Onuma
Onuma builds ONUMA, a cloud-hosted BIM/GIS/facility-management platform that links programming, design, construction, and operations data for government, healthcare, and higher-education building owners.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1988
- HeadquartersPasadena, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Onuma does
Onuma Inc. is a privately held, founder-led software company that builds ONUMA, a cloud-hosted platform for connecting Building Information Modeling (BIM), Geographic Information Systems (GIS), and facility management (FM) data across the full lifecycle of buildings and campuses. The company's core technology is the ONUMA System — a browser-based environment with an underlying ONUMA Server that synchronizes BIM, GIS, and operational data across Mac, PC, Linux, iOS, and HTML, exposing the data via RESTful webservices, the BIMXML data format, and a public API. Free plug-ins connect ONUMA bidirectionally to the four dominant BIM authoring tools (Autodesk Revit and NavisWorks, Trimble SketchUp, Graphisoft ArchiCAD), and add-on modules include BIMgenie (a CMMS/work-order system), SEPS2BIM (an integration to the U.S. VA/DoD Space and Equipment Planning System and its 2,100 MIL-STD 1691 medical equipment objects), and Program2BIM (a planning module).
Onuma serves primarily institutional and government owners of large facility portfolios. Its deepest customer entanglements are with U.S. federal and state-level healthcare and education buyers — most notably the California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office (114 colleges, 5,200 buildings, 72 million SF connected via the FUSION system since 2011), the joint VA/DHA portfolio (210 million SF, SEPS2BIM pipeline since 2015), and the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (BIM Road Map 2017–2022). Revenue is generated through a hybrid GTM: a self-serve PLG funnel with a free Viewer, a $58/month Editor, a $295/month Editor Studio, a $210/month annual BIMgenie CMMS add-on, and quoted enterprise agreements for 100+ user deployments that can run on the customer's own infrastructure. Professional services (technical consulting, BIM/FM implementation, COBie consulting, custom development) are a separate line of business. The company is intentionally small (1–10 employees) and drives adoption through the long-running BIMStorm open-collab community, an aggressive AEC industry conference calendar, and partner ecosystems rather than a large direct salesforce.
Onuma firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Onuma
- Legal name
- Onuma Inc.
- Website
- https://onuma-bim.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1988
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- Onuma builds ONUMA, a cloud-hosted BIM/GIS/facility-management platform that links programming, design, construction, and operations data for government, healthcare, and higher-education building owners.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Onuma is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Pasadena
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Markets served
Onuma business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations
Revenue model
- ONUMA Editor Subscription: Recurring monthly subscription at $58/month for 1 Editor + 10 Viewers, 800 schemes, 20 GB storage, shared studio, and ONUMA administrator access. Includes $1 first-month promotional pricing.
- ONUMA Viewer (Freemium): Free tier for individuals to view schemes shared by Editors — a freemium funnel that converts stakeholders into paying users.
- ONUMA Editor Studio: Premium monthly subscription at $295/month for 5 Editors + 100 Viewers with branded studio, 10,000 schemes, and 200 GB storage.
- BIMgenie CMMS Add-on: Annual add-on contract at $210/month (yearly contract) to the Editor Studio license — unlimited technicians/work orders, up to 5 administrators, one campus, 200 GB storage, with additional ONUMA support required for startup.
- ONUMA Enterprise Licensing: Custom enterprise agreements for 100+ users including linking to customer systems, ONUMA Platform, ONUMA API, and the option to run on the customer's own server. Pricing varies.
- ONUMA BIMgenie Points (Training & Support): Consumable credit packs (25–10,000 points) used for training and support services.
