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digital4grids.com
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2021
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Digital4Grids is a Paris-based software development company founded in 2021 that builds open-source Operational Technology (OT) platforms for the energy and transport sectors. Its core offering centers on a hybrid cloud architecture platform that supports the integration of distributed energy resources (DER)—solar, storage, and electric vehicles—into existing grid operator control rooms. The product suite comprises the Digital Open-source OT Platform, Data Platform Services accessed via well-defined RESTful APIs, Data Ingestion Services for operational data with metadata extraction and quality management, and Control Room IT Architecture Services that span modern cloud-native microservices and legacy Windows/Linux on-premise environments.

The company differentiates through alignment with European GDPR principles and the IEC 62746-4 data portability standard, plus in-country deployment options for jurisdictions with strict data sovereignty requirements. Its technology stack is built on a microservices-based architecture designed to handle the scale, real-time data, security, and integration challenges that grid operators face when modernizing centralized, generation-era control room infrastructure to accommodate millions of DER connection points.

Digital4Grids operates as a B2B technology services provider targeting grid operators, energy companies, and prosumers through direct enterprise sales and consultative engagement. Its revenue model is anchored in architecture consulting and professional services, including target Control Room IT Architecture definition, proof-of-concept delivery, business and technical use case validation, high-level solution design, and multi-vendor/integrator selection support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and customer inquiries are routed via email ([email protected]) with leadership engagement by Laurent Schmitt. The company employs 11-50 staff and maintains an open-source code presence on GitHub and a content-driven marketing approach centered on a technical blog and LinkedIn.

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Digital4Grids is a Paris-based software company founded in 2021 that builds open-source OT platforms and consulting services for integrating distributed energy resources into grid operator control rooms across energy and transport sectors.

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Operating
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11–50
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HeadquartersParis, France
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Paris
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France
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Serves global market

Keyword5 values
open-source OT platforms, grid operational technology, DER integration, energy management software, control room architecture
Industry3 codes
1DER & Microgrid Interconnection / Grid Edge Integration Services
CodeEUAEANAFPrimaryYes
2DERMS & Microgrid Control Software (EMS/SCADA/DERMS)
CodeEUAMAJAGPrimaryNo
3Microgrids & Energy Management Controllers (Campus/Community/Industrial)
CodeEUADAPAEPrimaryNo
NAICS code2 codes
  • Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services51821
  • Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution2211
SIC code2 codes
  • Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc.7370
  • Services-Prepackaged Software7372
Product category
Grid Operational Technology Software
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1Consulting and Professional Services
TypeProfessional Services
Description

Digital4Grids provides architecture consulting services including target Control Room IT Architecture definition, proof of concept delivery, business use case validation, technical use case definition, and high-level solution design. The company also supports multi-vendor/integrator selection and agile project implementation.

digital4grids.com
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Digital4Grids develops and delivers open-source Operational Technology (OT) software platforms that enable grid operators and energy companies to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as solar, storage, and EV infrastructure. The core offering combines a Digital Open-source OT Platform with Data Platform Services, Data Ingestion Services, and Control Room IT Architecture consulting, supported by hybrid cloud/microservices/RESTful API architecture and IEC 62746-4 interoperability standards.

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Product overview1 text field

Digital4Grids offers a suite of digital and open-source OT platforms centered around a Data Platform that integrates Data Ingestion Services and Control Room IT Architecture Services. The core Digital Open-source OT Platform accelerates DER integration across Energy and Transport sectors, supported by Data Platform Services for data management and well-defined RESTful APIs. The company also provides consulting services including Proof of Concepts delivery for integration validation, architecture definition, and multi-vendor project support.

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1Digital Open-source OT Platform
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Peers10 records
1Piclo
TypeEmerging player
Description

Piclo operates a flexibility marketplace and DER dispatch platform for DSOs/TSOs — comparable as an emerging European peer addressing the same prosumer/flexibility challenges Digital4Grids targets.

2AutoGrid (Schneider Electric)
TypeDirect peer
Description

AutoGrid (acquired by Schneider Electric) offers a DERMS/flexibility platform for utilities and energy retailers — direct functional overlap with Digital4Grids' DER-integration and grid-modernization OT capabilities.

3Uplight
TypeDirect peer
Description

Uplight operates a DER management and customer-engagement SaaS for utilities, including device orchestration and flexibility programs — overlapping with Digital4Grids' prosumer-facing DER integration and grid-flexibility positioning.

4EnergyHub
TypeDirect peer
Description

EnergyHub is a DERMS platform that helps utilities manage, dispatch, and aggregate distributed energy resources — directly comparable to Digital4Grids' DER-integration OT platform serving grid operators and prosumers.

5Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure ADMS / DERMS)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Schneider Electric EcoStruxure ADMS/DERMS is a broad utility portfolio that competes with and, via AutoGrid, is now adjacent to Digital4Grids' DER integration focus — useful as a benchmark for incumbent capabilities and pricing.

