CODie
CODie is a 100% family-owned Potsdam software vendor building CODieBOARD# finance-center for German insurance brokers and the maritime-management-center for ship and fleet operators, distributed via direct sales, broker pools, and trade fairs.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1990
- HeadquartersPotsdam, Germany
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What CODie does
CODie software products e.K. is a 100% family-owned, Potsdam-based software company founded on March 1, 1990, four months after the fall of the Berlin Wall. The firm operates two distinct product lines: CODieBOARD# finance-center, a broker management platform for independent insurance brokers, financial sales organizations (Finanzvertriebe), and broker pools; and the maritime-management-center (mmc), a modular ship and fleet management suite covering planned maintenance, crew management and payroll, ISM/ISPS compliance documentation, purchasing and stock control, operations/charters, and reporting. Both products are available as PC-based, browser-based, and cloud-based deployments, with a "Light" rental variant of the insurance suite targeting solo brokers.
The technology stack is characterized by deep domain specialization and ecosystem integration rather than breakthrough innovation. CODieBOARD# ingests structured data via GDV and BiPRO standards and exchanges bidirectionally with German Maklerpools (VEMA, Apella, BlauDirekt), comparison portals (Mr-Money, Morgen & Morgen, SmartInsurtech, Softfair, Thinksurance, NAFI), and document management systems (ELO, eDocBox, PDF-Box). A graphical process automation designer (2021) and AI-assisted document reading ("KI Document Processing") automate data extraction, categorization, and contract assignment. The maritime suite acts as a switchboard between ship and shore data and third-party systems. Revenue comes from subscriptions (monthly for Light, annual for maritime), implementation services, and ongoing support, priced on a quote basis. Distribution combines direct sales (15-minute online demo), trade-fair presence (VEMA Tage, SMM Hamburg, DKM), and partner-channel referrals through the insurance pool ecosystem. The firm is led by Managing Director Matti Bargfried (who assumed overall leadership in 2023 from founder Andreas Bargfried) and René Jahncke (Director, Maritime Business), with no external venture or private equity capital and an ILB (Brandenburg development bank) grant funding cloud development of the finance-center.
CODie firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- CODie
- Legal name
- CODie software products e.K.
- Website
- https://codie.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1990
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- CODie is a 100% family-owned Potsdam software vendor building CODieBOARD# finance-center for German insurance brokers and the maritime-management-center for ship and fleet operators, distributed via direct sales, broker pools, and trade fairs.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
CODie industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Insurance and Maritime Business Software
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (513210)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Digital Yard Infrastructure & Asset Monitoring (IoT, CMMS, Crane/Dock Monitoring) (IMAJALAM)
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Where CODie is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Potsdam
- HQ country
- Germany
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
CODie business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software Licenses/Subscriptions: CODie offers both PC-based and cloud-based versions of their software. The company sells software licenses and subscriptions for CODieBOARD# finance-center and maritime-management-center. A Light version of the insurance software is available for monthly rental, ideal for solo brokers and startups.
- Software Implementation & Support: CODie provides implementation services, data migration support, and ongoing technical support. The company emphasizes rapid communication and support as part of their value proposition.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Standard Version - Full-featured insurance broker software |
| Subscription | Monthly | Light Version - Entry-level broker software |
| Subscription | Annual | Maritime Software Suite |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels4 records
CODie product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CODie develops and sells two distinct business software product lines: CODieBOARD# finance-center, a management solution for insurance brokers and financial sales organizations covering CRM, contract lifecycle management, commission accounting, document management, and process automation; and the maritime-management-center (mmc), a comprehensive ship and fleet management platform covering technical management/PMS, crew management and payroll, compliance (ISM/ISPS), purchasing, stock control, operations, and reporting.
