Name

Sturm und Bräm

Legal name

Sturm und Bräm GmbH

Website

https://sturmundbraem.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Web Development Projects: Full-service agency offering concept, design, development and ongoing maintenance of web presences and applications. Projects range from web platforms to specialized applications. Includes responsive design, CMS implementation, and custom development.
2. Ongoing Client Care: Continuous maintenance and support services after project go-live, keeping websites and applications in optimal condition with regular updates and support.
3. Subscription-based Tools: Online Personalienblatt tool offered as subscription service for school websites, generating recurring revenue from educational institutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Sturm und Bräm is a full-service web agency that designs, develops and maintains websites and custom web applications across the full project lifecycle, from requirements analysis and concept through design, implementation, and ongoing care. Service delivery is anchored on TYPO3 (open-source) and Craft CMS (commercial), supplemented by Laravel for bespoke applications, plus Shopify and Webflow where appropriate. The agency primarily serves Swiss public-sector, educational, NGO, healthcare, cultural, and trade-association clients.

Product overview

Sturm und Bräm is a full-service web agency based in Bern, Switzerland, offering end-to-end web design and development services. Their service portfolio centers on three main CMS/framework platforms: TYPO3 (open-source), Craft CMS (commercial), and Laravel (custom PHP applications), supplemented by Shopify for e-commerce projects. The agency serves diverse sectors including education, healthcare, government, culture, NGOs, trade/professional associations, and commerce. Their product offering encompasses complete website development and maintenance, custom web applications, and specialized tools like the emf compass (AI-curated EMF information portal) and LiteraturSchweiz (Swiss literature platform). They follow a 'content first' methodology, emphasizing sustainable and flexible content structures designed to evolve with client needs over many years.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Web Design and Development (Full-Service Agency Service) End-to-end web design and development service covering requirements analysis, concept, design, implementation, and ongoing maintenance for Swiss organizations across public-sector, education, NGO, healthcare, cultural, and trade-association segments.
• TYPO3 CMS Development Open-source TYPO3 CMS implementation service for complex institutional, government, NGO, and education websites, including projects such as SAVOIR SOCIAL, Palliative Schweiz, Pro Velo Schweiz, NMS Bern, and the Tripartite Konferenz.
• Craft CMS Development Commercial Craft CMS implementation service for flexible, design-led websites, including emf compass, artlink, Robert Walser-Zentrum, Frieda KulturBeratung, Toprope Industrieklettern, fairness at work, and LiteraturSchweiz.
• Laravel Application Development Custom PHP application development on the Laravel framework for specialized web platforms, including health-promotion applications and the Metawarehouse geodata platform with PostGRest API for the Canton of Bern.
• Shopify E-commerce Implementation Online-shop implementation service on Shopify, adapted for product sales as well as booking and reservation flows, demonstrated with Nobile Catering (gourmet catering and Italian tavolata experiences).
• Personalienblatt Online-Tool

Quantifiable outcome

• 95% of children from Stiftung Presencia complete education successfully (vs 55% national average in Colombia)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers25 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability2 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

