ETES

What ETES does

ETES GmbH is a privately held, founder-led German IT system house founded in 1998 and headquartered at Talstraße 106 in Stuttgart, operating exclusively in B2B and focused on Linux, Open Source, data protection and information security. The firm runs its own ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified data center in Stuttgart and serves German Mittelstand customers across all sizes with a 'platform plus modules' portfolio spanning four areas: Cloud Services (Groupware via Zimbra, OpenCloud filesharing, OpenTalk video conferencing, Mail Protection, S3 backup, container hosting, webhosting, domains/SSL, Matomo analytics, Consent Banner, colocation, virtual servers), Infrastructure (Red Hat/Rocky Linux/Univention, Proxmox virtualization, Samba AD, Galera/MariaDB, OPNsense firewall, Keycloak SSO, PSONO, Ciphermail, Icinga/Grafana monitoring, WithSecure antivirus, Ansible, OPSI, Apache Guacamole, plus Dell and LANCOM hardware), Data Privacy (external Data Protection Officer, external AI Officer, external CISO/ISB, DS-GVO and ISO 27001 / TISAX / NIS-2 / IT-Grundschutz consulting) and Development (Contao CMS, Laravel, n8n workflow automation, individual software development, software quality testing).

ETES has built a portfolio of proprietary, German-hosted SaaS products that constitute the most distinctive layer of its stack: EDIRA (an ISMS/DSMS management tool used both internally and offered externally), ETES Education (e-learning on DS-GVO, NIS-2, Social Engineering, AI), ETES WebConference (privacy-compliant video conferencing), ETES Fileshare (secure file exchange), ETES Meldestelle (HinSchG-compliant whistleblower portal), Consent Banner and Mail Protection. Several of these products carry BITMi 'Software Hosted in Germany' and 2026 'Software Made in Germany' / 'Software Hosted in Europe' seals.

The business model combines recurring managed services and SaaS subscriptions (annual or monthly billing) with project-based professional services (infrastructure implementation, certification projects, web development) and hardware resale (Dell, LANCOM). Pricing is uniformly quote-based, B2B-only and not publicly disclosed. Distribution is overwhelmingly direct via ETES's own sales/consulting team, supported by a topic-segmented contact form, a webshop for hosting/domains, the my.etes.de customer portal, content marketing (German-language blog, CleverReach newsletter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook, Xing) and memberships in OSB Alliance, GDD, BITMi, Allianz für Cybersicherheit, Open Cloud Alliance and Cloud Services Made in Germany. Customer segments span German Mittelstand SMBs and mid-market, regulated-industry enterprises needing ISO 27001 / TISAX / NIS-2 compliance, organizations outsourcing the DSB / CISO / KI-Beauftragter role, and public-sector and education customers using TISAX and IT-Grundschutz consulting and ETES Education.

Name

ETES

Legal name

ETES GmbH

Website

https://etes.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ETES GmbH is a Stuttgart-based, founder-led IT system house founded in 1998 that delivers Linux/Open Source managed infrastructure, data-protection and information-security consulting (DS-GVO, ISO 27001, TISAX, NIS-2) and proprietary SaaS (EDIRA, ETES Education, WebConference, Fileshare, Meldestelle), exclusively to B2B German Mittelstand customers from its ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified Stuttgart data center.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed IT Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Wholesale-Electronic Parts & Equipment, Nec (5065)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Integration, ETL/ELT & Reverse ETL (BPAMAOAI)

Keywords

• Open source IT services
• Managed cloud hosting
• Linux infrastructure
• Data protection consulting
• Information security consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Cloud Services: Recurring managed hosting/operations from ETES's ISO 27001 certified Stuttgart data center for Groupware (Zimbra), Fileshare, Mail Protection, S3 Backup-Storage, Container Hosting, Webhosting, Domains, SSL certificates, Matomo web analytics, Colocation and Virtual Servers.
2. Infrastructure Consulting and Implementation: Project-based consulting, planning, installation, monitoring and operation of open-source infrastructure (Linux, Proxmox, Samba, Galera, Keycloak, Icinga, Ansible, OPSI, WithSecure, OPNsense, LANCOM networking).
3. Data Privacy and Information Security Consulting: External Data Protection Officer (externer Datenschutzbeauftragter) as ongoing retainer plus project consulting on DS-GVO, EU representative services, AI officer (externer KI-Beauftragter), External CISO / ISB, and consulting/certification projects for ISO 27001, TISAX, NIS-2, IT-Grundschutz.
4. Software-as-a-Service (EDIRA, ETES Education, WebConference, Fileshare, Meldestelle): Subscription-based access to ETES-hosted software products (EDIRA ISMS/DSMS tool, ETES Education e-learning, ETES WebConference, ETES Fileshare, ETES Meldestelle whistleblower portal) — all hosted in ETES's Stuttgart data center, several BITMi "Hosted in Germany" / "Software Hosted in Europe" certified.
5. Software Development (Contao, Laravel, n8n, individual): Custom web development using Contao CMS, Laravel, and n8n workflow automation, plus individual software development and software quality / testing services; often project-based with potential recurring maintenance.
6. Hardware Resale (Dell, LANCOM): Distribution of Dell servers/workstations and LANCOM networking hardware tailored to customer requirements.
7. Training and Workshops (ETES Education): Online and classroom training on data protection, information security, social engineering, AI and NIS-2 for executives, available both as e-learning subscription and as company training events.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

