What Energypedia Consult does

Energypedia consult GmbH is a German for-profit monitoring, evaluation and digital-collaboration software and consulting company headquartered in Wiesbaden, founded in 2012 by Robert Heine as a commercial subsidiary of the non-profit energypedia UG (haftungsbeschränkt). The company serves international development organizations, humanitarian NGOs and public climate-fund managers, providing a practitioner-developed SaaS platform (WebMo) for results-based monitoring, reporting, evaluation and team collaboration, alongside open-source cloud and collaboration tooling (Nextcloud, BigBlueButton, Mattermost, MediaWiki) hosted on CO2-neutral servers in Germany under DSGVO-compliant operations.

Its product architecture is built on MediaWiki open-source foundations with custom interfaces, supporting logframe-based monitoring, indicator dashboards, partner databases and multi-country project rollouts; deployments typically complete within six weeks. The associated energypedia.info wiki serves as a knowledge platform attracting roughly 90,000 monthly visitors from the renewable energy and energy access community, functioning as both a content asset and a top-of-funnel distribution channel.

Revenue is generated through three streams: WebMo SaaS subscriptions priced by number of projects (illustrative two-year hosting package €3,576, unlimited users), professional services across four consulting practices (Digital Change for NGOs, Monitoring & Evaluation, Energy Access, Communication and Knowledge Management), and training and webinar delivery in English, German, Spanish and French. Go-to-market combines community-led content marketing with direct enterprise consulting sales, targeting European-funded development programs. The customer base spans more than 60 organizations including AGIAMONDO, Welthungerhilfe, GIZ, Vétérinaires Sans Frontières Germany, Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung, Karuna Germany, Stuttgart Climate Innovation Fund and Kinderfreundliche Kommunen, among others.

Name

Energypedia Consult

Legal name

energypedia consult GmbH

Website

https://energypedia-consult.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Energypedia consult GmbH provides results-based monitoring software (WebMo), open-source cloud collaboration tools and consulting services to international development NGOs, humanitarian organizations and climate funds, operating from Wiesbaden, Germany as a subsidiary of non-profit energypedia UG.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Development Cooperation Consulting and Monitoring Software

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Energy Systems & Power Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Renewable Policy & Regulatory Strategy (National/State/Local) (EUAMANAA), Energy Justice, Equity & Ratepayer Impact Analysis (EUAMANAN)

Keywords

• Monitoring and evaluation software
• Development cooperation consulting
• NGO digital transformation
• Energy access research
• Open source collaboration tools

Headquarters

HQ city

Wiesbaden

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel

Revenue model

1. WebMo Software Subscription: SaaS model for WebMo monitoring software. Subscription-based pricing that varies by number of projects. Unlimited user access included. Two-year hosting package valued at €3,576. After initial funding period, WebMo becomes free for local partner organizations as part of sustainable pricing model.
2. Consulting Services: Consulting for digital change in NGOs, monitoring and evaluation, energy access, and communication and knowledge management. Includes workshops, individual courses on digital M&E and Excel (online and on-site), and customized software implementations.
3. Training and Webinars: Free introductory webinars on digitalization and results-based monitoring. In-depth Excel training courses available. User trainings for WebMo clients. Training offered in English, German, Spanish, and French.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Energypedia Consult provides WebMo, a web-based results-based monitoring and collaboration software for development cooperation organizations, alongside the energypedia.info wiki knowledge platform and open-source cloud and collaboration tools (Nextcloud, BigBlueButton, Mattermost, MediaWiki) hosted on DSGVO-compliant, CO2-neutral servers in Germany. The company also delivers consulting services in monitoring & evaluation, energy access, digital change for NGOs, and communication/knowledge management, plus training and webinars for development professionals.

Product overview

Energypedia Consult offers a portfolio of products centered around monitoring, collaboration, and knowledge management for development cooperation organizations. The core products include WebMo (monitoring and collaboration software), energypedia.info (wiki knowledge platform), and Cloud & Collaboration Tools (open source solutions). These are complemented by four consulting service areas: Digital Change for NGOs, Monitoring & Evaluation, Energy Access, and Communication and Knowledge Management. The company provides end-to-end support from consulting and training through to software implementation and hosting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WebMo: The user-friendly software for results-based monitoring and collaboration in development cooperation, developed by practitioners for practitioners.
• energypedia.info
• Cloud & Collaboration Tools

