BlackBelt Holding Zrt.

What BlackBelt Holding Zrt. does

BlackBelt Holding Zrt. is the parent entity of BlackBelt Technology Kft., a Hungarian-headquartered software development services firm founded in 2013. The company provides nearshoring, IT staff augmentation, dedicated teams, rapid application development, development project management, DevOps, system engineering, embedded development, and consulting services to enterprise clients. It serves seven verticals — Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail & Logistics, Public Sector, Startup, and Telecom/IT/IT — with named logos including Erste Bank, Siemens, Continental, Ericsson, Avon, Auchan, Harman, KBC, UniCredit, MBH, and Knorr-Bremse. Delivery is anchored by a 180+ developer workforce in Hungary with sales offices in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland targeting the DACH market.

The company's core technology stack centers on low-code development. As the sole Mendix (Siemens subsidiary) partner in the CEE region and recipient of the Top CEE Cloud Partner 2023 award, BlackBelt resells and implements Mendix-based applications. It also develops JUDO, a proprietary low-code platform featuring object-oriented model-to-code generation, Eclipse Modeling Framework integration, Docker deployment, and ChatGPT-driven natural-language translation into JUDO Specification Language (JSL). Adjacent capabilities include DevOps (CI/CD, GitOps, observability, DevSecOps), system engineering (infrastructure, network, cloud), and embedded software for life-critical and mission-critical systems. Notable solutions include Vitality (Mendix-based component lifecycle monitoring for Siemens production lines, built in 6 weeks) and DataMagnet (Mendix IoT platform for industrial sensor data, built in 8 weeks).

BlackBelt's revenue model is professional-services based, monetized through staff-augmentation, dedicated-team, fixed-price rapid-application-development, and consulting engagements. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with T&M and project structures typical for enterprise IT services. Disclosed revenue grew from EUR 4.6 million (2016) to EUR 8.2 million (2018); no later figure is publicly available. The company is privately held under BlackBelt Holding Zrt. with no disclosed external equity funding rounds, holding ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications, and operating with a leadership team including CEO András Czifra, CTO/R&D head Gábor Privitzky, Sales & Marketing lead András Wolf, and other senior managers across Service Delivery, Project Delivery, Finance, and Rapid Software Development functions.

Name

BlackBelt Holding Zrt.

Legal name

BlackBelt Technology Kft.

Website

https://blackbelt.hu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

BlackBelt Holding Zrt. is a Hungarian software development services firm founded in 2013, offering nearshoring, IT staff augmentation, low-code development (Mendix partner and proprietary JUDO platform), DevOps, and embedded development to enterprise clients across CEE and DACH regions via 180+ developers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Training (611420), Professional and Management Development Training (611430)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Software Engineering & Application Development Training (Languages, Frameworks, Testing) (BPAEANAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Software Development (Programming, Frameworks, Dev Tools) (EDABAFAA), Systems Administration & IT Operations (Windows/Linux, Monitoring, ITSM) (EDABAFAH)

Keywords

• IT staff augmentation
• Nearshoring software development
• Low-code development
• Dedicated development teams
• Rapid application development

Headquarters

HQ city

Budakeszi

HQ country

Hungary

HQ region

Europe

Offices5 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Staff Augmentation / Team Extension: Providing dedicated software developers with specific skill sets to client projects. Agile methodologies, convenient time-zone, distributed development capability with English fluency.
2. Dedicated Team Services: Remote software development teams dedicated to client products with minimal team management difficulties for the client.
3. Rapid Application Development: Fast application development services handling specifications so clients can focus on product strategy. Uses low-code, professional .NET and Java development with agile methodologies.
4. Development Project Management: Scrum-based project management methodology built on transparency and continuous communication for development projects.
5. Consulting Services: Software innovation consulting, software development process enhancement, and technology advisory services.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

BlackBelt provides enterprise software development services covering IT staff augmentation/nearshoring, dedicated development teams, rapid application development, DevOps, embedded development, and system engineering for clients in Finance, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Retail & Logistics, Public Sector, and Telecom. The company leverages low-code development through its proprietary JUDO platform and a certified Mendix partnership, enabling rapid prototyping and enterprise application delivery across CEE and DACH regions.

