INFORDATA Software Design

What INFORDATA Software Design does

INFORDATA Software Design GmbH is a German vertical software company headquartered in Hamburg that has built enterprise software for the energy trading industry since its founding in 1983. The company serves energy trading and balancing group operators across the DACH region (Germany, Austria, and Switzerland) with a focused suite of products covering scheduling, nominations, balancing, and back-office processes for power and gas trading workflows.

The company's product portfolio centers on two proprietary platforms: OASE, an ERP/warenwirtschaftssystem purpose-built for energy trading operations, and WADI, a business intelligence and analytics layer that sits on top of trading and operational data. The architecture is built around deep integration with the surrounding energy trading stack, with 30+ pre-built connectors to third-party systems used by traders, grid operators, and balancing group managers. With over 120 installations, INFORDATA has established a durable footprint in a niche where domain knowledge of European energy market rules and operational processes is the primary differentiator.

INFORDATA generates revenue through a traditional vertical software model combining upfront software licenses, implementation and consulting services, and recurring support and maintenance contracts. The company is privately held and remains under founder/management ownership, with no external venture or growth equity funding. Customers are predominantly small-to-mid-market energy trading firms and balancing group managers that depend on OASE as a system of record for daily trading operations.

Name

INFORDATA Software Design

Legal name

INFORDATA Software Design GmbH

Website

https://infordata-oase.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

INFORDATA Software Design GmbH is a Hamburg-based German software vendor that develops OASE ERP and WADI BI platforms for over 120 energy trading and balancing group companies across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Energy Trading ERP Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Back Office & Accounting (GL, Invoicing, Revenue Recognition) (EUAGAJAH), Embedded & OEM Analytics (HDAEAMAC), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Energy trading software
• ERP for fuel trade
• Business intelligence analytics
• Mineral oil logistics software
• Warehousing invoice system

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: OASE ERP and WADI Business Intelligence software solutions sold as licenses to energy trading companies. Implementation and customization services included as part of onboarding.
2. Consulting Services: Implementation support, training (on-site and remote), project management from requirements gathering to customer acceptance, IT and organization consulting, and planning of IT organizational solutions.
3. Support Services: Ongoing customer support and assistance with daily work using the software, including 2nd level support.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

INFORDATA Software Design develops and sells OASE, a proprietary ERP/warenwirtschaftssystem for the energy trading industry that covers procurement, order processing, return processing, invoicing, master data management, tank card billing, disposition, and financial accounting. Its companion product WADI is a Business Intelligence system that visualizes and analyzes OASE data through cross-client reports, ad hoc analyses, and Excel data import for decision support. The company also provides consulting, implementation, and training services alongside the software.

Product overview

INFORDATA Software Design offers a two-product portfolio centered on the energy trading sector. The core platform is OASE, an ERP/warenwirtschaftssystem for energy trading companies covering procurement, order processing, tank card billing, dispatch, and financial accounting. The second product is WADI, a Business Intelligence module that integrates with OASE to provide cross-company analytics, visualization, and ad hoc reporting. Both products are complemented by consulting services including implementation support, user training, and IT advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• OASE: Comprehensive ERP/warenwirtschaftssystem (inventory management system) for energy trading, covering procurement, order processing, back-capture, and invoicing processes. Includes modules for master data management, energy information and billing systems, financial accounting, and interface connections to various external systems.
• WADI

Products and services

• OASE Comprehensive ERP/warenwirtschaftssystem for energy trading companies covering procurement, order processing, return processing, invoicing, master data management, energy information and billing, financial accounting, bank exchange, DATEV interface, and disposition. Targets mineral oil and energy trading companies in the DACH region.
• WADI Business Intelligence system that visualizes and analyzes OASE data through cross-client evaluations, diagrams and reports, ad hoc analyses, and Excel data import, providing decision-making support for energy trading companies.
• Consulting Services Implementation support, on-site and remote training, project management from requirements gathering to customer acceptance, IT and organization consulting, and planning of IT organizational solutions for OASE and WADI customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 120 installations from single workstations to corporations
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration37 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Optitool GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationOptitool is a disposition tool integrated with OASE. Partnership enables customers to manage heating oil, diesel, and pellets disposition with tank station supply. Includes real-time synchronization and joint access to purchasing contracts.
• Ratio Elektronik GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationRatio Elektronik GmbH provides tank automation systems integrated with OASE. Partnership enables parallel operation with new and existing automates, address data management, and tank card billing.
• Diamant Software GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationDiamant Software provides financial accounting systems integrated with OASE. Partnership enables transmission of customer master data, outgoing invoices, and SEPA mandates.
• DATEVcoreTechnology or IntegrationDATEV is a major German accounting software provider. OASE has a special module for data exchange with DATEV systems.
• ELO, Docuware, EasyArchive, OpentextcoreTechnology or IntegrationDocument management system (DMS) providers integrated with OASE for archiving and document management capabilities.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• KISTERS: German-based provider of energy data management, ETRM, and energy trading software serving utilities and energy traders across Europe. Direct adjacency to INFORDATA in the energy trading software space, with broader portfolio spanning renewables, water and environmental data.
• Wilken Software Group: German ERP and billing software provider for utilities, energy suppliers, and municipal service companies. Direct competitor in the DACH market for utility/energy vertical ERP, with a much larger customer base and broader product suite than INFORDATA.
• SIV Utility Services: Subsidiary of EnBW / ITV providing IT and ERP solutions for municipal utilities and energy supply companies in Germany. Overlaps with INFORDATA's energy trading customer base and competes for the same DACH utility/energy IT spend.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O (ISV partners for energy): Large-scale ERP suite which INFORDATA explicitly integrates with via its 'MS F&O' connector. Represents the broad-platform competitive alternative that energy trading customers could move toward, with ISV partners localizing for the German energy market.
• SAP S/4HANA (Energy & Utilities): Global ERP leader with a dedicated Energy & Utilities industry solution. Competes for the same DACH energy trading IT wallet at the high end of the market and represents a long-term displacement risk to niche on-premise vendors like INFORDATA.

Emerging players

• Powercloud: Cloud-native SaaS platform for the German energy and utilities market, offering billing, CRM, and ERP-style functionality. Represents the modern cloud-native competitive threat to INFORDATA's on-premise OASE platform for energy trading customers.
• procilon GROUP: German vendor of IT security, identity management, and ERP-adjacent software for utilities and public sector. Adjacent in serving DACH energy/utility customers with mission-critical software, partially overlapping with INFORDATA's compliance and integration focus.
• Rogator Software: Smaller German vendor of dispatch and order management software for heating oil and fuel distributors, comparable in size and customer profile to INFORDATA. Direct overlap on disposition and order-processing functionality that INFORDATA partners with (Optitool) rather than builds.
• OKF Energieeffizienz: Niche DACH vendor providing ERP and trading software for the regional mineral oil and fuel wholesale industry. Closely comparable to INFORDATA in product scope (energy trading ERP) and customer profile (small-to-mid German fuel/heating oil traders).

Regional players

• EnBW / EnBW ODR / Netze BW software units: Large German energy utility that operates internal software platforms and sometimes commercializes them for municipal and regional energy traders. Adjacent presence in the DACH energy trading software ecosystem that competes for the same end customers.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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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