Products and services

• WebMo User-friendly web-based software for results-based monitoring and collaboration in development cooperation. Supports project management, reporting, evaluation, and team coordination with logframe-based tracking, automatic progress bars, pie charts, and baseline-target-current indicators. Pricing is project-based with unlimited user access, and the platform becomes free for local partner organizations after an initial funding period.
• energypedia.info Freely accessible wiki platform for knowledge exchange on renewable energy, energy access, and energy efficiency in developing countries. Attracts approximately 90,000 monthly visitors including local and international energy experts from organizations, companies, ministries, and academics. Operated by the parent non-profit energypedia UG, with Energypedia consult supporting the platform and profits funding its operations.
• Cloud & Collaboration Tools Open-source solutions for teamwork including Nextcloud (file sync, document exchange, email, calendars, text/video chat), BigBlueButton (privacy-compliant video conferencing with whiteboard and desktop sharing), Mattermost (messaging for individuals and groups), and MediaWiki (documentation with modern interface). DSGVO-compliant hosting in Germany with CO2-neutral servers and ADV contracts.
• Digital Change for NGOs Consulting Consulting and workshops for non-profits to assess their digital status quo and develop appropriate solutions. Includes webinars on digitalization and individual courses on digital M&E and Excel, plus customized software implementations.
• Monitoring & Evaluation Consulting Advisory services along the entire monitoring process from definition of impacts and indicators to data collection and management. Includes training, webinars, and evaluation studies with specialization in Energy Access.
• Energy Access Consulting Support for organizations promoting access to sustainable energy through surveys, impact evaluations, report writing, and knowledge research and communication in energy access.
• Communication and Knowledge Management Consulting Consulting services for developing communications strategies, creating content for social media and publications, organizing events and webinars, and documenting and disseminating knowledge on energypedia.info.

Quantifiable outcome

• Setup time of typically no more than six weeks
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Plant-for-the-PlanetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergypedia Consult plants one tree per running WebMo per month in partnership with Plant-for-the-Planet in Yucatán, Mexico. This environmental initiative aligns with the company's commitment to sustainability and carbon neutrality.
• ICT4D.atcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to provide free online course 'Monitoring with Excel' for development cooperation professionals. The course teaches how to use MS Excel/Libre Office as an effective monitoring tool. Energypedia Consult provides the monitoring expertise while ICT4D.at provides the platform and network.
• energypedia UG (haftungsbeschränkt)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEnergypedia consult GmbH is a subsidiary of the non-profit energypedia UG which operates energypedia.info. The non-profit was founded in 2011 to independently continue the knowledge platform. Consult supports the platform and profits help fund energypedia.info.
• The Nature ConservancyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership within the 'Ivy' funding line of Stuttgart Climate Innovation Fund. The Nature Conservancy works with the fund to promote nature-based solutions for climate impact adaptation, using WebMo to monitor key figures including newly turfed areas and number of newly planted trees.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Salesforce.org (Power of Us): Salesforce's non-profit division offering discounted CRM, program management, and reporting tools to NGOs. Broader incumbent that competes for the same digital-transformation budgets.
• Microsoft Tech for Social Impact: Microsoft's non-profit program providing Dynamics 365, Power Platform, and Azure tools to NGOs and humanitarian organizations. Broad incumbent competing on digital change and M&E workflows.

Direct peers

• KoboToolbox: Open-source mobile data collection platform widely used by humanitarian and development NGOs. Comparable as a free/low-cost, open-source alternative in the same NGO M&E workflow stack.
• DevResults: SaaS platform for indicator-level results monitoring in international development, used by NGOs, donors, and implementers. Directly comparable as a results-based monitoring tool competing for the same GIZ/NGO buyer profiles.
• TolaData: M&E and project management software purpose-built for NGOs and development organizations. Competes head-to-head with WebMo for logframe, indicator, and beneficiary-tracking workflows.
• Dimagi (CommCare): Builds CommCare, a mobile data collection and case management platform used extensively by frontline health and development workers. Comparable in serving international development NGOs and donors.
• Akvo: Amsterdam-based non-profit that builds open-source data, monitoring, and reporting tools for international development cooperation and humanitarian aid. Closely comparable in target customers (NGOs, multilaterals), open-source philosophy, and EU-based operations.
• Ona Data: Data collection and digital workflow platform for development, health, and humanitarian programs. Comparable in open-source roots and NGO customer base.
• ActivityInfo: Information management system for humanitarian and development programs supporting case management, M&E, and inter-agency coordination. Direct competitor in NGO M&E software.

Emerging players

• LogAlto: Cloud-based M&E platform for NGOs and social enterprises with logframe, indicator tracking, and donor reporting features. Smaller-scale direct competitor in the same use case.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInde.linkedin.com/company/energypedia-consult
• Xx.com/epediaconsult

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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