What Cortility does

Cortility GmbH is a privately held German SAP partner founded in 2011 and headquartered in Ettlingen (Karlsruhe technology region), operating as a subsidiary of command Gruppe. The company specializes exclusively in the German utility sector (Versorgungswirtschaft), building proprietary SAP IS-U and SAP S/4HANA Utilities AddOns that address regulatory market communication (EDIFACT validation, MaLo-Ident 24-hour supplier switching), billing and document workflows (ELKO electronic bank statements, PDF Cloud Service, dynamic tariffs, network charges), and statutory reporting (Hauptzollamt customs reporting). A second business field covers SAP technology consulting and digitalization services spanning S/4HANA conversions, Basis support, security, and lifecycle management, with a newer Intelligent Process Automation offering co-developed with PIPE|FORCE for AI-driven customer service automation.

The core technology is built natively on SAP IS-U and S/4HANA Utilities, supplemented by cloud-native components hosted on SAP Business Technology Platform (EDIVAL) and Amazon Web Services (PDF Cloud Service), with ABAP-based client integration. Cortility holds SAP "Recognized Expertise – Utilities Germany" status and has listed products on the SAP Store since 2024. Revenue is generated through four streams: recurring AddOn licensing and maintenance, SAP consulting and implementation services, usage-based cloud services, and ongoing Basis/system support. The company serves German energy utilities, municipal Stadtwerke, distribution network operators, and utility data centers, with named customers including Stadtwerke Langen, Stadtwerke Aalen, ESB Energie Südbayern, WVV Würzburg, and Stadtwerke Gießen.

The company is led by Managing Directors Sascha Dörr and Holger Geiger (appointed February 2021), with a headcount of 11-50 employees, and has received kununu Top Company recognition for five consecutive years (2022-2026). Disclosed revenue was €5 million in fiscal year 2017, the most recent explicit figure available, with active recruitment and ongoing product launches (IPA, Zuordnungsprozess-Monitor, Hauptzollamt for S/4HANA in 2025-2026) suggesting continued expansion of the customer base and solution surface.

Name

Cortility

Legal name

cortility gmbh

Website

https://cortility.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cortility is a German SAP partner that builds proprietary IS-U and S/4HANA Utilities AddOns plus consulting services for the energy and municipal utility sector, with a newer AI-driven customer service automation offering.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Utility Software (SAP IS-U/S/4HANA Utilities AddOns)

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

DER Grid Services & Market Enablement (Ancillary Services, Flexibility) (EUADALAK), DER Program Operations & Customer/Installer Enablement (Applications, Portals, Inspections) (EUADALAO)

Keywords

• SAP IS-U solutions
• SAP S/4HANA Utilities
• Utility industry software
• Energy utility consulting
• SAP addOn products

Headquarters

HQ city

Ettlingen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Products and AddOns: Sale of proprietary addOns and supplements for SAP IS-U and S/4HANA Utilities including ELKO, MaLo-Ident, EDIFACT Validation, Dynamic Tariffs, Network Charges, and more.
2. SAP Consulting and Implementation Services: SAP technology consulting including S/4HANA conversions, cloud/hybrid implementations, Basis support, and system operations.
3. Cloud Services: Cloud-based services for PDF enrichment and ZUGFeRD e-invoicing, operated on AWS with pay-per-use pricing model.
4. Maintenance and Support: Ongoing support and maintenance services for SAP landscapes, including system monitoring and security updates.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cortility GmbH develops and sells proprietary SAP IS-U and SAP S/4HANA Utilities add-on software products and provides specialized SAP consulting and implementation services to the German energy supply sector (Versorgungswirtschaft). The company offers a portfolio of branch-specific AddOns covering market communication, billing, electronic bank statements, dynamic tariffs, PDF generation, e-invoicing, and process automation, alongside SAP technology services (Basis support, S/4HANA conversions, security, operations). Its customers are German municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), energy suppliers, and grid operators requiring SAP-based digital transformation.

