Best - Blu Consulting With Energy

What Best - Blu Consulting With Energy does

Best-Blu Consulting With Energy GmbH is a Bremen-based IT consulting firm founded in 1998 (originally as Heisys GmbH, renamed in 2006) that specializes in business process automation, business process management, robotic process automation, and software development for mid-market and enterprise customers in the DACH region. Following its 2019 merger with BTC AG, the firm operates as a member of the BTC Group (2,600+ employees across the parent network), which provides cross-sell reach, joint exhibitions, and shared marketing infrastructure, while best-blu maintains a focused ~40-person specialist bench. The company delivers services across three pillars: Process Consulting (technology-independent, five-step methodology), Business Process Automation (projects built on Automic, Camunda 8, UiPath, and SAP Signavio), and Automation Services (including the proprietary Automic Managed Service and an Automic SaaS offering).

The technical core comprises two proprietary products and a packaged services stack. best4Automic (b4A) is an Automic-environment platform with Git integration, automated testing, BPMN-based process design, and a Service Portal for IT-business collaboration. requests4Automation (r4A) is a Camunda Engine-powered process-management tool enabling non-programmers to model workflows via BPMN 2.0. Service packages and training programs are standardized with published pricing (e.g., UiPath Starter Project at EUR 15,000; best4Automic Basic Training at EUR 3,500) and can be booked online, while enterprise consulting and managed services remain quote-based. The firm holds top-tier vendor credentials — Camunda Gold Partner (June 2026), Broadcom Expert Advantage Partner (2024, with a Software Knight on staff), and UiPath Authorized Partner — and in 2025–2026 expanded its agentic-AI service line via UiPath partnership and deepened its go-to-market with Tricise for full-stack Automic delivery.

Revenue is generated through professional services (consulting and implementation projects, workshops, training), managed services (AMS for Automic environments), and increasingly productized entry packages; pricing is tailored per engagement and not publicly disclosed at the revenue level. Customers named in case material include BARMER (healthcare/insurance), OBI Smart Technologies (retail), Münchener Verein (insurance), and BGHM (public administration), with vertical emphasis on energy/Stadtwerke, manufacturing, service providers, and Mittelstand. The firm markets through its website, content/blog, CleverReach-driven newsletters, LinkedIn/Xing/Instagram presence, industry conferences (CamundaCon, PEM Roadshow, All About Process Management), and joint partner campaigns.

Name

Best - Blu Consulting With Energy

Legal name

best-blu consulting with energy GmbH

Website

https://best-blu.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Best-Blu Consulting With Energy is a Bremen-based DACH IT consultancy specializing in business process automation, BPM, RPA, and agentic AI, serving mid-market and enterprise clients via proprietary tools (b4A for Automic, r4A for Camunda) and top-tier vendor partnerships with Broadcom, Camunda, and UiPath.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting & Business Process Automation Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (51321)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industry

IT Procurement, Lifecycle & Asset Management Services (BPAEABAL)

Keywords

• Business process automation
• Robotic process automation
• Process orchestration consulting
• IT consulting services
• Workflow automation platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Bremen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Services: Core revenue stream from IT consulting services in business process automation, BPM, RPA, and software development. Includes project-based engagements, workshops, and implementation services.
2. Training Services: Technical and functional training programs for automation platforms including best4Automic training, UiPath training, and process management workshops.
3. Managed Services: Ongoing operational support and managed services for Automic environments including the Automic SaaS solution and AMS (Automic Managed Service).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Best-blu is an IT consulting firm specializing in business process automation, business process management, robotic process automation, agentic AI, and software development. The company delivers technology-independent process consulting, implements automation solutions using platforms like Automic, Camunda, UiPath, and SAP Signavio, and provides proprietary tools (best4Automic, requests4Automation) alongside managed services, training, and workshops for mid-market and enterprise clients in the DACH region.

