Nica
Nica develops Winwaste.net, an on-premise ERP for Italian waste management compliance (RENTRI, MUD, XFIR, e-invoicing), serving waste haulers, treatment plants, auto-demolition operators, and healthcare facilities across Italy through regional distributors. Operating since 1988 as part of Zucchetti Ambiente.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1988
- HeadquartersMarigliano, Italy
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Nica does
Nica S.r.l. is an Italian software company founded in 1988 and headquartered in Marigliano (Naples), specializing in waste management compliance software. Its flagship product, Winwaste.net, is an on-premise ERP suite built on Microsoft SQL Server 2016 Express and the Microsoft .NET Framework, designed to manage the full lifecycle of Italian waste operations including CER classification, producer-transporter-destination tracking, FIR/XFIR digital transport documentation, RENTRI interoperability (DM 59/2023), MUD annual declarations, electronic invoicing to the Public Administration (SDI), digital document conservation (conservazione sostitutiva), vehicle fleet management with GPS geolocation, plant maintenance, end-of-waste warehouse management, and WEEE/RAEE network reporting. The platform also includes Wingap, a customer-facing web portal, and RentrinCloud XFIR, a mobile app add-on for digital waste transport form management.
The company serves enterprise customers across five primary verticals: waste management companies and transporters, auto-demolition operators, healthcare facilities, waste treatment and processing plants, and WEEE/RAEE operators, all located exclusively in Italy. Revenue is generated through a combination of perpetual software licenses (with separate installation and training fees), annual maintenance and support subscriptions, usage-based fees for the digital hub (electronic invoicing and digital conservation), and professional services. Distribution is executed through a channel partner network of regional distributors covering all 20 Italian regions, supplemented by direct demo requests via winwaste.net, supported by trade show presence at Ecomondo, Green Med Expo & Symposium, ECOMED, and Transpotec, and content marketing through the Ricicla.tv media platform.
Nica operates as a subsidiary of Zucchetti Ambiente S.r.l., itself part of the broader Zucchetti Group following Zucchetti's capital entry into Nica and the subsequent merger of Nica, Softline, and Rifiutoo into the Zucchetti Ambiente division. Giovanni Paone serves as Amministratore Unico (Sole Director). Operational offices are located in Marigliano (HQ, South Italy), Gorle (Bergamo, North Italy), Rovigo (added via HarnekInfo partnership), Torino, and Cellamare (Bari), with ISO 9001:2015 certification from DNV GL covering the Marigliano and Gorle locations.
Nica firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Nica
- Legal name
- NICA S.r.l.
- Website
- https://nica.it
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1988
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Nica develops Winwaste.net, an on-premise ERP for Italian waste management compliance (RENTRI, MUD, XFIR, e-invoicing), serving waste haulers, treatment plants, auto-demolition operators, and healthcare facilities across Italy through regional distributors. Operating since 1988 as part of Zucchetti Ambiente.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Nica industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Waste Management Software
- NAICS
- Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services (56), All Other Waste Management Services (56299), Waste Management and Remediation Services (562)
- SIC
- Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Refuse Systems (4953), Hazardous Waste Management (4955)
- akta.pro primary industry
- IT Asset Lifecycle Services (Procure-to-Retire) (BPAEAOAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG) (BPALAIAL), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) Services (Data-Bearing Asset Handling) (BPALAIAA), IT Asset Disposition (ITAD) & Secure Data Erasure (BPAEAOAK)
Keywords
Where Nica is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Marigliano
- HQ country
- Italy
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices5 records
Markets served
Nica business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Winwaste.net Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Nica sells Winwaste.net primarily as an on-premise licensed software product. Clients purchase the software with associated installation, training, and ongoing support/maintenance services. Pricing is available via a published price list (listino prezzi), with separate costs for the digital e-invoicing and digital conservation add-on services. The revenue model is predominantly perpetual license with ongoing maintenance, supplemented by usage-based service fees for the digital hub services (electronic invoicing and digital conservation).
- Digital Hub Services (Fatturazione Elettronica e Conservazione Sostitutiva): Revenue from the digital hub services including mandatory electronic invoicing to the Public Administration (SDI) and digital document preservation (conservazione sostitutiva). These are service-based, likely usage or subscription-charged, with pricing available upon contact with Zucchetti Ambiente or regional partners.
- Training and Professional Services: Nica provides installation and training services (addestramento) as separate billable services, with costs evaluated per engagement (tariffe km and personnel costs). Additionally, a comprehensive online training program (webinar series) supports RENTRI adoption.
