Danubius

What Danubius does

Danubius GmbH is a regional web agency headquartered in Straubing, Bavaria, founded in 2003 and operating as a subsidiary of nbsp Holding GmbH. The company employs 14 specialists delivering custom WordPress website development and Shopware 6 e-commerce implementations for small and medium-sized businesses, with deeper specialization in industrial/manufacturing, publishing, and municipal/government verticals. Its core technology stack centers on individually developed WordPress themes and plugins, Shopware 6 commerce platforms, and a proprietary white-label Learning Management System (danubius E-Learning) built on WordPress with PHP 8 and Symfony components, featuring 13 interactive learning formats, REST-API integration, and multilingual support via WPML. Two sub-brands extend the product surface: bfsg360 (accessibility audits and consulting for BFSG/WCAG compliance) and Muni (a white-label community app for municipal governments on iOS and Android).

The business model combines project-based professional services (custom web builds, e-commerce implementations, relaunches, and conversion optimization) with recurring revenue from care plans, social-media management, and ongoing SEO/KI-SEO contracts. Pricing is individualized by project scope with no published tiers, anchored on direct sales consultations. The go-to-market operates as a hybrid of enterprise field sales for larger projects (municipalities, publishers, industrial firms) and inside sales via website inquiry forms for smaller engagements, concentrated in Straubing, Niederbayern, and Regensburg with nationwide reach. Danubius holds ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications through TÜV Rheinland and maintains official partnerships with Shopware, Safefive, teamElgato (creative co-delivery), and cyberstack (in-group hosting). It serves over 250 companies, associations, publishers, and municipalities, including named customers such as Straubing Tigers, Sonplas, Walhalla Fachverlag, and Landkreis Regen.

Name

Danubius

Legal name

danubius GmbH

Website

https://danubius.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Danubius GmbH is a 14-person regional web agency in Straubing, Germany, building custom WordPress websites and Shopware 6 e-commerce platforms for SMEs, manufacturers, publishers, and municipalities, supplemented by proprietary E-Learning, accessibility, and municipal-app products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Development and Digital Agency Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Advertising Agencies (7311)

akta.pro primary industry

Learning Technology & LMS/LXP Implementation (BPACANAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

Skills, Competency & Capability Management (Skills Frameworks, Badging within LMS) (EDAFAAAE), Course Authoring, Hosting & Delivery Tools (LMS for Creators) (MPACALAJ)

Keywords

• Custom web development
• E-commerce development services
• Accessibility compliance services
• AI search optimization
• Learning management systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Straubing

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Website Development: Individual website development projects using WordPress with custom themes. Project-based pricing after consultation.
2. E-Commerce / Online Shop Development: Shopware 6 online shop development with features like product management, checkout optimization, ERP integration, and payment gateway connections.
3. E-Learning Platform Licensing: White-label LMS solution for enterprises with multiple brands, featuring 13 interactive learning formats, gamification, automatic certification, and multilingual support via WPML.
4. Care Plans / Maintenance: Ongoing website maintenance packages covering updates, security, and development. Recurring revenue from existing client base.
5. Social Media & Ads Management: Meta Ads, Google Ads management, and social recruiting services for client campaigns.
6. SEO & KI-SEO Services: Ongoing search engine optimization and AI-search optimization services with performance monitoring and reporting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Danubius is a Straubing-based web agency that builds custom WordPress websites, Shopware 6 e-commerce shops, and bespoke web applications for SMEs, industrial firms, publishers, municipalities, and other agencies. The agency sells recurring care plans, KI-SEO (AI-search) optimization, and BFSG/WCAG accessibility services, and operates two proprietary products — the white-label danubius E-Learning LMS and the Muni community app for municipalities.

