What Technet does

Technet GmbH is a privately held German software vendor headquartered in Berlin, founded in 1989, that develops and distributes specialized engineering software for three niche technical domains. Its core product, Easy, is described in company materials as the market-leading software for the integrated planning and calculation of lightweight surface structures, including membrane structures, tensile structures, cable-reinforced structures, and pneumatic structures; the suite covers form finding, statics, cutting pattern generation, beam analysis, and pneumatic structure calculation. The company's second product, Systra, performs geometric integration of heterogeneous GIS data through chained transformation and homogenization for geodesy and surveying professionals, while Scantra provides automatic, target-free registration of terrestrial laser scan point clouds with claimed sub-millimeter neighborhood accuracy in static, kinematic, and polar modes. Easy interoperates with Rhino via the BRep2Easy plugin, which converts NURBS surfaces into Easy's discrete mechanical model format.

Technet generates revenue through a combination of perpetual software licenses for Easy, Systra, and Scantra, mandatory annual maintenance and support contracts that entitle customers to updates and new releases, and ancillary professional services such as training and consulting. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, with trial licenses offered upon request. The company operates a sales-led go-to-market model anchored by direct engagement from its Berlin headquarters and Stuttgart regional office in Germany, supported by an exclusive EASY Support Center partnership with Shanghai Jiao Tong University's Space Structures Research Center that covers sales and support across China. Marketing and demand generation rely on regular participation in trade shows and academic conferences (Techtextil, Intergeo, Structural Membranes, TensiNet Symposium, IASS, ISPRS), product webinars, annual Power User Meetings, and academic collaborations with TU Berlin, KIT, and Danube University Krems.

The company is registered as a Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung (GmbH) in Berlin-Charlottenburg (HRB 31412) under the legal name technet GmbH, with no public listing, no disclosed parent company, no identified institutional investors, and no funding rounds in the source material. The firm is led by Dipl.-Ing. Bernd Aschoff as authorized managing director, consistent with founder/management ownership. With 11–50 employees, three registered product brands, and a multi-decade release cadence (Easy releases spanning at least 2017 through 2026 and Scantra releases through version 3.4 in April 2025), Technet operates as a stable specialist software SME serving a narrow but technically demanding set of engineering verticals.

Name

Technet

Legal name

technet GmbH

Website

https://technet-gmbh.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Technet GmbH is a privately held Berlin-based engineering software vendor that develops Easy, Systra, and Scantra — niche tools for lightweight surface structures, geodetic data integration, and laser scan registration — sold via perpetual licenses with annual maintenance to specialized engineering, surveying, and architectural firms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: Sale of perpetual software licenses for Easy, Systra, and Scantra products with annual service packs and new releases (e.g., Easy Release 2026, Scantra 3.4).
2. Maintenance and Support Contracts: Annual maintenance contracts providing technical support, software updates, and access to new releases.
3. Professional Services: Training, consulting, and technical support services offered to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Technet GmbH designs, develops, and licenses specialized engineering software for lightweight surface structures, geodetic data integration, and laser scan registration. Its three core products — Easy (membrane and tensile structure planning and calculation), Systra (GIS data adjustment), and Scantra (target-free laser scan registration) — are sold as perpetual licenses bundled with annual maintenance contracts, supported by training and consulting services for engineering professionals in membrane architecture, surveying, and geoinformation.

Product overview

Technet GmbH offers a comprehensive software system consisting of three core products: Easy is the market-leading software for integrated planning and calculation of lightweight surface structures (membrane and tensile structures); Systra provides geometric integration of heterogeneous GIS data through concatenated transformation and homogenization; and Scantra delivers high-precision scan registration for laser scanning point clouds without targets, achieving sub-millimeter accuracy. The product portfolio serves the civil engineering, geodetics, and architectural membrane construction industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Easy: Software for integrated planning and calculation of lightweight surface structures. Market leader in membrane structure design and planning.
• Systra
• Scantra

