Steuerberater.de

What Steuerberater.de does

Steuerberater.de is a Berlin-based, privately held two-sided online marketplace that connects individuals and businesses in Germany with licensed tax advisors (Steuerberater) and accounting firms. The platform's core product is a searchable directory covering 7,500+ advisor offices, with multi-dimensional filtering by location (30+ cities), specialization area (90+ fields), industry branch (80+ branches), language (70+), and professional credentials. Consumer-side search and contact-inquiry functionality is free, while the advisor side operates on a freemium model: a free Basic listing tier and a paid Premium tier priced at €39 per month that provides priority placement above free profiles in search results. The platform reports having facilitated 100,000+ client mandates and handling 500+ daily inquiries.

Underlying the marketplace is a conventional web-based directory and matching platform with profile pages, contact forms, map integration, and self-serve registration for advisors. Distribution is built primarily through SEO, anchored by an extensive footprint of city-specific landing pages and a tax news and advisory content portal (Ratgeber & Informationen) covering legislative changes, paired with an email newsletter. The platform supports a bilingual German/English interface. Operations are confined to Germany; the company has no disclosed app, no public API, no patents or trademarks, and no third-party integrations or partnerships.

The business model is a recurring subscription revenue stream (Premium tier subscriptions), with consumers as the demand side and tax advisors as the paying supply side. The company operates with 11-50 employees, has not disclosed any funding rounds or revenue figures, and has no disclosed management team, ownership structure, or M&A activity. Its strategic posture is focused on organic SEO growth within the German tax advisory category rather than platform expansion beyond that vertical.

Name

Steuerberater.de

Legal name

Steuerberater.de

Website

https://steuerberater.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Steuerberater.de is a Berlin-based two-sided online marketplace that connects individuals and businesses in Germany with 7,500+ licensed tax advisors via a searchable directory, monetizing through €39/month Premium listings for advisors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Services Marketplace

NAICS

Web Search Portals and All Other Information Services (51929)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYFSAEAIAI

Professional Practice Brokerage (Medical/Dental/Legal/Accounting)

Financial & Insurance/Financial Advisory, Brokerage & Intermediation/Business Brokerage (Buying/Selling Private Businesses)

Keywords

• Tax advisor directory
• Professional services marketplace
• Tax consulting platform
• Accounting firm search
• Lead generation marketplace

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Premium Listings for Tax Advisors: Tax advisors and accounting firms pay a monthly subscription fee for premium positioning in search results, appearing ahead of free Basic profiles. The platform offers a Basic (free) tier and a Premium (€39/month) tier.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Steuerberater.de operates a two-sided online marketplace that connects consumers and businesses seeking tax advice with licensed German tax advisors (Steuerberater) and accounting firms. The platform provides a searchable directory of 7,500+ advisor firms with filtering by location, specialization, language, and credentials, and monetizes via a freemium model where advisors pay €39/month for Premium visibility positioning in search results. It also publishes a tax news and advisory content portal (Ratgeber & Informationen) covering legislative changes and tax planning topics.

Product overview

Steuerberater.de is a German online platform that operates as a tax advisor search and matching service. The core offering is a searchable directory connecting individuals and businesses with tax advisors (Steuerberater) across Germany. The platform offers a freemium model with a free Basic membership providing profile listings and a Premium membership (€39/month) offering priority placement in search results. Additionally, the platform provides news and advisory content (Ratgeber & Informationen) covering tax legislation changes and business topics.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Tax Advisor Search Platform (Steuerberater-Suchservice) A searchable online directory platform connecting individuals and businesses across Germany with licensed tax advisors (Steuerberater), featuring filtering by location, specialization area, industry branch, language, and professional credentials. Includes verified advisor profile pages with contact forms and map integration.
• Basic Membership Free membership tier for tax advisors that includes a standard profile listing on the platform, visible in directory search results without premium positioning.
• Premium Membership Paid subscription at €39.00/month for tax advisors that provides priority placement in search results ahead of free Basic profiles, enhancing visibility and lead generation.
• News & Advisory Content (Ratgeber & Informationen) Tax-related news articles and advisory content covering legislative changes, tax planning tips, and business guidance aimed at self-employed individuals and businesses seeking tax information.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jameda: Germany's largest doctor and medical practice directory, operating the same marketplace model connecting patients with physicians via free and premium tiers. Highly comparable in directory mechanics, vertical specialization, and German-market focus.
• Anwalt.de: Germany's leading lawyer search and directory platform operating an analogous freemium/premium marketplace model for legal professionals. Closely comparable in product mechanics, target geography (Germany), and supply-side monetization via premium listings.
• 11880.com (11880 Solutions AG): German online business directory and telephone directory service offering company and professional search including tax advisors. Comparable as a directory/marketplace serving German consumers searching for professional service providers.
• Provenexpert: German local service provider directory and review platform serving SMBs across multiple professional categories including tax, legal, and consulting. Comparable in marketplace directory functionality, German SMB target audience, and freemium monetization.

Broad incumbents

• Check24: Germany's largest comparison and marketplace platform covering insurance, banking, energy, and travel. Comparable in operating a high-traffic German comparison marketplace with SEO-driven acquisition and lead-generation monetization from supply-side providers.
• Verivox: Major German price-comparison platform for insurance and financial services. Comparable in operating a German consumer-facing comparison marketplace that monetizes via supply-side lead generation, similar to Steuerberater.de's advisor-paid model.
• Gelbe Seiten (Yellow Pages Germany): Established German business directory listing professional services including tax advisors and accountants. Comparable as a directory serving German consumers looking for tax advisors, though operating with a broader multi-vertical scope.

Emerging players

• SteuerGo: German online tax preparation service that both prepares taxes directly and connects users with tax advisors. Comparable as a German tax-services platform competing for the same consumer intent of finding tax help, though more software-led than marketplace-led.
• Doctolib: Leading European healthcare booking platform operating in Germany with marketplace mechanics for booking professional appointments. Comparable in two-sided marketplace model connecting consumers with regulated professionals, though Doctolib focuses on healthcare rather than tax services.

Others

• DATEV: Dominant German software and services provider for tax advisors, accountants, and auditors, owned cooperatively by the profession. Adjacent rather than directly competing — DATEV serves tax advisors as a software/infrastructure provider where Steuerberater.de serves them as a customer acquisition channel.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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