Creations

What Creations does

Creations (legal entity: Creations.de GmbH) is a Münster, Germany-based digital transformation services firm founded in 1999. It operates from a single headquarters (An der alten Ziegelei, Münster) with approximately 80% of staff on-site and 20% remote, and is independently owned by managing directors Olaf Weicker and André Hänsel. The company organizes its offering around five expertise areas — Digital Business Processes, Digital Customer Experiences, Data Collection & Analysis, NextGEN E-Commerce, and Transforming Legacy Systems — and delivers them through three service lines: Consulting (digital strategy, business process analysis, UX consulting, design thinking), Implementation (agile software development, UX/UI/graphic design, prototyping, API integration across REST, SOAP, GraphQL, XML, HL7, MT940), and Operations (hosting with up to 99.95% availability, web security aligned to BSI IT-Grundschutz and ISO 27001, performance optimization, managed IT).

Technically, the firm builds cloud-ready web applications with modern standards and API-first architectures, and supports both on-premise and SaaS deployment. A notable initiative is the Content Blockchain Project, a Google DNI-funded decentralized trading infrastructure for digital content and licenses, demonstrating capability in distributed-ledger architecture. The firm cites operational scale evidence of 32+ million e-commerce transactions processed across 197 countries as a credibility marker for high-volume commerce work.

Commercially, Creations generates revenue through professional services and managed-services engagements on a sales-led, consultative motion; there is no public pricing, no self-serve offering, no SaaS product, and no disclosed funding. Named customers include Crazy Factory (an 8-year strategic e-commerce partnership), Kaufland, Landgard, and Cultizm. Marketing is minimal: a bilingual (German/English) website with a contact form and a direct phone line are the primary acquisition channels, with no social media, blog, or paid acquisition activity described. The company has operated continuously for 18+ years without external venture capital, transitioning from early Dotcom-era products (migno, gameserver operations) to enterprise digital transformation services.

Name

Creations

Legal name

Creations.de GmbH

Website

https://creations.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Creations (Creations.de GmbH) is a Münster, Germany-based digital transformation services firm founded in 1999, offering consulting, implementation, and managed operations across e-commerce, legacy modernization, and web security for mid-market and enterprise clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Digital Transformation Consulting

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Digital Creative & Experience Design Agencies (Web/App/UX) (MPAAAAAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Innovation & Design Thinking Programs (EDAMAHAD)

Keywords

• Digital transformation services
• E-commerce development
• Web application security
• Managed IT services
• Legacy system migration

Headquarters

HQ city

Münster

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Consulting, Implementation, DevOps): Revenue is generated through consulting engagements (digital strategy, UX, process analysis), software implementation projects (custom web development, e-commerce, API integrations, prototyping), and ongoing DevOps/operations services (hosting, security, performance optimization). The business operates as a digital transformation services firm, suggesting project-based and retainer engagements rather than a SaaS or product subscription model.
2. Managed Services / Operations: Ongoing managed services including hosting, availability management, web security, performance optimization, and system management. Revenue likely follows a retainer or SLA-based model for continuous operational support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Creations is a digital transformation agency that helps companies convert classical products and services into digital business models. It delivers a 360° service model covering consulting (digital strategy, business process analysis, UX consulting, design thinking), implementation (agile software development, UX/UI design, prototyping, API integration), and operations (hosting, web security, performance optimization, managed IT). Its primary focus is on e-commerce platforms, digital customer experiences, data/analytics, and modernization of legacy IT systems for mid-market and enterprise clients.

Product overview

Creations is a digital transformation agency offering a comprehensive portfolio of consulting, implementation, and operations services. The offering is organized around five core expertise areas — Digital Business Processes, Digital Customer Experiences, Data Collection & Analysis, NextGEN E-Commerce, and Transforming Legacy Systems — which serve as thematic pillars driving cross-disciplinary engagements. Within these, the company delivers specific service offerings grouped into three service lines: Consulting (Digital Strategy, Business Process Analysis, UX Consulting, Design Thinking), Implementation (Agile Software Development, UX/UI/Graphic Design, Prototyping, API Integration & Interfaces), and Operations (Availability/Hosting, Web Security, Performance Optimization, Managed IT). The company also participates in the Content Blockchain Project, a Google DNI-funded blockchain initiative for decentralized digital content licensing. The overall portfolio is characterized by a 360° service model where strategic consulting feeds into software development and implementation, which is then sustained by DevOps and security operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Digital Strategy & Consulting Services A consulting service line covering digital strategy development, business process analysis, UX consulting, and design thinking workshops to help companies build and execute digital transformation strategies and develop digital business models.
• Web Software Implementation Services Custom web software development services including agile software development, UX/UI/graphic design, prototyping, and API integration and interfaces, following the Agile Manifesto and its 12 principles.
• DevOps, Hosting & Web Security Operations Ongoing managed IT operations services including hosting and availability management (up to 99.95% actual availability), web security (BSI IT-Grundschutz and ISO 27001 aligned, black/white box testing, penetration testing, WAF), performance optimization, and managed IT & system management.
• NextGEN E-Commerce Development E-commerce expertise covering multichannel commerce, digital product information management, social commerce, AR commerce, and other next-generation online retail capabilities, offered to e-commerce retailers seeking to differentiate from platform giants.
• Legacy System Transformation Modernization and migration of outdated legacy software into modern web-based, on-premise or cloud solutions, using interconnected web technology to minimize technical debt.
• Content Blockchain Project

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% revenue increase potential by fixing UX problems on mobile devices
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Avanade: Joint venture between Accenture and Microsoft delivering large-scale digital and cloud transformation services — competes with Creations on enterprise digital transformation mandates, especially where Microsoft Azure cloud migration is involved.
• Valtech: Global digital transformation agency with strong presence in Germany, covering strategy, experience design, e-commerce, and platform engineering — comparable breadth to Creations but with materially larger headcount and geographic reach.
• Publicis Sapient: Global digital transformation consultancy combining strategy, consulting, and technology for large enterprises — competes with Creations for enterprise digital transformation mandates, particularly in retail and e-commerce.
• Arvato (Bertelsmann): Bertelsmann-owned digital services and e-commerce platform provider offering end-to-end digital transformation, hosting, and operations — overlapping with Creations' e-commerce and managed services capabilities but at significantly larger scale.
• SinnerSchrader (now Accenture Song): Long-standing German digital agency specializing in digital products, e-commerce, and customer experience, now part of Accenture Song; historically a direct competitor to Creations in German mid-market digital transformation engagements.

Direct peers

• dotcentric: Munich-based digital agency delivering strategy, UX, e-commerce, and platform engineering for mid-market German clients; comparable in size, service mix, and customer segment to Creations.
• nexum AG: Cologne-based digital agency offering consulting, creation, and technology services across e-commerce, content, and customer experience — directly overlapping with Creations' 360° service model and mid-market/enterprise German clientele.
• TWT Digital Group: Düsseldorf-based digital agency offering strategy, UX, software development, and managed services — similar service portfolio and mid-market/enterprise focus to Creations, particularly in the DACH region.
• dmcgroup: German digital commerce agency focused on e-commerce platforms, omnichannel, and customer experience transformation; comparable to Creations in target customers (mid-market retailers) and core NextGEN E-Commerce offering.

Emerging players

• shopware AG: German-headquartered e-commerce platform vendor with a partner ecosystem of implementation agencies — competes with Creations' NextGEN E-Commerce practice in the German merchant segment.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/creationsmedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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