What GEFEG does

GEFEG (legal entity: GEFEG – Gesellschaft für Elektronischen Geschäftsverkehr mbH) is a privately held, owner-managed German software company headquartered in Berlin, founded in 1990. It specialises in eBusiness Interface Management — the design-time phase of B2B, EDI, and EAI processes — and sells a suite of tools that together help organisations define, model, validate, harmonise, document, publish, and operate electronic business interfaces and standards.

The core platform, GEFEG.FX, is the company's flagship in-house-developed software and combines data modelling, API development (OpenAPI), XML schema development, and processing of legacy EDI standards (UN/EDIFACT, GS1 EANCOM, X.12, SAP IDoc, RosettaNet, OAGIS/ConnectSpec) in a single environment, and supports multilingual implementation guidelines. GEFEG.Portal is an internet-based product for rollout, partner onboarding, and community management with syntactic and semantic validation. GEFEG.Content packages pre-built industry standards and code lists (Automotive/Anfavea/JAI/Odette/VDA, eInvoice — ZUGFeRD, Factur-X, XRechnung — Energy, Finance/ISO 20022, GS1, OAGIS/UBL, UN/CEFACT, WCO). The 2026-launched GEFEG.API-Hub extends the suite into API development, sharing, and publishing, and the company also runs a public free validation portal, invoice.fans, for eInvoice formats. GEFEG holds ISO 9001 and ISO/IEC 27001 certifications and is an active member of standardisation committees including DIN, GS1, UN/CEFACT, VDA, Odette International, and WCO.

The business model combines perpetual and floating-user software licences for GEFEG.FX, subscription SaaS (and on-premise) licences for GEFEG.Portal, recurring maintenance and support, instructor-led training (publicly priced at €500 per participant for a one-day course and €1,000 for a two-day course), and professional services for strategic consulting, eBusiness Interface Design, repository management, hosting, workshops, and API-Hub deployments. GTM is sales-led, anchored on direct enterprise engagement supported by webinars, training events at the Berlin training centre, a free demo/evaluation licence flow, and content marketing through a blog and email newsletter. Customers span rail freight and logistics (DB Cargo), financial services (PSA/Stuzza for Austrian banking EDIFACT migration, ISO 20022 testing), the global automotive industry and its supplier base, customs administrations (G7-EDI Customs Group), aviation (IATA compliance), transport & logistics, eInvoice-mandated enterprises, and mid-market automotive suppliers, freight forwarders, and dental technology firms.

Name

GEFEG

Legal name

GEFEG - Gesellschaft für Elektronischen Geschäftsverkehr mbH

Website

https://gefeg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

GEFEG is a private Berlin-based German software firm (founded 1990) that builds and sells eBusiness Interface Management tooling — GEFEG.FX, GEFEG.Portal, GEFEG.Content, and API-Hub — for designing, validating, and operating EDI, XML, and API standards across automotive, finance, logistics, customs, and eInvoice customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

EDI Interface Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Platform Engineering & Internal Developer Platforms (IDP) (BPAEAKAC)

Keywords

• EDI management software
• EBusiness interface design
• XML schema development
• OpenAPI design tools
• ISO 20022 implementation

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. GEFEG.FX Software Licenses: GEFEG.FX is offered as a perpetual license (per device) and floating user license (internet- and portal-based). Both license models require internet connectivity for repository services. The company also offers subscription-based GEFEG.Portal licenses (as a service) and purchase-based GEFEG.Portal licenses (installed in customer's IT environment).
2. GEFEG.Portal Subscriptions & Licenses: GEFEG.Portal is available as a subscription (SaaS) or as a perpetual license for installation within the customer's own IT environment. Separate license agreements govern each deployment model.
3. Training Courses & Workshops: GEFEG offers instructor-led training courses and workshops on EDI, XML, JSON, OpenAPI, UN/CEFACT Reference Data Models, and industry-specific topics. Training is priced per participant (e.g., €1,000 for two-day courses, €500 for one-day courses) and is delivered online or at the GEFEG Training Centre in Berlin.
4. Consulting & Professional Services: GEFEG provides strategic consulting, eBusiness Interface Design, Repository Management, Hosting, Workshops, Training, Knowledge Transfer, and API-Hub services. These services complement the software offering and are delivered on a project or engagement basis.
5. GEFEG.FX Maintenance & Support Services: The company offers maintenance and support services for GEFEG.FX, including software updates, B2B standards updates, modules updates, and user support. These are governed by separate support services terms and conditions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

GEFEG develops and sells GEFEG.FX, a unified design-time software platform for eBusiness Interface Management that combines data modelling, OpenAPI development, XML schema development and processing of classic EDI standards (UN/EDIFACT, GS1 EANCOM, X.12, SAP IDoc, RosettaNet, OAGIS/ConnectSpec). It is complemented by GEFEG.Portal for cloud-based collaboration and validation, GEFEG.Content for pre-packaged industry standards libraries, GEFEG.Services for consulting and training, and GEFEG.API-Hub for API publishing.

