What Asko does

asko GmbH is a regional German metering and billing services company founded on January 14, 1999 by Thomas Krauß and Volker Otte, headquartered in Erfurt, Thuringia, with a satellite service bureau in Mühlhausen. The company provides heating cost allocation (Heizkostenabrechnung), operating cost billing (Betriebskostenabrechnung), and a set of adjacent regulated technical services—device rental and maintenance for heat cost allocators, heat meters and water meters, legionella testing, smoke detector installation/maintenance, and energy certificates—to the housing and real estate industry. Customer segments span private landlords, homeowner associations (WEG), professional property managers, housing companies, and municipal utilities, with regional direct sales in Thuringia complemented by nationwide coverage via the DeuMess e.V. service-network membership. Based on website imprint cues referencing Techem GmbH trademarks, asko operates as a subsidiary within the Techem group.

The technology backbone is the proprietary allpas billing and business software platform, which asko co-founded in 2006 through a joint venture with seven metering-industry partners (allpas GmbH) and migrated to fully by 2012; this internet-based platform integrates reading data, billing, device management, and reporting. Customer-facing digital services run through the asko 24 platform, comprising the Verwalter-Portal for property managers, the myasko tenant portal, and a Selbstabrechnung self-billing module, with publicly disclosed transaction pricing of €11.99–€21.99 per tenant/unit for self-service billing and a freemium trial first bill.

Revenue is generated across three streams: (1) recurring full-service metering and billing subscriptions for housing companies, property managers and landlord portfolios; (2) project-based technical and compliance services (legionella testing, smoke detector installation/maintenance, energy certificate creation, device calibration); and (3) transactional fees from the online self-service channel. asko is anchored in the German regulatory stack—Heizkostenverordnung, Trinkwasserverordnung, state smoke detector mandates, the EnEV/Gebäudeenergiegesetz—and is executing a multi-year transition to EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) compliant radio remote-reading technology by 2027.

Name

Asko

Legal name

asko GmbH

Website

https://asko24.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

asko GmbH is a regional German metering and billing services company that provides heating and operating cost allocation, device services, legionella testing, and smoke detector solutions to private landlords, homeowner associations, property managers, housing companies, and municipal utilities in Thuringia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Submetering and Utility Billing Services

NAICS

Automatic Environmental Control Manufacturing for Residential, Commercial, and Appliance Use (334512), Other Measuring and Controlling Device Manufacturing (334519)

SIC

Auto Controls For Regulating Residential & Comml Environments (3822), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)

akta.pro primary industry

Meter Reading Services (Manual, AMR/AMI Operations & Validation) (EUAJAKAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Metering Data Acquisition & Customer Enrollment/Onboarding Services (EUAGAEAG), AMI/AMR Smart Meter Deployment & Operations (Head-End, Network & MDM) (EUAJACAD)

Keywords

• Submetering services
• Heating cost billing
• Operating cost accounting
• Metering device service
• Energy certificate issuance

Headquarters

HQ city

Erfurt

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Metering and Billing Services: Core revenue from recording, distributing and billing of energy, water, and operating costs for residential and commercial properties. Services include heating cost billing, operating cost billing, and device services.
2. Technical Services: Additional technical services including device rental and maintenance (heat cost distributors, heat meters, water meters), legionella testing, smoke detector services, and energy certificate creation.
3. Self-Service Platform Revenue: Per-transaction pricing model for self-service billing: €19.99 per tenant for heating cost billing, €21.99 for heating plus water, €11.99 for operating cost billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

asko GmbH provides recording, distribution, and billing of heating, water, and operating costs for residential and commercial properties. The company supplies and maintains metering devices (heat cost allocators, heat meters, water meters) and offers complementary technical services including legionella testing, smoke detector installation/maintenance, and energy certificate creation, supported by the asko 24 online service platform.