- Professional Services & Consulting: Technical consulting, BIM and FM implementation, COBie consulting, custom development, and linking to other systems — separate line of business supporting ONUMA and BIMgenie implementations.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Monthly | Editor: $58/month per user with $1 first-month promo |
| Freemium | Pay-as-you-go | Viewer: Free for individuals to view shared schemes |
| Subscription | Monthly | Editor Studio: $295/month for 5 editors with branded studio |
| Subscription | Annual | BIMgenie CMMS: $210/month add-on (yearly contract) |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Program & Planning Module: Included |
| Other | Multi-year contract | ONUMA Enterprise: Varies by deployment |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | ONUMA BIMgenie Points: 25–10,000 point packs |
Go-to-market motion5 records
Distribution channels7 records
Marketing channels8 records
Onuma product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Onuma sells a cloud-hosted BIM + GIS + facility lifecycle platform (the ONUMA System and ONUMA Server) that turns program data, BIM models, GIS layers, and work orders into a single web-accessible environment. Core offerings include the ONUMA System subscription (Editor, free Viewer, Editor Studio), the BIMgenie CMMS add-on for facility operations, the SEPS2BIM healthcare offering for VA/DoD, the ONUMA API / BIMXML webservices for partners, free plug-ins for Revit, SketchUp, ArchiCAD, and NavisWorks, and complementary services (technical consulting, BIM/FM implementation, COBie consulting, and custom development) for enterprise and federal customers.
Product overview
ONUMA is a single integrated platform-plus-modules architecture rather than a standalone product. The ONUMA System is the core web-based platform that unifies BIM, GIS and facility management data across the building lifecycle (architecture, planning, facilities, portfolio and site). ONUMA Server hosts that platform in the cloud and exposes the ONUMA API / BIMXML webservices that allow third parties to integrate. ONUMA 3D for iPad provides a mobile front-end for viewing and editing ONUMA data, while the free ONUMA COBie Validator helps users validate BIM handover data. BIM genie (BIMgenie CMMS) is the facility management add-on module, adding work-order, preventative-maintenance and asset-management capabilities on top of the ONUMA System. Program2BIM is the planning/program add-on that links owner requirements (e.g., SEPS) to BIM. SEPS2BIM is ONUMA's branded industry offering that connects VA/DoD SEPS data — including MILSTD 1691 medical equipment — through the ONUMA System to Revit, ArchiCAD and SketchUp. Together these products cover planning, design, construction and operations for buildings and campuses, and integrate with a broad ecosystem of BIM, GIS, CMMS and government data systems.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- BIMgenie: Cloud-based work order and CMMS module linked to the ONUMA System, providing facility management, work order, and preventative maintenance functionality with unlimited technicians and requestors.
- ONUMA 3D
- ONUMA COBie Validator
Products and services
- ONUMA System Web-based cloud ecosystem for BIM, GIS, and life-cycle data that hosts architectural, planning, facility, portfolio, and site views and synchronizes data between web, iOS, Android, Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is the core platform to which ONUMA Server, BIMgenie, ONUMA 3D iPad, the COBie Validator, and the ONUMA API connect, and is sold as monthly subscriptions (Editor, free Viewer, Editor Studio).
- ONUMA Server Cloud-hosted BIM/GIS/FM server that stores projects, maintains links between systems, and exposes ONUMA's APIs and webservices. Enables the ONUMA System to remain web-based and offline-capable while syncing with Revit, SketchUp, ArchiCAD, Google Earth, ESRI, and other applications.
- BIMgenie CMMS (Work Order System) Facility management and CMMS module built on the ONUMA System that provides work orders, preventative maintenance, dashboards, asset management, and QR/iPad workflows for facility occupants, technicians, and administrators. Sold as a yearly-licensed add-on to the Editor Studio tier for facility operations teams.
- ONUMA 3D for iPad iPad application for viewing ONUMA facility data, including SEPS-linked 3D content and BIMgenie work orders, distributed via the Apple App Store as the mobile companion to the ONUMA System and BIMgenie for facility teams in the field.
