What RosTech does

RosTech, Inc. is a privately-held, Maryland-incorporated software company that provides customer information system (CIS) and utility billing software to small and mid-sized public utilities, with a particular focus on water and sewer authorities and the management firms that operate them. Founded in 1988 by Jean Zakotnik, the company has been operating its CIS/utility billing practice continuously since 1995. In 2025, RosTech was acquired by Edmunds GovTech, Inc. (EGT), a Northfield, New Jersey-based ERP provider serving more than 2,200 local governments across 30 U.S. states. Following the transaction, RosTech continues to run daily operations from its Bethesda, Maryland office, with leadership and staff retained and Jean Zakotnik remaining as Product Director of the UMBS solution.

The company's flagship product is UMBS (Utility Management Billing System), a vertical SaaS platform built to help small and mid-sized utilities modernize billing operations and adapt to changing market requirements. The revenue model is structured around software licenses and services on a subscription/recurring basis, supported by long-tenured customer relationships in a clearly-defined niche vertical. RosTech's go-to-market is focused on a specific buyer profile — small municipal utilities and the management firms that run them — addressing pain points around outdated legacy billing systems and the operational need for flexible, modernized software. The company is privately held, has between 11 and 50 employees, and has no disclosed subsidiaries, funding rounds, or external investors prior to the 2025 acquisition.

The 2025 acquisition by Edmunds GovTech positions RosTech within a larger ERP platform that already operates a Utility vertical alongside adjacent government modules (Finance, Tax, Permitting, Recreation, Citizen Engagement, Online Bill Pay, Cloud Hosting). EGT's stated rationale emphasizes expanded resources, shared expertise, and a larger support network, while preserving product continuity ("What you love about our UMBS software isn't changing — instead, it's growing stronger"). The deal is best characterized as a vertical consolidation play: EGT gains depth in CIS/billing for water/sewer authorities, and RosTech gains immediate distribution through EGT's 30-state, 2,200-government installed base.

Name

RosTech

Legal name

RosTech, Inc.

Website

https://rostechinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Acquired

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RosTech, Inc. is a Bethesda, Maryland-based software company providing CIS and utility billing software (UMBS) to small and mid-sized public utilities and water/sewer authorities. Founded in 1988 and acquired by Edmunds GovTech in 2025, it now operates as a subsidiary within EGT's broader local-government ERP platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bethesda

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Services: IT software and services supporting CIS/utility billing systems to water/sewer authorities and management firms since 1995

Core offering

RosTech develops and licenses UMBS (Utility Management Billing System), a CIS/utility billing software platform that supports water and sewer authorities and management firms in modernizing their operations. Since 1995 the company has provided IT software and services supporting CIS/utility billing systems for these public-utility clients. The product enables small to mid-sized public utilities to manage customer billing with flexible software that evolves with changing market demands.

Product overview

RosTech offers a unified utility management billing solution called UMBS (Utility Management Billing System), which is a CIS (Customer Information System) and utility billing software platform designed for small to mid-sized public utilities including water and sewer authorities. The product provides IT software and services supporting utility billing systems to help utilities modernize their operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• UMBS: Utility Management Billing Software solution provided by RosTech for water/sewer authorities and management firms.

Products and services

• UMBS (Utility Management Billing System) Customer Information System (CIS) and utility billing software platform that supports water and sewer authorities and management firms in modernizing their operations; designed as a flexible solution that evolves with changing market demands to ensure long-term client satisfaction.

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Edmunds GovTech, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEdmunds GovTech, Inc. acquired RosTech, Inc. in a strategic partnership combining both businesses to deliver flexible, cutting-edge software solutions to local government and utility markets. RosTech's UMBS software will benefit from Edmunds GovTech's expanded resources, shared expertise, and larger support network. The acquisition unites the experience, talent, and passion of both teams to deliver an enhanced customer experience.

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• SAP Utilities: Enterprise software suite with industry-specific utility billing and customer management capabilities. A broad incumbent overlapping with RosTech at the larger end of the municipal utility market.
• OpenGov: Cloud-native government technology platform serving finance, budgeting, permitting, and utility functions for local and state governments. A broad incumbent that overlaps RosTech in municipal software delivery but with a modern cloud-first posture.
• Tyler Technologies: Large public-sector software vendor offering ERP, utility billing, and CIS modules to municipalities and counties. Overlaps RosTech's small/mid-sized public utility segment as a broad incumbent with a much larger product portfolio.
• Oracle Utilities: Enterprise-grade CIS, meter data management, and customer engagement software for large electric, gas, and water utilities. Overlaps RosTech in the water/wastewater CIS space but primarily serves larger investor-owned and municipal utilities.
• Harris Computer Systems: Vertical-market software acquirer within Constellation Software, with multiple utility billing and CIS assets (e.g., N. Harris Computer, Aclara). Comparable as a broader govtech/utility-software portfolio player and an adjacent strategic acquirer of niche vendors like RosTech.
• CentralSquare Technologies: Provider of public-sector software across finance, utility billing, CAD, and public administration. Targets similar small/mid-sized municipalities and competes broadly in the same govtech utility-CIS space.

Direct peers

• Caselle: Municipal software vendor providing utility billing, accounting, and payroll to small and mid-sized cities, towns, and special districts. Directly competes with RosTech in the small/mid-sized public utility CIS/billing niche.
• Springbrook Software: Specialist vendor of utility billing, accounting, and payment software for small cities, water/sewer districts, and special districts. Closely comparable to RosTech in target customer (small/mid-sized public utilities) and product focus.
• Edmunds GovTech: Parent company since 2025 and a direct competitor in municipal utility billing/CIS software. EGT offers a broader local-government ERP suite (Finance, Utility, Tax, Permitting) and serves 2,200+ local governments across 30 states, overlapping RosTech's small/mid-sized public utility target segment.

Emerging players

• Accela: Government technology platform focused on permitting, licensing, and civic services with growing utility-adjacent capabilities. An emerging player with partial overlap in municipal software delivery to the same local-government buyer.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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