Spreed

What Spreed does

Spreed is a browser-based communication and collaboration platform offering HD audio/video conferencing, real-time collaborative Office document editing, screen sharing, cloud file storage, and telephone dial-in, operated by Struktur AG since 2000 and headquartered in Stuttgart, Germany. The company sells its product as a GDPR-compliant, European sovereign alternative to Zoom, Skype, and Microsoft Office/Google Drive, with all data stored exclusively on German servers and certified under GDPdU principles for digital documents. Spreed's core products include Spreed Team Meetings (a freemium SaaS platform with Starter/Pro/Business paid tiers and a 14-day free trial), Spreedbox Hub (an on-premise private-cloud hardware appliance with hardware TRNGs and unibody aluminum design), the Nextcloud Talk High-Performance Backend (an enterprise scaling add-on providing signaling server and SFU architecture for 30–50+ active participants and webinars up to 10,000 participants), and Schulcloud (a vertical education cloud for schools and universities).

The underlying stack combines WebRTC for browser-native access with proprietary HEVC/H.265 video compression via Struktur AG's open-source libde265 codec, achieving 50% bitrate reduction at equivalent video quality. Distribution runs through a hybrid PLG/self-serve model (website shop, free tier, mobile apps) with enterprise sales for large deployments and regional offices in San Francisco, Yokohama, and Beijing supporting customers in North America, EMEA, and Asia-Pacific. Named enterprise customers span banking (BNP Paribas), telecom (Vodafone), technology (NEC, Shutterfly), investment management (DWS), and manufacturing (Bauer AG). Revenue is diversified across recurring SaaS subscriptions (Basic free, Starter, Pro, Business; Spreed Teams Europe at €19/month for 20 members), one-time Spreedbox Hub hardware sales with a 2-year warranty, and managed Nextcloud Talk HPB services — though no revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Spreed

Legal name

Struktur AG

Website

https://spreed.eu

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Spreed, operated by Struktur AG, is a German GDPR-compliant browser-based video conferencing and collaboration platform offering HD audio/video calls, collaborative document editing, screen sharing, and on-premise hardware deployment (Spreebox Hub) to European enterprises, SMBs, and educational institutions via a freemium SaaS plus hardware model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Video Conferencing and Team Collaboration Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Document Creation & Office Suites (BPAMAMAD)

Keywords

• Video conferencing platform
• Team collaboration software
• WebRTC communication
• Cloud file sharing
• Secure video meetings

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Plans (SaaS): Monthly or annual subscription plans (Starter, Pro, Business) with pricing based on number of hosts/Veranstalter (users who organize meetings). Free Basic tier available with limited features. Annual plans offer discount savings. Plans include varying feature sets including video quality, storage, and participant limits.
2. Spreed Teams Europe: European team cloud service priced at 19,- Euro plus VAT per month for teams with 20 members. Includes video/audio communication, Office collaboration, file synchronization, and team management.
3. Spreedbox Hub (Hardware): On-premise/private cloud hardware server for organizations requiring complete data control. One-time purchase with 2-year warranty. Supports multiple teams with up to 20 participants per session.
4. Nextcloud Talk High-Performance Backend Service: Managed service for scaling Nextcloud Talk deployments with dedicated signaling server and SFU for high-capacity video conferencing. Available as open source software for self-hosting or as managed service with SLA.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Spreed is a browser-based communication and collaboration platform that provides HD video and audio conferencing, real-time collaborative editing of Office documents (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LibreOffice), screen sharing, chat, file sharing/synchronization, calendar, and telephone dial-in via WebRTC without requiring software installation. The platform is offered as cloud subscriptions (Spreed Team Meetings / Spreed Teams Europe), on-premise hardware (Spreedbox Hub), and an enterprise scaling add-on (Nextcloud Talk High-Performance Backend), with all data hosted exclusively on German servers in compliance with GDPR.

Product overview

Spreed is a German team collaboration and video conferencing platform developed by Struktur AG. The product portfolio consists of Spreed Team Meetings (cloud-based collaboration platform), Spreedbox Hub (private cloud hardware server), Nextcloud Talk High-Performance Backend (enterprise scaling add-on), and Schulcloud (education-specific solution). Spreed Team Meetings and Spreed Teams Europe provide the core browser-based conferencing platform with HD video/audio, collaborative document editing, screen sharing, chat, file storage, and telephone dial-in. Spreedbox Hub offers an on-premises private cloud server alternative with enhanced security features. The Nextcloud Talk HPB extends Nextcloud Talk with enterprise-scale capacity. Schulcloud targets educational institutions with virtual classroom functionality.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Spreedbox Hub: Ultra-secure stand-alone Nextcloud Hub server for teams, featuring end-to-end encryption, hardware-based security with TRNGs, and collaborative document editing.
• Spreed Teams Europe
• Schulcloud