Product overview
CODie operates two distinct software business lines: CODieBOARD# finance-center (broker management software for the insurance and financial sector) and the maritime-management-center (ship and fleet management software for the maritime industry). CODieBOARD# finance-center is a comprehensive Maklerverwaltungsprogramm serving insurance and financial distribution companies, broker pools, and associations with modules for customer management, contract lifecycle, commission billing, document management, and process automation. The maritime-management-center is a modular ship management platform covering technical management & PMS, crew management & payroll, compliance/ISM documentation, purchasing/procurement, stock control, operations/charters, reporting, and newbuilding/warranty. Both product lines share CODie's architecture of deep partner integrations (BiPRO, GDV, multiple pool and comparison platforms) and offer browser-based, PC-based, and cloud deployment options. The company also provides lighter versions and customer-facing portals.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- maritime-management-center (mmc): A comprehensive ship and fleet management software covering operations, chartering, planned maintenance, stock control, crew management, payroll, documentation, compliance (ISM/ISPS), purchasing, procurement, risk management, and newbuilding management.
- CODieBOARD# finance-center
- CODie ISMAN
Products and services
- CODieBOARD# finance-center Comprehensive broker management software (Maklerverwaltungsprogramm) for insurance brokers, financial sales organizations (Finanzvertriebe), and insurance pools. Covers customer relationship management, contract lifecycle management, commission billing for multi-level distribution structures, BiPRO/GDV document import, AI-powered document reading (dark processing), process automation with graphical designer, and customer portals. Available as PC-based and cloud-based solution.
- maritime-management-center (mmc) Comprehensive ship and fleet management software platform serving as a digital assistant for daily ship and fleet management. Covers technical management/Planned Maintenance System (PMS), crew management and payroll, documentation and compliance (ISM/ISPS), purchasing and procurement, stock control and inventory, operations/charters/claims, reporting and risk management, newbuilding/warranty management, and 2-way ship-shore data interfaces. Used on commercial, governmental, and pleasure ships worldwide.
- CODieBOARD# Maklersoftware light Light entry-level version of the CODieBOARD# finance-center offered as a monthly rental subscription for solo brokers and startup businesses needing broker management functionality without the full feature set.
- Kundenportal / Kundenapp (Customer Portal) Customer-facing web portal enabling insurance broker clients to manage their contact data, upload documents, view contracts and insurance claims, and access self-service functions with integrated chat capabilities.
- Online-Beraterportal (Advisor Portal) Online advisor portal providing a complete online office environment for external consultants and pool partners to access the CODieBOARD# finance-center system.
Quantifiable outcome
- Companies report handling significantly larger volumes with constant staff - e.g., Finakom AG multiplied sales and field staff by 10x while back-office staff remained constant for 10 years
- +1 more outcomes
Companies that use CODie
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
CODie technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration27 records
AI capability6 records
Feature5 records
CODie partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Ten partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.
- DemandFlow GmbHminorPartnership for Demand Generator marketing automation integration. DemandFlow received 'Innovationspreis des Mittelstandes' 2013 in Social Web category. CODieBOARD# finance-center was supplemented with Demand Generator functionality.
- Mr-MoneycorePartnership for Sachvergleichsrechner (insurance comparison calculator) integration. CODie allows users to open Mr-Money comparison portal directly from the software, with automatic data transfer and return. The partnership enables bidirectional data exchange for insurance product comparisons.
- TrixiKfzcoreFull automatic and bidirectional interface for KfZ insurance comparisons. Contract data can be transferred from CODie to TrixiKfz and results returned automatically to the system.
- VEMAcoreCODie integrates with VEMA pool for automated document retrieval using BiPRO norm 430, postbox access, and document assignment to contracts. CODie exhibited at VEMA Tage 2022 in Fulda.
- ApellacoreIntegration with Apella insurance pool for data synchronization and document management.
- BlauDirektcoreBlauDirekt pool integration for bestandsabgleich (portfolio reconciliation) including contract/customer data and document import. Also connects BlauDirekt comparison calculators.
- Softfair / Fonds FinanzcoreIntegration with Softfair comparison and analysis tools for insurance products.
- Morgen & MorgencoreIntegration with Morgen & Morgen insurance comparison and rating services.
- SmartInsurtech / SmartComparecoreIntegration with SmartCompare insurance comparison calculator.
