PBS Software

What PBS Software does

PBS Software GmbH is a German software vendor founded in 1991 and headquartered in Bensheim, Germany, that develops add-on software solutions for SAP Information Lifecycle Management (ILM). The company's portfolio centers on data archiving, data extraction, data storage, and system decommissioning within SAP environments, delivered as eight SAP add-on modules installed in the customer SAP system using the /PBS/ namespace: PBS archive add ons (integrated transactional access to SAP archive and online data), PBS Nearline Analytic Archive (NAA) for legacy system decommissioning into S/4HANA, PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure (NAI) for high-performance analytics, PBS Enterprise Content Store (ECS) for SAP-independent legacy data access, PBS ContentLink for cloud-enabled GDPR-compliant storage via SAP ArchiveLink and WebDAV 3.1, PBS CBW NLS for SAP Business Warehouse archiving, PBS CCDS for Fiori-based access to archived data, and PBS Tools for analysis and extraction. The underlying technology relies on native SAP integration with ArchiveLink, WebDAV 3.1, ADK, DART, and AIS data formats, with ECS using Microsoft SQL Server as its backend database.

PBS Software serves enterprise customers running SAP ERP systems, with over 1,200 customers globally, and operates a wholly-owned US subsidiary (PBS Software Americas, Inc.) in San Ramon, California for the Americas market. The company generates revenue through three streams: one-time software license fees for SAP add-on packages, recurring maintenance and support subscriptions (hotline, customer portal, online helpdesk), and professional services including data volume analysis, infrastructure upgrades, content migration, and archiving services. Distribution is executed exclusively through certified SAP Integrator partners who provide implementation and consulting, supplemented by direct sales engagement via the company website and phone. The company is privately held with no public listing, no venture capital or private equity funding disclosed, and is led by Managing Director Gernot Reichling.

Name

PBS Software

Legal name

PBS Software GmbH

Website

https://pbs-software.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PBS Software GmbH, founded 1991 in Bensheim, Germany, develops SAP add-on software for data archiving, system decommissioning, and Information Lifecycle Management, serving over 1,200 enterprise SAP customers globally through certified SAP Integrator partners and a US subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Data Archiving and Information Lifecycle Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Reporting, BI & Analytics Enablement (BPAEAGAK)

akta.pro secondary industry

Data Platform, BI & Analytics Integration (BPAEAAAI)

Keywords

• SAP data archiving
• Information lifecycle management
• System decommissioning software
• SAP add-on solutions
• Data extraction tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Bensheim

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: PBS add-on solutions are sold as SAP add-on packages that integrate into the customer's SAP system. The software is standard software that can be installed and configured using SAP standard tools.
2. Maintenance and Support Services: The company provides ongoing support services available to customers with valid maintenance contracts. Support includes hotline services, customer portal access, FAQ resources, and online helpdesk with software downloads.
3. Professional Services: Consulting and services including data volume analysis, data volume management, infrastructure upgrade and content migration, and archiving services programs.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

PBS Software develops and sells SAP add-on software solutions for Information Lifecycle Management (SAP ILM), specializing in data archiving, data extraction, data storage, and system decommissioning. Its products are delivered as standard software packages installed within customer SAP systems (using the /PBS/ namespace) and provide integrated, transactional access to both SAP online and archived data, with optional SAP-independent data access for audit, carve-out, and compliance use cases.

Product overview

PBS Software offers a comprehensive suite of SAP data archiving, information lifecycle management, and system decommissioning solutions. The product portfolio centers on complementary add-on modules designed to work within the SAP ecosystem: PBS archive add ons provide integrated access to SAP online and archived data; PBS Nearline Analytic Archive enables legacy system decommissioning with data retained in S/4HANA; PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure delivers high-performance analytics; PBS Enterprise Content Store provides SAP-independent data access; PBS ContentLink offers compliant archive storage via ArchiveLink/WebDAV; PBS CBW NLS handles SAP BW data archiving; PBS CCDS provides SAP Fiori apps; and PBS Tools enables data extraction and analysis. All products are standard software installed as SAP add-on packages with the /PBS/ namespace.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PBS archive add ons: Integrated access to online and archived SAP data in a single transaction
• PBS Nearline Analytic Archive (NAA)
• PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure (NAI)
• PBS Enterprise Content Store
• PBS ContentLink
• PBS CBW NLS
• PBS CCDS
• PBS Tools & Partner Solutions

