Inout

What Inout does

Inout Automation Systems is a Lisbon-headquartered systems integrator founded in 2015 that designs, develops, and implements SCADA-based remote management (telegestion) solutions for water supply, wastewater, irrigation, and parking infrastructure. Its proprietary platform combines a SCADA core with modular components — IO WebSCADA for browser-based access, IO Alert for SMS/email alarm notifications, IO Reports for performance indicator analysis, and IO Management Cockpit for ERSAR-aligned KPI dashboards — and integrates OT data with IT systems (GIS, billing, ERP, asset management). In water and wastewater, Inout also integrates the Suez/Aqualogy AquaCIS Suite to cover the full urban water cycle commercially and technically. Reference deployments include the 120,000-hectare Alqueva irrigation system (EDIA), 174-site ARM Madeira water/wastewater SCADA with 29,886 tags, and central management of 75+ EMPark parking lots through a 24/7 Command Centre delivering documented outcomes (10–15% energy cost reduction, 60% personnel cost reduction, 97% of calls answered within 30 seconds).

The company generates revenue through four streams: project-based systems integration and implementation services, software licensing and updates, remote management and monitoring managed services (including Command Centre operations), and emerging outcome-based benefit-sharing contracts. Its go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales with technology partnerships — most notably Siemens (Solution Partner), IDS, and Suez/Aqualogy — positioning Inout as a high-end integrator for Portuguese and select international utility clients (Morocco, Angola). The company holds ISO 9001:2008 certification, was recognized as PME Líder 2025 by Dun & Bradstreet/IAPMEI, and claims market leadership in Portugal for water and wastewater telegestion implementations. Leadership consists of Administrator Luís Correia and three area directors aligned to the company's three verticals: Parking & Maintenance (Fernando Monteiro), Irrigation (Miguel Francisco), and Environment (Rui Santos, joined 2019).

Name

Inout

Legal name

Inout Automation Systems

Website

https://inout.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Inout Automation Systems is a Lisbon-based systems integrator that designs and implements SCADA telegestion solutions for water utilities, irrigation operators, and parking companies in Portugal and select international markets, leveraging partnerships with Siemens, IDS, and Suez.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

SCADA and Telemetry Systems Integration

NAICS

Water Supply and Irrigation Systems (221310), Sewage Treatment Facilities (22132)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

SCADA, Instrumentation & Controls Integration for Water/Wastewater Projects (IMAFAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Water & Wastewater Utility IoT (SCADA, Leak/Quality Monitoring) (EUADAPAK), Instrumentation, Controls & Automation Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAM)

Keywords

• SCADA systems integration
• Telegestion infrastructure
• Water utility management
• Irrigation automation systems
• Parking management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Bela Vista

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Systems Integration and Implementation Services: Core revenue stream from conceiving, developing, and implementing SCADA and telegestion systems for water, wastewater, irrigation, and parking clients. Projects include process analysis, engineering, solution development, commissioning, and preventive/corrective maintenance. Revenue is generated through project-based engagements with enterprise clients.
2. Software Platform Licensing and Updates: Revenue from proprietary software modules including SCADA platforms, InOut Alert, WebSCADA, Reports, and Management Cockpit. Software is integrated into implementation projects and likely generates ongoing licensing, support, and update revenue.
3. Remote Management and Monitoring Services: Ongoing monitoring and remote management services provided to clients post-implementation, including Command Centre operations for parking clients. Revenue from long-term service contracts.
4. Long-term Service Projects with Benefit Sharing: Strategy includes developing long-term projects for service provision with remuneration based on benefit-sharing models, suggesting outcome-based or performance-based service contracts.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Inout is a Portuguese systems integrator that designs, develops, and operates SCADA-based telegestion solutions for distributed infrastructure in the water/wastewater, irrigation, and parking markets. The company combines a proprietary SCADA platform with modular software components (IO Alert, IO WebSCADA, IO Reports, IO Management Cockpit) and provides end-to-end services including process analysis, engineering, implementation, commissioning, 24/7 command centre operations, and long-term maintenance contracts.

Product overview

Inout Automation Systems is a systems integrator offering a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on SCADA-based telegestion (remote management) solutions. The core platform integrates real-time monitoring, control, and data management capabilities, supplemented by specialized modules: IO WebSCADA (web-based access), IO Alert (alarm notifications via SMS/email), IO Reports (performance indicators), and IO Management Cockpit (unified command centers). For parking management, the solution includes CTM, OCR, Energy Management, and Command Centre modules. For water/wastewater, Inout integrates the AQUALOGY AquaCIS Suite (powered by SUEZ Environnement). All solutions target infrastructure sectors: parking, irrigation, and water/sanitation/waste management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• InOut Alert: SMS-based alarm and status notification system for real-time monitoring of process parameters via text messages.
• InOut WebSCADA
• InOut Reports
• Parking Software
• Centro de Comando