- ONUMA COBie Validator Free online COBie file checker that automatically validates COBie data files, supporting the ONUMA System's import/export of COBie for use in CAFM and CMMS systems. Offered as a standalone free utility to drive adoption and standards compliance.
- SEPS2BIM Initiative and technology package that connects VA/DoD Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS) data — including the 2,100-object MIL-STD 1691 medical equipment database — to BIM authoring tools (Revit, ArchiCAD, SketchUp) via the ONUMA System and webservices. Underpins healthcare planning for the 210 million SF VA/DHA portfolio.
- Program2BIM Add-on module that brings owner program and planning data (rooms, equipment) into BIM through the ONUMA System. Connects planning to Revit, GIS, Google Earth, and mobile devices, and is offered as the Program & Planning add-on included with Editor licensing.
- ONUMA API / BIMXML Web Services Public, partner-facing RESTful web service that exposes ONUMA System data via the BIMXML data format. Enables third parties (Dabblefox, Kahua, CDV Systems, internal apps) and developers to read, publish, and integrate ONUMA facility, BIM, and work-order data.
Quantifiable outcome
- California Community Colleges portfolio: 114 colleges, 72 districts, 5,200 buildings, 72 million square feet of facilities now in BIM via the ONUMA System.
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Companies that use Onuma
Customer profileNamed customers8 records
Segments6 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Onuma technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration20 records
AI capability4 records
Feature9 records
Onuma partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
28 partnerships are on record, tiered major, core, flagship and minor.
- KahuamajorONUMA and Kahua announced a collaboration (2023) on a prototype that uses the ONUMA API to publish live data from ONUMA/BIMgenie to Kahua. ONUMA/BIMgenie API also enables Kahua to view ONUMA data.
- Fentress ArchitectsmajorLead architect (with Giuliani Associates Architects, George P. Johnson Experience Marketing, Thornton Tomasetti, and Syska Hennessy Group) of the U.S. Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai, which used the ONUMA System.
- AttainiacoreWebservices connection between Attainia and ONUMA enables Attainia medical equipment data to flow into ONUMA and Revit. Officially linked to ONUMA System and SEPS2BIM on October 1, 2015.
- Autodesk (Revit)coreFree ONUMA plug-in enables BIM data to flow bidirectionally between the ONUMA System and Autodesk Revit. Revit is one of the four primary authoring environments supported alongside SketchUp, ArchiCAD, and NavisWorks.
- Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS) - VA & DoD DHAflagshipStarting in 2015 ONUMA has a direct link into the Space and Equipment Planning System (SEPS) of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Military Health System. SEPS2BIM connects 210 million SF of healthcare facilities to ONUMA via webservices.
- Ministry of Health Holdings (Singapore)minorCompleted the Ministry of Health Holdings BIMScore project on October 1, 2014 — an international expansion of ONUMA's BIM-based planning capabilities.
- California Community Colleges / FoundationCCC FUSION SystemflagshipSince March 11, 2011, ONUMA has had a direct pipeline into the 72 million square feet of the entire California Community Colleges FUSION system. Facility data from across the state is connected to the ONUMA System, and the ONUMA BIMgenie Work Order module is connected to FUSION data.
- Trimble (SketchUp)coreFree ONUMA plug-in enables BIM data to flow between the ONUMA System and SketchUp, and SEPS standards are linked to SketchUp via 3D Warehouse objects.
- Graphisoft (ArchiCAD)coreFree ONUMA plug-in for ArchiCAD works on PC and Mac, enabling linking of ONUMA System and SEPS standards to Archicad BIMs.
- Autodesk (NavisWorks)coreFree ONUMA plug-in enables linking of SEPS standards to NavisWorks through the ONUMA System, and ONUMA attributes can be viewed/edited from NavisWorks via webservices.
- ESRIcoreGIS layers from ESRI can be viewed in ONUMA and transformed to BIM; enables ONUMA's BIM+GIS integration story alongside Google Earth.