ETES GmbH is a Stuttgart-based IT system house that delivers managed open-source IT services (Cloud Services, Infrastructure, Data Privacy, Development) from its own ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified data center, complemented by proprietary SaaS products (EDIRA, ETES Education, ETES WebConference, ETES Fileshare, ETES Meldestelle) and consulting on DS-GVO, ISO 27001, TISAX, NIS-2 and IT-Grundschutz exclusively for B2B customers.

Product overview

ETES GmbH is a Stuttgart-based open-source IT service provider (founded 1998, ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certified data center) operating as a platform-plus-modules portfolio across four business areas: Cloud Services, Infrastructure, Data Privacy, and Development. The proprietary core products are EDIRA (information-security & data-protection management), ETES Education (online training for data protection/IT security), ETES WebConference (video conferencing), ETES Fileshare (file exchange) and ETES Meldestelle (whistleblower reporting), all hosted in ETES's Stuttgart data center and "Software Hosted in Germany" certified. These complement a broad set of managed open-source services: collaboration (Zimbra, OpenCloud, OpenTalk, agorum DMS, Matrix), infrastructure (Red Hat/Rocky Linux/Univention, Proxmox, Guacamole VDI, Samba AD, Galera/MariaDB, OPNsense firewall, Keycloak SSO, PSONO, Ciphermail, Icinga/Grafana monitoring, WithSecure antivirus, Ansible automation, OPSI client management, Benno MailArchiv, Dell and LANCOM hardware), web presence (Webhosting, Matomo analytics, Consent Banner, Domains, SSL), private cloud (Colocation, Virtuelle Server), and development (Contao CMS, Laravel, n8n workflow automation). Around these run advisory services: external Data Protection Officer, external AI Officer, external CISO, and ISO 27001 / TISAX® / NIS-2 / IT-Grundschutz consulting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• EDIRA: Software tool for information security (ISMS) and data protection management (DS-GVO), hosted in ETES' Stuttgart data center.
• ETES Education
• ETES WebConference
• ETES Fileshare
• ETES Meldestelle

Products and services

• EDIRA (Information Security & Data Protection Management Platform)
• ETES Education (Online Training Platform)
• ETES WebConference
• ETES Fileshare
• ETES Meldestelle (Whistleblower Reporting Portal)
• Managed Zimbra Groupware
• Managed OpenCloud File Sharing

Quantifiable outcome

• Since 1998 — over 25 years of continuous operation
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability8 records

Feature11 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and moderate.

