What Compass Information Technology does

Compass Information Technology AG (Compass IT AG) is a Basel-headquartered Swiss software firm founded in 1990 by Nicolas Schweizer, originally as an Oracle/database consultancy serving Basel-area pharmaceutical companies. Over three decades it evolved into a focused healthcare-IT vendor while retaining a custom-software and migration services arm for SMEs and larger corporates in pharma, biotech, and international trading.

The company's commercial center of gravity is two proprietary SaaS products: ePaad, an electronic patient administration system for Swiss medical practices (used by 75+ practices and 75+ doctors by 2021, with documented practice-count growth from 20 in 2018 to 75+ in 2021 plus 24 net adds in 2022); and secure2go, an encrypted document exchange platform for medical expert assessment centers (Medas-Zentren), used by 10+ centers including one of the largest assessment institutes in Switzerland. ePaad is delivered as SaaS with no hardware investment, integrates with the Swiss healthcare stack (HIN Secured Mail, PACS-DICOM, TARDOC tariff, eMediplan, Ärztekasse, CGM, SAP, Wildix SIP telephony, medication robots), and added an AI-based documentation summarization feature in 2024. The technical foundation is Oracle database development, web-based applications, and ETL-driven data migration. Legacy products include BCM2go (business continuity management for a Swiss private bank), Vendis (supply chain finance / reverse factoring for an international trading company), way2go (CMS, 1999), and an ERP for produce traders (2017).

Commercially, the firm combines subscription SaaS (ePaad, secure2go, BCM2go), transaction-fee revenue (Vendis), and project-based professional services (custom development, consulting, migration). It distributes ePaad via direct sales and partner/reseller agreements (Kooperationen in place since 2015), with marketing driven by the company website, contact form, and an ePaad explainer video. In 2026, after 25+ years of founder-led operation, Compass IT AG was acquired by Helvero eHealth Group AG as a long-term succession solution; Simon Meier succeeded Nicolas Schweizer as CEO on July 1, 2026, with Schweizer remaining as Ambassador. The company remains private, has no disclosed institutional funding, and serves a strictly Swiss customer base.

Name

Compass Information Technology

Legal name

Compass Information Technology AG

Website

https://compass-it.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Compass IT AG is a Basel-based Swiss software firm that develops and operates ePaad and secure2go — SaaS solutions for medical practice administration and secure document exchange — serving Swiss medical practices, expert assessment centers, and select SME and institutional clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Healthcare IT Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

API Management & Developer Portals for Health Data (HLACABAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Authentication (MFA/Passwordless/Biometrics) Platforms (BPAMAEAE)

Keywords

• Healthcare IT software
• Medical practice software
• Electronic patient administration
• Secure document exchange
• Custom software development

Headquarters

HQ city

Basel

HQ country

Switzerland

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. Custom Software Development: Development of individual custom software solutions for enterprises and SMEs across various industries including healthcare, pharma, and trading.
2. ePaad SaaS Subscription: Electronic patient administration system delivered as Software as a Service (SaaS) with no hardware investment required from customers.
3. secure2go Platform: Secure document exchange platform for medical expert assessment centers and documentation workflows.
4. Consulting Services: IT consulting including product evaluation, project management, software architecture, and database design.
5. Migration Services: Data migration services including initialization, concept development, extraction, transformation, testing, and go-live support.
6. BCM2go - Business Continuity Management: Business continuity management solution for financial institutions.
7. Vendis - Supply Chain Finance: Supply chain finance solution (vendor discounting, reverse factoring) for international trading companies.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Compass IT AG develops and delivers healthcare-focused software (ePaad and secure2go) and provides custom software development, IT consulting, data migration, and ongoing IT support to medical practices, expert assessment centers, pharmaceutical companies, and SMEs in Switzerland. Its ePaad product is a SaaS-based electronic patient administration system for medical practices, while secure2go is an encrypted document exchange platform for medical expert assessments; both are delivered with local Swiss support and Swiss Made Software credentials.

