platform with deep BPM/process automation heritage, frequently referenced alongside WebRatio in Gartner coverage; both target enterprises seeking unified low-code app development and process orchestration.
• Betty Blocks: Betty Blocks is a European, Netherlands-based low-code platform focused on citizen and professional developers building enterprise applications, directly comparable to WebRatio in target customer and European enterprise focus.

Emerging players

• Retool: Retool is a developer-focused low-code platform for building internal tools and dashboards quickly, comparable in its developer-seat subscription model and emphasis on speed but with a stronger US startup profile.
• Joget: Joget is an open-source low-code/workflow platform with community and enterprise editions similar to WebRatio's Community/Professional/Enterprise tiering, and comparable enterprise process automation positioning.

Broad incumbents

• ServiceNow App Engine: ServiceNow provides low-code app development capabilities within its broader enterprise workflow and IT service management platform, competing with WebRatio for enterprise digital transformation spend but anchored to the ServiceNow ecosystem.
• Microsoft Power Apps: Microsoft Power Apps is part of the Power Platform and is the dominant low-code offering for enterprises, especially those already in the Microsoft ecosystem; it competes with WebRatio on enterprise application development but as part of a much broader productivity and cloud suite.
• Pega Platform: Pegasystems offers a low-code platform with strong BPM and case-management capabilities, comparable to WebRatio's BPM- and process-led positioning but with deeper CRM and customer engagement scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/WebRatioTeam
• Facebookfacebook.com/webratioteam
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/webratio

Compliance2 records

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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