41 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• fairness at workcoreOthers · 1 January 2026Long-term partnership since project beginning (logo design) for platform supporting fair working conditions. 2026 Craft CMS integration and redesign.
• Erinnern für Morgen (Bundesamt für Justiz)coreOthers · 1 January 2025Web platform development for Federal Office of Justice on past injustices (Fürsorgerische Zwangsmassnahmen), in collaboration with University of Bern Interdisciplinary Center for Gender Studies.
• FlakeminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2024WordPress implementation partner for Swiss Society for Foreign Policy (SGA-ASPE) website, handling CMS implementation while Sturm und Bräm managed concept and design.
• Tripartite KonferenzcoreOthers · 1 January 2024Long-standing client partnership since original Joomla! implementation through 2024 TYPO3 migration, including visual identity work since 2017.
• Netzwerk Kulturerbe SchweizminorOthers · 1 January 2024Website development and expansion from art.i.schock (original) and Snowflake, optimizing and adding print material functionality.
• Villard KommunikationminorOthers · 1 January 2024Corporate design partnership for 2024 medi website update, harmonizing with new design and tile system.
• Schweizerische Gesellschaft für Aussenpolitik SGA-ASPEminorOthers · 1 January 2024WordPress website concept and design with Flake handling implementation, including procedurally generated key visual.
• diabetesschweizcoreOthers · 1 January 2023Since 2023, taking over TYPO3 website operations for national diabetes organization and 20+ regional Swiss diabetes society websites.
• SAVOIR SOCIALcoreOthers · 1 January 2023Website concept, design, and TYPO3 implementation for Swiss umbrella association for social sector with focus on accessibility and materials reorganization.
• Nationale Plattform Soziale BerufecoreOthers · 1 January 2023Trilingual platform development with TYPO3 for career guidance in social professions including career finder quiz and interactive map.
• Stiftung PresenciaminorOthers · 1 January 2023Website redesign for foundation supporting children and youth education in Colombia, focusing on donor engagement and impact communication.
• Tapas YogaminorOthers · 1 January 2023Craft CMS website development for undogmatic yoga teacher training school with expressive imagery from Sabine Rufener.
• Frieda KulturBeratungminorOthers · 1 January 2023Corporate design and Craft CMS website with typography focus, animated logo, and photography by Binta Kopp.
• XENIAminorOthers · 1 January 2023Website redesign for Bern counseling center for sex workers, optimized for 13 languages and mobile devices with illustrations.
• Promenons-nousminorOthers · 1 January 2022Photography partnership for GDK website, providing calm, orienting images that give the site a sober and modern visual character.
• Kornhaus Atelier GmbH (Céline Beyeler, Stephan Nopper)minorOthers · 1 January 2022Design and color concept partnership for NMS Bern website, providing layout and color scheme design.
• Atelier VminorOthers · 1 January 2022Website redesign partnership for Toprope Industrieklettern, with Sturm und Bräm handling Craft CMS implementation.
• Toprope IndustriekletternminorOthers · 1 January 2022Craft CMS website for industrial climbing services including shop, course system, and online administration tools.
• Bea Würgler (neuweiss)minorOthers · 1 January 2022Screen design partnership for Swiss Osteopathy Association website, creating clean design.
• Eva Zwahlen (Kommunikationsstudio)minorOthers · 1 January 2022Process support and content enhancement for Swiss Osteopathy Association website project.
• CinéforomminorOthers · 1 January 2022Digital application processing system (guichet) based on Sofawiki by Matthias Bürcher for Romandie film foundation grant management.
• NMS BerncoreOthers · 1 January 2022TYPO3 website with four divisions, staff directories, news, agendas, login area, and multiple mini-sites. Collaboration with Kornhaus Atelier GmbH.
• artlinkcoreOthers · 1 January 2021Partnership with Bubblegum Club (South African design agency) for corporate identity and Craft CMS implementation for global artist networking platform.
• Bubblegum ClubminorOthers · 1 January 2021South African design agency partnership for artlink corporate identity, creating unique 'blob' element reflecting fluid global reality.
• Craft CMScoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Primary CMS platform used for multiple projects including Robert Walser-Zentrum, emf compass, artlink, Frieda KulturBeratung, Stiftung Presencia, Tapas Yoga, Toprope, and fairness at work.
• TYPO3coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2020Primary open-source CMS platform used for government, educational, and large institutional projects. Used for Savoir Social, Palliative Schweiz, diabetesschweiz, Osteopathyverband, Tripartite Konferenz, and others.
• ETH Zürich (Forschungsstiftung Strom und Mobilkommunikation FSM)coreOthers · 1 January 2020Research foundation partnership for emf compass website, developing AI-curated links collection for electromagnetic field information.
