ACBIS

What ACBIS does

ACBIS GmbH is a privately held German software company founded in 1984 and headquartered in Karlsruhe, Germany. The company develops CPQ (Configure, Price, Quote) software, rule-based product configurators, and B2B web portals that enable manufacturers of complex, variant-rich products to digitize their sales and order-entry processes. Its target customers are mid-sized and large industrial enterprises — primarily in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland) — operating in mechanical engineering, pumps, cranes, steel, building technology, pharmaceutical equipment, textile machinery, aviation fuel systems, and similar sectors. ACBIS reports having advised and supported more than 1,000 customers end-to-end over its history and currently serves approximately 140 active enterprise customers.

The company's core technology is the ePOS product configurator, a proprietary rule engine that encodes specialist product knowledge into rule sets, validates technical and commercial feasibility in real time, and generates customer-specific quotes, bills of materials, and work plans. ePOS is delivered through the ACBIS Toolbox platform, which bundles the configurator with PROMETHEUS eBUSINESS (a B2B self-service portal awarded Innovationspreis-IT Best of 2018 in E-Business), Logic-as-a-Service (a standalone business rule engine supporting no-code, low-code, and source-code methods), Logicforms for complex forms, a guided-selling Produktfinder, a BOM/Work Plans module, and a KI-Integration layer. The platform integrates via standard webservices with major ERP systems (SAP, abas ERP, PSIpenta, Odoo, SAGE, MS NAV, Infor, APplus, comarch), CRM systems (Salesforce, MS Dynamics 365, SMARTCRM), e-commerce platforms (Shopify, Magento, Shopware, OXID, WooCommerce), and CAD/PLM systems (SolidWorks, PTC Creo, Siemens Teamcenter, SolidEdge, Autodesk Inventor, ISAP SMART VARIANTS).

ACBIS generates revenue through a combination of software licensing and recurring subscriptions, professional services (digitalization consulting, strategy advice, implementation, customization, and training), and recurring support and maintenance contracts. The company is a family-owned business led by Managing Directors Dr. Walter Heiob and Torsten Heiob (who also heads development), with headcount in the 11–50 range, no external institutional investment, and a direct consultative field-sales motion targeting enterprise buyers, complemented by inside sales, channel/implementation partners, technology integration partners, and a self-service B2B portal channel.

Name

ACBIS

Legal name

ACBIS GmbH

Website

https://acbis.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ACBIS GmbH is a German CPQ software company founded in 1984 that provides rule-based product configurators, B2B portals, and business rule engines to mid-sized and large manufacturers in the DACH region selling complex, configurable industrial products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Configure-Price-Quote (CPQ) Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) & Quote-to-Cash CRM Extensions (HDAEAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

B2B/EDI & Supply Chain Process Automation Platforms (HDAEAHAK)

Keywords

• CPQ software
• Product configurator software
• B2B portal software
• Configure price quote
• Variant product configuration

Headquarters

HQ city

Karlsruhe

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses & Subscriptions: ACBIS derives revenue from licensing its software products including the ACBIS Toolbox/ePOS product configurator, PROMETHEUS eBUSINESS B2B portal, Logicforms, and Logic-as-a-Service. Given the enterprise software nature of the products and long-term customer relationships (40+ years in business), the revenue model is primarily recurring subscription or perpetual license with maintenance.
2. Professional Services & Implementation: Revenue is generated through consulting, implementation, and customization services as part of the customer onboarding process. The company provides digitalization consulting, strategy advice, system integration, training, and support services.
3. Support & Maintenance: Ongoing support, service, and maintenance contracts are a recurring revenue stream, ensuring system uptime and customer retention.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ACBIS develops and sells CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) software, product configurators, and B2B portals under the ACBIS Toolbox umbrella, enabling manufacturers and industrial companies to specify, price, quote, and order complex, customer-individual products. The ePOS product configurator and PROMETHEUS eBUSINESS B2B portal centralize specialist product knowledge and make it available 24/7 across the sales process, generating both customer-facing offers and production-ready bills of materials and work plans. The platform integrates with major ERP, CRM, e-commerce, and CAD/PLM systems via standard webservices and APIs.

Product overview

ACBIS GmbH offers a modular CPQ (Configure-Price-Quote) software ecosystem called the ACBIS Toolbox, which enables companies to sell complex, customer-individual products efficiently. The core platform is the ACBIS Toolbox itself, supported by the product configurator ePOS (which serves as the rule engine for product and business logic), the B2B-Portal PROMETHEUS eBUSINESS (for online configuration and self-service), Logic-as-a-Service / Remote Logic (for no-code/low-code business rule management), Logicforms (for complex forms), the Produktfinder (for guided selling), the Stücklisten & Arbeitspläne module (for automatic BOM and work plan generation), and the KI-Integration module (for AI and machine learning capabilities). The system integrates with ERP, CRM, e-commerce, and CAD/PLM systems and is used in industries including mechanical engineering, pump manufacturing, crane technology, and building materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ACBIS Toolbox: The ACBIS software suite comprising CPQ solutions for configuration, price calculation, and quotation.
• ePOS
• Logicforms
• PROMETHEUS eBUSINESS
• Logic-as-a-Service

Products and services

• ACBIS Toolbox (CPQ Software)
• Produktkonfigurator ePOS
• B2B-Portal PROMETHEUS eBUSINESS
• Logicforms (Komplexe Formulare)
• Logic-as-a-Service / Remote Logic (Business Rule Engine)
• Produktfinder (Guided Selling)
• Stücklisten & Arbeitspläne (BOM & Work Plans)
• KI-Integration (AI Integration)

Quantifiable outcome

• 30% faster across all processes (Achilles GmbH case study)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