- JCP InformationssystemecorePartnership for JCP SUITE consulting software integration. JCP received highest rating in VSP-Studie Beratungssoftware 2018.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights5 records
CODie competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- ABS Nautical Systems: ABS Nautical Systems, from the American Bureau of Shipping classification society, offers an enterprise fleet management software suite competing with CODie maritime-management-center but with the brand, scale, and global classification-society distribution of a much larger incumbent.
- Salesforce (Financial Services / Insurance Cloud): Salesforce is a global CRM and industry-cloud platform with Financial Services and Insurance Cloud offerings that compete broadly with CODieBOARD# finance-center at larger enterprise brokerages and bancassurers; it is not a specialist German MVP but encroaches on the category from above.
- Veson Nautical: Veson Nautical is a well-established global provider of maritime freight management, chartering, and fleet operations software. It overlaps with CODie on operations/chartering and fleet reporting but serves a larger commercial shipping client base globally.
- SAP SE: SAP provides broad ERP, finance, and industry-specific solutions (including insurance via SAP for Insurance) that overlap functionally with CODieBOARD# finance-center at larger enterprise customers and could substitute at the high end of CODie's broker segment.
Direct peers
- Assfinet GmbH: Assfinet is one of the leading German vendors of Maklerverwaltungsprogramme (MVP) for insurance brokers and financial distributors, competing head-to-head with CODieBOARD# finance-center on the same German SMB/mid-market broker segment with comparable BiPRO/GDV integrations.
- MESPAS AG: MESPAS is a Swiss-German provider of maritime fleet management software (technical management, planned maintenance, spare parts, purchasing) that competes directly with CODie maritime-management-center for ship operators and ship managers in the DACH and broader European market.
- SpecTec (AMOS by Wärtsilä Voyage): SpecTec's AMOS is a long-established ship management software suite covering maintenance, procurement, stock, crew and certificates for shipowners and managers — a direct functional competitor to CODie maritime-management-center across the same workflows.
- Tero Marine AS: Tero Marine provides maritime fleet management and operational software (now part of Veson) used by shipowners and operators worldwide, overlapping with CODie on technical management, planned maintenance and procurement modules.
Others
- NAFI Online GmbH: NAFI Online is a German provider of insurance product analysis, comparison, and rating data that CODie integrates with via BiPRO. It is adjacent ecosystem rather than a direct competitor, but it is materially comparable as part of the same German insurance-software stack.
- VEMA eG: VEMA is one of Germany's largest insurance broker pools, integrated bidirectionally with CODie for document exchange (BiPRO Norm 430), portfolio reconciliation, and postbox access. It is a channel partner and ecosystem participant rather than a direct software competitor.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
CODie social profiles
Digital presenceCODie compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
CODie financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
CODie leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
CODie funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
CODie M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about CODie
What does CODie do?
CODie develops and sells two distinct business software product lines: CODieBOARD# finance-center, a management solution for insurance brokers and financial sales organizations covering CRM, contract lifecycle management, commission accounting, document management, and process automation; and the maritime-management-center (mmc), a comprehensive ship and fleet management platform covering technical management/PMS, crew management and payroll, compliance (ISM/ISPS), purchasing, stock control, operations, and reporting.
Is CODie a public or private company?
CODie is a private company. It is classified as family owned and is currently operating.
When was CODie founded?
CODie was founded in 1990. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is CODie based?
CODie is headquartered in Potsdam, Germany, in the Europe region.
How does CODie make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Software Licenses/Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are software Implementation & Support.
Who are CODie's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are ABS Nautical Systems, Salesforce (Financial Services / Insurance Cloud), Veson Nautical and SAP SE. Direct peers are Assfinet GmbH, MESPAS AG, SpecTec (AMOS by Wärtsilä Voyage) and Tero Marine AS. Others are NAFI Online GmbH and VEMA eG.
Does CODie have an API?
No public API is recorded for CODie.
What industry is CODie in?
CODie's product category is Insurance and Maritime Business Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAJALAM, Digital Yard Infrastructure & Asset Monitoring (IoT, CMMS, Crane/Dock Monitoring). Its NAICS code is 513210 and its SIC code is 7372.