What Beuth Verlag does

Beuth Verlag, founded in 1994 as a publishing subsidiary of DIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V., was rebranded to DIN Media GmbH in 2020 as part of restructuring within the DIN Group. The company operates as the official publishing arm of the German national standards body and provides access to DIN standards, legal texts, and building regulations through a combination of online subscription services, individual document sales, and complementary book/DVD products.

The core product is "Planen und Bauen online," a subscription-based online portal co-published with RM Rudolf Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KG. The portal aggregates over 1,900 documents — more than 1,000 current DIN-Normen, approximately 80 legal texts, and a historical pool of 850+ withdrawn standards (retained for 10 years post-withdrawal) — with a stated combined retail value exceeding €130,000. The platform offers PDF viewing, full-text search powered by Algolia, version comparison, bookmarks, personal notes, normative cross-references, content filtering, and split-screen review. A standalone BIM-focused subscription service ("BIM-Normen online") and complementary print/DVD products (VOB Gesamtausgabe, GEG im Bild, Der BIM-Manager, LV-Texte) extend the product ecosystem.

Din Media GmbH monetizes primarily through B2B annual subscriptions (single-user licenses starting at €58.83/month or €705.96/year, with site/multi-seat licenses available), supplemented by individual document sales (e.g., DIN 105-4 at €74.80). A 4-week free trial with auto-conversion and a 20% first-year discount for new customers drive acquisition. Customers are exclusively B2B — architects, planners, building authorities, developers, and facility management organizations — in the DACH region. Distribution is direct via the website, phone, and email, with cross-promotion through DIN Media and RM Rudolf Müller Medien affiliate channels. The entity is privately held, operates without external equity investment, and is managed by Jens Hagemann and Marion Winkenbach.

Name

Beuth Verlag

Legal name

DIN Media GmbH

Website

https://planenundbauen-online.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

DIN Media GmbH (formerly Beuth Verlag) operates "Planen und Bauen online," a B2B subscription portal co-published with RM Rudolf Müller Medien that gives architects, planners, building authorities, developers, and facility managers in the DACH region digital access to over 1,900 DIN standards and building regulations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Standards Publishing and Technical Information Services

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Scholarly Societies & Conference Proceedings Publishing (MPAJABAK)

Keywords

• DIN standards publishing
• Building regulations database
• Construction standards portal
• Technical standards subscription
• Construction industry publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Subscription Access to Online Portal: Annual subscription providing access to over 1,900 DIN standards, legal texts, and building regulations. Pricing starts at €58.83/month (€705.96/year) for single-user license. Multi-seat and site licenses available at higher price points. Revenue is recurring with annual billing.
2. Document Sales: Individual DIN standards and regulations available for purchase. Examples include DIN 105-4 at €74.80 and DIN 105-4/A1 at €26.10 per document.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Beuth Verlag (operating as DIN Media GmbH) publishes and sells access to German DIN standards and building regulations through the 'Planen und Bauen online' subscription portal, a joint cooperation with RM Rudolf Müller Medien. The service provides digital access to over 1,900 DIN standards, approximately 80 legal texts, and over 850 historical documents for architects, planners, building authorities, developers, and facility managers.

Product overview

Beuth Verlag operates primarily through its 'Planen und Bauen online' digital subscription platform, a collaboration between DIN Media and RM Rudolf Müller Medien. The platform provides online access to over 1,900 DIN standards and approximately 80 legal texts for building construction planning, calculation, and design. Users can access current standards, legal regulations, and over 850 historical documents. The ecosystem also includes complementary products such as the 'VOB Gesamtausgabe' package, 'GEG im Bild', 'Der BIM-Manager', 'VOB im Bild', 'BIM-Normen online', and 'Grundflächen und Rauminhalte nach DIN 277 im Bild' - books and online services covering German building regulations, energy standards, BIM standards, and construction measurement standards. The platform is offered with single-seat and site license options at monthly or annual subscription rates.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Planen und Bauen online: Online portal providing access to DIN standards and building regulations for architects, planners, and construction professionals. A joint cooperation between DIN Media and RM Rudolf Müller Medien offering over 1,900 DIN standards and legal regulations.

Products and services

• Planen und Bauen online

Quantifiable outcome

• Access to DIN standards worth over €130,000 at subscription pricing

Named customers5 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• RM Rudolf Müller Medien GmbH & Co. KGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint cooperation between DIN Media and RM Rudolf Müller Medien (Rudolf Müller) to publish 'Planen und Bauen online'. RM Rudolf Müller Medien is a specialist publisher for the construction industry, contributing editorial oversight and content expertise alongside DIN Media's standards publishing capabilities.
• DIN (Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V.)coreTechnology or IntegrationDIN Deutsches Institut für Normung e.V. is the parent organization of DIN Media GmbH, part of the DIN-Gruppe. The service provides access to official DIN standards published by DIN.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves19 records

Expansion highlights10 records

Direct peers

• ASTM International: US-based standards developer offering ASTM Compass, a paid subscription portal for technical standards across construction, manufacturing, and engineering—directly comparable in offering subscription-based access to a curated standards corpus.
• AFNOR (Groupe AFNOR): French national standards body and publisher that monetizes NF standards through online subscriptions and publications—directly comparable as a national-standards publisher with subscription digital products in construction and adjacent sectors.
• BSI Group (British Standards Institution): National standards body and publisher of British Standards (BS), operating a paid online portal (BSOL) that delivers standards content to professionals—directly comparable as a national-standards subscription portal for the UK construction market.
• AENOR (Asociación Española de Normalización): Spanish national standards body offering UNE standards via paid online access for construction and other professionals—comparable as another national-standards subscription portal in a single-country footprint.

Broad incumbents

• LexisNexis (RELX): Subscription portal for legal, regulatory, and compliance information serving professionals and enterprises—comparable as an incumbent in subscription-based professional regulatory content delivery, adjacent to building-code publishing.
• IHS (now part of S&P Global): Distributor of standards and technical documents (including DIN) globally with subscription platforms like IHS Standards Expert—comparable as a broader incumbent that aggregates multiple national standards bodies (including DIN) into paid enterprise access.
• Wolters Kluwer: Large professional information publisher with regulated-industry subscription products (legal, regulatory, compliance)—comparable as a broad incumbent applying subscription models to compliance/regulatory content, though not standards-specific.

Regional players

• SNV (Schweizerischer Normenverband): Swiss standards body publishing SN/SNV standards through subscription digital services—comparable as a regional peer operating in a DACH-adjacent German-speaking market with similar B2B professional subscription dynamics.

Others

• CEN (European Committee for Standardization): Pan-European standards body that harmonizes national standards including DIN into EN standards—relevant as an ecosystem participant whose standardization roadmap (Eurocodes) drives content additions for DIN Media's portal.
• RM Rudolf Müller Medien: German specialist construction publisher and joint cooperation partner in Planen und Bauen online—relevant as an adjacent publisher whose content ecosystem complements and partially overlaps with DIN Media's offerings.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dinmedia

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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