AI capability4 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• abas ERPcoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS has a certified integration partnership with abas ERP. The product configurator ePOS generates bill of materials (BOM) directly within the abas ERP system, enabling a seamless digital flow from sales configuration to production planning.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with SAP ERP systems as part of its standard integration ecosystem, enabling bidirectional data exchange between the CPQ software and SAP for master data, transaction data, and production orders.
• PSIpentacoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS has a special partnership with PSIpenta — the ACBIS product configuration is available as a native module integrated within PSIpenta ERP, enabling integrated configuration, pricing, and order capture within the ERP system.
• OdoocoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Odoo ERP as part of its standard integration offerings, enabling data synchronization between the product configurator and Odoo's business modules.
• SalesforcecoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS has a certified integration with Salesforce CRM. The ACBIS Toolbox can be connected to Salesforce for bidirectional synchronization of customer data, opportunities, and quote generation, combining CRM workflow with CPQ capabilities.
• MS Dynamics 365 SalescoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Microsoft Dynamics 365 Sales as part of its standard CRM integration ecosystem, enabling synchronized sales workflow and configuration data.
• SMARTCRMcoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with SMARTCRM, enabling combined CRM and CPQ workflows for sales teams using the SMARTCRM platform.
• SolidWorks (Dassault Systèmes)coreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with SolidWorks CAD as part of its CAD/PLM/PDM integration portfolio. Configuration results can trigger 3D visualizations and data exchanges with SolidWorks for product design and manufacturing documentation.
• PTC CreocoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with PTC Creo CAD as part of its CAD/PLM/PDM integration ecosystem, enabling automated data exchange between product configuration and CAD/PLM systems.
• Siemens TeamcentercoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Siemens Teamcenter PLM system as part of its product lifecycle management integration portfolio, enabling end-to-end digitalization from sales configuration to product lifecycle management.
• Siemens SolidEdgecoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Siemens SolidEdge CAD as part of its integration ecosystem, supporting automated data flow from product configuration to CAD design and manufacturing.
• Autodesk InventorcoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Autodesk Inventor CAD as part of its standard CAD/PLM/PDM integration offerings, enabling the generation and exchange of configuration data with Autodesk-based design environments.
• ISAP EdgePLM SMART VARIANTScoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS has a specific integration partnership with ISAP's SMART VARIANTS PLM/CAD solution, combining ACBIS's product configurator with ISAP's PLM/CAD capabilities for a comprehensive CPQ-meets-CAD/PLM solution.
• VDMA (Verband Deutscher Maschinen- und Anlagenbau)minorOthersACBIS is a member of the VDMA (German Mechanical Engineering Industry Association), demonstrating alignment with the German manufacturing and mechanical engineering sector.
• BITMi (Bundesverband IT-Mittelstand)minorOthersACBIS is a member of BITMi, the Federal Association of IT Small and Medium Enterprises in Germany, signaling its positioning as an SME-focused software company.
• CyberForum e.V.minorOthersACBIS is a member of CyberForum e.V., a regional technology and business network based in Karlsruhe, Germany's largest IT network and a prominent digital economy cluster.
• ShopifycoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Shopify e-commerce platform, enabling seamless connection between product configuration and online storefront for B2B e-commerce deployments.
• Magento / Adobe CommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Magento e-commerce platform as part of its standard shop system integration ecosystem.
• ShopwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with Shopware, a leading German e-commerce platform, as part of its standard shop system integration offerings.
• OXID eShopcoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with OXID eShop, a German e-commerce platform, as part of its standard shop system integration ecosystem.
• WooCommercecoreTechnology or IntegrationACBIS integrates with WooCommerce WordPress e-commerce platform as part of its standard integration offerings.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Camos Software: Camos is a German software vendor offering CPQ and product configuration solutions for industrial manufacturers, competing head-to-head with ACBIS in the DACH mid-market for complex product sales.
• Configure One: Configure One is a US-based CPQ and product configurator vendor for configure-to-order and engineer-to-order manufacturers — a direct functional competitor to ACBIS ePOS for complex industrial customers.
• PROS Smart CPQ: PROS is a global CPQ and pricing optimization vendor serving complex B2B manufacturers, comparable to ACBIS in target customer and use case but operating at significantly larger scale.
• Configit: Configit is a Danish product configuration and CPQ specialist serving complex manufacturing customers, with similar DACH/Nordic enterprise customer base and comparable configurator technology depth to ACBIS.
• Tacton: Tacton is a Swedish CPQ and product configurator vendor focused on complex, configure-to-order manufacturing — directly overlapping with ACBIS' core offering for variant-rich industrial products in the European mid-market.

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce CPQ (Revenue Cloud): Salesforce CPQ/Revenue Cloud is the leading enterprise SaaS CPQ offering, bundled with the Salesforce CRM platform and competing with ACBIS in larger enterprise deals where native CRM integration is decisive.
• Infor CPQ: Infor offers CPQ capabilities as part of its industry-specific ERP suites (notably Infor CloudSuite Industrial), competing with ACBIS for ERP-bundled deals in industrial manufacturing.
• Oracle CPQ (BigMachines): Oracle CPQ is the Oracle-owned configure-price-quote solution competing with ACBIS in enterprise deals where Oracle ERP/CRM ecosystem ownership matters.
• SAP CPQ (formerly CallidusCloud): SAP CPQ is the ERP-vendor-owned CPQ solution tightly integrated with SAP S/4HANA, directly overlapping with ACBIS' SAP-integrated CPQ offering at the enterprise end of the market.

Emerging players

• Pricefx: Pricefx is a pricing-optimization and CPQ-adjacent vendor; while more focused on pricing than full product configuration, it overlaps with ACBIS' pricing/quoting capabilities in B2B manufacturing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 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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