What DAKO GmbH does

DAKO GmbH is a privately held German software provider headquartered in Jena that builds digitalization and telematics solutions for commercial transport, logistics, and — more recently — waste disposal companies. Founded in 2004 as a pioneer in remote tachograph data reading, the company has grown to approximately 160 employees and operates its own data center in Germany, a positioning lever for customers with strict data residency and security requirements. Its product portfolio centers on two core platforms: DAKO Fleet, a tachograph and telematics suite used by fleet managers and traffic managers to read, archive, and analyze driver card and vehicle data, monitor social violations, perform license and departure checks, and manage geofencing and fleet appointments; and DAKO Sales, launched in 2026 as a web-based customer portal for container services and disposal companies. Supporting products include the DAKO Drive driver app, DAKO Send, DAKO TachoWeb, and a hardware line (TachoKEY, TachoStation 2.0/3.0, FMC650, LINK 740, RFID-Tag).

The company generates revenue primarily through modular software subscriptions (DAKO Fleet and DAKO Sales) on a pay-for-what-you-use basis, complemented by hardware sales shipped via DHL, Deutsche Post, and UPS. Pricing is not publicly disclosed; customers contact sales for quotes. DAKO sells through a direct sales team with dedicated account managers (e.g., Paul Sitowski, Team Leader New Customer Sales), a partner and reseller channel (partner.dako.de), and self-service portals (fleet.dako.de for Fleet users). The customer base is enterprise-led and vertically diversified across transport (B+M, Emons, Kontinent Spedition, Seifert Logistics, Blumenstock Transporte, PLL), retail (REWE Group, Zurbrüggen), food distribution (TransGourmet, BÄKO Süd-West eG), industrial (Zeppelin), pet food (Mega Tiernahrung), and timber (Reisser Gruppe). The company holds ISO 9001 (2024), ISO 14001, and ISO 27001 (2025) certifications from DEKRA, participates in major industry trade shows (IFAT Munich, IAA Transportation, ELMIA Lastbil), and has received funding support from the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK). It is led by Managing Directors Martin Dittmar (Commercial) and Thomas Becker, with no disclosed venture capital, private equity ownership, or parent company.

Name

DAKO GmbH

Legal name

DAKO GmbH

Website

https://dako.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

DAKO GmbH is a German software provider that delivers tachograph, telematics, and fleet management solutions (DAKO Fleet) alongside a customer portal for waste disposal companies (DAKO Sales), serving European transport, logistics, and disposal operators.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Fleet Management Software

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Support Activities for Transportation (488)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

ELD/HOS Compliance & Tachograph Services (TLABAJAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Integration, APIs & Telematics Data Platforms (TLABAJAM), Fleet, Asset Tracking & Telematics Location Platforms (BPAMANAF), Telematics Hardware, Sensors & Installation Services (TLABAJAL)

Keywords

• Fleet management software
• Tachograph data analysis
• Transport telematics
• Vehicle tracking solutions
• Waste disposal portal

Headquarters

HQ city

Jena

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Subscriptions (DAKO Fleet): DAKO Fleet is a tachograph and telematics software solution sold as subscription. Customers pay for software components they actually use. Pricing follows modular approach where customers only pay for what they need.
2. Software Subscriptions (DAKO Sales): Web-based customer portal solution for container services and waste disposal companies, sold on subscription basis.
3. Hardware Sales: Sale of hardware products including DAKO TachoKEY, DAKO TachoStation, FMC650, LINK 740, and RFID-Tags. Domestic shipping via UPS costs 10 EUR, express delivery 50 EUR. International shipping 20 EUR standard, 100 EUR express.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

DAKO GmbH develops and sells fleet management and telematics software for transport and logistics companies, including DAKO Fleet (a tachograph and telematics solution that reads, archives and analyzes tachograph and driver card data, monitors social violations, tracks vehicles with geofencing, and manages fleet appointments) and DAKO Sales (a web-based customer portal for container services and waste disposal companies for digital order processing and documentation). The software is offered on a modular subscription basis, complemented by proprietary hardware devices (tachograph readers, telematics units, RFID tags).

