What Certus Online does

Certus Online S.A. is a Piraeus, Greece-based B2B systems integrator that develops and licenses CertusBook™, a booking and departure control platform purpose-built for passenger ferry operators. The platform is modular, covering 13 functional areas including booking management, pricing rules and dynamic pricing, inventory optimization, sailing schedule management, vessel configuration (cabins, seats, vehicle decks), check-in workflows with barcode/QR support, financials, reporting, back-office commission handling, automatic vessel/booking transfers, user management, and a B2C booking channel, with an XML-based API for integration into accounting, CRM, BI, payment, and on-board systems.

The company serves a vertical customer base of 19 named ferry operators across Greece (Minoan Lines, Seajets, Golden Star Ferries, ANES Ferries, Aegean-SeaLines, Dodekanisos Seaways, and others), Italy (Alicost, Alilauro Gruson, Alilauro.it, Capitan Morgan, Ippocampo), Albania (Ionian Seaways), and broader Mediterranean routes. Its go-to-market is direct, sales-led enterprise engagement supplemented by a company website showcasing the product and client portfolio.

Revenue is generated through subscription or licensing arrangements for the CertusBook platform with associated implementation and support services; pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated per engagement. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, parent entity, or institutional investment, and operates with 11-50 employees from a single headquarters in Piraeus.

Name

Certus Online

Legal name

Certus Online S.A.

Website

https://certusonline.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Certus Online S.A. is a Piraeus-based B2B software firm that builds CertusBook™, a modular booking and departure control platform for passenger ferry operators across Greece, Italy, and the Mediterranean, sold via subscription/licensing with implementation services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Maritime Booking Software

NAICS

Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (56159), All Other Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services (561599)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Ferry Ticketing, Booking Platforms & Distribution (THAEAGAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Passenger Terminal Ticketing, Reservations & Check-in Systems (IT) (TLAHAEAM), Cruise Reservation & Booking Engines (THALADAF)

Keywords

• Ferry booking software
• Passenger shipping systems
• Departure control platform
• Maritime reservation software
• Ferry operator solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Piraeus

HQ country

Greece

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. CertusBook Booking System Licensing/Implementation: Certus Online S.A. generates revenue through the provision of their CertusBook booking system to ferry operators. As a systems integrator, they provide integrated tourism services through booking, ticketing and related systems for carriers including ferry operators. The revenue model is subscription or licensing-based for their booking system platform with associated implementation and support services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Certus Online S.A. develops and licenses CertusBook, a comprehensive booking and departure control system designed for passenger ferry and shipping operators. The platform unifies reservation management (cabins, seats, vehicles, cargo, onboard services), pricing and inventory optimization, sailing schedule configuration, automated check-in, financial accounting, reporting, and XML-based API integration within a single system. It supports multi-leg routes, circular itineraries, B2B and B2C sales channels, and complex vessel configurations for the ferry industry.

Product overview

Certus Online S.A. is a tourism industry service-based systems integrator offering CertusBook™ as its industry-leading core product. CertusBook™ is a unified booking and departure control platform for passenger shipping operators that provides advanced booking functionalities and pricing management tools. The platform follows a modular architecture, with the core CertusBook™ system supplemented by specialized modules including Booking, Price Management, Inventory Management, Sailing Plan & Schedule, Check-In, Financials, Reporting Services, Back-office, Automatic Transfers, User Management, Vessel Configuration, Integration Services, and B2C Channel. Together these modules enable inventory optimization, full booking potentiality, and totally efficient capacity management covering all aspects of ferry operator business.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CertusBook™: Industry leading booking system providing advanced booking functionalities and pricing management tools for ferry operators, including passenger bookings with cabins, vehicles, cargo, multi-leg routes, B2C channel, and API integration.

Products and services

• CertusBook Unified booking and departure control platform for passenger ferry and shipping operators covering reservations (cabins, seats, vehicles, cargo, onboard services), dynamic pricing, allotment-based inventory optimization, sailing schedule configuration, workflow-based check-in, financial accounting, reporting, and XML-based integration with external systems. Supports B2B and B2C sales channels and multi-leg/circular routes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Inventory optimization and maximization of sales on any type of itinerary through allotment capacity management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

Feature11 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Datalex: Provides mission-critical e-commerce and pricing software for travel operators, including airlines. Comparable as a domain-specialized travel-tech SaaS vendor selling into transport operators with similar pricing/inventory functionality to CertusBook.
• Ferryhopper: Greece-based ferry booking platform that aggregates and sells tickets across Mediterranean ferry operators. Closest direct peer — same home market (Greek ferries), same end customers (ferry travelers), overlapping technology stack (booking, pricing, B2C), giving Certus Online a direct read on competitor UX and distribution strategy.
• CarTrawler: Travel technology platform providing car, airport transfer and ground transport booking infrastructure for airlines, OTAs and ferry operators. Comparable as a B2B travel-distribution/booking technology provider serving ferry operators alongside other transport modes.
• IBS Software: Supplies mission-critical software (crew, cargo, passenger services) to airlines, cruise lines and travel operators. Comparable as a vertically focused SaaS vendor in passenger transport operations with adjacent functionality to CertusBook.
• Travelopro: Provides online booking and reservation software for ferry, bus, airline and charter operators. Direct peer because it sells a comparable ferry-centric CRS to operators globally, often against CertusBook in ferry RFPs.

Broad incumbents

• Travelport (now part of EBIX): Global distribution system for travel agents and operators, with adjacent technology in passenger services. Broad incumbent whose distribution footprint competes indirectly with CertusBook's B2B/B2C channels.
• Amadeus IT Group: Global GDS and travel technology platform covering air, hotel, rail and ground transport. Broad incumbent operating a much larger travel technology stack that could expand into ferry CRS distribution.
• SITA: IT and communication solutions provider for the air transport industry, with growing footprint in maritime and border management. Broad incumbent in transport IT whose passenger-processing and check-in offerings overlap CertusBook's check-in and boarding lifecycle functionality.
• Sabre Corporation: Global distribution system (GDS) and travel technology incumbent serving airlines, hotels and agents. Broad incumbent whose travel-tech footprint overlaps the booking-engine category CertusBook plays in; reference point for incumbent threat.
• WebBeds / Webjet: Travel distribution platform providing accommodation, flight and ground transport inventory to travel sellers. Adjacent incumbent in travel distribution with overlapping ferry/transport booking content ambitions.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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