What Ebiexperts does

Ebiexperts Sàrl is a privately held Swiss software company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Granges (Veveyse), Switzerland. The company specializes in Business Intelligence (BI) Application Lifecycle Management, providing version control, backup, governance, and compliance controls for the three dominant enterprise BI platforms: Qlik (Sense, Cloud, QlikView, NPrinting), Microsoft Power BI, and SAP BusinessObjects. Its core product family, branded WIP, includes Version Control, Active Backup with synchronous backup and object-level instant restore, and the Section Access Manager (SAM) for centralized Qlik security management. The portfolio has been progressively expanded with a centralized metadata repository, a free WIP Agile Board with JiraSync integration, a CI/CD DevOps/DataOps API framework, and an emerging set of governance offerings targeting SOX/IFRS 2026, ESG, and Data Privacy compliance (including a newer Raptor GRC automation product for Qlik Cloud).

Ebiexperts operates an enterprise-focused go-to-market combining direct field sales with a global channel partner network spanning dedicated regions across America, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. Its named customer base includes large enterprises and regulated-industry buyers such as Verizon, New York Life, Chubb, Zurich, BlueCross BlueShield, Santam, NTT Data, Moen, and Woolworths SA, with documented customer tenures of up to 7+ years. The company is recognized by Qlik as one of its most established Technology Partners.

The business model is built around application-based subscription licensing priced per product package, with optional perpetual licensing carrying separate annual support fees and usage-based overage billing up to 110% of licensed thresholds. With 101-250 employees, no disclosed institutional funding, and a Swiss private limited company structure, Ebiexperts operates as a profitable, bootstrapped niche enterprise software vendor. John Paul Kirton is identified as Chief Executive Officer. The company has no publicly disclosed revenue or valuation, no identified subsidiaries, and no M&A activity in the input data.

Name

Ebiexperts

Legal name

Ebiexperts Sàrl

Website

https://ebiexperts.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Ebiexperts is a privately held Swiss software firm that provides version control, backup, and governance lifecycle management for enterprise BI platforms (Qlik, Power BI, SAPBO), serving regulated industries and large enterprises globally through direct sales and a six-region channel partner network.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Business Intelligence Application Lifecycle Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Model Governance, Approval Workflows & Auditability (HDAAABAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Business Intelligence lifecycle management
• BI version control software
• BI backup and recovery
• BI governance and compliance
• Qlik and Power BI tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Granges

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Annual Subscription Licenses: Application-based subscription model where customers subscribe to control a specified number of applications per package. Licenses are allocated per product package and count applications (QVF, PBIX, NPrinting files) per product. Subscriptions automatically renew annually unless cancelled.
2. Perpetual Licenses: Perpetual license option with separate annual support/maintenance fees. Support is required for 12-month period beginning on delivery date and must be maintained across all licenses within the same Product Line.
3. Overage Fees: Overage model where customers exceeding licensed application count can continue up to 110% for a maximum period while overage fees apply. Overage fees invoiced at fixed rate per additional application per month.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ebiexperts develops and licenses the WIP platform of Business Intelligence Development Lifecycle Controls, providing application version control, synchronous backup with object-level instant restore, Section Access security automation, and pre-built GRC reports for Qlik Sense, Qlik Cloud, QlikView, NPrinting, Power BI, and SAP BusinessObjects. Its offerings include the Raptor data metadata layer for Qlik Cloud, governance packages for SOX/IFRS 2026 financial reporting, ESG reporting, and data privacy, plus Agile Board and JiraSync tooling for project workflow control.

Product overview

Ebiexperts provides a comprehensive Business Intelligence Development Lifecycle Controls platform with version control, backup, and security solutions for Qlik, Power BI, and SAP BusinessObjects. The product portfolio centers on WIP (Work In Progress) Version Control and Active Backup as core products, complemented by Section Access Manager for security management. The platform includes governance and compliance add-ons for SOX/IFRS 2026, ESG reporting, and data privacy. An Agile Board with JiraSync integration ships free with all licenses. The centralized metadata repository ensures complete control of all BI metadata across supported platforms. Solutions are available via annual subscription with application-based licensing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• WIP Version Control for Qlik Centralized source-control product for Qlik Sense Client Managed, Qlik Cloud, QlikView, and NPrinting applications, providing manual check in/out, comparisons, rollbacks, impact analysis, quality analysis, and quality controls for enterprise BI teams.
• WIP Active Backup for Qlik Synchronous backup and object-level instant restore solution for Qlik Sense Client Managed and Qlik Cloud that backs up Qlik Cloud tenants, spaces, and applications and enables rapid restore of BI assets.
• Qlik Section Access Manager (SAM) Synchronous Section Access generator for Qlik Sense deployments that automates and centralizes application development lifecycle security controls to prevent Section Access security drift across environments.
• WIP Version Control for Power BI Source-control product for Microsoft Power BI Desktop and the Power BI Azure Service, providing version control for PBIX files and deployment management across Power BI environments.
• WIP Active Backup for Power BI Backup solution for Power BI tenants, workspaces, and reports with restore capabilities for Microsoft Power BI environments.
• SAPBO Version Control Source-control software for SAP BusinessObjects applications, providing version management of SAPBO content with documented feature and FAQ support for enterprise BI teams.
• SOX-Ready Financial Reporting Governance for Qlik and Power BI Governance package enabling SOX/IFRS 2026-compliant financial reporting over Qlik and Power BI BI applications, with pre-built reporting on the WIP repository for audit-grade control evidence.
• ESG Reporting Governance for Qlik and Power BI Governance product supporting ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) reporting compliance for Qlik and Power BI environments, integrated with the WIP repository for audit-grade reporting.
• Data-Privacy Governance for Qlik and Power BI Governance product enabling data-privacy compliance for Qlik and Power BI environments, providing control, access, and audit visibility integrated with the WIP metadata repository.
• WIP Governance Risk Compliance (GRC) Comprehensive GRC bundle covering version control, backup and restore, and data security for Business Intelligence Development Environments including Qlik, Power BI, and SAPBO.
• Raptor for Qlik Cloud GRC Automation GRC automation product for Qlik Cloud that adds a data metadata layer, integration, and impact modeling for audit and governance teams running Qlik Cloud deployments.

