Cendis

What Cendis does

CENDIS, s.p. (Centrum dopravních informačních systémů Ministerstva dopravy ČR) is a Czech state-owned enterprise operating under the Ministry of Transport of the Czech Republic, established in 2017 and headquartered in Prague (nábřeží Ludvíka Svobody 1222/12, Praha 1). The company operates as the official Center for Transport Information Systems, developing and managing a portfolio of national transport digital infrastructure including the electronic highway vignette system (edalnice.cz), the OneTicket unified railway ticket system, the Supervizor electronic toll monitoring system, eTests (driver examination application), the Road Transport Operator Register (RPSD), the Transport Portal (portaldopravy.cz), the CheckTicket carrier validation app, and the third-degree disability discount program. CENDIS also operates two vehicle inspection stations (STK) in Krásná Lípa and Trutnov.

The underlying technology stack is built around satellite-based electronic toll collection enforcement, unified multi-carrier rail ticketing with QR-code-based validation, and deep integrations with government registries (Czech Vehicle Registry since March 2024, Czech Social Security Administration for disability verification). Mobile applications are available on iOS and Android for OneTicket, and the vignette system supports purchase via web, mobile app, 2,000+ Czech Post branches, EuroOil and RoBiN OIL fuel stations, and self-service kiosks at highway entry points and borders. The Supervizor system provides analytical oversight of satellite-based tolling operations; transactions average approximately 15,000 vignettes per day, with 10.3 million+ sold in 2025 generating 8.7 billion CZK in directed toll revenue.

CENDIS operates a direct-to-consumer and government-as-principal model with no external B2B sales motion: vignette revenue is collected and remitted to the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI), and CENDIS's own revenues derive from appropriated operating budgets and system-operating fees. Pricing is statutorily valorized annually. End customers include individual Czech and foreign drivers (vignettes), rail passengers (OneTicket), transport companies (fleet vignette purchase), and government entities (SFDI as system administrator, Ministry of Transport as parent). Distribution partners include Czech Post, ČEPRO fuel station network, and multiple rail carriers (ČD, GW Train Regio, ARRIVA, Leo Express). Marketing is operational/governmental rather than commercial, and the entity maintains 24/7 multi-channel customer support.

Name

Cendis

Legal name

CENDIS, s.p.

Website

https://cendis.cz

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

CENDIS, s.p. is a Czech state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Transport that develops and operates national transport digital infrastructure, including the electronic highway vignette system, OneTicket unified railway ticketing platform, driver examination systems, and transport registries, serving Czech drivers, rail passengers, and government agencies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Transport Information Systems

NAICS

Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (485), Other Transit and Ground Passenger Transportation (48599)

SIC

Local & Suburban Transit & Interurban Hwy Passenger Trans (4100), Transportation Services (4700)

akta.pro primary industry

Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) / Video Tolling & Enforcement (TLAJABAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Intercity Bus Ticketing, Distribution & Reservation Platforms (TLAFAFAI), Clearing, Settlement & Interagency Revenue Apportionment (THAIAMAK)

Keywords

• Electronic toll collection
• Unified rail ticketing
• Transport information systems
• Highway vignette systems
• Government IT services

Headquarters

HQ city

Prague

HQ country

Czechia

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Electronic Highway Vignettes: Sale of electronic highway vignettes (annual, 30-day, 10-day, 1-day) generating revenue directed to the State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI). Revenue from vignettes reached 8.7 billion CZK in 2025.
2. OneTicket Rail Tickets: Sale of unified rail tickets across multiple carriers. Over 8.7 million tickets sold since 2020, with annual sales of approximately 2.5 million tickets worth over 330 million CZK.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CENDIS operates the Czech Republic's official transport ICT systems under the Ministry of Transport, most notably the electronic highway vignette platform (edalnice.cz) selling 10.3 million vignettes in 2025, and the OneTicket unified railway ticket system allowing cross-carrier rail travel that has sold over 10 million tickets since December 2020. The portfolio also includes the Supervisor of electronic toll system, eTests driver examination software, the Road Transport Operator Register (RPSD), the Transport Portal, and a third-degree disability discount program. These systems serve motorists, rail passengers, commercial transport operators, and government stakeholders through e-shops, mobile apps, physical resellers (Czech Post, fuel stations), and carrier channels.

Product overview

CENDIS, s.p. (Centrum dopravních informačních systémů) is a Czech state-owned enterprise operating under the Ministry of Transport. The company manages a portfolio of transport ICT systems including: (1) the electronic highway vignette system (edalnice.cz) for toll collection and highway access control; (2) the OneTicket system providing unified rail tickets across multiple carriers; (3) the Supervisor system for electronic toll monitoring; (4) eTests for driver examination; (5) the Road Transport Operator Register (RPSD); (6) driver agenda digitization; (7) the Transport Portal. These products operate through e-shops, mobile applications, physical distribution networks (Czech Post, fuel stations), and self-service kiosks, serving millions of transactions annually.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• edalnice.cz: Official state e-shop for purchasing electronic highway stickers in the Czech Republic
• OneTicket
• Portál dopravy
• eTesty

