GWAdriga

Name

GWAdriga

Legal name

GWAdriga GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://gwadriga.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Smart Meter Gateway Administration

NAICS

Electric Power Distribution (221122), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Electric Bulk Power Transmission and Control (221121)

SIC

Electric Services (4911), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Distribution Automation & SCADA / DMS Field Integration (EUAEACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

SCADA & Telemetry Software (Control Center) (EUADAEAD), SCADA/DMS/OMS Integration, Upgrades & Managed Services (EUAEANAE)

Keywords

• Smart meter gateway administration
• Measurement data management
• CLS management
• Energy transition infrastructure
• Smart metering PKI services

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Gateway-Administration (GWA) Management Services: Full-service outsourcing of Smart Meter Gateway Administration for metering point operators. Covers complete process responsibility including tariff use case management, device and profile management, measurement data acquisition with decryption and signature verification using HSM, and SLA-based reporting.
2. Messdaten-Management (MDM): Full-service measurement data management including plausibility checking, substitute value formation, regular master data reconciliation, raw data archival, and deletion per legal requirements. Revenue generated as recurring managed service.
3. CLS-Management: Full-service management of Controllable Local Systems including channel administration, dis-/aggregation of switching commands, communication with smart measurement systems and control units. Covers active external market participant (aEMT) role as outsourced service. Pay-per-Use pricing model referenced for CLS BPO solution.
4. PKI Certificate Services: Own Sub-CA issuance of certificates for SMGWs and market participants. End-user certificates for GWH, GWA, EMT roles. Revocation services with daily CRL updates.
5. WAN Communication Management: M2M communication management including SIM card provision, network infrastructure operation, carrier coordination with mobile operators and gateway manufacturers, and monitoring/breakdown resolution.
6. Mehrwertdienste (Value-Added Services): Additional services including end-consumer visualization (via GreenPocket partnership), multi-sector metering, home energy management system integration, and submetering. Revenue generated as premium add-on services.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

GWAdriga is a certified full-service Smart Meter Gateway Administrator (GWA) providing Gateway-Administration, Messdaten-Management (MDM), and CLS-Management services to German metering point operators. The platform manages the complete lifecycle of intelligent measurement systems (iMSys) and Controllable Local Systems, with direct integration to major ERP systems (SAP IS-U, SAP S/4HANA, SAP IM4G, Schleupen, SIV) and operates its own Sub-CA within the Smart Metering PKI for certificate management.