Product overview

Cortility gmbh is an SAP Partner specializing in branch-specific software products and consulting services for the utility/energy supply sector (Versorgungswirtschaft), founded in 2011 and headquartered in Ettlingen, Germany. The company's product portfolio consists of SAP IS-U and S/4HANA Utilities add-on modules (Ergänzungsprodukte/AddOns) and consulting services. The core offering includes: (1) SAP IS-U/S/4HANA Utilities add-on modules such as EDIFACT-Validierungsservice (EDIVAL) for cloud-based EDIFACT validation on SAP BTP, MaLo-Ident-Prozess for the 24-hour supplier switching Web-API bridge, ELKO for electronic bank statement processing with a learning system, PDF Cloud Service (PCS) for PDF document enrichment, Dynamische Tarife for dynamic tariff pricing, Netzentgelte in der Endkundenrechnung for network charge invoicing, Reporting der Strom- und Energiesteuer for customs office tax reporting, Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) for AI-powered customer service automation, and Zuordnungsprozess-Monitor for LFW24 monitoring; (2) Robotic Process Automation (RPA) based on SAP Intelligent RPA; and (3) SAP Technologie & Automatisierung consulting services covering SAP technology consulting, Software Lifecycle Management, SAP Operations, and SAP Security. The second major business field is Digitalisierung (digitalization) solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• EDIFACT-Validierungsservice (EDIVAL) Cloud-based EDIFACT message validation service running on SAP Business Technology Platform (BTP). Performs syntactic and semantic validation of EDIFACT messages using standardized APERAK and CONTRL checks before they reach SAP IS-U, helping energy utilities avoid costly process interruptions.
• Netzentgelte in der Endkundenrechnung Lieferant (Network Charges in End-Customer Invoice) SAP S/4HANA solution that enables energy suppliers to pass network charges from distribution network operators to end customers on invoices, either as bookable or informational line items. Uses a Webservice approach for always-current data from third-party providers.
• Dynamische Tarife (Dynamic Tariffs) Solution for dynamic tariff pricing in SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA that enables energy suppliers to offer time-of-use tariffs linked to external indicators such as exchange prices or temperature data, supporting legal requirements for dynamic pricing from 2025.
• Robotic Process Automation (RPA) SAP Intelligent RPA solution using software robots to automate routine, manual, and repetitive business processes. Includes a structured 5-step implementation approach: process inventory, analysis, workflow development, testing, and deployment.
• ELKO - Elektronischer Kontoauszug (Electronic Bank Statement) Electronic bank statement processing solution for energy suppliers featuring a learning system that uses history tables to automatically match unmatched payments to business partners in SAP FI-CA. Supports Multi-Cash and XML CAMT.053 formats.
• PDF Cloud Service (PCS) Cloud-based PDF enrichment service built on AWS that dynamically adds logos, headers, footers, and additional pages to PDF documents from SAP or archive systems, without requiring additional server infrastructure. Operated as a pay-per-use service with simple transparent tiered pricing.
• MaLo-Ident-Prozess im SAP IS-U Solution for the MaLo-Ident process bridging Web-API and SAP IS-U for the 24-hour supplier switching process. Provides backend implementation in SAP IS-U with connectivity to Web-API-Router providers including SEEBURGER AG and regiocom SE. Available for SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
• Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) AI-powered end-to-end customer service automation from incoming email or physical letter to a processed data record in SAP, jointly developed with PIPE|FORCE. Automates standard processes such as moving, payment changes, and meter readings up to 100%. Clean Core compatible for SAP S/4HANA Utilities and SAP IS-U.
• Reporting der Strom- und Energiesteuer an das Hauptzollamt Reporting solution for electricity and energy tax submissions to the German customs office (Hauptzollamt) per official forms (Formblatt 1418 for electricity, Formblatt 1109 for gas). Available for SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
• Zuordnungsprozess-Monitor (Assignment Process Monitor) Monitoring tool for assignment processes in the LFW24 (24-hour supplier switching) system that provides suppliers full transparency over the status of all assignment processes and enables rapid identification of missing master data changes. Available for SAP ECC and SAP S/4HANA.
• SAP Technologie & Automatisierung Portfolio of SAP technology and automation services covering SAP technology consulting (Cloud/Hybrid/OnPrem), software lifecycle management, SAP operations, and SAP security. Includes SAP S/4HANA Pre-Checks, Greenfield/Brownfield/Bluefield conversions, SAP BTP, SAP Analytics Cloud, SAP Build Process Automation, SAP Frontends, and SSO implementations.
• Digitalisierungs-Lösungen für Energieversorger Digitalization solutions for energy suppliers, representing Cortility's second strategic business field, focused on smooth workflows and cost-efficient SAP integration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Standard processes like relocation, payment adjustments, or meter readings can be automated up to 100%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

