PortUNA

What PortUNA does

PortUNA Neue Medien GmbH is a privately held German IT services and software company headquartered in Potsdam, founded in 2003 by four founders and grown to over 50 employees. The company develops and operates three web-based products built on a shared PHP and MySQL technology stack: PortUNA.cms (a content management system for website administration priced at €50/month), PortUNA.ris (a paperless Ratsinformationssystem for managing municipal council sessions, documents, and political committees), and PortUNA.Intranet (a web-based internal document and collaboration platform). Approximately 3,000 partner organizations use PortUNA.cms, and all CMS-based portals are interconnected into a thematically and regionally cross-linked network.

The company's customer base is concentrated in the German public sector — municipalities, public institutions, and associations — supplemented by small businesses seeking web presence and IT infrastructure. Go-to-market is direct sales via the company website, phone, fax, and contact forms, with no third-party resellers identified. Revenue mechanics combine a low-ASP recurring subscription (€50/month CMS) with higher-value custom IT solutions and project-based engagements around the RIS and Intranet products. German data storage and Bundesdatenschutzgesetz compliance are explicit value propositions relevant to public-sector procurement.

PortUNA is founder-operated under Managing Director Daniel Herzbach, with no disclosed external funding, M&A activity, or parent company. The company operates exclusively in Germany, holds IHK Potsdam certifications as an approved apprenticeship and internship employer for 2026, and self-describes sustained above-average growth rates over its 20+ year history. The technology stack is legacy (PHP/MySQL browser-based SaaS), no AI/ML capabilities are disclosed, and the core differentiators are domain specialization in German municipal e-government, an integrated three-product suite, and an interconnected partner portal network.

Name

PortUNA

Legal name

PortUNA Neue Medien GmbH

Website

https://portuna.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

PortUNA Neue Medien GmbH is a Potsdam-based German IT company that develops web-based CMS, council session management (RIS), and intranet software for German municipalities, public institutions, associations, and small businesses, serving approximately 3,000 partner organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Potsdam

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. PortUNA.cms Subscription: Monthly subscription model for content management system access. Customers pay €50 per month for access to the CMS platform including hosting, security updates, and support.
2. Custom IT Solutions: Tailor-made IT solutions for customers including applications for small businesses, public institutions, associations, and municipal platforms. Revenue generated through project-based and ongoing service relationships.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

PortUNA develops and sells three self-developed, web-based software products for German municipalities, public institutions, associations, and small businesses: PortUNA.cms (content management for websites, PHP/MySQL-based, browser-based, €50/month), PortUNA.ris (paperless council session management system for political committees), and PortUNA.Intranet (password-protected internal document and workflow platform). In addition to its own products, PortUNA delivers tailor-made IT solutions through project-based and ongoing service engagements.

Product overview

PortUNA offers a suite of three interconnected web-based software products for German municipalities, public institutions, and businesses: PortUNA.cms (content management for website administration), PortUNA.ris (paperless session management for political committees), and PortUNA.Intranet (internal document management and collaboration). The products share technical foundations (PHP, MySQL, browser-based access) and are designed to serve the German public administration sector, with the CMS serving as the primary web presence solution while the RIS and Intranet products address internal administrative and democratic communication needs. The company operates exclusively in Germany with a network of approximately 3,000 partner organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PortUNA.ris: A paperless session service (Ratsinformationssystem) for municipalities to manage council sessions digitally.
• PortUNA.cms
• PortUNA.Intranet

Products and services

• PortUNA.cms PortUNA.cms is a web-based content management system built on PHP and MySQL that enables German municipalities, public institutions, associations, and small businesses to manage website content without HTML knowledge. It runs in any standard web browser, requires no local installation, and offers modules for SEO, accessibility, forms, newsletters, videos, and social media integration; subscription access is priced at €50 per month including hosting, security updates, and support.
• PortUNA.ris PortUNA.ris is a paperless session management system (Ratsinformationssystem) for German municipalities and public institutions that enables digital planning, management, and publication of political committee meetings, session documents, and member information. It manages public and non-public session documents, committee structures, political profiles, and meeting schedules to support transparent municipal governance.
• PortUNA.Intranet PortUNA.Intranet is a web-based, password-protected internal area for German organizations to securely manage and share internal documents, organize workflows, and facilitate team communication from any internet-capable device. It includes a homepage with bulletin board, surveys, calendar management, event organization, FAQ, galleries, user rights management, backup functions, announcements, and 10GB storage, and is extensible with modules for document management, booking systems, session services, appointment booking, and council information system.

Quantifiable outcome

• Municipalities save time, money, and personnel resources with paperless session management
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers2 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

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• 3,000 CMS PartnerscoreOthersPortUNA.cms is used by approximately 3,000 partners from various sectors. All portals based on PortUNA.cms are networked together, with information thematically and regionally assigned to other portals (e.g., municipal events are also displayed on a state-wide portal).

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• TYPO3 Association: Open-source enterprise CMS widely used by German public-sector websites and intranets. Indirect competitor to PortUNA.cms, particularly for cost-sensitive municipalities willing to assemble their own solution on open-source foundations.

Broad incumbents

• Granicus LLC: Large US government technology company offering council/legislative management, public records, and citizen engagement software. Broader portfolio than PortUNA but with direct overlap on council session management (PortUNA.ris) and civic web presence.
• Automattic (WordPress): Commercial open-source CMS provider behind WordPress, the world's most widely deployed content management system. Adjacent competitor to PortUNA.cms for municipal web presence, particularly for smaller municipalities seeking low-cost, do-it-yourself options.

Direct peers

• regio iT GmbH: German municipal IT provider operating ALLRIS, a widely deployed Ratsinformationssystem (council information system) used by German municipalities. Directly comparable to PortUNA on the RIS product line and the German municipal customer segment.
• CC e-gov GmbH: German e-government software vendor offering council information, session management, and portal solutions to municipalities. Comparable product portfolio and customer base to PortUNA.ris and PortUNA.cms.
• Somacos GmbH: German software company providing municipal portal and e-government solutions for German cities and municipalities. Direct peer in the German Verwaltungsportal / municipal CMS space that PortUNA's CMS product competes in.
• KOMCOM GmbH: German municipal software provider delivering IT solutions and e-government platforms for city and county administrations. Competes with PortUNA in the German Kommunal-IT segment with overlapping council and portal offerings.

Regional players

• IDOX Group plc: UK-headquartered public-sector software vendor with council information, land charges, and document management products. Comparable portfolio in council information and municipal back-office software, though operating primarily in the UK rather than Germany.

Market position

Strengths1 record

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/portuna-neue-medien-gmbh

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

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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