Product overview

Danubius is a web agency from Straubing, Germany, with over 20 years of experience and a team of 14 specialists. The core portfolio consists of custom WordPress website development (webdesign-straubing) and Shopware 6 e-commerce solutions (onlineshop-erstellen-lassen-in-straubing), complemented by two proprietary products: danubius E-Learning (a white-label LMS with 13 interactive formats, gamification, REST-API, and multilingual support via WPML) and the Muni community app. The service offering extends across KI-SEO and Schema.org optimization for AI search visibility, BFSG/WCAG-compliant accessible websites (supported by the bfsg360 sub-brand), web-apps and custom software, website relaunches, and care/maintenance plans. Social media management, Google/Meta advertising, and conversion optimization are offered as integrated add-on services. The company operates within the nbsp Holding GmbH group and holds ISO 9001 and ISO 27001 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• danubius E-Learning: A proprietary DSGVO-compliant LMS (Learning Management System) platform developed as an enterprise solution with 13 interactive learning formats, white-label capabilities, and multi-language support.
• bfsg360

Products and services

• Webdesign & Webentwicklung mit WordPress

Quantifiable outcome

• 4.6/5.0 rating on Kununu employer review platform
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration5 records

AI capability3 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• teamElgato (PartnerInCrime)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing creative design partnership where teamElgato handles branding, design and creative work while danubius handles technical web development. Known as 'PartnerInCrime' partnership. Joint client delivery with single point of contact from danubius.
• cyberstack GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationSister company (part of nbsp Holding GmbH) providing professional hosting services in German data centers. Offers maintained infrastructure for client websites. Enables one-stop-shop for hosting alongside web development.
• SafefivecoreTechnology or IntegrationOfficial Safefive partner providing continued secure support for Shopware 5 shops after end-of-life. Offers migration services to Shopware 6 as alternative.
• ShopwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationCertified Shopware partner with expertise in Shopware 6 e-commerce development. Access to latest Shopware technologies and partner resources.
• muni.bayernminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for municipal website projects. danubius familiar with procurement processes and requirements for public sector projects through this partnership.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• argonauten GmbH: Munich-based digital agency with broader service portfolio including strategy, branding, and enterprise web platforms. Operates in the same Bavarian Mittelstand market as Danubius but at larger scale and with wider capability breadth.
• nexum GmbH: Cologne-based full-service digital agency with enterprise web development, e-commerce, and digital strategy capabilities. Overlaps with Danubius on WordPress/e-commerce projects for mid-market clients but serves a broader, more enterprise-tier customer base.
• SinnerSchrader (Accenture Song): One of the largest German digital agencies, now part of Accenture Song, with comprehensive web, commerce, and platform offerings. Represents the enterprise-scale ceiling of the same German web/digital agency category Danubius operates in.
• denkwerk GmbH: Cologne-based digital agency offering web platforms, e-commerce, and digital products for established brands. Comparable on technical web development and e-commerce delivery but typically serves larger clients with higher-budget projects.

Direct peers

• SiteFusion GmbH: Sister company under the same nbsp Holding GmbH parent as Danubius, focused on web and portal development. Directly comparable scope (web development agency) and geographic footprint (Bavaria/Germany), and likely competes for the same talent pool and overlapping customer segments.
• dkd Internet Service GmbH: Frankfurt-based German web agency with similar service portfolio including custom web development, e-commerce, TYPO3/WordPress, and digital marketing. Closely comparable scale and offering breadth to Danubius within the German Mittelstand agency segment.
• 247GRAD GmbH: Aachen-based German digital agency specializing in WordPress, WooCommerce, and web platforms for SMEs and mid-market clients. Closely comparable in technology stack (WordPress-first), customer segment, and project-based service model.
• team Elgato: Straubing-based creative/branding partner co-located with Danubius in the 'PartnerInCrime' alliance. Provides design, corporate identity, and branding services that are typically bundled with Danubius web projects, making it the closest delivery-side peer for joint customer work.
• cyberstack GmbH: Sister company under nbsp Holding GmbH providing German-data-center hosting. Functions as both a Danubius technology partner and a parallel group entity serving similar SME/mid-market customers in Bavaria, making it the most operationally comparable peer.
• medienreich GmbH: Bavarian/Swabian web agency with comparable WordPress, e-commerce, and digital marketing offerings for SME clients. Directly comparable in service mix, customer segment, and regional positioning in southern Germany.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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