Products and services

• Spreed Team Meetings Browser-based team collaboration platform providing HD video/audio conferencing, collaborative document editing (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, LibreOffice), screen sharing, chat, file sharing, calendar, contacts, and telephone dial-in. Supports unlimited meeting duration and participants with 1 GB free cloud storage, targeted at businesses and organizations seeking a secure European alternative to Zoom/Skype.
• Spreedbox Hub Private cloud server hardware appliance for teams providing secure video chat, file sharing, collaborative document editing, and team management. Features ultra-secure design with hardware random number generators, unibody aluminum chassis, end-to-end encryption (ChaCha20-Poly1305, AES128-GCM, AES256-CBC), and up to 20 simultaneous participants per team session with multiple parallel sessions supported.
• Nextcloud Talk High-Performance Backend Managed enterprise scaling service for Nextcloud Talk providing signaling server and Selective Forward Unit (SFU) to enable 30-50 active participants per meeting with hundreds of concurrent meetings, supporting webinars and broadcasts with hundreds or thousands of participants. Available as open source software for self-hosting or as managed service with SLA.
• Schulcloud (Education Cloud) Cloud platform for schools and educational institutions providing virtual classrooms with audio/video chat, digital assignments, homework management, student-teacher communication, and integration with Nextcloud Circles for group management. Includes virtual teaching rooms, interactive presentations, screen sharing, and PDF whiteboard.

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% bitrate reduction with same video quality using HEVC/H.265 codec technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• NextcloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationNextcloud is a key technology partner providing the cloud platform foundation for Spreed. Spreed integrates with Nextcloud Talk for video conferencing and uses Nextcloud's file synchronization and sharing capabilities. Spreed offers Nextcloud Talk High-Performance Backend service to scale Nextcloud Talk deployments. The partnership enables Spreed to leverage Nextcloud's enterprise cloud infrastructure while providing specialized video conferencing features.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Teams: Microsoft Teams is bundled within Microsoft 365 and represents the largest incumbent competitor in enterprise collaboration. It competes with Spreed across video conferencing, chat, document collaboration, and file sharing, with vastly greater distribution and integrations.
• Zoom Video Communications: Zoom is the dominant cloud video conferencing incumbent that Spreed explicitly positions against as a secure European alternative. Both offer browser-based and mobile video/audio, screen sharing, and chat, but Zoom operates at vastly greater scale and broader feature depth.
• Google Meet / Workspace: Google Meet within Workspace is a primary competitor Spreed names in its positioning as a European alternative. Both target productivity and collaboration needs across video, chat, file sharing, and document collaboration in a unified suite.
• Cisco Webex: Cisco Webex is an established enterprise video conferencing and collaboration suite with on-premise and cloud deployment options. Spreed's Spreedbox on-premise positioning and enterprise focus create direct overlap in security-sensitive buyer segments.

Emerging players

• BigBlueButton: BigBlueButton is an open-source web conferencing platform purpose-built for online learning and virtual classrooms. It competes with Spreed's Schulcloud in the European education vertical with a strong feature set for teachers and tutors.
• Eyeson: Eyeson is an Austrian-headquartered video API and collaboration platform offering browser-based video meeting infrastructure with strong European data residency. It overlaps Spreed in European enterprise video APIs and embeddable conferencing.

Direct peers

• Nextcloud: Nextcloud is both Spreed's technology partner and a direct competitor in the European self-hosted collaboration space. Its Talk offering competes directly with Spreed Team Meetings while providing the cloud platform foundation Spreed builds upon.
• Whereby: Whereby is a browser-based video conferencing platform targeting SMBs and distributed teams with no-install meeting rooms. It overlaps Spreed's Team Meetings product on browser-first delivery, freemium pricing, and ease of use for non-technical users.
• Wire: Wire is a secure European messaging and collaboration platform with end-to-end encryption, similar to Spreed's positioning. Both target regulated and privacy-conscious European enterprises and governments with sovereign infrastructure claims.
• Jitsi: Jitsi is an open-source WebRTC-based video conferencing platform offering self-hosted and free public meetings. It directly overlaps Spreed's browser-based, install-free conferencing approach and competes in similar privacy-conscious buyer segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/spreedmeeting
• Facebookfacebook.com/SpreedMeeting/app/231915453542144
• GitHubgithub.com/strukturag

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

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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