HiOrg Server

What HiOrg Server does

HiOrg Server GmbH is a privately held, bootstrapped German SaaS company founded in 2002 and headquartered in Sankt Ingbert, Saarland. The company develops and operates a web-based digital employee portal sold under the brand name HiOrg-Server, targeting German aid and assistance organizations (Red Cross/DRK-BRK, DLRG, Johanniter, ASB), first-aid training schools, and — via a variant called FW-Server — volunteer fire departments. The platform coordinates personnel scheduling, material planning, service-request management, invoicing, volunteer hour tracking, and training-course administration (in the KURSE tier), with native iOS and Android apps for member self-service. All servers are hosted in a German Tier-III data center under DS-GVO compliance, with integrations to QSEH (first-aid quality assurance), BG (Berufsgenossenschaft) billing, PayPal, and DATEV accounting.

The product is delivered as multi-tenant SaaS with a 2-month free trial, a free limited tier, a PRO tier at €14.90/month (€12.52 net), and a KURSE tier at €45.90/month (€38.57 net). Go-to-market is product-led growth combined with community-led engagement: customers self-register on the website, participate in a public forum and wishlist with voting, and are exposed to the platform via content marketing, social media (Facebook, Instagram), events such as "Tag der Johanniter," and individualized online workshops. As of 2026 the platform serves 3,452 organizations, 471,491 users, and has processed more than 5 million events. The company is managed by co-founders Christoph and Felix Blechschmitt, has between 11 and 50 employees, operates without external venture funding, and is currently expanding its product surface with a Digital Patient Protocol (clinical documentation), HiOrg-Workflows (digital checklists with QR-code triggering), and E-Rechnung compliance.

Name

HiOrg Server

Legal name

HiOrg Server GmbH

Website

https://hiorg-server.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

HiOrg Server GmbH is a German bootstrapped SaaS company, founded in 2002, that operates a web-based digital employee portal for German aid organizations, training schools, and fire departments, providing personnel scheduling, training administration, invoicing, and member self-service across 3,452 organizations and 471,491 users.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Volunteer and Aid Organization Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Core HR & HRIS (BPACAPAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

HRIS/HCM Managed Services & Support (BPAEAGAF), Vendor & Contract Management (Software/Cloud) (BPAEAOAD)

Keywords

• Volunteer management software
• Aid organization platform
• Course management software
• Scheduling SaaS
• First aid training system

Headquarters

HQ city

Sankt Ingbert

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription - PRO Tier: Monthly or annual subscription for daily work management in local chapters. Includes personnel and material planning, service request responses, invoicing, and helper hour tracking.
2. SaaS Subscription - KURSE Tier: Monthly subscription for larger training organizations. Includes all PRO features plus comprehensive training course administration - internal and public training, scheduling, trainer management, participant management, and BG interface.
3. Free Tier: Limited basic version offered free of charge. Provides limited functionality for small organizations to get started.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

HiOrg-Server is a web-based SaaS platform that helps German aid organizations and training institutions manage personnel planning, material logistics, service scheduling, volunteer hour tracking, invoicing, and course administration. It is offered in a free tier plus paid PRO (€14.90/month) and KURSE (€45.90/month) subscriptions and is complemented by native iOS and Android apps that let members self-serve sign-ups, view schedules, and submit availability. A specialized FW_Server variant serves fire departments, and the platform integrates with QSEH, BG billing, PayPal, and DATEV.

Product overview

HiOrg-Server is a SaaS-based digital employee portal for aid organizations and training facilities, offered in three tiers: HiOrg-Server free (limited free version), HiOrg-Server PRO (14.90 €/month for local chapter operations), and HiOrg-Server KURSE (45.90 €/month for comprehensive training management). The platform also includes a companion mobile app for Android and iOS, with a variant called FW_Server specifically for fire departments. A new feature called HiOrg-Workflows is currently in beta testing. The system provides personnel planning, service management, training administration, invoicing, and member communication capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• HiOrg-Server PRO: Version for daily work in local associations, priced at €14.90/month (€12.52 net/month). Includes personnel and material planning, service management, invoicing, and helper hours tracking.
• HiOrg-Server KURSE
• HiOrg-Server free
• FW-Server
• HiOrg-Server Mobile App