- Google EarthcoreLive links between ONUMA and Google Earth allow BIMs connected to ONUMA to be viewed inside Google Earth, supporting site and portfolio visualization.
- BIMObjectscoreBIMObjects has catalogued all 2,100 SEPS 1691 medical equipment objects in ArchiCAD, Revit, SketchUp, and IFC formats.
- Trimble 3D Warehousemajor3D Warehouse has catalogued all the SEPS 1691 medical equipment objects in SketchUp, enabling direct placement in ONUMA-linked SketchUp models.
- DabblefoxmajorONUMA / BIMgenie API enables Dabblefox to view data and plans. Dabblefox is being implemented alongside ONUMA System, FUSION, and BIMgenie for the Los Angeles Community College District (2021–2022).
- FEDiFMmajorONUMA developed a federal facility information strategy and hosts FEDiFM.org — a strategic alliance framework enabling owners to link facility data across many systems. Referenced in BIM/FM presentations and US Government standards work.
- MAX.govmajorMAX.gov hosts the SEPS, 1691 Medical Equipment Data, and Room Master Tables. Webservices enable ONUMA and other applications to link directly to the data.
- Los Angeles Community College District / BuildLACCDmajorONUMA Inc. continues to work with the Los Angeles Community College District and BuildLACCD on the implementation of the ONUMA System, FUSION, BIMgenie, and Dabblefox for facility and asset management (2021–2022).
- National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS)flagshipLong-running strategic partner — together ONUMA and NIBS delivered SEPS Strategic Plan, DMLSS FM Road Map, and the BIM Road Map for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (2017–2022). Kimon Onuma also chairs Thought Leadership at buildingSMART alliance (a NIBS program).
- U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (OBO)flagshipMulti-year client and partner (2017–2022) — ONUMA Inc. worked with NIBS, Strategic Building Innovations, and Quinn Evans Architects on continuation of the BIM Road Map. Hosted BIMStorm I–IV events with the Department of State.
- Strategic Building InnovationsmajorJoint partner with ONUMA and Quinn Evans Architects on the BIM Road Map for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (2019–2022).
- Quinn Evans ArchitectsmajorJoint partner with ONUMA and Strategic Building Innovations on the BIM Road Map for the U.S. Department of State Bureau of Overseas Buildings Operations (2019–2022).
- Giuliani Associates ArchitectsminorCo-architect on the U.S. Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai — a project that used the ONUMA System.
- George P. Johnson Experience MarketingminorExperience marketing partner on the U.S. Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai — a project that used the ONUMA System.
- Thornton TomasettiminorEngineering partner on the U.S. Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai — a project that used the ONUMA System.
- Syska Hennessy GroupminorMEP/engineering partner on the U.S. Pavilion at the 2020 World Expo in Dubai — a project that used the ONUMA System.
- BIMStorm CommunityflagshipBIMStorm is ONUMA's open BIM collaboration platform — recurring charrettes (BIMStorm I–XVI, BIMStorm Microgrid for Ukraine, BIMStorm AiAIA, BIMStorm Ports) that drive awareness, training, and adoption.
- buildingSMART alliance / GitHubmajorONUMA created an open-source BIM GIS FM Viewer using GeoJSON; source code is shared on GitHub under the buildingSMARTalliance/BIMplan repository.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Onuma competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Graphisoft (ArchiCAD): Owner of ArchiCAD, a major BIM authoring tool, and a direct integration partner of ONUMA via a free plug-in. Comparable as a creator of BIM authoring environments that ONUMA complements rather than replaces.
- Bentley Systems: Provider of OpenBuildings, iTwin, and infrastructure-grade BIM/asset management software widely used in federal, transportation, and facilities projects. ONUMA competes as a lighter-weight, open-standards alternative focused on facility lifecycle and government data interoperability.
