What Bucher Informatik does

Bucher Informatik AG is a privately held Swiss IT consultancy founded in 1995 by Bernhard Bucher and headquartered in Luzern, Switzerland. The company operates as an Opacc Project Partner, providing consulting, implementation, training, and support services around the Opacc Software Family, with OpaccERP as its core product. Its target customers are small and medium-sized (KMU) trading and service enterprises in Switzerland that require ERP systems for address/article management, inventory and disposition, sales, purchasing, and service workflows, including cross-company processes and e-collaboration.

The underlying technology is OpaccERP, an open, service-oriented architecture ERP platform with customizable input forms, data lists, and automated workflows. Bucher Informatik delivers the full project lifecycle — from requirements analysis and concept development through data migration, configuration, training, and ongoing version upgrades — on a project and managed-services basis. Differentiators highlighted by the company include the open architecture supporting cross-company value chains, integration with business partners (suppliers, customers, banks, logistics), and upward-compatible version updates that preserve customer-specific extensions.

The business model is services-led and direct: revenue is generated through professional services (consulting, realization, training) and managed support engagements, with OpaccERP licensing positioned through the Opacc partnership. Go-to-market is consultative and relationship-driven, relying on personal contact, reference customers, and a minimal digital footprint (WordPress website, social media profiles). The company is founder-owned, has no parent, no subsidiaries, no disclosed funding, and operates exclusively in the domestic Swiss market.

Name

Bucher Informatik

Legal name

Bucher Informatik AG

Website

https://bucherinformatikag.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1995

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bucher Informatik AG is a Swiss IT consultancy founded in 1995 and headquartered in Luzern, operating as an Opacc Project Partner to deliver OpaccERP implementation, consulting, training, and support services to SME trading and service companies in Central Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

ERP Implementation & IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

Keywords

• ERP implementation services
• Business software consulting
• SME trading solutions
• OpaccERP software
• IT support services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lucerne

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting Services: Provides consulting services including project leadership, concept development, documentation, requirements specification, evaluations, and troubleshooting for IT projects.
2. Implementation Services: Realization services including implementing concepts, designing and executing data migrations, configuring reports and evaluations, and implementing data exchange systems.
3. Training Services: Conducts training sessions aligned with implemented solutions.
4. Support & Maintenance Services: Ongoing support including installation management, optimization, informing about new features, and installing and training on new versions to keep systems current.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Bucher Informatik AG operates as an Opacc Project Partner delivering IT consulting, implementation, training, and ongoing support services anchored on the OpaccERP business software for small and medium-sized trading and service enterprises. The firm collects customer requirements, analyzes problems, proposes and implements solutions, and provides post-go-live maintenance and version update support. Service offerings span consulting, realization (data migration, report configuration, data exchange setup), training, and managed support.

Product overview

Bucher Informatik AG is an Opacc Project Partner offering IT solutions based on the Opacc Software Family. The core product is OpaccERP, a comprehensive business software/ERP system for small and medium-sized trading and service enterprises. The product portfolio consists of OpaccERP as the central platform, supplemented by consulting, realization, training, and support service offerings. OpaccERP integrates address and article management, inventory and disposition, sales, purchasing, and service functions, and supports cross-company processes and e-collaboration through an open, service-oriented architecture. Data exchange capabilities allow integration with various business partners including suppliers, customers, credit institutions, and logistics companies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• OpaccERP A comprehensive ERP/business software within the Opacc Software Family, designed for small and medium-sized trading and service enterprises. Covers address and article management, inventory and disposition, sales, purchasing, and service modules, with capabilities for cross-company processes and e-collaboration. Offered through Bucher Informatik as the Opacc Project Partner.
• Consulting Services IT consulting services for SME clients, including general contracting for IT projects, project leadership, concept development, documentation, requirements specifications, evaluations, and troubleshooting support.
• Realization (Implementation) Services Implementation of approved concepts from design through to productive launch, including data migration planning and execution, report design and configuration, and data exchange setup with business partners.
• Training Services Training sessions aligned with the implemented solution to ensure user adoption and proficiency with the deployed ERP software and processes.
• Support & Maintenance Services Ongoing support including installation management, optimization, informing clients about new version features, and installing and training on new versions to keep systems current.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OpacccoreTechnology or IntegrationBucher Informatik AG operates as an Opacc Project Partner, offering the Opacc Software Family including OpaccERP to customers. The partnership provides access to enterprise resource planning software with open, service-oriented architecture capable of supporting cross-company processes and value chains. Bucher Informatik provides consulting, implementation, training, and support services for Opacc solutions.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights2 records

Broad incumbents

• Allgeier (Switzerland operations): Allgeier is a European IT consulting and software group active in Switzerland, offering ERP, business consulting, and IT services across multiple verticals. It overlaps with Bucher Informatik's ERP consulting and implementation focus but at significantly greater scale and breadth.
• Sage Switzerland: Sage is a global ERP/accounting software vendor with a strong presence among SMEs in Switzerland. Its partner channel competes directly with Bucher Informatik for SME ERP implementation, training, and support mandates.
• SAP Switzerland: SAP is a global ERP leader with significant Swiss SME and mid-market coverage via SAP Business One and partner network. Larger Swiss SME customers evaluating ERP alternatives may consider SAP instead of OpaccERP-based offerings from Bucher Informatik.
• Bechtle AG (Switzerland): Bechtle is a major European IT services and solutions provider with Swiss operations covering enterprise software, ERP, and IT consulting for mid-market and enterprise customers. It competes indirectly for the same SME/mid-market ERP implementation work, with much broader scale.

Direct peers

• Microwin AG: Microwin is a Swiss IT services provider delivering business software, ERP, and IT consulting to SMEs. Its focus on Swiss SME IT consulting and implementation is closely comparable to Bucher Informatik's service offering.
• Abacus Research AG: Abacus is a leading Swiss ERP/business software vendor focused on SMEs and mid-market companies. Like Bucher Informatik, it serves Swiss trading and service companies with ERP, financial, and operational software, making it a direct competitor in the same customer segment.
• Opacc: Opacc is the Swiss developer of the OpaccERP and Opacc Software Family that Bucher Informatik resells and implements. They share the same Swiss SME target market and product ecosystem, with Bucher Informatik functioning as a delivery partner while Opacc owns the underlying software.
• Infoniqa AG: Infoniqa provides HR, ERP, and business software solutions to Swiss SMEs. It competes for the same Swiss SME customer base seeking integrated business software and ongoing implementation support.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat2 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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