Product overview

GWAdriga operates as a Full-Service Partner for Smart Meter Gateway Administration, providing three core services: Gateway-Administration (GWA), Messdaten-Management (MDM), and CLS-Management. The GWA platform integrates directly with leading ERP systems (SAP IS-U, SAP S/4HANA, SAP IM4G, Schleupen, SIV) and supports connections via a Standard-API. Complementary add-on modules include the GWAdriga Smart Energy CA (PKI) for certificate management, WAN-Kommunikation for cellular connectivity, Datenvisualisierung for end-customer consumption display, and Mehrsparten-Metering for multi-utility data collection. Additional services include project management and service management with SLA reporting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Gateway-Administration (GWA) Complete administration of smart meter gateways as a certified Gateway Administrator, including tariff use case (TAF) management, device and profile management, and measurement data collection with HSM-based decryption and signature verification.
• Messdaten-Management (MDM) Full-process measurement data management including tariff use case generation, ongoing data capture in EMT tenants, plausibility checking and substitute value formation per MeteringCode, and data delivery to target systems (ERP/billing, EDM, market partner communication).
• CLS-Management Controllable Local Systems management enabling control and switching of flexible generators and consumers in low voltage networks via Smart Meter Gateway CLS interface. Manages dis-/aggregation of control commands, communication with smart meter systems and control units, and collection and evaluation of grid states. Supports all three connection pathways: relay interfaces, EEBus-SKI, and EEBus-SHIP.
• GWAdriga Smart Energy CA (PKI) Own Sub-CA within the Smart Metering PKI for issuing certificates for gateway administrators (GWA), external market participants (EMT), smart meter gateways (SMGW), and gateway manufacturers (GWH). Includes certificate application process, revocation service with daily CRL updates via HTTP and LDAP.
• WAN-Kommunikation Wide Area Network communication management for smart metering infrastructure, covering both public mobile networks and 450 MHz frequency. Includes SIM card provisioning, network infrastructure operation, mobile operator coordination, gateway manufacturer coordination, and M2M communication monitoring and fault resolution.
• Endkunden-Visualisierung (Datenvisualisierung) End-customer visualization of consumption behavior as required by the Metering Operations Act (MsbG), delivered as a highly integrated and cost-effective solution in customer's own branding via partnership with GreenPocket.
• Mehrsparten-Metering Multi-utility metering service reading gas, water, and heat consumption data via Wireless M-BUS and LMN channel, enabling synergies for network operators and additional customer access points for suppliers and housing industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• 7 million metering points and 800,000 iMsys under management
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• enveliocoreTechnology or Integration · 1 February 2026Integration of envelio's Intelligent Grid Platform (NS-SCADA / Niederspannungsleitsystem) with GWAdriga's CLS-Management. First-ever coupling of NS-SCADA with CLS-Management completed with Westfalen Weser Netz. Enables automated network state monitoring via TAF10 data and targeted control command dispatch for grid congestion management. On-premises deployment in WWN process data network for security.
• GreenPocketcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 July 2024Software partnership for end-consumer electricity/energy consumption visualization under the Messstellenbetriebsgesetz. GWAdriga and GreenPocket extended their partnership through 2029 after five years of successful collaboration. Solution is delivered in the customer's own Look and Feel branding.
• BTC AG (Business Technology Consulting)strategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 August 2023BTC won the tender for implementing the IT architecture for the CLS.ON project. GWAdriga and BTC are implementing CLS-ON together with EWE Netz, RheinNetz, Westfalen Weser Netz, and N-ERGIE. BTC provides the Control Manager module of BTC Advanced Meter Management solution.
• SAPstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022ERP integration with SAP IS-U and S/4HANA. GWAdriga platform directly integrates with SAP systems. Westfalen Weser Netz uses SAP IM4G connected to GWAdriga CLS-Management. EWE Netz completed SAP S/4HANA migration with live GWA connection (LFW24). Direct integration with SAP IM4G for control rollout.
• SchleupenstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022ERP branch solution integration. GWAdriga platform integrates with Schleupen's energy industry software. Featured as part of standard integration options for any rollout strategy.
• SIVstrategicTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2022ERP branch solution integration. GWAdriga platform integrates with SIV energy industry solutions. LSW Netz uses SIV branch solution connected to GWAdriga.
• OLI SystemsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020Partnership in dena Future Energy Lab project 'Blockchain Machine Identity Ledger'. GWAdriga served as Gateway Administrator in two scenarios demonstrating how blockchain and Smart Meter Gateway infrastructure can work together. Project explored machine identities for secure, sovereign data exchange in a decentralized energy world.
• Korbwerk UsedomminorOthers · 1 January 2019Living lab / pilot partner for testing complete End-to-End intelligent metering processes. Heterogeneous gateway and meter landscape, all processes from commissioning to ongoing operations. Demonstrator project for GWAdriga to prove operational capabilities.
• Telefónica DeutschlandcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Partnership for SIM card management in the smart meter rollout. Telefónica Deutschland provides M2M-optimized, internationally roaming-capable SIM cards, IoT portal for SIM management, and Smart Meter Gateway Onboarding Program. GWAdriga uses Telefónica's infrastructure for WAN communication management of smart metering devices.
• Stadtwerke FlensburgminorOthers · 1 January 2018PKI certificate services via GWAdriga Smart Energy CA. ~5,200 iMsys out of 70,000 total metering points to be rolled out. Uses Görlitz GWA solution and SAP IS-U. GWAdriga handles complete PKI process from certificate issuance to revocation.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Robotron Datenbank-Software GmbH: Robotron provides metering data management software and services to German utilities, including MDM and GWA-adjacent solutions. Direct competitor in the MDM and energy data management layer with strong utility customer base in Eastern Germany.
• regiocom SE: regiocom operates as a Smart Meter Gateway Administrator and metering service provider for German utilities, with comparable BSI certifications and similar full-service offerings in GWA and MDM. Direct competitor for metering point operator contracts.
• VOLTARIS GmbH: VOLTARIS is an independent German GWA service provider offering full-service Gateway Administration, MDM, and CLS-Management to municipal utilities. Direct head-to-head competitor in the same certified GWA space with comparable service packaging.
• IDS GmbH (Information und Datentechnik Sinsheim): IDS is a long-established German IT services provider for utilities, including GWA and metering services. Direct competitor with similar certification profile and ERP integration capabilities for distribution network operators.

Emerging players

• Discovergy GmbH: Discovergy operates a metering point operator business and smart metering SaaS platform in Germany. Overlaps with GWAdriga on metering services and end-customer visualization but with a different go-to-market (B2C and B2B SaaS).
• KISTERS AG: KISTERS provides energy data management, smart metering, and CLS software platforms to utilities, with growing footprint in GWA-adjacent services. Competitor with overlap in MDM and energy transition software; offers competing platform approach.

Others

• Schleupen AG: Schleupen is an energy industry ERP software vendor (branch solutions) that integrates with GWAdriga. Comparable as a German energy IT vendor but operates as software supplier rather than managed service competitor.
• Theben AG: Theben is a manufacturer of control boxes (Steuerboxen) and smart metering hardware used in German CLS deployments. Adjacent ecosystem participant whose products GWAdriga integrates via its CLS-Management platform.
• PPC (Power Plus Communications) AG: PPC manufactures Smart Meter Gateways (SMG+) and is a hardware vendor in the GWAdriga ecosystem. Co-participant in dena Future Energy Lab blockchain pilot. Adjacent rather than direct competitor — supplies infrastructure GWAdriga operates.

Broad incumbents

• E.ON Metering (formerly items GmbH): E.ON's metering subsidiary is one of the largest GWA operators in Germany, originally serving E.ON's own networks. It is a direct competitor in the external GWA market and benefits from in-house scale similar to GWAdriga but as part of a much larger utility holding.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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