Products and services

• SCADA Platform Real-time infrastructure monitoring, control, and management platform that integrates with operational IT applications including Geographic Information Systems, Asset Management, Billing, Maintenance, and Customer Support. Designed for large-scale, distributed telemetry deployments across thousands of stations and used as the core foundation across Inout's water, irrigation, parking, and infrastructure solutions.
• AquaCIS Suite (Powered by SUEZ Environnement) Integrated water cycle management suite for water and wastewater utilities, covering network modeling, hydraulic efficiency, SCADA, telemetry, and analytics, delivered under partnership with SUEZ Environnement.
• Parking Software Integral car park management solution including CTM (centralized technical management), energy management, OCR-based license plate recognition, signalling, and remote access modules. Targeted at multi-site parking operators and municipal concessionaires such as EMPark, with documented 10-15% energy savings and 60% personnel cost reductions.
• Command Centre Managed Services

Quantifiable outcome

• 10–15% reduction in energy costs for parking operators (EMPark case)
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SiemenscoreTechnology or IntegrationSiemens is listed as a Solution Partner of Inout, indicating a formalized technology partnership. Siemens technology components (S7NT over Ethernet & Profibus, OPC with SimaticNet) are used in Inout's SCADA implementations, as evidenced in the IGA project specification.
• IDScoreTechnology or IntegrationIDS is listed as a business partner alongside Siemens and Suez, indicating a technology partnership for integration components used in Inout's SCADA and telegestion solutions.
• SUEZ Environnement (Aqualogy)coreTechnology or IntegrationSuez Environnement (Aqualogy) provides the AquaCIS Suite modular information system which Inout integrates into its water and wastewater management solutions. The partnership enables Inout to offer an integrated modular system for technical and commercial management of the urban water cycle, combining GIS, Asset Management, Billing, Maintenance, Customer Support, and Loss Management. Inout markets this as 'AquaCIS Suite (Powered by SUEZ Environnement).'
• ISEL – Instituto Superior de Engenharia de LisboaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerISEL (Instituto Superior de Engenharia de Lisboa) is listed as a business partner, suggesting an academic/educational partnership potentially involving research collaboration, talent development, or joint innovation projects in engineering and technology.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Schneider Electric: Global incumbent in energy management and automation with extensive SCADA, telemetry, and water-utility solutions (EcoStruxure). Competes with Inout across all three verticals (water, irrigation-adjacent, parking/facility) and represents the upper bound of integration scale that Inout's platform must compete against.
• Siemens: Inout's core technology partner (Solution Partner) and a broad incumbent in industrial automation, SCADA (WinCC), and smart infrastructure. Comparable because Siemens both supplies the underlying PLC/SCADA stack Inout integrates and competes for the same utility and infrastructure automation deals at global scale.
• Itron: Provider of smart utility infrastructure including metering, AMI, and grid/edge intelligence for water and electric utilities. Comparable as a broader incumbent whose smart-water and distribution-monitoring offerings overlap with Inout's SCADA/telegestion value proposition in municipal water utilities.
• AVEVA: Provider of industrial software including AVEVA SCADA (formerly Wonderware) and the PI System. Directly comparable as a SCADA software incumbent whose platforms compete with Inout's IO Server and WebSCADA modules in utilities and infrastructure monitoring deployments.

Emerging players

• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software provider (OpenUtilities, iModelHub) addressing water, electric, and telecom utilities. Comparable because its digital-twin and asset-performance offerings increasingly intersect with the OT/SCADA telemetry layer where Inout competes.
• Open International: Provider of utility billing, CRM, and operational software for water and energy utilities globally. Comparable as an emerging systems/software player in the utility-IT stack, addressing adjacent functional areas (billing, customer support, asset management) to Inout's AquaCIS Suite offering.

Direct peers

• Indra: Spanish IT services and systems integrator with a dedicated utilities and energy practice (Minsait). Closely comparable business model to Inout — vertical-specific systems integration for water, energy, and infrastructure — operating in adjacent Iberian and Latin American markets.
• CGI: Global IT and systems integration consultancy with a strong utilities practice covering SCADA, AMI, asset management, and customer systems. Comparable in that it delivers multi-year systems integration programs to municipal and multi-municipal utilities, directly competing for similar mandates across Europe.
• SUEZ / Aqualogy: SUEZ's water technology arm and supplier of the AquaCIS Suite that Inout resells. Comparable because it operates in the same urban water-cycle software/integration space and shares many of the same utility customers, creating both a partnership and competitive overlap with Inout's water/wastewater telegestion business.
• Minsait: Indra's unit focused on digital transformation and systems integration for utilities, water, and energy. A near-direct peer in terms of customer base (municipal and multi-municipal utilities), SCADA/IoT offerings, and project-based delivery model, but operating at substantially greater scale across Iberia and LATAM.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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