6Smarter Grid Solutions
TypeDirect peer
Description

Smarter Grid Solutions (now part of Mitsubishi Power) provides Active Network Management and DERMS tools for DSOs — closely aligned with Digital4Grids' open-source OT platform scope targeting DER orchestration and grid integration.

7Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Spectrum Power)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Siemens Spectrum Power and Gridscale ADMS offerings are the dominant control-room software suite used by many of the same DSOs and grid operators Digital4Grids targets — making them the central incumbent for benchmarking.

8Hitachi Energy (OSI / Network Manager)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Hitachi Energy's Network Manager (formerly OSI) is one of the leading incumbent ADMS platforms globally for transmission and distribution operators — establishing the enterprise benchmark Digital4Grids' control-room architecture competes against.

9Hitachi Energy (ABB Ability Network Manager)
TypeBroad incumbent
Description

Hitachi Energy's ADMS (formerly ABB Ability Network Manager) is a tier-1 incumbent control-room product — overlapping with Digital4Grids' target architecture and integration use cases at grid operators.

10KWIQ
TypeEmerging player
Description

KWIQ delivers AI-driven grid analytics and DER management tooling to utilities; comparable as an emerging software peer tackling similar grid-edge and analytics challenges in Digital4Grids' addressable scope.

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Key highlights5 records

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Digital4Grids

Grid Operational Technology Softwaredigital4grids.com

Digital4Grids is a Paris-based software company founded in 2021 that builds open-source OT platforms and consulting services for integrating distributed energy resources into grid operator control rooms across energy and transport sectors.

What Digital4Grids does

Digital4Grids is a Paris-based software development company founded in 2021 that builds open-source Operational Technology (OT) platforms for the energy and transport sectors. Its core offering centers on a hybrid cloud architecture platform that supports the integration of distributed energy resources (DER)—solar, storage, and electric vehicles—into existing grid operator control rooms. The product suite comprises the Digital Open-source OT Platform, Data Platform Services accessed via well-defined RESTful APIs, Data Ingestion Services for operational data with metadata extraction and quality management, and Control Room IT Architecture Services that span modern cloud-native microservices and legacy Windows/Linux on-premise environments.

The company differentiates through alignment with European GDPR principles and the IEC 62746-4 data portability standard, plus in-country deployment options for jurisdictions with strict data sovereignty requirements. Its technology stack is built on a microservices-based architecture designed to handle the scale, real-time data, security, and integration challenges that grid operators face when modernizing centralized, generation-era control room infrastructure to accommodate millions of DER connection points.

Digital4Grids operates as a B2B technology services provider targeting grid operators, energy companies, and prosumers through direct enterprise sales and consultative engagement. Its revenue model is anchored in architecture consulting and professional services, including target Control Room IT Architecture definition, proof-of-concept delivery, business and technical use case validation, high-level solution design, and multi-vendor/integrator selection support. Pricing is not publicly disclosed, and customer inquiries are routed via email ([email protected]) with leadership engagement by Laurent Schmitt. The company employs 11-50 staff and maintains an open-source code presence on GitHub and a content-driven marketing approach centered on a technical blog and LinkedIn.

Digital4Grids firmographics

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Name
Digital4Grids
Legal name
Digital4Grids
Website
https://digital4grids.com
Company type
Private
Founded year
2021
Operating status
Operating
Headcount range
11–50 employees
Short description
Digital4Grids is a Paris-based software company founded in 2021 that builds open-source OT platforms and consulting services for integrating distributed energy resources into grid operator control rooms across energy and transport sectors.
Ownership category
akta.pro rank

Digital4Grids industry classification

Industry
Product category
Grid Operational Technology Software
NAICS
Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution (2211)
SIC
Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
akta.pro primary industry
DER & Microgrid Interconnection / Grid Edge Integration Services (EUAEANAF)
akta.pro secondary industries
DERMS & Microgrid Control Software (EMS/SCADA/DERMS) (EUAMAJAG), Microgrids & Energy Management Controllers (Campus/Community/Industrial) (EUADAPAE)

Keywords

  • Open-source OT platforms
  • Grid operational technology
  • DER integration
  • Energy management software
  • Control room architecture

Where Digital4Grids is headquartered

Location

Headquarters

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Paris
HQ country
France
HQ region
Europe

Markets served

Digital4Grids business model

Business model
GTM type
B2B
Offering type
Software
Cost components
Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure

Revenue model

  1. Consulting and Professional Services: Digital4Grids provides architecture consulting services including target Control Room IT Architecture definition, proof of concept delivery, business use case validation, technical use case definition, and high-level solution design. The company also supports multi-vendor/integrator selection and agile project implementation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Digital4Grids product offering

Product offering

Core offering

Digital4Grids develops and delivers open-source Operational Technology (OT) software platforms that enable grid operators and energy companies to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as solar, storage, and EV infrastructure. The core offering combines a Digital Open-source OT Platform with Data Platform Services, Data Ingestion Services, and Control Room IT Architecture consulting, supported by hybrid cloud/microservices/RESTful API architecture and IEC 62746-4 interoperability standards.

