Agil Software

What Agil Software does

Agil Software GmbH is an owner-managed, privately held German software company founded in 1997 and headquartered in Geislingen an der Steige, Baden-Württemberg, with an additional sales office in Schwanewede in Northern Germany. The company builds and sells a specialized vertical software suite for personnel service providers (Personaldienstleister) and temporary employment agencies (Zeitarbeit) operating in Germany across the industrial, craft, and medical sectors. Its flagship product, AGIL Zeit, is a comprehensive business-process platform covering address management, personnel management, order management with automatic Equal Pay and maximum leasing-period calculations, time recording, monthly recording, payroll preparation, invoicing, multi-client capability, user rights management, and statistics, with claim of up to 70% time savings over manual workflows. The same suite is delivered on-premise as a licensed product or as AGIL Cloud 365, a subscription-based hosted deployment running on Microsoft Terminal Server infrastructure with daily backups, SQL Server, and 50 GB of storage, billed monthly with flexible scaling. The company supplements its core offering with a 2024-launched AI feature, AGIL TiS, which uses computer vision to digitize handwritten timesheets, plus outsourced back-office services (timesheet processing and invoice dispatch), a structured migration program (Change2Agil), and partner-integrated modules for payroll (Agenda), digital signatures (Coffreo), recruiting (talent360, Compleet, Coveto), factoring (EKF), sanctions screening (BEX), and CV parsing (CVlizer).

The business model is a mix of subscription revenue (AGIL Cloud 365 on monthly billing, AGIL Zeit on annual subscription/license), professional services (AGIL Backoffice outsourcing, Change2Agil migration, training), and ecosystem-driven deal flow through 15+ technology and consulting partners. Go-to-market is primarily direct enterprise and mid-market field sales from the HQ and the Northern Germany office, complemented by an inside-sales hotline, a 24/7 ticket system, partner referrals, content marketing via a multilingual website (DE/EN/IT/TR), YouTube product demos, and active participation in the GVP industry association. Customers are predominantly small and mid-sized German temp agencies, with named clients including Ulmer Zeitarbeit, classica consulting, Kauffeldt & Hauser, and Just Jobs GmbH, and reported relationships dating back to 2003 — a footprint of approximately 400 clients nationwide and a support team of six employees handling hotline and ticket requests.

Name

Agil Software

Legal name

AGIL Software GmbH

Website

https://agil-software.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Agil Software GmbH is a privately held German software company founded in 1997 that builds and sells AGIL Zeit, a specialized vertical business-process platform for personnel service providers and temporary employment agencies in Germany, delivered on-premise or via its AGIL Cloud 365 subscription and complemented by AI-powered timesheet digitization (AGIL TiS) and a 15+ partner integration ecosystem.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Temporary Employment Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Business Rules & Decision Management Platforms (BRMS/DMN) (HDAEAKAG)

Keywords

• Temporary employment software
• Personnel service software
• Employee leasing software
• Workforce management software
• Payroll management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Geislingen An Der Steige

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AGIL Zeit Software Licenses: Sale or subscription of the AGIL Zeit software solution for personnel service providers, with options for on-premise or cloud deployment. The software handles all business processes for employee leasing and temporary employment including time recording, payroll preparation, and invoicing.
2. AGIL Cloud 365 Hosting: Monthly subscription-based cloud hosting service including use of AGIL Zeit, Microsoft Terminal Server access, SQL Server database, up to 50 GB disc space, daily backups, update service, maintenance, and hotline support. Provides maximum flexibility with monthly customizability.
3. AGIL Backoffice Services: Outsourced business process services including timesheet processing, invoice creation and sending, allowing clients to focus on supply and demand matching. Based on years of experience with numerous AGIL customers.
4. Partner Integration Services: Revenue derived from ecosystem partnerships including Coffreo (digital signature), Agenda (payroll), talent360 (recruiting), EKF (factoring), and other integrations that complement the core AGIL Zeit platform.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

AGIL Software GmbH develops and sells AGIL Zeit, an enterprise software platform purpose-built for personnel service providers and temporary employment agencies in Germany. The software automates the full business workflow for employee leasing — including personnel management, order management, time recording, payroll preparation, invoicing, and compliance with collective bargaining agreements (IGZ, BZA, TV BZ ME). The company also offers AGIL Cloud 365 as a hosted deployment, AGIL TiS for AI-based timesheet digitization, plus professional services for migration, outsourcing, and training.

