Bausoft Informatik

What Bausoft Informatik does

Bausoft Informatik (legally MegaCAD Schweiz AG) is a Swiss CAD software vendor founded in 1994 and headquartered in Mettmenstetten, canton of Zurich. The company develops and sells Haustech CAD, a 2D and 3D CAD platform purpose-built for building-services engineering trades — sanitary, heating, ventilation, sheet metal work, prefabrication and industrial pipe routing. The platform is modular, with trade-specific extensions (3D CAD-Leitung, 3D CAD-Entwässerung, CAD-GisraFlex, 2D CAD-Heizlast, 2D CAD-Komfortlüftung, CAD-FlächenDispo, CAD-Blechabwicklung), and integrates BIM workflows via IFC, VDI 3805, DWG and STEP interfaces. A complementary BIM-to-Field module bridges digital models to construction-site execution, while a separate Bausoft Leitung 3D module addresses industrial-scale pipe routing compliant with VDI 3805 and ISO 16757. Bausoft also holds exclusive Swiss distribution rights for ViSoft Premium 3D and Photo Tuning bathroom-visualization software.

The company serves Swiss installation contractors, craft businesses, engineering/architectural planning offices, prefabrication operations, and industrial pipe-construction firms. Its customer base spans 7,000+ users and 200,000+ projects over three decades, with named references including Spital Schiers, Kantonsschule Limmattal, PE Fabrikations AG, AWIA AG, Decorvet, Manzano and Polyteam. Geographic reach is confined to Switzerland.

The business model is a quote-based, sales-led annual subscription on modular software packages, supported by non-binding individual presentations, customized demonstrations, BIM project consulting, and CAD training courses. A 30-day money-back guarantee lowers customer-acquisition friction. Marketing runs through the megacad-schweiz.ch website, LinkedIn, a YouTube channel (@bausofthaustechcad), and direct sales. Group-wide headcount is stated at approximately 100 employees; leadership comprises co-Managing Directors Roman Hegglin (sales, BIM consulting, project leadership) and Reto Zawarty (HR, administration, finance). Revenue is not publicly disclosed, and no funding rounds, M&A activity or institutional investor ownership are signaled in the available data.

Name

Bausoft Informatik

Legal name

MegaCAD Schweiz AG

Website

https://bausoft.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Bausoft Informatik (MegaCAD Schweiz AG) is a Swiss vendor of Haustech CAD, a modular 2D/3D CAD and BIM platform for sanitary, heating, ventilation, sheet-metal, prefabrication and industrial pipe-routing trades, sold via annual subscriptions to installers and planning offices across Switzerland.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mettmenstetten

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: CAD software licenses for building technology planning. The company offers Haustech CAD and related modules with a 30-day money-back guarantee. Software is sold with modular approach allowing customization to customer needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Bausoft Informatik develops and sells Haustech CAD, a 2D/3D CAD software platform for building services engineering covering sanitary, heating, ventilation, and sheet metal trades. The modular platform integrates BIM workflows, automatic generation of position and material lists, and direct material ordering, with standalone add-ons for industrial pipe routing (Bausoft Leitung 3D), bathroom visualization (ViSoft Premium 3D and Photo Tuning), prefabrication, and BIM-to-Field execution.

Product overview

Bausoft Informatik offers a unified CAD platform called Haustech CAD for building technology and industrial applications. The core product provides 2D and 3D design capabilities with modular extensions including Bausoft Leitung 3D for industrial pipe routing, ViSoft Premium 3D and Photo Tuning for bathroom planning (distributed from ViSoft GmbH), specialized modules for sanitary (3D CAD-Leitung, 3D CAD-Entwässerung, 3D CAD-GisraFlex), heating (2D CAD-Leitung, 2D CAD-Heizlast), ventilation (2D CAD-Komfortlüftung, 2D CAD-Lüftung), sheet metal work (CAD-FlächenDispo, CAD-Blechabwicklung), BIM to Field workflows, and prefabrication planning. The platform is designed for installation contractors, planning offices, and prefabrication operations in Switzerland, with over 7,000 users across more than 200,000 implemented projects.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• MegaCAD: Primary CAD software product line for building services engineering (Haustech CAD) offering 2D and 3D planning tools for sanitary, heating, ventilation, and metalworking applications.
• ViSoft Premium 3D

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 7,000 users and more than 200,000 projects implemented

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature13 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ViSoft GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorViSoft GmbH is a leading provider of bathroom visualization software. Bausoft Informatik AG exclusively distributes ViSoft Premium 3D and Photo Tuning software in Switzerland. This partnership enables Bausoft to offer comprehensive bathroom planning solutions including 3D visualization and photo tuning for tile and sanitary projects.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Cadmatic: Cadmatic is a Finnish provider of 3D CAD/CAE software for shipbuilding, process plants and building services. Its HVAC/industrial pipe-routing tooling competes most directly with Bausoft Leitung 3D in the industrial pipe-construction segment.
• EPLAN: EPLAN provides CAE/CAD software for electrical, automation and increasingly building services engineering across the DACH region. It is comparable to Bausoft as a trade-specialized German-speaking engineering software vendor targeting planners and installers.
• DDS-CAD: DDS-CAD is a European CAD software suite for mechanical, electrical, plumbing and HVAC building services design. It competes head-on with Bausoft's Haustech CAD in sanitary, heating and ventilation planning for installers and planners.
• liNear: liNear is a German software vendor specializing in CAD and calculation tools for HVAC, sanitary and electrical building services. It targets the same Handwerk and Planungsbüro segments as Bausoft and overlaps significantly on pipe routing and ventilation modules.
• Plancal (Trimble MEP): Plancal AG was a Swiss developer of MEP CAD software for HVAC, sanitary and electrical building services planning, now part of Trimble. It is the closest historical competitor to Bausoft within Switzerland and offers overlapping trade-specific CAD functionality.

Broad incumbents

• Trimble: Trimble is a global AEC and geospatial software platform owner of Tekla, SketchUp and Plancal, providing broad BIM and MEP planning suites. Through Plancal, Trimble is both a peer buyer and the most direct large-suite competitor to Bausoft in the Swiss/German-speaking market.
• Bentley Systems: Bentley Systems provides infrastructure and built-environment engineering software (OpenBuildings, OpenPlant), with MEP-relevant capabilities competing at the industrial and large-project edge of Bausoft's addressable market.
• Autodesk: Autodesk offers Revit MEP and AutoCAD, the dominant broad-platform CAD suites for building services engineering. As a large incumbent AEC platform vendor, Autodesk represents both the most-used alternative and the most credible competitive threat to specialty MEP CAD players like Bausoft.
• Nemetschek Group: Nemetschek is a global AEC software group owning Graphisoft (ArchiCAD), Vectorworks, Solibri, Bluebeam and dRofus. Its architecture-centric BIM stack competes at the broader building model level where Bausoft's modules plug in.

Emerging players

• ACCA Software: ACCA Software is an Italian BIM/CAD vendor focused on MEP, energy and structural engineering (Edificius, TerMus, Solarius). It targets the same European installer-and-planner segment with multi-trade design tools and serves as a comparable specialty BIM-CAD peer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@bausofthaustechcad
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/bausoftinformatik

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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