Product overview

DAKO GmbH offers a suite of digitalization and telematics solutions for transport and logistics companies, consisting of two core software products (DAKO Fleet for tachograph and fleet management, DAKO Sales for disposal company customer portals) supported by various hardware devices (tachograph readers, telematics units, RFID tags). The products enable digital processing of tachograph data, driver card management, vehicle tracking, geofencing, and order documentation for the disposal industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• DAKO Fleet: Tachograph and telematics solution for traffic managers and fleet managers. Allows reading, archiving and analyzing tachograph data, driver card data, violation analysis with fine calculation, license and departure checks via app, vehicle tracking with geofencing, and fleet appointment management.
• DAKO Sales
• DAKO Drive
• DAKO Send
• TachoWeb

Products and services

• DAKO Fleet Tachograph and telematics solution for fleet managers and traffic controllers. Enables digital reading, archiving, and analysis of tachograph and driver card data, social violations monitoring with fine calculation, license and departure checks via app, vehicle tracking with geofencing, and fleet appointment management with reminders. Designed for transport and logistics companies requiring legal compliance and operational visibility across their commercial vehicle fleets.
• DAKO Sales Independent, web-based customer portal for container services and waste disposal companies. Enables digital processing and documentation of orders with customizable individual company design. Designed for waste disposal operators seeking transparent, automated processes for managing customer orders and container services.
• DAKO TachoWeb Web-based service for tachograph data management, referenced in service descriptions.
• DAKO Send Shipping/notification service for disposal companies, referenced in service descriptions.
• DAKO TachoKEY Hardware device for reading tachograph data.
• DAKO TachoStation 3.0 Third-generation tachograph station for data reading and processing.
• DAKO TachoStation 2.0 Second-generation tachograph station for data reading and processing.
• FMC650 Telematics hardware device for fleet tracking and data collection.
• LINK 740 Telematics hardware device for fleet tracking and data collection.
• DAKO RFID-Tag RFID tag for asset tracking and identification, supporting container and fleet asset management.

Quantifiable outcome

• Processing speed doubled and costs halved (claimed for industry comparison, not specifically DAKO)

Named customers14 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Bundesverband der Deutschen Entsorgungswirtschaft (BDE)minorGTM or Marketing PartnerDAKO participates at the BDE joint booth at IFAT Munich 2026, the leading trade fair for waste management. This partnership enables DAKO to showcase their waste disposal digitalization solutions to the BDE member network.
• German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK)minorOthersDAKO is supported by BMWK funding programs, specifically visible in their marketing materials showing BMWK sponsorship recognition.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Webfleet (Bridgestone): Webfleet, owned by Bridgestone, is a leading European fleet management software provider offering vehicle tracking, tachograph services, compliance and reporting. It competes head-to-head with DAKO Fleet in DACH and across Europe.
• Masternaut (Mix Telematics): Masternaut, part of Mix Telematics, is a European fleet telematics and compliance provider with strong presence in the UK and France. It offers tachograph download, vehicle tracking and fleet management, directly overlapping DAKO Fleet in scope and customer profile.
• Samsara: Samsara provides a Connected Operations cloud platform with fleet management, telematics, video-based safety and equipment monitoring. It is a direct competitor targeting enterprise and mid-market fleets in Europe with a broader product surface than DAKO.
• Trimble Transportation: Trimble's transportation segment provides fleet management, mobility, and compliance solutions for commercial trucking. It competes with DAKO in fleet telematics and driver compliance, especially with European enterprise fleets.
• FleetGO: FleetGO is a European provider of fleet management, tachograph reading and driver card download solutions with a comparable modular SaaS plus hardware model. It is a direct niche competitor to DAKO Fleet, particularly in Benelux and DACH.
• Quartix: Quartix is a UK-based fleet tracking and telematics provider focused on vehicle tracking, driver behavior and compliance for SMB and mid-market fleets. It is comparable to DAKO Fleet in customer profile and core offering, with European geographic overlap.
• Geotab: Geotab is one of the largest global fleet telematics platforms, offering vehicle tracking, driver behavior, and compliance analytics to commercial fleets. It directly competes with DAKO Fleet across European mid-market and enterprise fleets.

Broad incumbents

• Stellantis Free2Move / Opel Connect Fleet: Stellantis Free2Move and Opel connect services offer OEM-embedded fleet telematics for commercial vehicles. As more vehicles ship with built-in telematics, OEM offerings increasingly compete with aftermarket providers like DAKO at the data and connectivity layer.
• Verizon Connect: Verizon Connect is a large US-headquartered fleet and asset management platform with global reach across telematics, video and IoT. It operates more broadly than DAKO but overlaps directly in European fleet telematics for SMB and enterprise customers.
• Continental (VDO Tachograph Services): Continental, through its VDO brand, manufactures digital tachographs and provides tachograph data management services. As the dominant OEM of tachograph hardware in Europe, it competes with DAKO across both the hardware and the compliance data services stack.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/dako.gmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/dakogmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/dakogmbh

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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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