SoftQuadrat GmbH

What SoftQuadrat GmbH does

SoftQuadrat GmbH is a Munich-headquartered, privately held German IT consulting firm founded in 2004 by consultants with long-standing software development and project experience. The company operates a hybrid business model combining professional services with a proprietary data engineering product called datasqill. Its service portfolio spans Data Warehousing consulting and rebuilding, Data Engineering, Big Data, Self-Service BI and Reporting, Cloud and Hybrid Architecture, System Integration, Data Migration, and Application/Product Development. Its customer base is concentrated in German blue-chip enterprises across Telecommunications (Telefonica, M-net, T-Systems), Automotive (Daimler, BMW), Media and Entertainment (ProSiebenSat.1, HD+), and Logistics/Services (Deutsche Post), with software development engagements also delivered to Siemens.

The core technology is datasqill, described as a lean, modular Data Engineering platform implementing in-database execution and SQL-based transformation modeling. Unlike conventional ETL tools, datasqill delegates transformations to the data store itself, which the company markets as optimized database architecture suitable for in-memory databases, cloud databases, and Big Data integration. Technology breadth covers relational databases (Oracle, Postgres, Exasol, Snowflake), the Hadoop ecosystem (HDFS, Hive, Spark, Flume, Impala, HBase), cloud platforms (AWS, Azure), reporting tools (Tableau, IBM Cognos), ETL tools (Informatica, Talend, Pentaho Data Integrator), and a polyglot programming stack (Java, Python, Lua).

The commercial model is project-based consulting engagements delivered directly to enterprise clients, supplemented by licensing positioning of datasqill as a sub-brand. Go-to-market relies on direct enterprise relationships and content marketing through technical whitepapers, with geographic focus on Germany and broader European markets. Ownership is founder-led, with Thilo Reimers and Thorsten Reimers serving as Managing Directors (Geschäftsführer); no external investors or parent company are disclosed.

Name

SoftQuadrat GmbH

Legal name

SoftQuadrat GmbH

Website

https://softquadrat.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

SoftQuadrat GmbH is a Munich-based German IT consultancy founded in 2004 that delivers data warehousing, data engineering, big data, cloud, and integration services to enterprise clients, supported by its proprietary in-database ETL/ELT platform called datasqill.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Data Engineering and Warehousing Consulting

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Engineering, Integration & ETL/ELT Services (BPAEAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Database/Application Data Layer Modernization (DB migration, ORM, caching) (BPAEAFAL), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Data warehousing consulting
• Data engineering services
• Big data implementation
• Cloud data architecture
• ETL data integration

Headquarters

HQ city

Egmating

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

SoftQuadrat GmbH delivers enterprise data engineering consulting services and develops the proprietary datasqill platform, which performs in-database ETL/ELT transformations using SQL-based modeling. Its services include Data Warehousing modernization, Data Engineering, Big Data and Data Lake implementation, Self-Service BI and Reporting, Cloud and Hybrid Architecture design, System Integration, Data Migration, and Application/Product Development, primarily serving Telecommunications, Automotive, and Media and Entertainment clients in Germany.

Product overview

SoftQuadrat offers a portfolio consisting of its proprietary datasqill product alongside consulting services. datasqill is the core Data Engineering platform that provides data integration, data migration, and data warehousing capabilities through in-database processing and SQL-based transformation modeling. The company complements this product with professional services including Data Warehousing consulting, Data Engineering, Big Data implementation, Self-Service BI and Reporting, Cloud and Hybrid Architecture design, System Integration, Data Migration execution, and Application/Product Development.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• datasqill: A lean Data Engineering solution for data integration, data migration and Data Warehousing. The solution is based on a modern and modular architecture and realizes the concepts of In-Database execution and SQL-based development.

Products and services

• datasqill A lean Data Engineering solution for data integration, data migration and Data Warehousing. It enables simple and intuitive modeling of data transformations with automated execution directly within the database, providing an ETL/ELT transformation solution suited for in-memory, cloud databases, and Big Data integration scenarios.
• Data Warehousing Consulting Advisory and implementation services for modernizing or building Data Warehouses and Data Lakes, providing expertise on architecture, modeling, and technology selection for enterprise customers.
• Data Engineering Consulting Implementation services for data preparation and transformation, translating business requirements into SQL-, Java-, or Python-based transformations in cloud or on-premise environments while meeting time and cost plans.
• Big Data and Data Lake Consulting Advisory and implementation services for processing large data volumes, building Data Lakes, selecting appropriate Big Data technologies for use cases, and connecting surrounding systems.
• Self-Service BI and Reporting Consulting Planning and realization of Self-Service BI and standard reporting solutions enabling end users and business stakeholders to independently gain insight into their data.
• Cloud and Hybrid Architecture Consulting Advisory and implementation support for moving to the cloud or implementing hybrid architectures, including cloud infrastructure setup and integration with on-premise environments.
• System Integration Consulting Implementation support for IT integration projects, establishing uniform standards and infrastructures for enterprise-wide integration strategies with a focus on reusability, encapsulation, and process orientation.
• Data Migration Consulting Cost-efficient migration of data from legacy systems to new solutions, including complex data extraction, cleansing, and preparation across systems and interfaces.
• Application and Product Development Software development services for customer solutions and products, drawing on experience from in-house product development and customer projects, staffed across roles such as Product Owner, Architect, and Developer.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stabilized ETL processes and improved data quality to a new level
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

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No

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Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Direct peers

• Talend (Qlik): Talend offers data integration and ETL/ELT tooling with similar consulting-oriented go-to-market in Europe. Directly comparable to SoftQuadrat's datasqill-based data integration and transformation services.
• Matillion: Cloud-native ELT platform purpose-built for Snowflake, Redshift, BigQuery, and Databricks. Most directly comparable to datasqill's in-database, SQL-first transformation approach on modern cloud data warehouses.
• dbt Labs: SQL-based transformation tooling via dbt Core/dbt Cloud that pioneered the ELT paradigm. Comparable in its in-database transformation philosophy and target buyer (analytics engineers).
• WhereScape: Data warehouse automation tooling with metadata-driven development across multiple database targets. Comparable to datasqill's automation of data transformation modeling and execution.
• Pentaho (Hitachi Vantara): Data integration and analytics platform explicitly referenced by SoftQuadrat as a competitor technology. Directly comparable on ETL, data integration, and analytics workloads.

Broad incumbents

• Informatica: Enterprise data integration and data engineering platform with a broad portfolio. Overlaps with datasqill on ETL/ELT but serves a much wider customer base with adjacent data quality, governance, and master-data capabilities.
• Databricks: Lakehouse platform combining Spark, Delta Lake, and SQL-native transformation. Overlaps with SoftQuadrat's Big Data, Hadoop-ecosystem, and in-database transformation offerings at a much broader scale.

Regional players

• TNG Technology Consulting: Munich-based IT consulting firm with deep data engineering and software development practices. Comparable DACH-headquartered technology consultancy competing for similar enterprise engagements.
• codecentric (Accenture): German IT consultancy specializing in agile software development, cloud, and data engineering. Directly comparable to SoftQuadrat's consulting stack and target German enterprise buyers.
• inovex: German IT consultancy focused on data management, cloud, and digital solutions. Comparable on data engineering, cloud/hybrid architecture, and DACH enterprise customer base.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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