WIDEMANN SYSTEME

What WIDEMANN SYSTEME does

WIDEMANN SYSTEME, operating legally as MegaCAD Stadtplanung GmbH, is a privately held German software specialist founded in 1985 and headquartered in Wiesbaden. The company develops and distributes CAD and GIS software for the German urban planning, landscape architecture, and municipal administration markets. Its flagship product, WS LANDCAD, is a domain-specific CAD application that runs natively on both Autodesk AutoCAD and Bricsys BricsCAD platforms, combining plan graphics with attribute data and supporting 2D/3D design, BIM workflows, digital terrain modeling, and the mandatory XPlanung/XPlanGML data exchange standard. The portfolio is extended by the IRIS 3 web-based cadastral suite for municipal tree, cemetery, and property management, plus converters for ALKIS-NAS and geodata formats.

The firm serves German municipal planning departments (Planungsämter), private urban and landscape planning offices (Planungsbüros), and engineering firms, with an installed base of more than 7,000 customers across Germany. Distribution is sales-led and direct, supplemented by a nationwide seminar program (15+ course types covering AutoCAD, BricsCAD, Civil 3D, BIM, and WS LANDCAD), recurring Online-FachSTUNDE virtual events, and an annual user meeting (Anwendertreffen). Revenue is generated from one-time software licenses, recurring annual service contracts (hotline, Fernwartung, service packs), recurring IRIS 3 subscriptions, and professional training services. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed. The company also resells AutoCAD and BricsCAD, deepening its channel position with German municipal buyers.

Name

WIDEMANN SYSTEME

Legal name

MegaCAD Stadtplanung GmbH

Website

https://widemann.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

WIDEMANN SYSTEME (MegaCAD Stadtplanung GmbH) is a German CAD/GIS software specialist founded in 1985, serving municipal planning departments and urban/landscape planning offices with WS LANDCAD (on AutoCAD and BricsCAD) and the IRIS 3 web cadastral suite for tree, cemetery, and property management.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CAD/GIS Planning Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Landscape Architectural Services (54132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (541360)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Landscape Architecture & Site Design (BPAHAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Land Administration & Cadastral Services (Public Land Records, Parcel Management) (BPAIANAH), Community Engagement & Participatory Planning (BPAHAKAO), Mapping & Basemap Platforms (Tiles/SDKs) (BPAMANAB)

Keywords

• CAD software
• GIS solutions
• Urban planning software
• XPlanung compliance
• Municipal cadastre systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses (WS LANDCAD): WS LANDCAD is sold as an application for AutoCAD and BricsCAD platforms. The software combines plan graphics and attribute data, supporting XPlanung standards. Revenue is generated from software licenses, likely with annual maintenance and update cycles.
2. Service Contracts and Support: Service packages including telephone hotline, remote maintenance (Fernwartung), and service packs maintain the value of customer investments. Multiple service contract tiers are offered.
3. Training Seminars: The company offers both in-person (Germany-wide) and online training sessions. Courses include AutoCAD, BricsCAD, Civil 3D, BIM, WS LANDCAD, and XPlanung training at various skill levels.
4. IRIS 3 Web Systems: Web-based management systems for tree inventories, cemeteries, and property records offered to municipal and ecclesiastical organizations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

WIDEMANN SYSTEME (trading as MegaCAD Stadtplanung GmbH) develops and sells CAD and GIS software for urban and landscape planning in Germany. The core product WS LANDCAD is an application built on AutoCAD and BricsCAD that combines plan graphics with attribute data, supporting 2D/3D design, BIM, XPlanung/XPlanGML standards, and web-based plan publishing. The company also offers the IRIS 3 web-based cadastral suite for managing trees, cemeteries, and properties, alongside training seminars and support services for municipal planning offices, planning firms, and engineering companies.

Product overview

WIDEMANN SYSTEME / MegaCAD Stadtplanung GmbH offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on WS LANDCAD CAD software for urban and landscape planning. WS LANDCAD is an application running on AutoCAD and BricsCAD platforms that combines plan graphics with attribute data, supporting 2D/3D design, BIM workflows, and XPlanung standards. The product line includes specialized modules: WS LANDCAD DGM for digital terrain models, WS LANDCAD GeoXchange for geodata exchange including XPlanung, and WS LANDCAD Planhub for web-based plan information. The complementary IRIS 3 web system suite provides municipal cadastre solutions including tree management (IRIS 3 Baum), cemetery planning (IRIS 3 Friedhof), and property management (IRIS 3 Liegenschaften). Additional tools include Moskito DXF GeoDat for coordinate transformation and acadALKIS for ALKIS-NAS data conversion. The company also resells BricsCAD and AutoCAD software.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WS LANDCAD

Quantifiable outcome

• Customers report significant time savings in plan creation
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Autodesk (AutoCAD)coreTechnology or IntegrationWS LANDCAD is an application built on the AutoCAD platform. Autodesk provides the underlying CAD platform on which MegaCAD Stadtplanung's proprietary WS LANDCAD software runs. This is a fundamental platform integration partnership.
• Bricsys (BricsCAD)coreTechnology or IntegrationWS LANDCAD is also available as an application for BricsCAD, providing customers with an alternative CAD platform option alongside AutoCAD. This platform partnership enables customers to choose their preferred CAD foundation.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Esri (ArcGIS): Global leader in GIS software for planning, cadastral, and municipal workflows. Competes broadly with WIDEMANN in German municipal GIS, but does not specialize in XPlanung-native CAD/GIS like WS LANDCAD and IRIS 3.
• Autodesk: Provider of AutoCAD and broader AEC software stack. WS LANDCAD is built on the AutoCAD platform, making Autodesk both a critical partner and a broad competitor in CAD-based urban and infrastructure design.
• Hexagon Geospatial: Provider of enterprise geospatial and remote sensing software for government, infrastructure, and defense. Competes broadly with WIDEMANN's GIS and terrain modeling capabilities in municipal and infrastructure use cases.
• RIB Software (Schneider Electric): Provider of construction and infrastructure software (iTWO) for AEC firms. Competes with WIDEMANN in software serving construction companies and infrastructure planners across the German-speaking market.

Direct peers

• Bricsys: Provider of BricsCAD, the alternative CAD platform on which WS LANDCAD runs. Bricsys is both a platform partner and an indirect competitor offering its own native CAD tools for AEC and planning workflows.
• VertiGIS: GIS-focused vendor offering solutions for utilities, local government, and cadastre on Esri and Autodesk platforms. Directly competes with IRIS 3 in municipal web-based cadastre and asset management workflows.
• AED-SICAD: German-based GIS vendor specializing in utility network management and cadastre for municipalities. Competes with IRIS 3 in web-based land and property management solutions for German public-sector customers.
• IB&T (Card/1): German vendor of Card/1 civil engineering and infrastructure software for surveying, road, and rail planning. Overlaps with WIDEMANN in the German municipal and infrastructure planning software market, particularly for DGM and civil design workflows.

Emerging players

• cpca - GIS- und IT-Dienstleister: Smaller German GIS/IT service provider focused on cadastre and municipal geodata. Competes at the regional level with WIDEMANN's IRIS 3 Liegenschaften and IRIS 3 web kataster offerings.

Others

• Conject (now Oracle Primavera): Now part of Oracle's construction and engineering cloud, providing project collaboration and BIM tools for AEC firms. Adjacent competitor in the broader German AEC software stack that intersects with WIDEMANN's municipal and planning customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/widemannDE
• YouTubeyoutube.com/@MegaCADStadtplanung
• Facebookfb.me/widemannDE
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/widemann-systeme-gmbh

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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