Product overview

asko GmbH is a regional service company for the housing and real estate industry, offering a modular service platform centered on utility cost management. The core offering consists of Heizkostenabrechnung (heating cost billing) and Betriebskostenabrechnung (operating cost billing), supported by the Geräteservice (device service) providing necessary measuring equipment. Additional modules include Legionella testing, smoke detector services, and energy certificates. The asko 24 Onlineservice platform provides customer-facing digital services including Selbstablesung (self-reading), Selbstabrechnung (self-billing), and Verwalter-Portal (property manager portal). The company operates primarily in Thuringia, Germany, with membership in DeuMess e.V. for nationwide coverage.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Heizkostenabrechnung (Heating Cost Billing) Service for recording consumption data and calculating heating costs for residential and commercial properties, based on readings from heat cost allocators and heat meters.
• Betriebskostenabrechnung (Operating Cost Billing) Billing service for operating costs including water, sewage, property tax, insurance, waste disposal, and common area electricity.
• Geräteservice (Device Service) Provision, installation, and maintenance of measuring devices including heat cost allocators, heat meters, and water meters for consumption data capture.
• Legionellenprüfung (Legionella Testing) Service for sampling and laboratory analysis of drinking water systems for legionella bacteria, required every 3 years under German drinking water regulations (Trinkwasserverordnung).
• Rauchwarnmelder-Service (Smoke Detector Service) Installation and maintenance service for smoke alarms, ensuring compliance with state building codes and providing year-round monitoring of functionality.
• Energieausweis (Energy Certificate) Creation of consumption-based energy certificates in accordance with German Energy Saving Ordinance (EnEV) requirements for buildings.
• asko 24 Onlineservice (Online Service Platform) Comprehensive online service portal allowing customers to select services as modular components, available 24/7, including self-reading, self-billing, and property manager portal functionalities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Complete transition to digital remote reading technology by 2027 per EU EED requirements
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• allpas GmbHcoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2006Founded in 2006 with 7 partners from the metering service industry as a software company to develop internet-based billing and business management software. asko uses the allpas platform for its core billing and enterprise operations.
• DeuMess e.V.coreOthersMember of DeuMess e.V., a nationwide service network of regional billing companies enabling flächendeckendes (comprehensive) service coverage across Germany.
• Verband der Thüringer Wohnungs- und Immobilienwirtschaft e.V. (VtW)coreOthersMember of the Thuringian Housing and Real Estate Association, engaging in the regional real estate industry through this membership.
• DVGW e.V.minorOthersMember of DVGW (German Technical and Scientific Association for Gas and Water), the technical-scientific association in the gas and water sector.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Broad incumbents

• Techem GmbH: Parent company and Germany's largest metering service provider serving millions of dwellings with heating cost billing, water metering, and energy management services. Directly comparable offering and customer base to asko, but at vastly greater scale and national reach.
• ista Deutschland GmbH: One of the leading global metering and energy management service companies operating in Germany, offering heating cost allocation, water metering, and submetering services to housing companies and property managers — directly overlapping with asko's core business.

Emerging players

• QUNDIS GmbH: Provider of metering devices and IoT-based submetering solutions for the German and European housing market. Comparable to asko on the device/hardware side of metering services, with focus on smart, remote-readable meters aligned with the same EED transition asko is pursuing.
• Engelmann Sensor GmbH: Manufacturer of heat cost allocators, heat meters, and water meters used in German metering service operations. Adjacent to asko as a device supplier rather than a direct billing service competitor, but operates in the same regulatory and customer ecosystem.
• DVS (Deutsche Verrechnungsstelle) GmbH: German service provider offering cost allocation and metering settlement services to the housing industry, including operating cost and heating cost billing. Comparable offering to asko, with emphasis on digital/online service delivery.

Regional players

• co.met GmbH: Regional Messdienstleister operating in specific German markets with comparable offering in heating cost billing, water metering, and operating cost services for the housing industry. Comparable business model and customer base to asko, with regional concentration like asko.

Direct peers

• Kalorimeta (KAM) GmbH: Regional German Messdienstleister offering heating cost billing, operating cost billing, and metering services to housing companies and private landlords. Closely comparable to asko in product mix, customer base, and regional operating model.
• KALO GmbH: National German Messdienstleister focused on submetering, heating cost allocation, and operating cost billing for the housing industry. Direct competitor with similar product portfolio and customer segments as asko, but operating at nationwide scale.
• Brunata GmbH: Specialized metering service provider for heat cost allocation and water metering in the German housing market. Closely comparable in product offering and regulatory focus (EED, Heizkostenverordnung) to asko, with a longer track record and broader national presence.
• Minol Messtechnik W. Lehmann GmbH & Co. KG: German metering and billing service company offering heat cost allocation, water metering, and energy data management to housing and real estate customers. Direct peer to asko with similar services and customer base, with greater national footprint.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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