What Tergos does

Tergos is a privately held, specialist staffing and consulting firm focused exclusively on IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security talent. Founded in 2011 and headquartered in Amsterdam, the firm operates from six offices across the Netherlands (Amsterdam, Rotterdam), Belgium (Antwerp, Brussels), and Germany (Düsseldorf, Hamburg). The company serves two matched sides: organizations seeking IT specialists and the specialists themselves, with the stated goal of aligning skills, ambitions, and personality rather than relying on commodity resume matching.

The product surface is organized along two axes: five vertical expertise areas (Cloud & DevOps, Hosting & Connectivity, Modern Workplace, Security, and Governance Risk & Compliance) crossed with three employment-arrangement service lines — Freelance (zzp contractor placements), Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment), and Detachering (temporary staffing where Tergos acts as employer of record). The underlying technology is described as a matching platform and professional network rather than a software product, with no proprietary AI/ML surface disclosed. Sales consultants with deep specialist knowledge in each expertise area drive commercial engagement, supported by a multi-locale website and content marketing.

Tergos generates revenue as a professional-services firm through placement fees, contract margins, or markups on contracting rates, with pricing not publicly disclosed and negotiated per engagement. Named enterprise clients span Shell, DHL, Nike, ASML, ABN-AMRO, Alliander, Schiphol, Booking.com, Deloitte, Heineken, KLM, and Vattenfall, indicating traction with large buyers in energy, logistics, semiconductors, financial services, aviation, and consumer goods across the Benelux and DACH regions.

Name

Tergos

Legal name

Tergos

Website

https://tergos.nl

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tergos is a private specialist staffing and consulting firm connecting IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security professionals with organizations across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany through freelance, permanent, and contracting placement services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Amsterdam

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Staffing and Recruitment Services: Tergos generates revenue through multiple service lines: (1) Freelance placement - connecting freelance/zzp IT professionals with project-based assignments for clients, with Tergos likely earning a margin or fee; (2) Recruitment & Selection (Werving & selectie) - permanent placement services matching IT professionals with full-time positions at client organizations; (3) Detachering (Contracting) - Tergos employs IT professionals and deploys them to client organizations, earning margins on their contracting rates.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Tergos is a specialized staffing and consulting firm that connects IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security professionals with client organizations across the Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany. It delivers talent through three service models — Freelance project placement, Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment), and Detachering (contracting with Tergos as employer) — organized across five expertise areas: Cloud & DevOps, Hosting & Connectivity, Modern Workplace, Security, and Governance, Risk & Compliance.

Product overview

Tergos is an IT Infrastructure & Cyber Security staffing and consulting firm operating as a multi-service staffing platform. The company offers five specialized expertise areas (Cloud & DevOps, Hosting & Connectivity, Modern Workplace, Security, and Governance Risk & Compliance) supported by three service delivery models: Freelance (project-based contractor placement), Werving & Selectie (permanent recruitment), and Detachering (temporary staffing with Tergos as employer). The expertise areas focus on matching specialized IT professionals with organizations, while the service models address different employment arrangements from freelance to direct hire.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Freelance (zzp) Placement Project-based freelance placement service connecting independent IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security professionals (zzp-ers) with client organizations across the Benelux and DACH regions.
• Werving & Selectie (Permanent Recruitment)
• Detachering (Contract Staffing)
• Cloud & DevOps Staffing Expertise
• Hosting & Connectivity Staffing Expertise
• Modern Workplace Staffing Expertise
• Security Staffing Expertise
• Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Staffing Expertise

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• ShellminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations. Shell represents a client organization for which Tergos has placed IT Infrastructure and Cyber Security professionals.
• DHLminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations. DHL represents a logistics client for which Tergos has sourced IT professionals.
• NikeminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the consumer goods sector.
• ASMLminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations. ASML is a semiconductor equipment company requiring specialized IT Infrastructure professionals.
• ABN-AMROminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the financial services sector.
• AllianderminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the energy/utilities sector.
• SchipholminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the aviation sector.
• Booking.comminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the travel/technology sector.
• DeloitteminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the professional services sector.
• HeinekenminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the beverage industry.
• KLMminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the aviation sector.
• VattenfallminorOthersListed as one of Tergos's successful collaborations in the energy sector.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Robert Half: Global staffing firm with a large IT and technology practice offering contract and permanent placement across Europe — broader incumbent competing for some of the same IT hiring mandates as Tergos but not exclusively focused on IT Infrastructure & Cyber Security.
• Michael Page: PageGroup-owned international recruitment firm with a dedicated Technology recruitment practice covering the Benelux and DACH — a broader incumbent that overlaps with Tergos on permanent IT placements but serves a wider range of functions.
• Randstad: Global staffing leader with deep Benelux presence and a dedicated technology/infrastructure segment (via Yacht and other brands) competing with Tergos for both freelance and permanent IT placements — broader incumbent with much larger scale.

Direct peers

• Spilberg: Dutch-based IT staffing and contracting specialist operating in the Netherlands, with overlapping freelance, permanent, and detachering models for IT professionals — directly comparable to Tergos in geography, service mix, and target segment.
• Harvey Nash: Global IT recruitment and technology consulting firm with strong Benelux and DACH presence, serving enterprise clients on contract and permanent IT hires — comparable to Tergos in vertical focus and enterprise client base.
• CIMSOLUTIONS: Dutch IT consulting and staffing firm placing IT Infrastructure, Security, and software professionals via contracting and freelance models in the Netherlands — directly comparable specialist peer in the home market.
• Yacht: Randstad-owned Dutch brand focused on IT, engineering, and technology professionals, offering contracting, freelance, and permanent placement across the Benelux — a directly comparable IT staffing specialist in the same geographies as Tergos.
• Computer Futures: SThree-owned recruitment firm specializing in technology and IT professionals across Europe, offering contract and permanent placement — a directly comparable IT-focused recruiter with similar target candidates and clients.
• Experis: ManpowerGroup's IT professional resourcing brand, offering contract, permanent, and managed services for IT talent across Europe — a comparable IT staffing specialist competing for the same clients and candidates as Tergos.
• Brunel International: Amsterdam-headquartered global specialist in placement of professionals in IT, engineering, and related fields, with detachering, freelance, and permanent services across multiple European markets — a closely comparable specialist staffing firm.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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