Products and services

• Electronic highway vignette system (Elektronická dálniční známka / edalnice.cz) Official state-operated digital system for purchasing and managing highway vignettes in the Czech Republic. Available via e-shop edalnice.cz, mobile app, Czech Post branches, EuroOil and RoBiN OIL fuel stations, and self-service kiosks. Supports annual, 30-day, 10-day, and 1-day vignettes with eco-pricing for CNG/LNG vehicles (50% discount), plug-in hybrids under 50g CO2/km (75% discount), and exemption for electric and hydrogen vehicles.
• OneTicket - Unified railway ticket system (Systém jednotného tarifu) Unified railway ticket system enabling travel on trains of all participating Czech carriers (České dráhy, GW Train Regio, ARRIVA, Leo Express, RegioJet, and others) with a single ticket and unlimited transfers. Sold via oneticket.cz website, mobile app, carrier ticket offices, conductors, and vending machines. Includes Family and Company account features, pet and bicycle supplements, and seat reservations. Over 10 million tickets sold since launch.
• Supervisor of electronic toll system (Supervizor elektronického mýta) Supervisory and analytical platform that monitors and evaluates the satellite-based electronic toll collection system in the Czech Republic, providing oversight and analytics for toll operations.
• eTests (eTesty) Online testing application for driver license examinations and driving school exams, supporting the digitization of driver qualification testing and road safety education in the Czech Republic.
• Road Transport Operator Register (Rejstřík podnikatelů v silniční dopravě / RPSD) Official Czech register tracking businesses engaged in road transport operations, maintaining records of authorized road transport operators under the Ministry of Transport's oversight.
• CheckTicket - Ticket verification app Mobile application used by Czech rail carriers to verify passenger ticket validity via QR codes and to check third-degree disability discount documentation when passengers present QR codes from the Czech Social Security Administration.
• Transport Portal (Portál dopravy) Centralized government transport information portal providing Czech citizens access to various transport-related services and information, including direct QR-code access to highway vignette purchase.
• Third-degree disability discount program (Sleva Osoby invalidní ve třetím stupni) Discount program offering 50% reduction on regular rail and bus public transport fares (excluding city transport) for Czech residents with third-degree disability, verified through QR-code integration with the Czech Social Security Administration (ČSSZ).

Quantifiable outcome

• Record 10.3 million vignettes sold in 2025 with 8.7 billion CZK revenue
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Leo ExpresscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 June 2025Leo Express joined the OneTicket unified rail ticketing system in June 2025, adding their commercial routes (18 daily trains between Prague and Bohumín) to the platform. Previously only Leo Express Tenders (regional services) were included.
• State Fund for Transport Infrastructure (SFDI)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 December 2020SFDI is the administrator of the electronic highway vignette system, while CENDIS operates the system. SFDI oversees revenue collection and policy decisions for highway tolls. CENDIS provides technical operation, development, and customer support for the system.
• Czech Railway Carriers (ČD, GW Train Regio, ARRIVA, etc.)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMultiple rail carriers participate in the OneTicket unified ticketing system, allowing passengers to use a single ticket across all participating operators. Includes České dráhy, GW Train Regio, ARRIVA, and others.
• Česká pošta (Czech Post)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCzech Post serves as a physical distribution channel for electronic highway vignettes across its 2,000+ branches nationwide.
• ČEPRO (EuroOil, RoBiN OIL)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorČEPRO fuel station network (EuroOil and RoBiN OIL brands) provides physical sales points for electronic highway vignettes.
• Ministry of Transport of the Czech RepubliccoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCENDIS is a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Transport, developing and operating information systems for the ministry including driver administration, toll systems, and unified ticketing.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• ASFINAG: Austrian state-owned motorway operator running the GO-Box and digital vignette system. Most direct international parallel to CENDIS's electronic vignette and toll supervision business, with a comparable state-monopoly structure.
• DARS d.d. Slovenian state-owned motorway company operating the e-vignette system. Comparable public-sector tolling operator serving a small national highway network, similar in scope and digital maturity to CENDIS.
• SkyToll: Slovak operator of the national electronic vignette and GPS-based truck tolling system. Closest regional peer to CENDIS given shared Central European geography and similar satellite-based tolling approach.
• Magyar Közút (HU-GO): Hungarian state operator of the HU-GO electronic distance-based truck toll and e-vignette system. Direct CEE peer in national road user charging infrastructure.

Broad incumbents

• Toll Collect: German consortium operating the satellite- and GSM-based truck toll system on autobahns. Broad incumbent in European satellite tolling with comparable enforcement technology to CENDIS's Supervisor platform.
• Kapsch TrafficCom: Austrian-listed provider of tolling, traffic management, and connected vehicle technology. Supplies the technology layer that CENDIS partly competes with or could partner through for road-charging systems across CEE.

Others

• Scheidt & Bachmann: German supplier of fare collection, ticketing, and parking systems to public transit operators. Comparable on the rail ticketing platform side (e.g., validators, gates, back-office) overlapping with OneTicket's rail carrier integrations.

Regional players

• Sanef (Abertis Group): French toll road operator part of the Abertis Group, with operations in Western Europe. Regional peer in operating large-scale electronic tolling infrastructure, though not active in the Czech market.

Emerging players

• Cubic Transportation Systems: US-headquartered provider of urban transit ticketing and fare collection platforms. Comparable as an interoperable fare collection platform operator to OneTicket, though focused on metro/urban rather than interurban rail.
• Masabi: UK-based mobile ticketing platform provider for public transit agencies. Emerging peer on the digital ticketing and account-based fare collection side that overlaps with OneTicket's mobile app and family/company accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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