CreAim
CreAim is a Dutch software company providing SBR/XBRL compliance portals, digital signing (YouSign), and regulatory filing solutions for accounting firms, tax advisors, bailiffs, notaries, and payroll processors in the Netherlands.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2001
- HeadquartersZaandam, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What CreAim does
CreAim (legal entity Accountancy Portal Solutions B.V.) is a Dutch software company founded in 2001 and headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands. It specializes in SBR/XBRL (Standard Business Reporting) document exchange, customer portals, and electronic digital signing solutions for Dutch accounting organizations, bookkeeping firms, tax advisors, bailiffs, notaries, and payroll processors. The company's platform is built around two core products — the Klantenportaal (Customer Portal) for accountant-client collaboration and document workflows, and the Verzendportaal (Shipping Portal) for transmitting SBR/XBRL messages to the Dutch government's Digipoort gateway, the Belastingdienst (Tax Authority), the Kamer van Koophandel (Chamber of Commerce), and banks via SBR Nexus. A modular layer sits on top of these cores, including YouSign PDF and YouSign SBR for PKIoverheid-based digital signatures, the BTW/VAT module, OSS, Dividend Tax, DAC7 (for marketplace platform reporting) and CESOP modules, an SBR Advanced module for medium/large enterprises with XBRL assurance reporting, and the Digitale Services mobile app. CreAim claims to transmit the most SBR messages of any Dutch provider and is the only party to have completed the SBR Assurance pilots of the NBA and the Dutch government. The platform integrates natively with 20+ Dutch accounting and ERP systems (Exact, AFAS, Unit4, Twinfield, CaseWare, Silverfin, Visionplanner, Basecone, Loket, MLE, etc.) and is ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certified with annual external audits.
The business model is a tiered annual SaaS subscription with usage-based overages. Pricing is publicly disclosed on the website and structured by message bundles (e.g., 10, 20, 30... up to 1,000+ filings per year) plus per-office-user fees, with per-transaction pricing (€1.76 BTW, €13.48 KvK, €25 OSS/dividend) outside bundle limits. YouSign is sold as 1-year or 3-year prepaid licenses (e.g., €104.50/year or €277.50/3 years for YouSign Basic). Distribution is direct-to-customer exclusively — website ordering, demo requests, phone/email sales — with no resellers or channel partners, and a 30-day free trial is offered for YouSign PDF. The customer base includes 1,500+ offices and 135,000 end users, with four of the Big Five Dutch accounting firms documented as customers; PwC is specifically cited as receiving co-development and customization for De Nederlandsche Bank reporting workflows. CreAim is a privately held subsidiary of Total Specific Solutions (TSS), a European software conglomerate with 70+ portfolio companies, with no external institutional investors or public listing. Leadership transitioned effective 1 January 2026, with Ibrahim Kalin (previously Product Manager since 2022) succeeding Pieter-Bas Linnebank as Director.
CreAim firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- CreAim
- Legal name
- Accountancy Portal Solutions B.V.
- Website
- https://creaim.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2001
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- CreAim is a Dutch software company providing SBR/XBRL compliance portals, digital signing (YouSign), and regulatory filing solutions for accounting firms, tax advisors, bailiffs, notaries, and payroll processors in the Netherlands.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
CreAim industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Accountancy Compliance Software
- NAICS
- Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services (54121), Software Publishers (513210)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Payroll Tax Filing, Compliance & Regulatory Reporting (BPAAAHAB)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Cloud Compliance, Audit & Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM/GRC) (HDABAHAI)
Keywords
Where CreAim is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Zaandam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
CreAim business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- SaaS Portal Subscriptions with Bundle Packages: CreAim charges annual subscription fees based on message bundles (number of filings/reports) and number of office users (kantoorgebruikers). Bundles are sold in tiers (e.g., 10, 20, 30... up to 1000+ messages per year). Annual subscriptions auto-renew unless cancelled one month before the new calendar year. Per-message pricing applies outside bundle limits.
- Software Licenses (YouSign): YouSign digital signing software is sold as annual or multi-year (3-year) licenses. YouSign Basic: €104.50/year or €277.50 for 3 years. YouSign Advanced (for gerechtsdeurwaarders): €151.50/year or €429 for 3 years. YouSign SBR: €223/year or €574.50 for 3 years. Full prepayment for the contract term is required.
