Arztsuche24

What Arztsuche24 does

Arztsuche24.at is an Austria-focused online physician directory operated by HEROLD Business Data GmbH (legal entity, headquartered at Canettistraße 5, A-1100 Vienna), itself owned through dogado GmbH and one.com Group AB up to UK-based Redhalo Bidco UK Limited. Founded in 2009, the platform is positioned as "Österreichs umfassendstes Ärzteverzeichnis" — Austria's most comprehensive doctor directory — enabling patients to search for physicians by name, specialty (general medicine, ophthalmology, dermatology, gynecology, pediatrics, orthopedics, dentistry, psychotherapy, internal medicine, ENT, and more), location, postal code, district, and day-of-week availability.

The product is built on WordPress CMS with standard web analytics (Google Analytics) and integrates with the HEROLD portal ecosystem (herold.at, gelbe-seiten.at) for cross-distribution. Beyond the core Ärzteverzeichnis (Doctor Directory), the site bundles three content modules — Gesundheit A-Z, Ratgeber (Health Guide), and Krankheiten (Disease Reference) — with articles authored by journalists and medically reviewed by specialists, partly supplied through a content partnership with Verlagshaus der Ärzte. There is no mobile app, no public API, and no disclosed AI/ML components.

The business model is freemium with an advertising layer. Physician and healthcare provider listings are free by default (opt-out based), with paid advertising placements (Werbeeinschaltungen) labeled "Bezahlte Anzeige" offered as an enhanced-visibility upgrade. The consumer-facing experience is entirely free, monetized through physician-side advertising. No public pricing tiers or ARR are disclosed. The operating company is privately held with 1-10 employees, and Arztsuche24 functions as one asset inside a broader European directory and hosting group rather than a standalone venture-backed business.

Name

Arztsuche24

Legal name

HEROLD Business Data GmbH

Website

https://arztsuche24.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Arztsuche24.at is Austria's physician directory platform, operated by HEROLD Business Data GmbH, enabling patients to search doctors by specialty, location, and availability, complemented by medically reviewed health content and supported by a freemium advertising model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare Directory

akta.pro primary industry

Specialist Referral & Appointment Booking Platforms (HLALALAB)

Keywords

• Physician directory platform
• Doctor search portal
• Healthcare provider listings
• Medical directory services
• Online health guide

Headquarters

HQ city

Mödling

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Physician/Healthcare Provider Listings: Healthcare providers are listed on the platform. The directory operates as a free listing service for Austrian businesses (including doctors) as long as they have not opted out, suggesting a freemium-style model where basic listings are free and paid advertising options likely exist for enhanced visibility. Additionally, the contact form includes a 'Werbung auf Arztsuche24.at' (advertising on Arztsuche24.at) option, confirming advertising as a revenue stream.
2. Paid Advertising / Werbeeinträge: Doctors and advertisers can purchase paid advertising placements on the platform. The Nutzungsbedingungen (terms of use) explicitly reference advertising insertions (Werbeeinschaltungen) and a separate advertising terms document, confirming paid placements as a commercial revenue stream. Paid text contributions are labeled as 'Bezahlte Anzeige' (paid advertisement) and kept separate from editorial content.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Arztsuche24.at operates Austria's most comprehensive online physician directory, enabling patients to search for doctors by name, specialty, location, and day of week availability. The platform also functions as a health information portal offering medically reviewed articles on diseases, treatments, nutrition, and child health, provided in collaboration with Verlagshaus der Ärzte. Basic listings for healthcare providers are free, with paid advertising options available for enhanced visibility.

Product overview

Arztsuche24 is a single unified product — an online doctor directory and health information portal for Austria. The core offering is the Ärzteverzeichnis (Doctor Directory), which enables patients to search for physicians by specialty, location, and availability. This is complemented by content modules including Gesundheit A-Z (Health Encyclopedia), Ratgeber (Health Guide), and Krankheiten (Disease Reference), providing patient education materials covering medical conditions, treatments, and preventive health advice.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Ärzteverzeichnis (Doctor Directory) A comprehensive Austrian physician directory allowing patients to search for and find doctors by name, specialty (e.g., Allgemeinmedizin, Augenheilkunde, Haut- u. Geschlechtskrankheiten), location (city, postal code, district), and day-of-week availability. Targeted at Austrian consumers seeking healthcare providers and at physicians seeking online visibility.
• Gesundheit A-Z (Health Encyclopedia A-Z) Health encyclopedia providing informational articles about medical specialties, conditions, treatments, and healthcare topics for patient education. Targeted at Austrian patients seeking healthcare information alongside doctor search.
• Ratgeber (Health Guide) Health advice and guidance articles covering nutrition, fitness, skin care, and children's health topics, authored by journalists and medically reviewed by university professors and specialists. Targeted at Austrian patients seeking preventive health and wellness information.
• Krankheiten (Disease Reference) Medical reference information about various diseases and conditions with descriptions, symptoms, treatments, and prevention guidance, produced in collaboration with Verlagshaus der Ärzte. Targeted at Austrian patients seeking medical condition information.

Named customers1 record

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Verlagshaus der Ärzte (Publishing House of Doctors)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Verlagshaus der Ärzte is a collaboration partner that provides medical information content for the 'Krankheiten' (Diseases) section of the Arztsuche24.at health guide. Their logo is displayed on the platform, and their editorial team contributes medically accurate articles reviewed by specialist physicians. The partnership adds authoritative medical content to the platform, differentiating it from a plain directory.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Jameda: Germany's leading physician directory and booking platform, owned by Doctolib. Closest functional analog in the German-speaking market — comparable find-a-doctor, reviews, and online booking features.
• DocFinder: Austrian physician search and appointment booking platform that lets patients find doctors by specialty and location. Direct competitor to Arztsuche24 in the same Austrian market with overlapping find-a-doctor functionality.

Others

• NetDoktor: Austrian health information portal providing medically reviewed content. Comparable to Arztsuche24's Ratgeber content module and a partial substitute for patients seeking health information before selecting a doctor.

Broad incumbents

• Gelbe Seiten: Austrian Yellow Pages directory under the same HEROLD umbrella. Horizontal local-business directory that competes for physician advertising spend and could substitute for a dedicated physician directory.
• Zocdoc: US-based doctor discovery and appointment-booking marketplace. Comparable directory-plus-booking model that has evolved from a pure search directory into a transactional healthcare platform.
• Doctolib: Pan-European online doctor booking and practice management platform active across DACH. A much larger, well-capitalized incumbent that increasingly subsumes the directory use case with integrated booking and EHR.
• Herold.at: Austrian business directory and parent ecosystem of Arztsuche24. Operates as a broader horizontal business directory that already cross-links to the physician directory, demonstrating the category's overlap and competitive substitution.

Emerging players

• Practo: India-headquartered healthcare platform offering doctor search, booking, telehealth, and digital health records. Comparable directory-plus-services model in a different geography, useful as a comparable for patient acquisition and physician SaaS monetization.
• DocAli: Austrian digital health and telemedicine platform. Adjacent overlap — physician-facing digital tools that compete for the same Austrian physician mindshare and advertising budgets.

Regional players

• Doctena: Online doctor appointment booking platform active across Benelux, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Overlaps with Arztsuche24 in Austria/Germany and represents a more transactional evolution of the directory model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/arztsuche24

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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