Product overview

Compass IT AG offers a focused product portfolio centered on healthcare IT solutions, primarily serving medical practices (doctor's offices) and expert assessment centers in Switzerland. The core products are ePaad (electronic patient administration software) and secure2go (secure document exchange platform). These products are offered as SaaS solutions and support the full lifecycle from consulting through development, migration, and ongoing operations. The company also developed several historical products including BCM2go (business continuity management), Vendis (supply chain finance), way2go (CMS), and an ERP solution for produce trade, though these appear to be legacy offerings no longer actively marketed. ePaad integrates with numerous Swiss healthcare systems including TARDOC tariffs, HIN secure mail, DICOM medical imaging, medication robots, and various third-party healthcare IT systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ePaad: Electronic patient administration software - modern medical practice software with appointment management, mobile performance recording via tablet, SaaS delivery.
• secure2go
• BCM2go
• Vendis

Products and services

• ePaad SaaS-based electronic patient administration software for medical practices. Includes appointment management, mobile service recording via tablet, patient consent capture, and integrations with Swiss healthcare systems (TARDOC, HIN, DICOM, medication robots, Ärztekasse, SIP telephony). Delivered with no hardware investment required from customers.
• secure2go Secure encrypted document exchange platform for medical expert assessment centers and medical secretarial offices. Enables encrypted transfer of privacy-critical documents over the internet with workflow planning for medical expert opinions.
• BCM2go Business Continuity Management solution originally developed for a Swiss private bank to support continuity planning and operations.
• Vendis Supply Chain Finance solution providing vendor discounting and reverse factoring for international trading companies, enabling financing flows between buyers, suppliers, and financing institutions.
• Custom Software Development End-to-end custom software development service covering requirements analysis, software architecture, database design, agile development, web development, and product development for enterprises, corporations, and SMEs in pharma, biotech, healthcare, and other industries.
• IT Consulting IT consulting service covering initial situation analysis, strategy and concept development, software and hardware product evaluation, project leadership, software architecture, and database design.
• Data Migration Services ETL-based data migration service with phases for initialization, concept, extract from source systems, transformation and data quality, and load/test/go-live, designed to preserve high data quality when transitioning to new systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing up to 50,000 test subjects per week for COVID-19 testing programs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• medatixx: medatixx is a leading German medical practice software provider (now owned by CompuGroup Medical) offering products such as medatixx x.isynet and easymed. It is directly comparable to ePaad as a regional EHR/practice management vendor targeting small and mid-sized medical practices with similar SaaS-style deployment and billing integrations.
• Dampsoft: Dampsoft (part of medatixx group) provides medical practice software solutions targeting physicians in Germany. Comparable to Compass's ePaad in serving ambulatory medical practices with full EHR and practice management capabilities.
• Doc Cirrus: Doc Cirrus provides cloud-based medical practice software for German and Austrian practices, focused on connected care and mobile workflows. It is comparable to Compass as a smaller, cloud-native vendor offering practice management with strong integration to billing, telemedicine, and Swiss/DACH healthcare systems.
• AdNovum Informatik: AdNovum is a Swiss IT services and custom software company based in Zurich serving banks, insurance, government, and healthcare. Comparable to Compass as a long-established Swiss custom software vendor with similar mid-market positioning and similar Swiss enterprise/government client mix.
• Tomedo: Tomedo is a German practice management software for Mac, popular with smaller medical practices in DACH. Comparable to ePaad in serving independent practices with full EHR and billing workflows, including mobile iPad-based patient recording.

Regional players

• Ti&m: Ti&m is a Swiss IT services company specializing in digital transformation for banking, insurance, and government clients. Comparable in scale and Swiss-market focus to Compass IT AG, with a similar full-service model from consulting to software development to operations.
• Inventx: Inventx is a Swiss IT services firm focused on the financial industry, with a similar headcount range and full-service IT delivery model as Compass. Comparable in serving regulated Swiss enterprises (banks, insurances) with custom software and managed services, though serving financial rather than healthcare clients.

Broad incumbents

• Swiss Post eHealth (PostSan / PostCom): The Swiss Post's eHealth division provides electronic patient records, secure messaging, and digital health infrastructure in Switzerland. As a broad incumbent, it overlaps with Compass in adjacent healthcare IT and competes indirectly for Swiss medical practice IT budgets.
• CompuGroup Medical: CompuGroup Medical is the largest European healthcare IT vendor, offering practice management, hospital information systems, and connectivity solutions across DACH and beyond. It competes in the same Swiss medical practice software segment as ePaad and is the most formidable broad incumbent, though its portfolio breadth dilutes the niche specialization that Compass offers.

Others

• Health Info Net (HIN): HIN is the dominant Swiss secure healthcare communication platform that ePaad integrates with (HIN Mail authentication). It is a key infrastructure/complementary player in the Swiss eHealth ecosystem; not a direct competitor but an enabling partner and partial adjacent service.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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