What ARCWAY does

ARCWAY AG is a Berlin-based, privately held German software and consulting firm founded in 2004 as the first spin-off of the Hasso-Plattner-Institut für Software-Systemtechnik (HPI). It serves mid-market and large enterprises across verticals including public sector, food, logistics and transport, banking and insurance, IT, and automotive, with a secondary office in Wolfsburg opened in 2020.

The company's core product, ARCWAY Cockpit, is a model-based planning and modeling platform built on the Fundamental Modelling Concepts (FMC) framework and the proprietary VAD (Value added Design) 4.0 method. ARCWAY Cockpit unifies business and IT perspectives by supporting multiple notations (FMC, BPMN, EPK, OBASHI) and maintaining a single integrated model from which specification documents, requirements documents (Lastenhefte), risk registers with visual heatmaps, and integrated management system documentation (for ISO 9001, 14001, 45001 and other norms) are automatically generated. The firm has accumulated 200+ customers and achieved its own ISO 9001 certification in 2022 using its model-based QM documentation as proof of concept.

ARCWAY AG operates a sales-led, direct-engagement go-to-market with no public pricing, no self-serve e-commerce, and no disclosed reseller network. Revenue is generated from two streams: software licensing/subscription for ARCWAY Cockpit and on-site professional services including ISO 9001 consulting, business process analysis, requirements management, system and architecture analysis, organizational modeling, information management, risk management, and seminars and coaching. Leadership comprises Vorstand Karsten Wulfes and co-founder Dr. Andreas Bungert (former Vorstand), with no external institutional investors or parent company identified.

Name

ARCWAY

Legal name

ARCWAY AG

Website

https://arcway.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ARCWAY AG is a Berlin-based German software and consulting firm selling ARCWAY Cockpit, a model-based enterprise documentation platform using the FMC framework and its proprietary VAD 4.0 method. It serves mid-market and large DACH enterprises across public sector, food, logistics, banking/insurance, IT, and automotive verticals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Architecture and Process Modeling Software

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

iBPMS (Intelligent BPM Suites) & Process Automation Suites (HDAEAHAG)

akta.pro secondary industry

Enterprise Content Management (ECM) Suites (HDAEAGAB)

Keywords

• Process modeling software
• Enterprise architecture documentation
• Business process analysis
• Requirements management tools
• Integrated management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Berlin

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software licensing/subscription - ARCWAY Cockpit: ARCWAY Cockpit is sold as a software product with modeling capabilities for FMC, BPMN, EPK, OBASHI and other notations. The product is offered with ISO 9001 consulting support. The software is positioned as a planning and modeling tool for enterprises managing complex processes and IT architectures.
2. Consulting services: ARCWAY AG provides consulting services at customer sites using ARCWAY Cockpit, including business process analysis, system/architecture analysis, requirements management, organizational modeling, information management, risk management, management system modeling, software development, and seminars and coaching.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

ARCWAY AG sells ARCWAY Cockpit, a model-based planning and modeling software supporting FMC, BPMN, EPK, OBASHI and other notations, which unifies business and IT perspectives and automatically generates consistent specification, requirements and management-system documents from a single integrated graphical model. The company complements the software with onsite consulting services covering requirements management, business and process analysis, system/architecture analysis, risk management, and ISO 9001 quality management system implementation using its proprietary VAD 4.0 methodology.

Product overview

ARCWAY AG offers a single unified product (ARCWAY Cockpit) complemented by consulting services. ARCWAY Cockpit is the core modeling and documentation platform that uses a model-based approach to unify business processes, requirements, and IT architectures in one integrated model. From this central model, the tool automatically generates various documents including specifications, requirements documents, and certification-relevant documentation. Consulting services (ISO 9001-Beratung) support implementation of quality management systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ARCWAY Cockpit: Planning and modeling tool for FMC, BPMN, EPK, OBASHI and more. Unites business and IT views and offers integrated modeling of business processes, requirements and architectures.

Products and services

• ARCWAY Cockpit A planning and modeling tool for FMC, BPMN, EPK, OBASHI and additional notations that unifies business and IT perspectives and offers integrated modeling of business processes, requirements and architectures. It uses the proprietary 'Fachlandkarte' (map concept) to make complex relationships transparent and automatically generates consistent specification, requirements and management system documents from a single integrated graphical model. It is targeted at mid-sized and large enterprises across multiple industries.
• ISO 9001-Beratung (ISO 9001 Consulting) Consulting services for ISO 9001 quality management system implementation and certification support, leveraging ARCWAY Cockpit to build the QM documentation on a graphical model from which all required documents are automatically generated. The service is targeted at organizations seeking ISO 9001 certification or improved quality management documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 customers actively use ARCWAY Cockpit and consulting services
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Visio: General-purpose diagramming tool with BPMN/EPK support embedded in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Comparable as a default documentation and process modeling tool that ARCWAY Cockpit must displace in many enterprise environments.
• Scheer (Scheer GmbH): German-based process and integration consulting firm with strong DACH BPM heritage. Comparable to ARCWAY on consulting-led BPM and process modeling delivery, though Scheer operates at significantly larger scale across a broader service portfolio.

Direct peers

• Software AG ARIS: Long-established enterprise process modeling and architecture platform supporting EPK and other notations — directly overlapping with ARCWAY's EPK support and process documentation capabilities, especially in German enterprise and DACH markets.
• Camunda: Open-source BPMN-based process orchestration and modeling platform with developer-oriented tooling. Comparable to ARCWAY Cockpit on BPMN process modeling and business-IT alignment, though Camunda leans more toward execution/automation.
• Bizagi: BPMN-native process modeling and automation platform serving mid-market and enterprise customers. Comparable to ARCWAY Cockpit in process modeling, documentation, and workflow enablement for cross-functional business-IT collaboration.
• BOC Group (ADONIS / BIANCO): European provider of BPM and enterprise architecture tools (ADONIS, ADOIT). Strong presence in DACH region with comparable process modeling, EPK/BPMN support, and integrated management system documentation capabilities to ARCWAY Cockpit.
• MEGA International: Enterprise architecture and business process analysis platform (HOPEX). Overlaps with ARCWAY's integrated business-IT modeling, architecture documentation, and governance use cases for large enterprises.
• SAP Signavio: SAP-owned business process management and process modeling suite. Directly comparable to ARCWAY Cockpit as a BPMN-based process modeling, analysis, and documentation platform targeting enterprise and mid-market customers with similar integrated documentation use cases.

Emerging players

• Lucidchart: Cloud-based diagramming platform with BPMN and process diagramming support. Partial overlap with ARCWAY Cockpit for lighter process modeling and documentation needs, especially among mid-market and cross-functional teams.

Regional players

• Horváth (Horváth & Partners): German-origin management consulting firm with deep experience in process and management system consulting. Comparable to ARCWAY on the consulting side, particularly around integrated management system documentation, though operating primarily in DACH.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

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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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