Product overview

Digital4Grids offers a suite of digital and open-source OT platforms centered around a Data Platform that integrates Data Ingestion Services and Control Room IT Architecture Services. The core Digital Open-source OT Platform accelerates DER integration across Energy and Transport sectors, supported by Data Platform Services for data management and well-defined RESTful APIs. The company also provides consulting services including Proof of Concepts delivery for integration validation, architecture definition, and multi-vendor project support.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

  • Digital Open-source OT Platform

Companies that use Digital4Grids

Customer profile

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Digital4Grids technology and API

Technology

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

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API docs
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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Digital4Grids partnerships and signals

Strategic signal

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Digital4Grids competitors and assessment

Company assessment

Emerging players

  • Piclo: Piclo operates a flexibility marketplace and DER dispatch platform for DSOs/TSOs — comparable as an emerging European peer addressing the same prosumer/flexibility challenges Digital4Grids targets.
  • KWIQ: KWIQ delivers AI-driven grid analytics and DER management tooling to utilities; comparable as an emerging software peer tackling similar grid-edge and analytics challenges in Digital4Grids' addressable scope.

Direct peers

  • AutoGrid (Schneider Electric): AutoGrid (acquired by Schneider Electric) offers a DERMS/flexibility platform for utilities and energy retailers — direct functional overlap with Digital4Grids' DER-integration and grid-modernization OT capabilities.
  • Uplight: Uplight operates a DER management and customer-engagement SaaS for utilities, including device orchestration and flexibility programs — overlapping with Digital4Grids' prosumer-facing DER integration and grid-flexibility positioning.
  • EnergyHub: EnergyHub is a DERMS platform that helps utilities manage, dispatch, and aggregate distributed energy resources — directly comparable to Digital4Grids' DER-integration OT platform serving grid operators and prosumers.
  • Smarter Grid Solutions: Smarter Grid Solutions (now part of Mitsubishi Power) provides Active Network Management and DERMS tools for DSOs — closely aligned with Digital4Grids' open-source OT platform scope targeting DER orchestration and grid integration.

Broad incumbents

  • Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure ADMS / DERMS): Schneider Electric EcoStruxure ADMS/DERMS is a broad utility portfolio that competes with and, via AutoGrid, is now adjacent to Digital4Grids' DER integration focus — useful as a benchmark for incumbent capabilities and pricing.
  • Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Spectrum Power): Siemens Spectrum Power and Gridscale ADMS offerings are the dominant control-room software suite used by many of the same DSOs and grid operators Digital4Grids targets — making them the central incumbent for benchmarking.
  • Hitachi Energy (OSI / Network Manager): Hitachi Energy's Network Manager (formerly OSI) is one of the leading incumbent ADMS platforms globally for transmission and distribution operators — establishing the enterprise benchmark Digital4Grids' control-room architecture competes against.
  • Hitachi Energy (ABB Ability Network Manager): Hitachi Energy's ADMS (formerly ABB Ability Network Manager) is a tier-1 incumbent control-room product — overlapping with Digital4Grids' target architecture and integration use cases at grid operators.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Digital4Grids social profiles

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Digital4Grids compliance and trust

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Compliance1 record

Digital4Grids financial estimates

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Digital4Grids leadership team

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Profiles2 records

Digital4Grids funding detail

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Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Digital4Grids M&A and investment

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Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Digital4Grids

What does Digital4Grids do?

Digital4Grids develops and delivers open-source Operational Technology (OT) software platforms that enable grid operators and energy companies to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DER) such as solar, storage, and EV infrastructure. The core offering combines a Digital Open-source OT Platform with Data Platform Services, Data Ingestion Services, and Control Room IT Architecture consulting, supported by hybrid cloud/microservices/RESTful API architecture and IEC 62746-4 interoperability standards.

Is Digital4Grids a public or private company?

Digital4Grids is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.

When was Digital4Grids founded?

Digital4Grids was founded in 2021. It employs 11 to 50 people.

Where is Digital4Grids based?

Digital4Grids is headquartered in Paris, France, in the Europe region.

How does Digital4Grids make money?

One revenue line is on record: consulting and Professional Services.

Who are Digital4Grids's main competitors?

Emerging players on record are Piclo and KWIQ. Direct peers are AutoGrid (Schneider Electric), Uplight, EnergyHub and Smarter Grid Solutions. Broad incumbents are Schneider Electric (EcoStruxure ADMS / DERMS), Siemens Smart Infrastructure (Spectrum Power), Hitachi Energy (OSI / Network Manager) and Hitachi Energy (ABB Ability Network Manager).

Does Digital4Grids have an API?

Yes. Well-defined RESTful APIs defining access to Data Platform Services. The architecture supports microservices-based application design with RESTful API interfaces for data platform service access.

What industry is Digital4Grids in?

Digital4Grids's product category is Grid Operational Technology Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUAEANAF, DER & Microgrid Interconnection / Grid Edge Integration Services, with a secondary code of EUAMAJAG, DERMS & Microgrid Control Software (EMS/SCADA/DERMS). Its NAICS code is 51821 and its SIC code is 7370.

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