KS21 Software and Beratung

What KS21 Software and Beratung does

KS21 Software & Beratung GmbH is a German independent software vendor headquartered in Sankt Augustin, founded around 2003 and privately held under the management of Dr. André Rasquin and Christian Mieth. The company specializes in vertical ERP/branchensoftware for small and medium-sized garden and landscape construction (GaLaBau) businesses in Germany, operating under no external shareholders or parent company.

Its flagship product is GaLaOffice 360°, an on-premise Windows-based ERP suite covering customer management, project management, quoting, invoicing, resource planning, time tracking, document management, and accounting integration. The platform is GoBD-compliant and is extended through a portfolio of subscription modules including GaLaMobil (Android mobile app with offline capability, providing INFO and REPORT building blocks for field customer data and digital daily construction reports), the Pflege-Modul for recurring maintenance billing (Pflege-Abo), Zeiterfassung (BAG-compliant time tracking), Ressourcenplanung, the DATEV Buchungsdatenservice interface for digital accountant data exchange, and integrations with Vectorworks Landscape CAD (premium partner since 2005), GEOMAX digital surveying, isl-kocher digital billing, and OFFPAPER PDF forms.

KS21 monetizes through a hybrid model combining a one-time perpetual license for the core platform with recurring Abo/subscription pricing for modules and mobile usage, annual maintenance (Pflege) contracts indexed to the German consumer price index (VPI), webinar/training programs, and ad-hoc professional services. Go-to-market is direct, quote-based sales via the corporate website and demo-download funnel, supplemented by a regional Fachhandelspartner/Handelsvertreter network, technology-partner referrals, and GaLaBau-Verband trade-association leads. Customers are uniformly German SMBs with multi-year (often decadal) relationships, and pricing is not publicly disclosed.

Name

KS21 Software and Beratung

Legal name

KS21 Software & Beratung GmbH

Website

https://ks21.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

KS21 Software & Beratung GmbH is an independent German software vendor providing GaLaOffice 360°, an on-premise ERP plus GaLaMobil mobile app for small and medium-sized garden and landscape construction (GaLaBau) businesses in Germany, with subscription modules for billing, time tracking, resource planning, and DATEV/Vectorworks integrations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Landscape Gardening Business Management Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Core ERP Suites (Financials, Procurement, Projects) (HDAEAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

ERP Extensions & Add-ons (CPQ, Billing, Revenue Management) (HDAEAEAO), iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

Keywords

• Landscape gardening software
• GaLaBau business software
• Garden construction ERP
• Mobile field service app
• Industry-specific ERP software

Headquarters

HQ city

Sankt Augustin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software License (Perpetual/One-time): KS21 offers a perpetual one-time software license model (Kauf) for GaLaOffice 360° standard software including documentation and usage rights. The license grants non-exclusive, perpetual, non-transferable rights upon full payment. Software is installed on-premise.
2. Subscription/Rental (Abo/Miete): KS21 offers a time-limited subscription model (Abo/On Premise) for extension modules, GaLaMobil app usage, and ongoing software maintenance. Monthly or annual payments with automatic renewal. Includes program updates, support, and maintenance during contract term.
3. Software Maintenance/Pflege: Annual software maintenance contracts (Pflege) covering program updates, telephone support, application support, technical support, remote maintenance, and ticket system. Provides discounted service rates. Maintenance fees are charged annually in advance.
4. Training and Webinars: KS21 offers seminars, training sessions, and webinars for customer education. Webinars have a minimum of 3 and maximum of 25 participants. Video webinars are also available via the license portal.
5. Professional Services: Implementation assistance, custom installation support, and consulting services are available for separate fees beyond the standard software deployment and maintenance.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

KS21 develops and sells GaLaOffice 360°, a Windows-based ERP/business management software suite purpose-built for garden and landscape construction (GaLaBau) businesses in Germany. The platform covers customer management, project management, quoting, invoicing, resource planning, time tracking, document management, and accounting integration, and is extended by modular add-ons including the GaLaMobil Android mobile app (with offline operation), DATEV accounting interface, Vectorworks CAD integration, digital surveying via GEOMAX, and a care module for recurring maintenance billing.

Product overview

KS21 Software & Beratung GmbH offers GaLaOffice 360°, a unified ERP/branchensoftware suite for garden and landscape construction (Garten- und Landschaftsbau) businesses. The platform is sold as an on-premise system available via purchase or subscription (Abo/On Premise), with a modular architecture. The core GaLaOffice 360° product handles all back-office administration including customer management, project management, quotation, and invoicing. It is extended by a portfolio of named modules: GaLaMobil (mobile app with offline support, available in two building blocks: INFO and REPORT), Business Connector – OFFPAPER (PDF form builder interface), Pflege-Modul (maintenance billing), Zeiterfassung (time tracking), Ressourcenplanung (resource planning), DATEV Buchungsdatenservice (accounting interface), Digitales Aufmaß (digital surveying), Digitale Abrechnung (digital billing via isl-kocher), and CAD-Vectorworks (CAD integration, premium partner since 2005). A dedicated Rechnungsprogramm module covers quotation and invoicing within the core platform. The entire suite is GoBD-compliant and runs on German-hosted servers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• GaLaMobil: Mobile office application for Android devices, enabling landscape gardeners to manage business processes on-site, including customer communication, project planning, and billing. Features modules for info access, reporting, and time tracking.
• GaLaOffice 360°

Products and services

• GaLaOffice 360°

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital time recording reduces manual input errors and enables BAG-compliant (German Federal Labor Court, 13.09.2022) working time recording.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