Products and services

• HiOrg-Server PRO Subscription tier (€14.90/month) for daily operations in local aid organization chapters (Ortsverbände), covering personnel and material planning, independent member responses to duty requests, invoice and dunning creation, volunteer hour tracking and reporting, and includes the companion mobile app for all members.
• HiOrg-Server KURSE Subscription tier (€45.90/month) for larger training organizations, including all PRO capabilities plus comprehensive course management: term and room scheduling, instructor management, participant management, individual documents, billing, BG (Berufsgenossenschaft) interface, QSEH certification interface, and statistical evaluation.
• HiOrg-Server free Free limited basic version providing fundamental volunteer portal functionality for service sign-ups and basic member management, intended for small organizations or trial use.
• HiOrg-Server Mobile App

Quantifiable outcome

• 70-80% of services self-staff without manual intervention after implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core infrastructure, community and core.

• Hetznercore infrastructureOthers · 15 July 2025Hetzner is the data center provider hosting HiOrg-Server's servers. A load balancer outage at Hetzner in July 2025 caused service disruption for several hours. HiOrg-Server's own systems remained stable during the incident. The partnership is fundamental to service delivery.
• Ayedocore infrastructureTechnology or Integration · 15 July 2025Ayedo is the hosting partner for HiOrg-Server, working alongside Hetzner for infrastructure management. After the July 2025 outage, HiOrg-Server and Ayedo are evaluating additional redundancies to prevent future disruptions.
• HelfenKannJeder e.V.communityStrategic or Co-development PartnerHiOrg-Server supports the HelfenKannJeder e.V. platform, which runs the 'Helf-O-Mat' - an online tool matching volunteers with aid organizations based on interests and availability. HiOrg-Server (with Ayedo) provides infrastructure hosting and technical support for the platform.
• QSEH (Qualitätssicherungsstelle Erste Hilfe)coreTechnology or IntegrationAPI interface partnership for Quality Assurance First Aid (QSEH) certification management. HiOrg-Server KURSE connects to QSEH systems for authentication credentials and certification tracking in first aid training courses.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Workmotion: Berlin-based HR and workforce management software for internationally operating SMBs. Overlaps with HiOrg's HR/member-data management capability delivered via cloud subscription to European SMBs.
• Volgistics: US-based volunteer scheduling and management platform for nonprofits. Direct functional overlap with HiOrg's core use case of coordinating large volunteer pools for non-profit and emergency-services organizations.
• Kenjo: Berlin-based HCM platform focused on European SMBs. Competes directly for the HRIS layer HiOrg provides to volunteer-driven organizations, with a similar self-serve SaaS go-to-market and European SMB positioning.
• Personio: Munich-based HCM SaaS for European SMBs and mid-market. The most direct German competitor in the HR/payroll software category in which HiOrg also operates, targeting European SMB and organizations rather than volunteer-based aid groups specifically.
• Haufe Group: Established German SMB software provider offering HR, payroll and back-office tools via the Haufe-Lexware brand. Comparable target market (German SMB, associations and aid-related organizations) and competing for the same administrative software wallet share.

Broad incumbents

• Workday: Global enterprise cloud HCM and financial management platform. Relevant incumbent with comparable core HRIS functionality that has been progressively extending down-market into European mid-market customers.
• Salesforce.org (Nonprofit Cloud): Salesforce's nonprofit and volunteer-management cloud offering. Overlaps with HiOrg's aid-organization customer base through case management, training tracking, and volunteer coordination delivered on a broader CRM platform.
• Microsoft Dynamics 365: Microsoft's business applications suite covering HR, finance and customer engagement modules. Bundled with Microsoft 365, which many of HiOrg's aid-organization customers already use, creating a potential bundling risk.
• SAP SuccessFactors: Global enterprise HCM incumbent serving large organizations. Represents a bundling threat from above that could move into HiOrg's vertical segments with broader workforce-management suites.

Others

• DATEV: Dominant German accounting, payroll and invoicing platform with which HiOrg integrates (DATEV-format invoice export is in beta). Not a direct competitor but an adjacent ecosystem participant whose standardization roadmap influences HiOrg's invoicing product.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• GitHubgithub.com/HelfenKannJeder/helf-o-mat
• Facebookfacebook.com/hiorgserver
• Instagraminstagram.com/hiorgserver
• Xx.com/hiorgserver

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 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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