Product overview

GEFEG offers a suite of products for eBusiness Interface Management, combining a core software platform (GEFEG.FX) with modular add-ons (GEFEG.Portal for publishing and onboarding, GEFEG.Content for standards content, and GEFEG.API-Hub for API development) plus professional services. GEFEG.FX is the central tool for modeling interfaces and specifying B2B/EDI standards, while the Portal handles distribution, testing, and partner management. Content provides pre-built industry standards libraries, and the API-Hub enables modern API development workflows. The company also offers specialized training and consulting services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• GEFEG.FX Professional software for the design-time phase in B2B, EDI and EAI processes that supports definition, modelling, validation, harmonisation and organisation of business interfaces and data models. Offered as a perpetual license (per device) and floating user license, and supports development of multilingual implementation guidelines.
• GEFEG.Portal Internet-based software for organisations and companies with test and administration functions used in rollout scenarios, onboarding processes and campaigns, providing syntactic and semantic validation of messages and supporting collaboration across companies and countries.
• GEFEG.Content eBusiness standards and content repository providing pre-built industry standards libraries for automotive, eInvoice, energy, finance, GS1, UN/CEFACT, WCO and other domains.
• GEFEG.Services Professional eBusiness consulting, training, repository management and knowledge-transfer services delivered on a project or engagement basis, complementing the GEFEG.FX and GEFEG.Portal software offerings.
• GEFEG.API-Hub API hub for developing, sharing and successfully publishing APIs, enabling users to develop APIs, share them and publish them according to standards.
• EDIWheel Workorder API API for efficient tire management that enables API-based exchange of workorder data for the tire industry.

Quantifiable outcome

• ~2,000 users tested ~25,000 transaction files in 2.75 years during Austrian banking sector EDIFACT migration (PSA/STUZZA case study)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• PSA Payment Services Austria GmbH (formerly STUZZA)coreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 1 January 2001GEFEG worked with PSA (formerly STUZZA) to implement a GEFEG.Portal project for Austrian credit institutions, providing a cloud-based XML Checker for testing bank messages during the migration from national format to UN/EDIFACT. PSA continues to offer ISO 20022 XML message testing (pain.008, pain.001) via the XML Checker hosted on the GEFEG platform.
• DIN (German Institute for Standardisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEFEG is an active member of DIN and participates in the development of standards. The practical experience gained from standardisation activities complements the use of in-house solutions and helps expand GEFEG's recognised status as a specialist for business interfaces.
• GS1coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEFEG is an active member of GS1 and participates in GS1 standard development. GEFEG.FX includes GS1 EANCOM and GS1 XML standards. The partnership drives both standards development contributions and product content for GEFEG customers.
• UN/CEFACT (United Nations Centre for Trade Facilitation and Electronic Business)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEFEG is an active member of UN/CEFACT and contributes to the development of standards including EDIFACT, Core Component Library, Multi-Modal Transport Reference Data Model, and other UN/CEFACT publications. GEFEG.FX includes UN/CEFACT Reference Data Models.
• VDA (Verband der Automobilindustrie / German Association of the Automotive Industry)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEFEG is an active member of VDA and supports VDA standardisation work. GEFEG.FX includes VDA recommendations (e.g., VDA 4984 T2 Global DELFOR, VDA 4987 T2 Global Despatch Advice). The company is a competent partner for specification projects in the EDI supply chain.
• Odette InternationalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEFEG supports Odette standardisation work as an active participant in the automotive sector. GEFEG.FX includes Odette standards for the automotive supply chain.
• WCO (World Customs Organisation)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGEFEG supports the implementation of the WCO Data Model, which has been implemented in many countries often in connection with national Single Window projects. The WCO Data Model is included in GEFEG.FX.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Seeburger: German-headquartered specialist in EDI, B2B integration and managed file transfer. Closest comparable to GEFEG as a European EDI/integration platform vendor serving automotive, finance and manufacturing customers with both software and services.
• Lobster_data: German data integration and EDI platform vendor (Lobster Integration Platform) offering EDI, XML, JSON and API connectivity. Comparable to GEFEG.FX as a European mid-market alternative for unified EDI/API interface management.
• TrueCommerce: TrueCommerce offers EDI and supply chain integration solutions, including translation, mapping and partner onboarding tooling. Comparable to GEFEG in EDI standards coverage, mapping workflows and mid-market/enterprise customer focus.
• Cleo (Cleo Integration Cloud): Cleo provides an integration platform purpose-built for EDI, API and B2B scenarios with strong ecosystem integrations. Directly comparable to GEFEG.FX in supporting EDI standards alongside modern API formats for supply-chain customers.
• Babelway: Babelway is an EDI-onboarding SaaS platform focused on partner connectivity, mapping and validation. Comparable to GEFEG.Portal in providing cloud-based EDI partner testing and rollout workflows for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• EDITEL: EDITEL is a European EDI service provider and VAN operator with deep automotive, retail and logistics vertical expertise. Comparable to GEFEG in EDI standards focus (EDIFACT, VDA, Odette), partner onboarding and consulting-led delivery.

Broad incumbents

• SAP (Business Technology Platform / Integration Suite): SAP provides EDI-relevant IDoc, PI/PO and Integration Suite capabilities used by thousands of enterprises. Overlaps with GEFEG in EDI format handling and automotive/finance customer base, but as part of a much broader enterprise software suite.
• Microsoft BizTalk Server / Azure Integration Services: Microsoft BizTalk Server and the broader Azure Integration Services stack handle EDI, XML and B2B messaging at enterprise scale. Competes with GEFEG.FX as an incumbent integration platform with EDI accelerators bundled into a much larger cloud portfolio.
• IBM Sterling: IBM Sterling B2B Integrator is a large-scale EDI/B2B integration suite used by global enterprises and supply chains. Overlaps with GEFEG.FX in EDI mapping, partner onboarding and standards support, but bundled into IBM's broader middleware and hybrid cloud portfolio.
• OpenText (formerly GXS): OpenText Trading Grid and Business Network are established B2B/EDI managed-service platforms serving global supply chains. Comparable to GEFEG in EDI/B2B messaging and partner management, but at much greater scale and breadth.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

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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