- Partner/Distributor Network Revenue: Revenue is generated through a network of regional distributors and resellers who purchase/license Winwaste.net and resell to end customers. The partner network covers all 20 Italian regions.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Multi-year contract | Winwaste.net base software with modules |
| Subscription | Annual | Maintenance and support (subscription) |
| Usage-based | Pay-as-you-go | Digital Hub — e-invoicing and digital conservation |
| Other | Pay-as-you-go | Installation and training services |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels7 records
Nica product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Winwaste.net is an on-premise ERP software suite for Italian waste management operators, covering waste tracking (CER codes), producer-transporter-destination chain management, RENTRI digital traceability, XFIR electronic transport forms, electronic invoicing to the Public Administration (SDI), digital document conservation (conservazione sostitutiva), vehicle fleet management with GPS, plant maintenance, end-of-waste warehouse management, RAEE/WEEE network integration, and MUD annual declaration automation. The suite is sold primarily as a perpetual license with ongoing maintenance subscriptions and add-on services for e-invoicing and digital conservation.
Product overview
Nica, operating as part of Zucchetti Ambiente, offers Winwaste.net as its primary waste management software platform, developed in-house since 1988. The product ecosystem includes core modules for waste tracking, administrative management, invoicing, warehouse management, and cost management. Additional add-on modules include Wingap (web customer portal), RentrinCloud XFIR (mobile app for electronic waste forms), Digital Hub (electronic invoicing and conservation), and Rete Raee (WEEE compliance network). The platform provides interoperability with Italy's national RENTRI waste traceability system.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Winwaste.net: The flagship software product for waste management, compliance, invoicing, accounting, warehouse management, vehicle management, plant maintenance, and RENTRI interoperability.
- Wingap
- RentrinCloud XFIR
- DH waste
- Ricicla.tv
Products and services
- Winwaste.net On-premise ERP software suite for Italian waste management operators, providing waste tracking (CER codes), producer-transporter-destination chain management, RENTRI digital traceability interoperability, XFIR electronic transport forms, electronic invoicing (fatturazione elettronica PA) to the Public Administration, digital document conservation (conservazione sostitutiva), vehicle fleet management with GPS, plant maintenance, end-of-waste warehouse management, RAEE/WEEE network integration, and MUD annual declaration automation. Sold primarily to waste management companies, hospitals, auto-demolition operators, transporters, and treatment plants in Italy.
- Wingap Web portal platform for Winwaste.net clients, providing customer-facing portal capabilities for online access to waste management data and workflows. It has been restructured and integrated into the Winwaste.net working environment.
- RentrinCloud XFIR Professional mobile application add-on for Winwaste.net, designed to manage XFIR (electronic waste transport form) operations in the field, enabling mobile management of waste traceability documentation for waste transport operators.
- Digital Hub Digital service hub for electronic invoicing (fatturazione elettronica PA / SDI integration), substitute conservation (conservazione sostitutiva), and related add-on services for Winwaste.net users, with usage-based pricing.
- Rete Raee WEEE/RAEE network integration module for tracking electrical and electronic waste in compliance with Italian regulations, enabling Winwaste.net users to track and report RAEE streams within the Italian WEEE collection and recycling network.
Quantifiable outcome
- Winwaste.net has supported Italian waste management operators through every major regulatory change, including the SISTRI era (2010-2016), its suspension, and the transition to RENTRI (DM 59/2023).
Companies that use Nica
Customer profileNamed customers5 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles4 records
Nica technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature16 records
Nica partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Five partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- Zucchetti (Zucchetti SpA)flagshipZucchetti entered the capital of Nica through an agreement that provides for product integrations, commercial synergies, and sales network development. Nica, along with Softline and Rifiutoo, merged to form Zucchetti Ambiente, a specialized division of the Zucchetti group focused on environmental compliance and waste management software. Zucchetti is one of Italy's largest business management software groups, providing Nica with significant distribution reach and R&D resources. Winwaste.net is now a flagship product of Zucchetti Ambiente.
- HarnekInfo SRLcoreA partnership agreement was signed between Nica (Gruppo Zucchetti) and HarnekInfo SRL, a Lombardy-based company specializing in waste-tariff synergy solutions (Rifiuti + Tariffa). The partnership aims to create new synergies in the future of waste management, combining HarnekInfo's tariff expertise with Winwaste.net's waste tracking capabilities. This partnership resulted in the opening of a Rovigo operational office (Viale Porta Adige 45, Rovigo).
- Te.A ConsultingcoreTe.A Consulting is a strategic partner for regulatory content and educational webinars. Nica and Te.A Consulting collaborate on webinars covering topics such as RENTRI, MUD 2023, MUD 2025, and general waste management regulatory updates. Te.A Consulting contributes environmental consulting expertise to Nica's content marketing and training programs, including webinars hosted on Ricicla.tv.
