Safexpert

What Safexpert does

Safexpert is a CE marking and product-safety compliance software suite developed and distributed by IBF Solutions GmbH, an Austria-headquartered firm founded in 1994 that has positioned the product around 30 years of regulatory expertise. The core Safexpert platform guides manufacturers step-by-step through declaration of conformity for machinery and electrical equipment under EU directives including the Machinery Directive, the new Machine Regulation, and the Low Voltage Directive, and is complemented by an EN ISO 12100-aligned risk assessment module, a standards search and management module, and a CheckManager add-on for ongoing controls and inspections. Together, these products address the full workflow from hazard identification and risk evaluation through standards traceability and recurring compliance verification for industrial manufacturers.

The company monetizes Safexpert primarily through licensed software subscriptions sold on annual or multi-year terms, distributed via a self-serve website with a 60-day free demo download, and supplements this with paid professional-services revenue from practical CE seminars and Safexpert user training courses. Go-to-market is a hybrid sales-led and PLG motion: enterprise and mid-market compliance buyers self-evaluate the demo, request pricing via a downloadable catalog, and are also reached through an international partner/reseller network extending the product beyond IBF's DACH home market into France, Italy, Spain, Poland and other European geographies via a six-language website. Select enterprise reference customers span industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, automation, robotics, electronics, agricultural equipment, certification services (TÜV Rheinland, TÜV Austria, Dekra), and consumer appliances.

Operationally, IBF Solutions is a small private firm with 1-10 employees and no external funding, headquartered in Austria and serving customers across multiple European countries through direct sales and channel partners. The broader portfolio also includes prepared digital content packs ("Prodotti aggiuntivi Safexpert") that accelerate CE marking projects, and dedicated seminars covering the transition from the Machinery Directive to the new Machine Regulation.

Name

Safexpert

Legal name

IBF Solutions GmbH

Website

https://safexpert.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Safexpert (IBF Solutions GmbH) is an Austria-based CE marking software suite that helps European machinery and electrical-equipment manufacturers comply with EU directives through risk assessment, standards management, and inspection tooling.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Regulatory Compliance Software

NAICS

Testing Laboratories and Services (541380)

SIC

Services-Testing Laboratories (8734)

akta.pro primary industry

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services (BPAHAIAL)

Keywords

• CE marking software
• Regulatory compliance software
• Risk assessment software
• Machinery safety compliance
• Standards management software

Headquarters

HQ city

Mosciano Sant'angelo

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing: Safexpert software is sold as a licensed product with annual or multi-year subscription options. Customers can download a 60-day free demo to evaluate the software before purchase.
2. Training Seminars: IBF offers practical CE seminars and Safexpert training courses as paid professional services, providing updated knowledge and specialized expertise to customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Safexpert is a CE marking compliance software suite developed by IBF Solutions GmbH that guides manufacturers of machinery and electrical equipment through the full EU conformity process, including step-by-step declaration of conformity, systematic risk assessment per EN ISO 12100, standards management, and ongoing controls/inspections via the CheckManager module. The company complements the software with paid practitioner seminars and Safexpert user training courses covering risk assessment, Machinery Directive/Regulation compliance, and the transition to the new Machinery Regulation.

Product overview

Safexpert is a comprehensive CE marking software suite consisting of a core platform (Safexpert) along with integrated modules for risk assessment (EN ISO 12100 compliant), standards management, and an add-on product (CheckManager) for ongoing controls and inspections. The product portfolio also includes prepared digital content packages and practitioner seminars/training services. The software supports compliance with EU directives including the machine directive, machine regulation, and low voltage directive.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Safexpert: The primary software product for CE marking, risk assessment, and standards management according to EN ISO 12100, Machinery Directive, and Low Voltage Directive.

Products and services

• Safexpert CE Marking Software

Named customers18 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• International PartnersminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorIBF Solutions has international partners who extend their Safexpert software distribution and CE compliance services across different European markets outside their primary DACH region. The company maintains a network of channel partners for broader geographic coverage.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Sphera: Broad enterprise EHS and product-compliance platform serving global manufacturers; competes for the same compliance budget as Safexpert but as part of a much wider portfolio.
• PTC (Windchill): PLM suite that includes regulatory and compliance modules for manufacturers; overlaps with Safexpert's risk-assessment and standards-management functionality inside a broader design-to-release platform.
• SAP EHS Management: Enterprise environmental, health & safety and product-compliance suite embedded in SAP; an incumbent alternative to a dedicated CE compliance tool like Safexpert.
• Wolters Kluwer Regulatory Compliance: Provider of regulatory intelligence and compliance tooling across multiple verticals; competes indirectly for the standards-management and regulatory-tracking portion of Safexpert's value proposition.
• Siemens Teamcenter: Enterprise PLM platform from Siemens with compliance, documentation and standards-management features — competes head-to-head with Safexpert within Siemens' own manufacturing install base.
• Dassault Systèmes ENOVIA: PLM and regulatory compliance capabilities inside the 3DEXPERIENCE platform that compete with Safexpert's machinery-compliance workflows for global manufacturers.

Direct peers

• QUNIS: German-headquartered CE compliance and risk-assessment software vendor directly competing with Safexpert for machinery manufacturers' regulatory-tooling budgets in the DACH region.
• Convia: Product-compliance software (CE / UKCA) targeting manufacturers with documentation and risk-assessment workflows — a direct functional competitor to Safexpert's core modules.
• iPoint Compliance: Product stewardship and compliance software used by manufacturers to manage regulatory substance, materials, and conformity — overlapping directly with Safexpert's CE compliance scope.

Others

• Bureau Veritas: Global TIC (testing, inspection, certification) body that performs the kind of CE audits Safexpert software prepares manufacturers for — adjacent ecosystem participant rather than direct software competitor.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/ibfsolutionsgmbh
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ibf-solutions
• Instagraminstagram.com/ibfsolutions

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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