- Per-Transaction Fees: For filings outside bundle limits, CreAim charges per-message fees: €1.76 per BTW/ICP filing, €13.48 per KvK deposition, €25 per OSS or dividend tax filing.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | BTW Module + Deponeren KvK combined bundle, starting at €257/year |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | YouSign Basic — PDF signing for accountants and tax advisors |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | YouSign Advanced — PDF signing for gerechtsdeurwaarders (bailiffs) |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | YouSign SBR — SBR document digital signing |
| Subscription | Annual | One Stop Shop (OSS) — EU cross-border VAT returns |
| Subscription | Annual | Dividendbelasting module — dividend tax returns |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
CreAim product offering
Product offeringCore offering
CreAim develops and sells cloud-based portal software (Klantenportaal and Verzendportaal) and adjacent modules that let Dutch accounting organizations, tax advisors, payroll processors, bailiffs and notaries collaborate with clients online and submit regulatory filings in SBR/XBRL format to the Belastingdienst, Kamer van Koophandel, Digipoort and banks. Its YouSign product line provides legally binding electronic signatures on PDF and SBR documents using PKIoverheid certificates, while additional modules handle VAT (BTW), OSS, dividend tax, DAC7, CESOP and annual-account deposition (XBRL/iXBRL/XBRi) for micro, small, medium and large entities.
Product overview
CreAim (Accountancy Portal Solutions) offers a modular portal platform centered on SBR/XBRL compliance, digital document exchange, and electronic signing for Dutch accounting firms. The core offering comprises the Customer Portal (Klantenportaal) for online client collaboration and the Shipping Portal (Verzendportaal) for SBR/XBRL submissions to government bodies. Add-on modules include YouSign (PDF and SBR digital signing), the KV K Deposit Application (annual report deposition for micro/small enterprises), SBR Advanced Module (validation and assurance for medium/large companies), SBR Report Package Module (XBRi for large enterprises), VAT Module, DAC7 Submission Portal, One Stop Shop Module, Dividend Tax Module, and the Digitale Services App for mobile client interaction.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- YouSign: Digital signing software for PDF and SBR documents with PKIoverheid certificates.
- YouSign PDF
- YouSign SBR
- Digitale Services App
Products and services
- Klantenportaal (Customer Portal)
Quantifiable outcome
- 1,500+ accounting and administrative offices actively use CreAim software
- +2 more outcomes
Companies that use CreAim
Customer profileNamed customers6 records
Segments7 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
CreAim technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration19 records
Feature13 records
CreAim partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
14 partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- VisionplannercoreVisionplanner is a cloud platform for financial reporting, dashboards, and annual account processes. CreAim and Visionplanner have developed an integration that enables annual accounts prepared in Visionplanner to be efficiently and controlled communicated to requesting bodies through CreAim's portal. CreAim also shares relevant status information within Visionplanner.
- SilverfincoreSilverfin is a cloud accounting platform. Their partnership involves embedding CreAim's Digipoort Connector within Silverfin, enabling accountants to send annual accounts from Silverfin directly to Digipoort via CreAim's infrastructure. CreAim handles return message processing back to Silverfin.
- ExactcoreCreAim's customer portal has native integration with Exact accounting software, one of the most widely used accounting packages in the Netherlands.
- BaseconecoreBasecone is an accounting software integration partner listed on CreAim's partnerships page.
- AFAS SoftwarecoreAFAS Software is an ERP/accounting integration partner for CreAim's portal.
- Unit4coreUnit4 is an ERP/accounting integration partner for CreAim's portal, including Unit4 Fiscaal Gemak for tax filings.
- CaseWarecoreCaseWare is an accounting/reporting software integration partner enabling automated annual account deposition from CaseWare to CreAim's portal.
- TwinfieldcoreTwinfield is a cloud accounting software integration partner for CreAim's portal.
- MLE (Master Logical Entry)coreMLE is a reporting generator that integrates with CreAim's portal for sending annual accounts to Digipoort/KvK.
- Digipoort / Logius (Dutch Government)coreDigipoort is the Dutch government's digital gateway for exchanging SBR/XBRL messages between businesses and government bodies (Belastingdienst, KvK, banks). CreAim has a direct, longstanding connection with Digipoort for sending and receiving regulatory filings.
- Belastingdienst (Dutch Tax Authority)coreCreAim connects to the Belastingdienst via Digipoort for submitting tax filings including VAT, wage tax, OSS, dividend tax, and DAC7 reports.
- Kamer van Koophandel (Dutch Chamber of Commerce)coreCreAim connects to the KvK for depositing annual accounts (XBRL/iXBRL/XBRi) for micro, small, medium, and large companies.