Product overview

Agil Software provides a suite of industry-optimized software solutions for personnel service providers, temporary employment agencies, and employee leasing companies operating in Germany across industrial, craft, and medical sectors. The core product is AGIL Zeit — a comprehensive time management and business administration platform covering address management, personnel management, order management, time recording, payroll, invoicing, and statistics. AGIL Cloud 365 delivers this software as a cloud-hosted service with monthly scalability. Agenda (by a partner) provides payroll accounting with direct AGIL integration. AGIL TiS adds AI-powered timesheet digitization to the core. The portfolio also includes partner offerings like Coffreo (digital signatures), talent360 and Compleet (recruiting/workforce management), CVlizer (CV parsing), and ZES (electronic time recording), along with implementation (Change2Agil), outsourcing (AGIL Backoffice), and training services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AGIL Zeit: Core software solution for personnel service providers enabling time recording, personnel management, order management, and invoicing for employee leasing and temporary employment.
• AGIL Cloud 365
• AGIL TiS
• Agenda
• CVlizer
• ZES
• Coffreo
• talent360
• AGIL Backoffice
• Change2Agil

Products and services

• AGIL Zeit Flagship enterprise business process and time management software for personnel service providers and temporary employment agencies in Germany. Covers address management, personnel management, order management, time recording, monthly recording, financial accounting, multi-client capability, individual rights assignment, and statistics. Handles German tariff regulations (IGZ, BZA, IG Metall), automatic Equal Pay and maximum leasing period calculations, flexible hourly billing rates, surcharges, and industry-specific wage compliance.
• AGIL Cloud 365

Quantifiable outcome

• Time savings up to 70% through intuitive user interface and streamlined workflows
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

AI capability2 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Agenda (Agenda-Software GmbH)coreTechnology or IntegrationAgenda provides payroll software specifically designed for personnel service providers. The direct connection to AGIL enables customers to process employee payroll quickly and efficiently without duplicate data entry. Agenda Lohn- und Gehaltsabrechnung offers integrated reporting, plausibility checks, assistants, evaluation functions, construction wages, certification systems, and automatic updates.
• CoffreocoreTechnology or IntegrationCoffreo provides digital signature solutions for automating the management of temporary staff. The partnership enables complete digitalization of processes including electronic signatures for the most important documents. AGIL customers benefit from simplified document handling without requiring in-person signatures.
• talent360coreTechnology or Integrationtalent360 provides software solutions for outreach and recruiting. The partnership helps temporary employment agencies tackle the challenge of finding suitable candidates for available jobs, enabling customers to place more candidates with less effort and in less time.
• EKF Finanz Frankfurt GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationEKF provides factoring services specifically designed for personnel service providers. The partnership enables AGIL Zeit users to transfer necessary data directly via interface to EKF for immediate liquidity (90% of receivables within 48 hours). EKF assumes 100% of non-payment risk and handles receivables management.
• webis GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partnerwebis is a tax consulting company providing specialized services for AGIL customers requiring professional tax advice.
• CovetominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCoveto provides applicant management software specifically designed for personnel service providers. Partnership enables seamless integration for recruiting workflows.
• Steuerberater KleineminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSpecialized tax consulting firm for temporary employment in medicine and care sectors. Partnership provides specialized advisory services for AGIL customers in healthcare staffing.
• easy payrollminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCompetent partner for payroll accounting services, complementing AGIL's software with professional payroll processing services.
• GVP (Gesamtverband der Personaldienstleister e.V.)coreOthersAGIL is a supporting member of the German Association of Personnel Service Providers (GVP). Participation in industry events including the 1st General Meeting and Day of Personnel Service Providers on June 11, 2024. GVP represents the interests of temporary employment agencies in Germany.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Broad incumbents

• Personio: Personio is a leading broad HR suite for SMB and mid-market companies in Germany with HR, payroll, and recruiting capabilities. It does not specialize in temp employment tariff rules but represents the broader HR platform AGIL's customers could consolidate toward.
• SD Worx: SD Worx is a European HR and payroll provider with a German operation offering staffing-agency-relevant payroll and workforce solutions. It competes for the payroll and people-management portion of AGIL customers' tech stacks.
• softgarden: softgarden offers a German HR suite including applicant tracking and onboarding used by staffing agencies. While broader than AGIL, it competes for recruiting and onboarding workflow ownership within the same German temp employment customer base.
• Sage: Sage is a global SMB-focused HR and payroll vendor with presence in Germany. It competes for general HR/payroll budgets at staffing agencies even though it does not match AGIL's tariff regulation specialization.

Others

• DATEV: DATEV is the dominant German accounting and tax software infrastructure used by virtually all German businesses including staffing agencies. It is an AGIL integration partner and adjacent infrastructure provider rather than a direct vertical competitor, but its payroll extensions could overlap with AGIL functionality.

Direct peers

• zvoove: zvoove is the leading German software platform for staffing and temporary employment agencies, formed by consolidating brands including LANDORG and AÜG Netzwerk. It directly competes with AGIL Zeit in the same vertical SaaS category for German Zeitarbeit firms.
• timeCard: timeCard provides time tracking and workforce management software for German staffing agencies. It overlaps with AGIL's time recording and order management functionality and serves the same German Zeitarbeit vertical.
• Agenda-Software GmbH: Agenda is a payroll software specialist for personnel service providers in Germany and an AGIL integration partner. It competes for the same payroll/wage calculation budget at staffing agencies and serves an identical end-customer profile.

Emerging players

• Compleet: Compleet provides recruiting, vendor management, and workforce management software for staffing agencies. It is both an AGIL integration partner and a partial competitor for the workflow modules surrounding AGIL Zeit.
• talent360: talent360 offers recruiting software for personnel service providers and is an AGIL partner. It competes for the candidate sourcing and outreach workflow that staffing agencies purchase alongside AGIL Zeit.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 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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