AI capability2 records

Feature12 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Vectorworks (Nemetschek)coreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2005KS21 has been a Premium Partner of Vectorworks since 2005. Vectorworks Landschaft is the ideal CAD drawing program for use in modern landscape gardening businesses. The partnership includes a dynamic data transfer interface between KS21's GaLaOffice 360° and Vectorworks, covering design plans, execution plans, and measurement plans. KS21 creates interfaces and coupling options to its own products, enabling efficient workflow from 2D/3D design through to project billing.
• DATEVcoreTechnology or IntegrationKS21 offers a DATEV Buchungsdatenservice interface that connects GaLaOffice 360° with DATEV accounting software. Enables digital exchange of booking data and electronic documents (invoices and receipts) between the customer's business software and their accountant/tax office via DATEV Cloud. Supports both accounts receivable (outgoing invoices) and accounts payable (incoming invoices) with automatic document pairing.
• GEOMAXcoreTechnology or IntegrationKS21 presents Digitales Aufmaß (Digital Measurement) in partnership with GEOMAX. GeoMax develops, manufactures, and distributes digital surveying instruments for the construction industry, ideal for use in landscape gardening. The partnership enables precise on-site measuring, staking out, and billing with data flowing into KS21's software. KS21 refers customers to their sales partner G. Nestlé for GeoMax products.
• isl-kocher.comcoreTechnology or IntegrationKS21, in partnership with isl-kocher.com, presents Digitale Abrechnung (Digital Billing) systems specially developed for the construction industry. The isl-baustellenmanager software accelerates quantity determination for calculation and billing of construction measures in outdoor areas. KS21 refers customers to isl-kocher for further information on digital billing solutions.
• G. Nestlé (GeoMax Sales Partner)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorKS21 refers customers interested in GeoMax digital surveying equipment to their sales partner G. Nestlé (g-nestle.de) for total stations and related products.
• GDI (GaLaBau Software)minorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem. GDI appears to be a GaLaBau industry software provider.
• Lorenz von Ehren (Plant Nursery)minorOthersListed as a partner. Lorenz von Ehren is a major plant nursery that supplies landscape gardening businesses. Partnership may involve plant catalog data integration or cross-referrals.
• PlantaProminorOthersListed as a partner. PlantaPro appears to be a plant management or nursery software/solution provider for the landscape industry.
• Signum Plural ExpertenminorOthersListed as a partner. Signum Plural Experten appears to be an expert network or consulting group for the GaLaBau industry.
• KFR (KFR Software)minorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem.
• LCS (LCS Software)minorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem.
• Büchner (Büchner partner)minorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem.
• Kullmann & MeinenminorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem.
• KERplusminorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem.
• MWM (MWM Software/Partner)minorOthersListed as a partner in the KS21 partner ecosystem.
• Creditreform Boniversum GmbHminorOthersKS21 uses Creditreform Boniversum for credit/bonity checks on customers to protect against payment defaults. This partnership is for risk management rather than product distribution.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Lexware (Haufe Group): Lexware is a leading German SMB business software suite (accounting, invoicing, payroll) from Haufe Group, widely used by German trades and SMBs. It overlaps with KS21's invoicing/accounting modules as a broader incumbent substitute that small GaLaBau firms may consider.
• DATEV: DATEV is the dominant German tax-and-accounting platform for SMBs and tax advisors — both a core integration partner for KS21 and a broader platform whose own offerings (DATEV Unternehmen online, Lohn) compete at the edges of KS21's invoicing and payroll-adjacent functionality.
• Sage: Sage is a global SMB ERP/accounting software incumbent with strong presence in German trades and construction-adjacent segments (Sage Handwerk/Sage 50/Sage 100). It competes as a horizontal alternative to KS21's vertical ERP for SMBs evaluating generic vs. industry-specialized software.
• Bluebeam (Nemetschek): Bluebeam (part of the Nemetschek Group alongside Vectorworks) is a leading construction-document and markup platform. While KS21 integrates with Vectorworks for landscape CAD, Bluebeam represents the broader construction-software incumbent footprint Nemetschek can leverage against niche GaLaBau tools.
• Nevaris (Nemetschek): Nevaris is Nemetschek's construction ERP for German-speaking markets, covering estimating, billing, and project management. As a broader construction-industry ERP from KS21's most strategic partner's parent, it competes for the same German construction/SMB wallet share.

Emerging players

• sevDesk: sevDesk is a German cloud accounting and invoicing platform targeting SMBs and freelancers. It overlaps with KS21's invoicing and DATEV-bundled workflows as a lightweight, modern substitute that small landscaping firms may adopt.
• weclapp: weclapp is a German-born cloud ERP covering CRM, quoting, invoicing, and project management for SMBs. As a cloud-native, lower-friction alternative, it competes with KS21 on ease-of-deployment and pricing for German SMBs evaluating modern stacks.

Others

• Vectorworks (Nemetschek): Vectorworks is KS21's longest-standing Premium Partner (since 2005) and the leading CAD for landscape architecture. While not a direct ERP competitor, the Nemetschek-owned platform is the design-side anchor of KS21's integration story and a strategically adjacent ecosystem player.

Direct peers

• GDI GaLaBau-Software: GDI is explicitly listed in KS21's partner ecosystem as an "Industry peer/technology partner" in the German GaLaBau vertical — the closest direct competitor serving the same landscape gardening SMBs with comparable office administration, quoting, and invoicing functionality.
• KFR Software: KFR Software is listed in KS21's partner ecosystem as a GaLaBau/industry technology peer, indicating another small specialist active in the same German landscape gardening software niche. It competes directly for the same SMB customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/KS21Software
• Instagraminstagram.com/ks21_software

Compliance1 record

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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