13 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• command Gruppe (command gmbh)coreOthersParent company of cortility gmbh. Cortility was founded in 2011 as a company of the command Gruppe, which is based in the Karlsruhe technology region.
• PIPE|FORCEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for Intelligent Process Automation (IPA) solution combining cortility's SAP and energy sector process expertise with PIPE|FORCE's AI-based input orchestration and workflow management.
• Logabit GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerFuture-oriented partnership for IPA (Intelligent Process Automation) to elevate customer service to a new level.
• datangocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for User Adoption focusing on innovative user assistance and documentation, specifically for energy utilities implementing SAP solutions.
• Mako365minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration in Marktkommunikation to create added value for customers.
• JANEV ConsultminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSAP partnership combining SAP know-how and project management experience for customer benefit.
• INCEPT4coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInnovation partnership for SAP industry solution know-how, creating added value for energy utilities.
• CURSOR Software AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership combining industry know-how to create added value for energy utilities (EVU).
• AfB gemeinnützige GmbHminorOthersSustainable partnership with IT recycling and data deletion service provider, demonstrating social responsibility.
• SAPcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorSAP Partner with Recognized Expertise in Utilities category for Germany. Provides SAP industry solutions and AddOns for energy sector.
• EDNA Bundesverband Energiemarkt & Kommunikation e.V.minorOthersActive member contributing to EDNA working groups on ZUGFeRD 2.0 implementation recommendations for the energy sector.
• DSAG (Deutschsprachige SAP Anwendergruppe)minorOthersActive member of DSAG Working Group for Energy Utilities, contributing to SAP license model recommendations.
• BDEW (Bundesverband der Energie- und Wasserwirtschaft)minorOthersIndustry association membership since 2019 for growth with energy sector expertise.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• abat AG: German SAP consulting house with a strong utilities and discrete manufacturing focus, offering S/4HANA transformation, custom development, and add-on products — overlapping with Cortility's SAP IS-U specialization and similar mid-market enterprise customer base.
• Arvato Systems: German-based SAP partner with a dedicated utilities practice (Arvato Systems Utility Solutions) providing SAP IS-U and S/4HANA consulting, cloud, and managed services to European energy providers. Closely comparable in customer segment (Stadtwerke, municipal utilities) and SAP-anchored service model.
• SASKIA Informations- und Kommunikationstechnik GmbH: Specialist German IT services firm focused on energy utilities (Stadtwerke, EVU), with deep SAP IS-U and billing expertise and a comparable niche positioning to Cortility in the DACH Versorgungswirtschaft segment.

Broad incumbents

• T-Systems International: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm with a strong German utility sector focus (SAP hosting, IS-U operations, billing services). Operates at the large-enterprise end of the same German utility market Cortility serves.
• msg (msg systems AG): Large German IT consultancy with a significant utilities vertical (msg for energy) delivering SAP-based solutions, billing, and regulatory compliance to European utilities — same end market but materially larger scale and broader industry coverage.
• Eviden (Atos group): Atos's digital business line with SAP capabilities and a dedicated energy & utilities sector offering across Europe. Competes for German utility transformation programs at the larger end of the market.
• Capgemini (Invent): Global SI with a substantial German utilities practice delivering SAP S/4HANA transformation, cloud, and data programs to large Energieversorger. Competes for the upper end of Cortility's addressable market.
• All for One Group SE: Mid-market SAP consulting partner in the DACH region with S/4HANA and industry solution expertise. Less specialized in utilities than Cortility but competes for the same mid-sized German enterprise SAP transformation wallet.

Emerging players

• PRODYNA (abat+ brand family): European SAP consulting and software firm building cloud-native SAP extensions and industry solutions; comparable mid-sized competitor for SAP S/4HANA transformation projects and custom add-on development in the DACH market.

Others

• CURSOR Software AG: German vendor of utility-specific software (EAI for utility processes, contract management) with a strong footprint at German Stadtwerke. Functions as both a Cortility partner and an adjacent ISV competing for utility IT budget lines.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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