• Palliative SchweizcoreOthers · 1 January 2020TYPO3 website development and harmonization of all section identities for national palliative care organization.
• SujataminorOthers · 1 January 2019Illustration partnership for Bernvital (2019) and Salute! (2022) projects, creating engaging illustrations for health promotion campaigns.
• Pro Velo SchweizcoreOthers · 1 January 2018Long-term partnership since 2010 for magazin-style multilingual website, 2018 refresh, and multiple spin-off sites for campaigns and regional associations.
• BEmoryminorOthers · 1 January 2018Online memory game developed for Amt für Geoinformation during Museumsnacht 2023, using Phaser JavaScript library and Raspberry Pi local server.
• Atelier PolminorOthers · 1 January 2017Corporate design partnership for Konferenz der kantonalen Gesundheitsdirektorinnen und -direktoren (GDK) website, contributing clean visual identity.
• Gender CampuscoreOthers · 1 January 2017Partnership since 2017 for corporate design, visual identity, and TYPO3 website. Ongoing support and development with project team.
• LiteratureSchweizcoreOthers · 1 January 2017Partnership for platform concept, design, and development with Craft CMS including literature database for Swiss literature scene.
• medi | Zentrum für medizinische BildungcoreOthers · 1 January 2017Long-term partnership since 2012 for responsive website with ESCADA integration, SOAP interface, and 2024 corporate design update with Villard Kommunikation.
• Witschi AGcoreOthers · 1 January 2016Long-term client partnership since 2016 for TYPO3 website with integrated digital signage and ongoing development.
• CASA NobileminorOthers · 1 January 2016Online shop design and implementation for Swiss chocolate company using Shopify platform. Collaboration with Thun web agency Comvation.
• ComvationminorOthers · 1 January 2016Web agency partnership for Casa Nobile Shopify project, collaborating on complete redesign of existing webshop.
• Amt für Geoinformation des Kantons BerncoreOthers · 1 January 2011Long-term partnership since 2007 for Metawarehouse project, including 2011 web08 guidelines adaptation and 2022 Laravel application development.
• Personalamt des Kantons BerncoreOthers · 1 January 2010Long-term partnership for Bernvital (2019) and Salute! (2022) health promotion platforms for 12,000+ cantonal employees.
• Robert Walser-ZentrumcoreOthers · 1 January 2009Long-term partnership since 2009 for visual redesign and ongoing support with Craft CMS implementation.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Comvation AG: Swiss web agency based in Thun (near Bern) delivering TYPO3, e-commerce, and custom web platforms to SMEs and institutional clients in the Bern region. Direct local peer with similar technology stack (TYPO3, Shopify) and overlapping regional clientele; has been a project partner of Sturm und Bräm.
• Ergon Informatik AG: Zurich-based Swiss software and web agency with strong public-sector and finance client base, focused on bespoke applications, integration, and high-quality engineering. Comparable in engineering depth and institutional client mix, though significantly larger and more engineering-focused.
• Liip AG: Swiss web/digital agency headquartered in Fribourg with offices across Switzerland, specializing in Drupal, Symfony, and custom web platforms for public-sector and institutional clients. Comparable in offering (full-service web development) and target segments (Swiss government, education, NGOs), though larger in scale.
• Sitewerk GmbH: Boutique Swiss web agency with long-standing TYPO3 and open-source CMS expertise serving cultural, educational, and non-profit clients. Directly comparable in niche (Swiss institutional, content-focused CMS projects) and scale.
• Unic AG: Swiss digital agency with deep experience serving government, healthcare, and large enterprise clients across Switzerland and Europe. Comparable in CMS-agnostic approach (Adobe, Drupal, custom) and institutional focus, but with significantly larger headcount and broader international reach.
• Bitforge AG: Swiss web and software agency based in Winterthur delivering custom web platforms, TYPO3 and Laravel solutions to enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable in technology stack and full-service offering for Swiss institutional buyers.

Emerging players

• Yourposition AG: Smaller Swiss web agency focused on Drupal and TYPO3 implementations for SMEs and public organizations. Comparable as a Swiss boutique CMS-focused agency, though smaller and more generalist in vertical coverage.

Broad incumbents

• Namics (Merkle Switzerland): St. Gallen-based large digital agency (now part of Merkle/Dentsu) serving major Swiss enterprise, finance, and public-sector clients with broad digital transformation services. Overlaps in CMS-based web delivery and institutional client focus but operates at a much larger scale with broader service portfolio.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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