Product overview

best-blu is an IT consulting firm specializing in business process automation with a portfolio of proprietary solutions and vendor partnerships. The core offerings include best4Automic (b4A), a comprehensive DevOps and self-service platform for Automic environments with Git integration, test automation, and Service Portal; and requests4Automation (r4A), a Camunda-powered request management tool enabling process modeling without programming. Service packages span UiPath (Starter Project, Project, Agentic Automation Workshop), Camunda 8 (Innovation Workshop, PoC, Project, Self-Managed Installation, Hands-On Presentation), and Automic (V24 Upgrade, Managed Service, Healthcheck, Automation Workshop, Maturity Assessment). Training programs cover best4Automic modules (Basic, Admin, Package Management, Documentation Builder, GIT, Test Automation, Service Portal, RESTful API, User, Customer-Specific, Upgrade), UiPath tracks (Basic, Advanced, Administration), and Process Automation. Consulting services include Process Consulting and regional Process Management for Industry, Energy, and Service Providers in the Bremen/Oldenburg region.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• best4Automic (b4A): Proprietary automation solution focused on user-friendliness, governance, and enablement throughout the entire Automic automation lifecycle, bringing DevOps principles, test automation, and BPMN-based process design to Automic environments.
• requests4Automation (r4A)

Products and services

• best4Automic (b4A) Comprehensive proprietary solution for Automic environments that brings DevOps principles, test automation, and self-service capabilities to automation platforms. Includes Git integration, automated testing, BPMN-based process design, and an intuitive Service Portal for structured collaboration between IT and business departments.
• requests4Automation (r4A) Central request management tool that centralizes all processes regardless of existing systems, with integrated Camunda Engine enabling process owners and Fachabteilungen to model and automate processes using BPMN 2.0 without programming knowledge.
• UiPath Starter Project Entry-level RPA project package for companies taking first steps in Robotic Process Automation. Includes production-ready pilot project, feasibility testing, basic training, and scalable platform environment setup. Duration: 4-6 weeks, Price: 15,000 EUR.
• UiPath Project Custom automation project service for companies with specific automation ideas, covering planning, implementation, testing, and smooth rollout. Supports both classic rule-based robots and UiPath Agentic AI.
• Camunda 8 Innovation Workshop One-day workshop tailored to specific requirements for companies with existing Camunda 8 implementations, addressing optimization, innovation potential, and expansion strategies.
• Camunda 8 Proof of Concept (PoC) Introduction to process orchestration and automation with Camunda 8 within a defined framework for testing ideas and experiencing concrete results. Scope: 1 PoC process with 2-3 system integrations, 20 person days.
• Camunda 8 Project Full implementation project from requirements analysis through process design, development, project management, and scaling. Includes approaches like Hackathons, Process Workshops, Expert Interviews, and Business Intelligence & Process Mining.
• Camunda 8 Self-Managed Installation Expert guidance for implementing Camunda 8 as self-managed variant, including IT architecture analysis, sizing, Kubernetes environment setup, and knowledge transfer to internal teams.
• Automic V24 Upgrade Comprehensive migration service for upgrading to Automic V24, including database conversion to UTF-8, migration analysis, test/production migration, environment testing, and retouching support. Total scope: 10 service days.
• Automic Managed Service (AMS) Managed services for stable, scalable, and GDPR-compliant operation of Automic environments, including the Automic SaaS solution.
• Automic Healthcheck Consultation service for assessing Automic environment health, collecting and analyzing relevant system parameters to derive optimization suggestions.
• Automic Automation Workshop Workshop for identifying automation potential and developing a customized roadmap for automation strategy.
• UiPath Agentic Automation Workshop Strategic workshop demonstrating practical deployment of UiPath Agentic AI Agents, showing how intelligent agents make decisions independently and transform processes. Addresses gaps in process selection through targeted analysis.
• Process Consulting Technology-independent IT consulting for process strategy and methodology, helping organizations optimize processes for efficiency, quality, and agility. Uses a structured 5-step approach: Goal Definition, Process Assessment, Process Analysis & Documentation, Project Handover & Implementation, and Process Controlling.
• Process Management — Bremen & Oldenburg Regional consulting services for businesses in Bremen, Oldenburg, and northwest Germany, covering process analysis, optimization, and sustainable digitalization.
• best4Automic Training Programs Training programs covering best4Automic concepts and modules. Includes Basic Training (2 days, EUR 3,500), Admin Training (1 day, EUR 2,100), Upgrade Training (2.5 days, EUR 5,250), and Customer-Specific Training (EUR 2,100/day). Covers command line, GUI, module combinations, installation, configuration, Git integration, test automation, Service Portal, and RESTful API.
• Process Automation Workshop BTC Group workshop for first steps in addressing skills shortages through process automation. Includes roadmap development and concrete action recommendations. Duration: 1-2 days, Price: starting at EUR 3,700.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced process costs through efficiency optimization
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration9 records