- SBR Nexus (Banks)coreCreAim sends credit reports directly to banks via SBR Nexus, replacing the previous BIV connector requirement.
- Total Specific Solutions (TSS)coreCreAim is a subsidiary of Total Specific Solutions (TSS), a European software group with over 70 software companies across sectors including notariat, healthcare, and retail. TSS provides CreAim with a broad network of international knowledge, experience, and career opportunities.
Scale indicators7 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
CreAim competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Visma: Visma is a large Nordic/European software group serving accounting, HR, and ERP including Dutch accounting firms. Like CreAim it sells compliance and back-office SaaS to the same accountant persona but with a much broader horizontal portfolio.
- Unit4: Unit4 provides cloud ERP and Fiscaal Gemak tax-filing software, both used by Dutch accounting firms. It is both an integration partner of CreAim and a broader incumbent competing for end-to-end compliance workflows.
- Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (Aurea / Twinfield): Wolters Kluwer is a global compliance and accounting software incumbent; its Twinfield brand is a Dutch cloud accounting platform and partner of CreAim. It competes for compliance-oriented tax-filing workloads in the Netherlands.
Direct peers
- Silverfin: Silverfin is a cloud accounting platform that embeds CreAim's Digipoort connector to route SBR submissions. It competes for end-accountant workflow ownership but currently relies on CreAim infrastructure for filings.
- Visionplanner: Visionplanner is a Dutch cloud reporting and dashboard platform; its new integration with CreAim routes annual accounts through CreAim's portal. It competes for the same accounting reporting and filing workflows.
- Basecone: Basecone is a Dutch document processing and accounting automation platform serving accountants with deep Exact and Twinfield integrations. It is a complementary integration partner but competes for the same accountant workflow stack.
- Exact (Exact Online): Exact is a Dutch cloud accounting and ERP vendor that is one of CreAim's deepest integration partners. It competes for the same Dutch accountant wallet by offering software-native connectivity to Belastingdienst and SBR submission.
- ValidSign: ValidSign is an enterprise digital signing solution integrated into CreAim's portal. It directly competes with CreAim's own YouSign brand for legally-binding e-signature workloads among Dutch enterprises.
- CaseWare Netherlands: CaseWare provides audit and accounting workflow software with direct XBRL output to Digipoort and is an integration partner of CreAim. It competes for the same 'annual account preparation and filing' use case.
Regional players
- AFAS Software: AFAS is a leading Dutch ERP, HR, and accounting software vendor with native SBR submission capabilities. It is both a partner and a competitor to CreAim because accountants can submit filings directly via AFAS rather than through a separate portal.
Market position
Strengths4 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
CreAim social profiles
Digital presenceCreAim compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance3 records
CreAim financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
CreAim leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
CreAim funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
CreAim M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about CreAim
What does CreAim do?
CreAim develops and sells cloud-based portal software (Klantenportaal and Verzendportaal) and adjacent modules that let Dutch accounting organizations, tax advisors, payroll processors, bailiffs and notaries collaborate with clients online and submit regulatory filings in SBR/XBRL format to the Belastingdienst, Kamer van Koophandel, Digipoort and banks. Its YouSign product line provides legally binding electronic signatures on PDF and SBR documents using PKIoverheid certificates, while additional modules handle VAT (BTW), OSS, dividend tax, DAC7, CESOP and annual-account deposition (XBRL/iXBRL/XBRi) for micro, small, medium and large entities.
Is CreAim a public or private company?
CreAim is a private company. It is classified as corporate owned and is currently operating.
When was CreAim founded?
CreAim was founded in 2001. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is CreAim based?
CreAim is headquartered in Zaandam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does CreAim make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. SaaS Portal Subscriptions with Bundle Packages are the primary driver. The others are software Licenses (YouSign) and per-Transaction Fees.
Who are CreAim's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Visma, Unit4 and Wolters Kluwer Tax & Accounting (Aurea / Twinfield). Direct peers are Silverfin, Visionplanner, Basecone, Exact (Exact Online), ValidSign and CaseWare Netherlands. AFAS Software is listed as a regional player.
Does CreAim have an API?
No public API is recorded for CreAim.
What industry is CreAim in?
CreAim's product category is Accountancy Compliance Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is BPAAAHAB, Payroll Tax Filing, Compliance & Regulatory Reporting, with a secondary code of HDABAHAI, Cloud Compliance, Audit & Continuous Controls Monitoring (CCM/GRC). Its NAICS code is 54121 and its SIC code is 7372.