• Red HatcoreTechnology or IntegrationRed Hat is a key technology partner whose Enterprise Linux is used as the foundation of ETES's webhosting stack and ISMS infrastructure. ETES explicitly references Red Hat virtualization on the homepage and uses RHEL for its web servers with guaranteed vendor updates.
• WithSecure (formerly F-Secure)coreTechnology or IntegrationWithSecure provides the antivirus engine behind ETES's Virenschutz / endpoint protection offering (previously referenced as F-Secure Business Suite 12 in 2015). Listed in ETES's main partner logo carousel and security product category.
• Proxmox VEcoreTechnology or IntegrationProxmox VE is ETES's preferred open-source virtualization and high-availability platform. ETES plans, implements and operates Proxmox-based infrastructures for customers.
• OpenCloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationETES partners with OpenCloud to offer a GDPR-compliant file management/sharing solution; promoted on the homepage and across the Cloud Services portfolio.
• OpenTalkcoreTechnology or IntegrationOpenTalk is the open-source video conferencing platform that ETES integrates and offers to customers as a privacy-compliant collaboration alternative.
• Zimbra CollaborationcoreTechnology or IntegrationZimbra-Partner since early 2015; Zimbra groupware is a flagship of ETES's Cloud Services and is referenced as a recommended alternative to Microsoft Exchange. ETES has developed additional tooling such as an LDAP sync script.
• agorum Software GmbH (agorum core DMS)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerETES is a Bronze-Partner of agorum (since 2015) and offers agorum® core — an Open Source document management system — both as cloud-hosted service and on-premise solution, plus custom workflow development.
• Univention (Univention Corporate Server)coreTechnology or IntegrationETES uses and recommends Univention Corporate Server as an open-source replacement for Microsoft Small Business Server / Active Directory, including Samba4-based identity management.
• ContaocoreTechnology or IntegrationLong-standing Contao partner (since at least 2011); Contao is ETES's preferred open-source CMS for individual web design, hosting and development projects.
• LANCOM SystemscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorETES is an Advanced Partner of LANCOM Systems since December 2014 (previously Qualified Partner since July 2014). ETES resells LANCOM hardware and integrates LANCOM networking/WLAN solutions for customers, including ePaper integrations with Zimbra.
• Dell TechnologiescoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorETES distributes Dell servers, workstations and other hardware, tailored to customer requirements as part of its infrastructure offering.
• Open Source Business Alliance (OSB Alliance)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerETES has been a member of the OSB Alliance since at least October 2013; it is featured as a "Berater" (consultant) member and uses the alliance to advocate Open Source adoption in business and policy.
• Open Cloud AlliancemoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerETES joined the Open Cloud Alliance as a Partner and Member in February 2015 to collaborate with other Cloud Service Providers, software vendors and system integrators on Open Cloud Computing.
• Gesellschaft für Datenschutz und Datensicherheit (GDD)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerETES is a member of the GDD, the German professional association for data protection and data security, providing access to latest regulatory expertise.
• Allianz für Cybersicherheit (BSI)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerETES participates in the German federal Allianz für Cybersicherheit initiative, signalling engagement with national cybersecurity community.
• Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand (BITMi)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerETES is a member of BITMi, the German federal association for IT mid-market companies; BITMi is also the awarding body for the "Made in Germany", "Hosted in Germany" and "Software Hosted in Europe" seals earned by ETES products.
• Cloud Services Made in GermanymoderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerETES is listed in the Cloud Services Made in Germany solution catalog as a provider of compliant cloud services hosted in Germany.
• CleverReach GmbH & Co. KGmoderateTechnology or IntegrationETES uses CleverReach (German-based) as the email marketing platform for its newsletter, with an Art. 28 GDPR data processing agreement in place.
• n8n (workflow automation)moderateTechnology or IntegrationETES implements and operates the open-source n8n workflow automation platform as a self-hosted solution, including AI-node integrations (OpenAI, Gemini, Mistral, DeepSeek, Ollama).
• OPNsensemoderateTechnology or IntegrationETES uses and resells OPNsense as its preferred open-source firewall, both as standalone product and as ETES Managed Firewall.
• LaravelmoderateTechnology or IntegrationLaravel is one of ETES's two primary frameworks for individual web development alongside Contao.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• TIMETOACT GROUP: German IT services group specializing in digital, data, and cloud services for mid-market and enterprise customers, including open-source and compliance-relevant deployments. Similar target customer profile and managed-services orientation to ETES.
• Allgeier Group: German IT services and software group operating multiple IT service brands serving mid-market German customers across managed services, consulting, and enterprise software. Comparable to ETES in target market and service mix, though considerably larger.
• DATAGROUP SE: German listed IT services group providing managed IT services, data-center operations, and compliance/security consulting to mid-market customers. Direct overlap with ETES in managed infrastructure and regulated-industry IT services.
• Sycor GmbH: German IT services provider offering managed services, cloud, and ERP/Microsoft and open-source infrastructure to Mittelstand customers. Direct overlap with ETES on managed hosting, infrastructure consulting, and compliance-oriented IT services.
• Opitz Consulting Deutschland GmbH: German IT consulting and services firm focused on data, integration, and digital transformation for enterprise and mid-market clients. Comparable to ETES in systems-integration and managed-services profile for German customers.
• Cenit AG: German IT services and software firm focused on digital enterprise, data management, and managed services for industrial and mid-market customers. Comparable to ETES in German Mittelstand customer base and managed-services orientation.
• SVA System Vertrieb Alexander GmbH: German IT system integrator focused on data-center infrastructure, open-source platforms, and managed services for mid-market customers. Closely comparable to ETES in scope (Linux/open-source infrastructure, managed cloud, security consulting) and customer profile.

Broad incumbents

• NTT Data Deutschland: German arm of global IT services provider offering consulting, managed services, cloud, and security to enterprise and public-sector clients. Much larger scale than ETES but overlaps in managed cloud and compliance consulting for German regulated customers.
• msg systems AG: Large German IT services and consulting group serving regulated industries (insurance, banking, public sector, healthcare) with proprietary and partner-based solutions. Substantially larger than ETES but competes in the German regulated-IT-services space.
• Bechtle AG: Germany's largest publicly listed IT system house offering managed services, cloud, and IT security to mid-market and enterprise clients. Significantly larger and broader in scope than ETES but competes in the same German Mittelstand IT services and managed-infrastructure market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCrzNKtwbqFilFZbxvAXRRkQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/ETES.IT
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/etes-gmbh

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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