DB Studio

What DB Studio does

DB Studio is a privately held, owner-operated IT services firm founded in 2017 and headquartered in Torricella-Taverne, in the Ticino canton of Switzerland. The company delivers a portfolio of professional services targeting small and mid-sized Swiss businesses, with core offerings spanning document management and workflow automation (a web-based platform supporting ISO-compliant processes, graphometric and remote digital signature, QR-code retrieval, and invoice/HR approval flows), database administration and migration across Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL, reporting and data visualization built on PowerBI and Qlik Sense, data import/export in standard formats, data analysis, and multilingual responsive website development.

The underlying technology stack is a browser-based document and workflow platform paired with conventional BI tooling and standard remote-support utilities (TeamViewer, AnyDesk); there is no proprietary AI/ML component, no API or SDK offering, and no mobile application. The company's own web presence runs on WordPress with a free theme, and it maintains a bilingual Italian/English site.

DB Studio generates revenue through project-based and retainer professional services engagements, sold via a sales-led, direct-engagement model (website contact form and phone). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quoted per engagement. The company operates with 1–10 employees, is bootstrapped with no external funding or institutional investors, and confines its commercial geography to the Ticino region of Switzerland.

Name

DB Studio

Legal name

DB Studio

Website

https://dbstudio.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2017

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

DB Studio is a privately held, bootstrapped Swiss IT services firm in Ticino offering document management, database administration, database migration, BI reporting, data analysis, and website development to small and mid-sized businesses, sold via direct sales on a project basis.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Services and Database Administration

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Database Tools & Ecosystem (Replication, Backup/Recovery, HA/DR, Monitoring) (HDAEAAAO)

akta.pro secondary industry

Database/Application Data Layer Modernization (DB migration, ORM, caching) (BPAEAFAL)

Keywords

• Database administration services
• Document management solutions
• Database migration services
• Business intelligence reporting
• Web development services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lugano

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services: IT consulting and services including document management, database administration, database migration, reporting, data analysis, website development, and smart working solutions delivered as project-based or retainer engagements.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

DB Studio delivers IT professional services to Swiss businesses, centered on a proprietary web-based document and process management platform for organizing, archiving, searching, and sharing company documents with workflow automation, ISO compliance, and digital signature capabilities. Complementary services include database administration for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL, database migration, data import/export, PowerBI/Qlik Sense-based reporting, data analysis, and multilingual responsive website development.

Product overview

DB Studio is a Swiss IT services company offering a suite of interconnected data management and digital business solutions. The core offerings include Website Development, Document Management/Process Management (a web-based platform for organizing, archiving, and sharing company documents with workflow automation), DBA (Database Administration for Microsoft SQL Server), Database Migration (across SQL Server, MySQL, and Oracle), Reporting (using PowerBI and Qlik Sense), Import/Export (data transfer between files and databases), Data Analyst, and Interactive Statistics. These services collectively enable companies to manage information and documents from any browser-based device, streamline daily processes, and support digital transformation and smart working initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Website Development Website development services delivering multilingual, responsive, and dynamic websites that are modern, elegant, and fast-loading, targeting Swiss businesses.
• Document Management / Process Management Web-based document management and workflow system enabling companies to organize, archive, search, distribute, and share company information (documentation, offers, invoices, complaints, ISO regulations, emails) from any device via browser, with support for workflow automation, ISO compliance, QR code scanning for document retrieval, and graphometric and remote digital signatures.
• DBA (Database Administration) Database Administration services including Microsoft SQL Server installation, storage allocation, creation of logical objects (tables, views, indexes), user management, security, performance monitoring, and backup/recovery strategy planning.
• Database Migration Database migration services enabling transitions between database providers (e.g., SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle) or version upgrades, including physical data transformation and testing cycles.
• Reporting Reporting and data visualization services using PowerBI Microsoft and Qlik Sense to construct easy-to-understand graphs and interactive visualizations.
• Import/Export Data import and export services handling manual or automatic transfer of data in csv, xls, txt, json, xml and other formats to/from databases on SQL Server, Oracle, and MySQL platforms.
• Data Analyst Data analysis services encompassing data sourcing, anomaly detection, informatics flow analysis, statistical interpretation for business issue identification, and results communication to business areas.
• Interactive Statistics Interactive statistics service creating charts and reports accessible across all devices, providing dynamic and alternative methods of data interaction.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Broad incumbents

• AWK Group: Established Swiss IT consulting firm offering data, digital, and technology services across multiple industries. Overlaps with DB Studio on reporting, data analysis, and digital transformation services, but at much greater scale and brand.
• Idera: Vendor of database administration, monitoring, and management tools (e.g., SQL diagnostic manager, SQL compliance manager). Operates upstream of DB Studio's DBA service line as a tooling provider that the firm and its competitors use.
• Ti&M: Swiss IT services provider with strong capabilities in digital transformation, custom software, and data platforms. Comparable to DB Studio's web development and document management integration work in the same Swiss market.
• OpenText: Global enterprise information management vendor with document management, workflow, and content services. Represents the enterprise-scale competition that DB Studio's proprietary platform faces for larger accounts.
• ELCA Informatique: One of the largest Swiss IT services firms, providing software development, system integration, and business process solutions. Overlaps with DB Studio's web development, document management, and database services.

Direct peers

• DocuWare: Cloud document management and workflow automation vendor with a strong SMB and European footprint. Directly comparable to DB Studio's proprietary document management platform in target customer and core use case (document lifecycle, approval workflows, digital signatures).
• Trivadis (Accenture): Database-centric IT services firm with deep Oracle, SQL Server, and data-platform expertise. Highly comparable to DB Studio's database migration, administration, and reporting services, though at significantly larger scale.
• dbi services: Switzerland-based consulting firm specializing in database administration, migration, and managed services for Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, and PostgreSQL — directly comparable to DB Studio's DBA and database migration offering in the same Swiss market.
• M-Files: Document and information management platform offering workflow automation, compliance, and metadata-driven organization. Competes with DB Studio's proprietary platform for the same SMB/customer pool that needs document process automation.

Others

• Qlik: BI and data visualization platform whose technology DB Studio resells and implements for client reporting engagements. Comparable as an ecosystem partner rather than a direct competitor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/DBStudio.ch
• LinkedInch.linkedin.com/in/ss84i

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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