- Unified UNECO ConsortiumminorNica collaborated with the UNECO consortium to present at Ecomondo 2025 on the topic of RENTRI and hospital waste management (RENTRI E RIFIUTI OSPEDALIERI). Giovanni Paone, Amministratore Unico of NICA | Gruppo Zucchetti, co-presented with the consortium.
- Ricicla.tvcoreRicicla.tv is an online journalism platform on circular economy topics, edited by Zucchetti Ambiente. It provides a top-of-funnel content marketing and thought leadership channel for Nica/Winwaste.net. Ricicla.tv publishes daily news, hosts webinars, and organizes regional conferences ('Stati Generali dell'Ambiente') that serve as demand-generation events for Winwaste.net. The platform is registered at the Court of Nola (nr. 4/2020) and features live TG broadcasts and regulatory talk shows.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights7 records
Nica competitors and assessment
Company assessmentRegional players
- Golem Informatica: Golem Informatica provides Italian software for environmental and waste-management compliance, competing with Winwaste.net for the same domestic waste operators and municipalities.
- Iseda: Iseda is an Italian vendor of waste-management and environmental-compliance software, operating in the same Italian regulatory niche (RENTRI, MUD, CER) and serving overlapping customer segments as Nica.
Broad incumbents
- Veolia: Veolia is a global waste-management and environmental-services operator with significant digital and compliance capabilities, comparable as a broad incumbent investing in waste-management software and regulatory tracking.
- Waste Management, Inc. WM is the largest North American waste-services company with a sizable internal technology stack for routing, compliance and customer management, providing a broader-incumbent comparable for vertically integrated waste technology.
- Zucchetti Ambiente: Zucchetti Ambiente is Nica's parent group, formed by merging Nica with Softline and Rifiutoo to deliver broader environmental-compliance digital services — directly comparable as the wider platform of which Winwaste.net is a flagship product.
Direct peers
- Greenchip: Greenchip delivers software solutions for the recycling and waste industry with back-office, compliance and weighbridge functionality — closely analogous to Winwaste.net's waste-management ERP modules.
- Routeware: Routeware offers route optimization, fleet management and waste-collection software, overlapping with Winwaste.net's vehicle fleet management, geolocation and waste transport documentation modules.
- ISB Global: ISB Global provides waste-management software solutions including compliance, weighbridge and operational modules across European markets, making it a direct functional comparable to Nica's Winwaste.net platform.
- AMCS Group: AMCS is a global leader in vertical software for the waste, recycling and resource industry, offering ERP, route optimization and compliance modules directly comparable to Winwaste.net's waste-tracking, fleet and invoicing capabilities.
Emerging players
- Enevo: Enevo provides sensor-based waste-level monitoring and analytics for waste haulers and municipalities, intersecting with Winwaste.net's vehicle geolocation and waste-tracking capabilities as an emerging digital layer in the same vertical.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Nica social profiles
Digital presenceNica financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Nica leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Nica funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Nica M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Nica
What does Nica do?
Winwaste.net is an on-premise ERP software suite for Italian waste management operators, covering waste tracking (CER codes), producer-transporter-destination chain management, RENTRI digital traceability, XFIR electronic transport forms, electronic invoicing to the Public Administration (SDI), digital document conservation (conservazione sostitutiva), vehicle fleet management with GPS, plant maintenance, end-of-waste warehouse management, RAEE/WEEE network integration, and MUD annual declaration automation. The suite is sold primarily as a perpetual license with ongoing maintenance subscriptions and add-on services for e-invoicing and digital conservation.
Is Nica a public or private company?
Nica is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was Nica founded?
Nica was founded in 1988. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Nica based?
Nica is headquartered in Marigliano, Italy, in the Europe region.
How does Nica make money?
Four revenue lines are on record. Winwaste.net Software Licenses and Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are digital Hub Services (Fatturazione Elettronica e Conservazione Sostitutiva), training and Professional Services and partner/Distributor Network Revenue.
Who are Nica's main competitors?
Regional players on record are Golem Informatica and Iseda. Broad incumbents are Veolia, Waste Management, Inc. and Zucchetti Ambiente. Direct peers are Greenchip, Routeware, ISB Global and AMCS Group. Enevo is listed as an emerging player.
Does Nica have an API?
No public API is recorded for Nica.
What industry is Nica in?
Nica's product category is Waste Management Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAEAOAF, IT Asset Lifecycle Services (Procure-to-Retire), with a secondary code of BPALAIAL, Certified Compliance & Reporting Services (R2/e-Stewards, Audit, ESG). Its NAICS code is 56 and its SIC code is 7370.