- ESRI: The dominant GIS platform (ArcGIS) used across government and facilities portfolios, and a direct integration partner of ONUMA. ONUMA's value-add is the BIM↔GIS bridge plus facility management extensions (BIMgenie) layered on top of ESRI data.
- Procore: Construction project management platform used by many of the same AEC owner organizations that consume ONUMA. While less BIM-centric, Procore overlaps in owner-side facility and capital program workflows.
- ServiceNow (Facility Operations): Workflow and CMMS-style capabilities within ServiceNow's enterprise platform, increasingly used for facility operations. ONUMA's BIMgenie competes as a BIM-native, lighter-weight alternative targeted at AEC and government portfolios.
- IBM Maximo Application Suite: Enterprise asset management and CMMS platform widely deployed in federal and healthcare facility portfolios. ONUMA competes by offering a lighter, BIM-native CMMS (BIMgenie) that directly ties to authoring tools and government SEPS data.
- Autodesk: Owner of Revit, NavisWorks, BIM 360, and Autodesk Construction Cloud — the dominant BIM authoring and project collaboration platforms. ONUMA competes by offering a browser-based, open-standards layer that connects Autodesk tools (and others) to CMMS, GIS, and federal healthcare data flows like SEPS2BIM.
- Trimble: Owner of SketchUp, Trimble Connect, and a broad portfolio of AEC and facilities software. ONUMA ships a free plug-in into SketchUp and 3D Warehouse, positioning itself as a complementary layer for BIM-to-FM workflows.
Direct peers
- Eptura (Archibus): A leading Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS) and CAFM platform with deep enterprise facility management capabilities. ONUMA's BIMgenie CMMS competes directly in the BIM-enabled CMMS niche, particularly for campus-style portfolios.
- Kahua: Project management and capital program software for AEC owners. ONUMA and Kahua announced a 2023 collaboration using the ONUMA API to publish BIMgenie data into Kahua, putting them in the same connected-BIM-for-owners orbit.
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Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about Onuma
What does Onuma do?
Onuma sells a cloud-hosted BIM + GIS + facility lifecycle platform (the ONUMA System and ONUMA Server) that turns program data, BIM models, GIS layers, and work orders into a single web-accessible environment. Core offerings include the ONUMA System subscription (Editor, free Viewer, Editor Studio), the BIMgenie CMMS add-on for facility operations, the SEPS2BIM healthcare offering for VA/DoD, the ONUMA API / BIMXML webservices for partners, free plug-ins for Revit, SketchUp, ArchiCAD, and NavisWorks, and complementary services (technical consulting, BIM/FM implementation, COBie consulting, and custom development) for enterprise and federal customers.
Is Onuma a public or private company?
Onuma is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Onuma founded?
Onuma was founded in 1988. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is Onuma based?
Onuma is headquartered in Pasadena, United States, in the North America region.
How does Onuma make money?
Seven revenue lines are on record. ONUMA Editor Subscription is the primary driver. The others are ONUMA Viewer (Freemium), ONUMA Editor Studio, BIMgenie CMMS Add-on, ONUMA Enterprise Licensing, ONUMA BIMgenie Points (Training & Support) and professional Services & Consulting.
Who are Onuma's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Graphisoft (ArchiCAD), Bentley Systems, ESRI, Procore, ServiceNow (Facility Operations), IBM Maximo Application Suite, Autodesk and Trimble. Direct peers are Eptura (Archibus) and Kahua.
Does Onuma have an API?
Yes. ONUMA offers a RESTful web service / API that exposes data via BIMXML, enabling rapid connections to the ONUMA System. Data can be accessed through an API and RESTful web service for integration with other applications and platforms. Services Oriented Architecture uses JSON and REST, with additional SQL, REST and SOAP support on the BIM genie side. The ONUMA / BIM genie API is used to enable third parties such as Dabblefox and Kahua to view data and plans, and to publish live data from ONUMA/BIMgenie. Developer documentation is at onuma.com/API.html.