Products and services

• PBS archive add ons Add-on solutions for SAP Data Archiving that provide integrated, transactional access to SAP archive and online data simultaneously, allowing users to view and access archived data seamlessly from within SAP transactions. Targeted at enterprises running SAP ERP and SAP S/4HANA.
• PBS Nearline Analytic Archive (NAA) System decommissioning solution that allows organizations to shut down legacy SAP systems while retaining and transactionally evaluating legacy data within S/4HANA. Aimed at enterprises migrating to S/4HANA or consolidating SAP landscapes.
• PBS Nearline Analytic Infrastructure (NAI) High-performance data management solution providing flexible, fast analytics of large SAP data volumes. For enterprises that need to analyze large SAP datasets with high performance.
• PBS Enterprise Content Store (ECS) PC-based archive solution for SAP system decommissioning that runs independently of SAP, enabling users to retain and process legacy data for audits, carve-outs, and other business purposes without requiring an active SAP system. Uses Microsoft SQL Server as its database backend.
• PBS ContentLink Lean, cloud-enabled archive server interface that supports SAP ArchiveLink and WebDAV 3.1 protocols for compliant, audit-proof, GDPR-compliant storage of SAP data. For enterprises requiring compliant, revision-safe SAP document archiving.
• PBS CBW NLS Archive solution for SAP Business Warehouse that delivers faster queries and simultaneous data compression for SAP BW environments. For enterprises running SAP BW with large historical data volumes.
• PBS CCDS SAP Fiori applications for viewing and accessing archived SAP data, providing a modern Fiori-based user interface for archived data access. Targeted at enterprises using SAP Fiori as their front-end.
• PBS Tools Analysis and extraction tools including PBS CONEX, PBS CONTRAX, PBS CDART, and PBS Database Export Interface, used to extract and convert SAP archive data for use in external systems. For SAP data analysts and consultants performing extraction and conversion tasks.

Quantifiable outcome

• Migration-free upgrade to S/4HANA - archive and index files do not require conversion

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SAP Integrator PartnerscoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorLong-term SAP integrator partners who are highly familiar with PBS products provide implementation and consulting services. PBS software is designed to be seamlessly integrated by experienced SAP integrators who understand data archiving, data management, and data analysis projects.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• IBM: IBM provides broad enterprise content, archiving, and data management capabilities (Content Manager, Datacap) plus global services delivery, competing with PBS as a much larger incumbent for SAP-centric archiving and ILM projects.
• Atos: Atos is a large European IT services and SAP SI partner that often bundles data archiving, ILM, and decommissioning services around customers' SAP estates — competing for the same projects PBS addresses via its SAP Integrator channel.
• SAP: SAP ships native Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), ArchiveLink, and S/4HANA data management capabilities, making the platform vendor itself the most strategic incumbent peer — both a partner and a potential competitor to PBS.
• Informatica: Informatica offers a broad data management, integration, and governance platform that increasingly addresses SAP data volume, archival, and analytics use cases overlapping PBS's NAI and ECS offerings.

Direct peers

• Hyland Software: Hyland's OnBase content services platform provides enterprise document management, retention, and SAP integrations, making it a directly comparable content/archive peer for SAP customers evaluating PBS.
• SNP Schneider-Neureither & Partner: SNP provides data and platform transformation services for SAP environments, including selective data migration and system decommissioning — directly overlapping with PBS's NAA and ECS decommissioning and SAP data-extraction use cases.
• OpenText: OpenText is a leading enterprise content and document management vendor with strong SAP-certified archiving/content integration offerings, directly comparable to PBS's ContentLink, archiving, and enterprise content store capabilities.
• Precisely: Precisely (born from the EMC/Pitney Bowes archiving businesses) provides enterprise data archiving, integration, and data integrity tools that overlap with PBS's data archival, ILM, and archival analytics value proposition.
• Veritas Technologies: Veritas (Enterprise Vault and Veritas Alta) is a long-established enterprise archiving and information governance vendor, making it a direct comparator to PBS in regulated data retention and audit-proof storage.
• DocuWare: DocuWare is a German-headquartered document management and archiving vendor with strong mid-market European reach, comparable to PBS on audit-compliant SAP-centric document storage.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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