AI capability6 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• TricisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026Strategic partnership expanded since early 2026 for comprehensive Broadcom Automic Automation services in German-speaking countries. Combines best-blu's Automic consulting expertise with Tricise's licensing business. Together they offer strategic consulting, licensing, implementation, managed services, and operational support.
• CamundacoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2018Gold Partner since 2018. Strategic partnership for process automation and workflow orchestration using Camunda 8. best-blu implements end-to-end process automation across departments and IT systems as a certified Camunda partner with ongoing training and certifications.
• BroadcomcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2014Expert Advantage Partner since 2024 (previously CA Authorized Tier 2 Reseller since 2013). Provides access to Broadcom Partner Portal with technical documentation, training courses, and marketing materials. best-blu has three consultants certified as Implementation Experts and one Broadcom Software Knight.
• UiPathcoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified UiPath partner providing RPA implementation services including process and architecture analysis, customized automation implementation, intelligent document classification, and Agentic AI consulting. Focus on energy sector and public administrations.
• PEM (Philipp Elmer Membership)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the largest Automic learning platform providing over 300 online courses, tutorials, live sessions, 150 hours of video material, up to 24 webinars per year, and practical exercises with Automic Labs. Enables best-blu to offer comprehensive training services to Automic customers.
• BTC GroupcoreOthersMember of BTC Group since 2019 merger. Access to network of over 2,600 employees, cross-selling opportunities, and expertise from various specialist areas within the group.
• SAP SignaviosupportingTechnology or IntegrationTechnology partnership for SAP Signavio process management solutions as part of comprehensive process automation and management offerings.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• GFT Technologies: Publicly listed German IT consultancy with a broader digital and financial-services focus. Competes for DACH enterprise digital-transformation mandates that include process automation, but operates at significantly larger scale and across multiple geographies.
• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm, offering large-scale consulting, integration, and managed services across DACH. Overlaps with best-blu on enterprise automation and process-digitalisation engagements, particularly in regulated industries.
• Arvato Systems: Bertelsmann-owned IT services subsidiary with broad digital-transformation and process-automation capabilities. Competes with best-blu for DACH enterprise and public-sector automation mandates, but offers a much wider portfolio including cloud and CRM.
• Allgeier: German-listed IT services group with a portfolio of specialist consulting and software subsidiaries. Competes with best-blu in DACH enterprise application and automation consulting, but at substantially greater scale and scope.
• SVA System Vertrieb Alexander: Large German IT services provider with broad data-center, cloud, and enterprise-application consulting. Overlaps with best-blu on enterprise platform implementations and managed services in the DACH region.

Direct peers

• msg systems: Germany-headquartered IT consultancy with strong vertical depth in insurance, banking, and public sector. Overlaps with best-blu on BPM/process automation consulting for regulated mid-market and enterprise clients across the DACH region.
• Opitz Consulting: German IT consultancy with comparable size and a focus on BPM, integration, and enterprise application platforms. Both firms operate in the DACH mid-market/enterprise consulting segment with similar vendor-platform alliances and process-automation offerings.
• Softproject: German vendor of the X4 BPM/low-code suite and associated consulting services. Comparable to best-blu as a DACH-based BPM specialist combining proprietary process-management software with implementation and advisory services.
• Scheer Group: German process management and automation consultancy with deep BPM heritage (formerly IDS Scheer). Directly comparable to best-blu as a DACH-based specialist implementing process automation, orchestration, and integration platforms for mid-market and enterprise customers.
• TIMETOACT: German IT consultancy of similar size focused on digital transformation, integration, and process automation. Both firms target DACH mid-market/enterprise clients with vendor-platform implementation and managed services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance7 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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