Products and services

• Easy Engineering software for the integrated planning and calculation of lightweight surface structures (membrane structures, tensile structures). Easy is the market leader for planning and design of lightweight surface structures, providing form finding, statics, cutting pattern generation, beam analysis, and pneumatic structure calculation capabilities for architects, structural engineers, and designers of tensile and membrane constructions.
• Systra Geometric integration software for heterogeneous GIS data through concatenated transformation and homogenization. The central Systra calculation module is supplemented by various modules with graphical user interface for project organization, adjustment, analysis graphics, matching, and graphical editing, serving surveyors, geodetic engineers, and GIS professionals.
• Scantra High-precision scan registration software for automatic registration of laser scan point clouds based on identical planes and points, without requiring physical targets. Scantra achieves neighborhood accuracies in the sub-millimeter range and supports static, kinematic, and polar registration modes, serving surveyors and scanning professionals in terrestrial laser scanning, 3D documentation, and BIM workflows.

Quantifiable outcome

• Submillimeter neighborhood accuracy in laser scan registration

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• FORSSTROM HIGH FREQUENCY ABminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFORSSTROM manufactures and sells machines for welding PVC and PU materials using high frequency (HF) technology. Listed as a cooperation partner for Easy, suggesting complementary product offerings for membrane fabrication.
• TensiNetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean communication network for tensile structures, bringing together designers and manufacturers of tensile structures across Europe. Technet participates in TensiNet Symposium events.
• Netzwerk Textile ArchitekturcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGerman competence network focused on the multifaceted possibilities of building with innovative textiles and their high-grade processing. Technet participates in network events and symposia.
• Technische Universität Berlin - Department of GeodesyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for research and education in geodetic engineering and geoinformation technology.
• Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with the Architecture department for lightweight membrane structures research.
• Danube University KremsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership for the Lightweight Membrane Structures Master of Engineering program. Technet contributes to curriculum and educational materials.
• Shanghai Jiao Tong University - Space Structures Research CentercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEASY Support Center serving as the exclusive partner for Easy software sales and support in China, managed by Prof. Chen Wujun.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Hexagon AB: Parent of Leica Geosystems and multiple geospatial/measurement brands. Competes with Technet's geodetic and scan-registration capabilities as part of an end-to-end AEC and surveying portfolio.
• Bentley Systems: Provider of OpenBuildings, OpenRoads, and other infrastructure engineering software. Overlaps with Technet's AEC and geospatial positioning as a broad incumbent with deep enterprise relationships.
• Trimble: Global positioning and geospatial firm whose Trimble RealWorks and surveying ecosystem compete with Scantra/Systra across scan registration, geodetic adjustment, and CAD interoperability for surveyors.
• Autodesk: Owner of Revit, AutoCAD, and Civil 3D across AEC workflows. Competes broadly with Technet via general-purpose BIM and structural design tools, and could absorb niche membrane features over time.
• Leica Geosystems (Hexagon): Part of Hexagon, Leica offers the Cyclone register/scanning suite and bundled scanner hardware. Overlaps with Scantra and Systra as a broad geospatial incumbent serving surveying and laser scanning markets.

Direct peers

• iTenso: Spanish specialist in form-finding, patterning, and structural analysis software for tensile membrane structures. Competes head-to-head with Easy in the same architectural membrane niche.
• InnovMetric Software (PolyWorks): Canadian vendor of PolyWorks, a leading 3D point cloud processing and mesh inspection platform used in laser scanning and metrology workflows. Closest dedicated software peer to Scantra outside of hardware vendors.
• RIEGL Laser Measurement Systems: Austrian manufacturer of terrestrial laser scanners and the RiSCAN PRO registration/processing software. Directly competes with Scantra in the high-accuracy laser scan registration category.
• Tensys Limited: UK-based developer of formfinder and other tensile/membrane structure engineering software. The most direct competitor to Technet's Easy product for designing lightweight surface structures.

Others

• Robert McNeel & Associates: Developer of Rhino and Grasshopper, the parametric CAD platform into which Technet's BRep2Easy plugin integrates. Adjacent enabler rather than direct competitor, but represents a substitution pathway for Easy's form-finding capabilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

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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