Quantifiable outcome

• 25% increase in development productivity
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• QlikflagshipTechnology or IntegrationQlik Technology Partner and one of their most established partners. Ebiexperts products are recognized as adding tremendous value to Qlik customers, providing enterprise capabilities Qlik cannot solve directly. Hugo Sheng, Director of Partner Engineering at Qlik, states Ebiexperts technology works and has been a partner for a long time. Qlik encourages customers migrating to Cloud to utilize Ebiexperts toolkit.
• BARDESScoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerTechnology consulting firm that has been implementing and using WIP Version Control for 7+ years. John Wilson, Technology Director, supports customer transitions to Qlik Cloud using Ebiexperts tools.
• InformateccoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerQlik solution provider partner that considers VM4Q (Version Manager for Qlik) a must for their clients. Rino Mentil, CEO of Informatec, describes partnership with Ebiexperts as genuine additional value for their portfolio.
• SolipsisminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerBI and analytics consulting partner using Ebiexperts Version Manager for effective management of users, assets, resources, and deployment environments.
• High CoordinationminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerManaging Director Michael Schwanz endorses Ebiexperts Qlik management tools citing healthier, speedier, and more lasting results.
• Regional Partner NetworkcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorGlobal partner network with dedicated pages for America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Oceania regions. Partners resell and implement Ebiexperts WIP product suite.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Qlik: Qlik is the BI platform incumbent and Ebiexperts' flagship technology partner. While Ebiexperts extends Qlik-native capabilities Qlik itself does not ship, Qlik remains the underlying platform whose installed base drives Ebiexperts demand.
• SAP: SAP is the owner of SAP BusinessObjects (SAPBO), one of Ebiexperts' three supported BI platforms. As the platform incumbent, SAP both defines the roadmap Ebiexperts integrates against and represents a potential platform-native lifecycle tooling threat.
• Tableau: Tableau (Salesforce) is a leading BI platform incumbent serving the same enterprise BI buyer as Qlik and Power BI. It represents an adjacent platform opportunity for Ebiexperts and a benchmark for BI platform consolidation dynamics.
• Alteryx: Alteryx provides data analytics automation and governance tooling with overlapping DevOps/DataOps and audit-trail capabilities. Its broader analytics platform serves a similar enterprise BI/analytics buyer with comparable lifecycle management value propositions.
• Microsoft Power BI: Microsoft Power BI is the largest BI platform incumbent and one of Ebiexperts' three supported platforms. Its expanding native deployment pipelines, versioning, and backup features represent both an opportunity (Power BI installed base) and a competitive threat to Ebiexperts' specialized tooling.

Others

• Collibra: Collibra is a leading data governance and catalog platform that addresses adjacent enterprise data compliance and audit use cases. It competes in the broader governance category that Ebiexperts targets through its GRC add-on suite, particularly for SOX/ESG reporting governance.

Direct peers

• Insightsoftware: Insightsoftware delivers BI reporting, EPM, and governance tooling with version control and audit capabilities for enterprise reporting environments. It addresses a similar buyer (BI/finance leaders) with overlapping lifecycle management value propositions.
• WhereScape: WhereScape offers data warehouse automation and lifecycle tooling that enables metadata-driven development and governance. Its focus on automating and governing BI/data infrastructure development is directly comparable to Ebiexperts' WIP platform.
• TimeXtender: TimeXtender provides data estate automation with version control, governance, and lifecycle tooling for BI and analytics environments. It is one of the closest direct competitors to Ebiexperts in automating BI/data pipeline lifecycle controls across enterprise platforms.

Emerging players

• Coalesce: Coalesce is an emerging data transformation platform with built-in governance, documentation, and version control for cloud data warehouse development. It represents a newer generation of DevOps/DataOps tooling that partially overlaps with Ebiexperts' BI lifecycle focus.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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