Product overview

BlackBelt is a software development services company offering a portfolio of services centered around low-code development. Their core technology offerings include Mendix (a Siemens subsidiary low-code platform for web, native mobile, and hybrid applications) and JUDO (their proprietary low-code development platform for enterprise automation). The company provides professional services including IT staff augmentation/nearshoring, dedicated teams, fast application development, DevOps as a Service, system engineering, embedded development, and low-code consulting. As a Mendix partner and Top CEE Partner award winner, they implement low-code solutions for manufacturing, finance, retail, healthcare, and other industries. Their solutions include vertical applications like Vitality (manufacturing lifecycle management) and DataMagnet (industrial IoT platform).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• JUDO: BlackBelt's proprietary low-code development platform optimized for creating and operating enterprise automation applications agilely. Features object-oriented development, Eclipse modeling framework integration, Docker deployment, and model-to-code generation. Available at judo.codes.
• Mendix Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Vitality application developed for Siemens monitoring thousands of production line components in 6 weeks
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers22 records

Segments7 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability10 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Mendix (Siemens subsidiary)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023BlackBelt is the sole Mendix partner in the CEE region, promoting Siemens-Mendix's world-leading corporate low-code development platform. Company received Top CEE Cloud Partner 2023 award from Mendix. Services include rapid application development using Mendix, with case studies like Vitality application for Siemens (6 weeks development) and DataMagnet IoT platform (8 weeks development).
• SiemenscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBlackBelt partnered with Siemens to create the Vitality industrial application monitoring lifecycle of production line components. Also collaborated on DataMagnet Mendix IoT platform for industrial digitization. Represents a key strategic relationship for manufacturing sector solutions.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Endava: UK-listed IT services firm with deep CEE (Romania, Bulgaria, Serbia, Moldova) delivery centres providing custom software development, low-code, and digital transformation to Western European enterprise clients — directly comparable business model to BlackBelt's nearshoring + dedicated team offering.
• Pentalog: France-headquartered nearshoring and IT services firm with major delivery centres in Romania and Eastern Europe, offering dedicated teams, custom development and digital transformation to Western European clients — a close functional analogue to BlackBelt's CEE-based nearshoring model.
• Itransition: Custom software development and digital transformation provider with delivery centres in Eastern Europe (Poland, Ukraine, Belarus, Hungary, Lithuania) — comparable in size, service mix (dedicated teams, application development, DevOps) and target Western European enterprise clients.
• DataArt: Global custom software development and IT consulting firm with strong Central/Eastern European delivery hubs and a comparable mix of enterprise application development, low-code enablement and regulated-industry (finance, healthcare) clients.
• Andersen Lab: Eastern European IT outsourcing and custom software development firm (offices in Poland, Ukraine, Hungary, Romania, Lithuania, Georgia) offering dedicated teams and digital transformation to European and US enterprises — overlapping with BlackBelt on nearshoring, regulated industries and technology advisory.
• MobiDev: UK/US-headquartered custom software development company with R&D centres in Ukraine and Eastern Europe providing dedicated teams, web/mobile development, IoT and AI solutions to enterprise clients — closely comparable to BlackBelt in service mix and European enterprise focus.
• Softengi: Eastern European (Poland/Ukraine) custom software development and IT services firm offering dedicated teams, application development and emerging-tech (AI/IoT) services to Western European and US enterprises — a comparable-sized CEE delivery peer in the same niche.

Broad incumbents

• EPAM Systems: NYSE-listed global IT services leader with extensive CEE delivery presence (Hungary, Poland, Ukraine, Romania) covering custom software, low-code, DevOps and digital transformation to enterprise clients — a much larger incumbent competing for the same nearshoring budget pool as BlackBelt.
• GlobalLogic: Hitachi-owned global product engineering and digital services firm with major Central/Eastern European delivery centres (Hungary, Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Slovakia) — competes for the same enterprise custom-software, embedded and DevOps engagements as BlackBelt but at significantly larger scale.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting giant with extensive application development, low-code and digital transformation practices across Europe — competes with BlackBelt for the same large enterprise (finance, manufacturing, telecom) application development and modernisation deals, but at vastly greater scale and brand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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