What Knoware does

Knoware is a Belgian software consultancy founded in 1999 and headquartered in Nivelles, with offices in Brussels and Brugge. The firm provides four primary service lines: IT consulting, full-cycle project development, application management, and legacy application modernization. Its core technology stack is anchored in Microsoft (.NET, C#, ASP.NET MVC, Entity Framework, SQL Server) and Azure cloud, supplemented by Java, Angular, Docker, and DevSecOps tooling including Software Composition Analysis and static code analysis. The firm has built proprietary internal tools and methodologies, most notably an AI-assisted Development Life Cycle (AI-DLC) that uses AI coding agents across documentation, code generation, testing, and refactoring tasks.

Knoware serves enterprise and mid-market clients across four verticals: healthcare (where it has 20+ years of experience including development and maintenance of ComeoCare, a Software Medical Device used in 30+ institutions in Belgium and Switzerland, now manufactured by sibling entity Comeo following a 2024 strategic split), logistics (custom WMS/TMS for operators such as NDQ), public sector (Belgian federal digital transformation work for BOSA), and finance (engagements with BNP Paribas Fortis and ING). The firm holds ISO 13485 certification for medical device software quality management and is preparing for ISO/IEC 27001.

The business model is sales-led and project-based, with bespoke quote-based pricing for each engagement. Revenue is generated through professional services (consulting), one-time project development, and ongoing managed services (application management). Distribution is primarily direct via enterprise account management, with a supplementary channel-partner model for international ComeoCare distribution in Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. The firm operates across Belgium, Switzerland, Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands. Ownership is private and closely held by four co-founders/managing partners originating from Bank Brussel Lambert, with no disclosed institutional or external investment.

Name

Knoware

Legal name

Knoware srl/bv

Website

https://knoware.be

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Knoware is a Belgian software consultancy founded in 1999 providing IT consulting, custom development, application management, and legacy modernization to enterprise and public-sector clients across healthcare, logistics, finance, and government in Belgium and select European markets.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development & IT Consulting

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Oncology Remote Symptom Monitoring & Care Navigation (HLALAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Order Sets, Care Plans & Clinical Pathways (CPOE-integrated) (HLACAGAC)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• IT consulting services
• Application management services
• Legacy application modernization
• Medical device software

Headquarters

HQ city

Nivelles

HQ country

Belgium

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Knoware provides consulting services to help businesses optimize their use of information technology to achieve strategic objectives. Consultants assist with project & service management, enterprise & solution architecture, business & functional analysis, technical design, software development and coding expertise, quality assurance and testing, and configuration and deployment management. Services are delivered by highly qualified and multi-specialized consultants.
2. Project Development: Full-cycle project development services for custom software solutions, delivered either at fixed prices or in co-sourcing arrangements. Covers the entire project lifecycle from planning and requirements gathering to testing, implementation, and post-implementation support.
3. Application Management: Ongoing application management services including regular preventative maintenance, reactive support, reporting, modernization and upgrades, integration and middleware, performance optimization, and security and compliance management.
4. Legacy Application Modernization: Services to update outdated systems and applications to make them compatible with modern technology architectures, including environment modernization (Dockerization), dependency updates, and decommissioning support.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Knoware is a Belgian MedTech software company providing IT consulting, full-cycle project development, application management, and legacy application modernization services to enterprise and mid-market clients across healthcare, logistics, public sector, and finance. The company also develops and maintains the ComeoCare software medical device (manufactured by sister company Comeo sa/nv) used for complex medicinal treatment management in over 30 healthcare institutions in Belgium and Switzerland.

Product overview

Knoware offers a portfolio of software solutions spanning two distinct entities following a 2024 strategic split: (1) Comeo (medical device software) featuring ComeoCare for complex medicinal treatment management and ComeoBox for hardware integration, and (2) Knoware (IT services) providing consulting, project development, application management, and legacy modernization. Knoware's services span multiple sectors including healthcare, logistics, public sector, and finance. The company develops custom software solutions and maintains specialized products like Warehouse Management System (WMS) and Transportation Management System (TMS) for logistics clients.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Consulting Services IT consulting services delivered by multi-specialized consultants to help businesses optimize their use of information technology and achieve strategic objectives. Covers project management, enterprise architecture, business analysis, technical design, software development, and quality assurance.
• Project Development Full-cycle application development services transforming ideas into custom software solutions, delivered at fixed prices or in co-sourcing arrangements. Covers planning, requirements gathering, architecture selection, design, implementation, testing, and post-implementation support.
• Application Management Application lifecycle management including regular preventative maintenance, reactive support, reporting, modernization and upgrades, integration and middleware, performance optimization, and security and compliance management for client applications.
• Legacy Application Modernization Services to update outdated systems and applications to make them compatible with modern technology architectures, including security vulnerability remediation, performance improvements, environment modernization (Dockerization), dependency updates, and decommissioning support.
• ComeoCare Smart platform for complex medicinal treatment management that connects multiple departments and all medical staff involved. Software Medical Device (formerly CytoWeb) used in over 30 Healthcare Institutions in Belgium and Switzerland. Legal manufacturing handled by Comeo sa/nv; Knoware provides all development and maintenance.
• Warehouse Management System (WMS) Custom logistics management system developed for NDQ to manage warehouse and supply chain operations efficiently, avoiding delays and revenue losses for an international trailer operator in the port of Zeebrugge.
• Transportation Management System (TMS) Logistics management system for transportation operations with extended external integrations, supporting multi-modal transport coordination.

Quantifiable outcome

• ComeoCare is used in over 30 Healthcare Institutions in Belgium and Switzerland
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ComeocoreOEM/ Whitelabel/ Licensing Partner · 1 January 2024Following the 2024 strategic split, Comeo sa/nv became the legal manufacturer of ComeoCare. Knoware continues to provide all ComeoCare analysis, design, development, testing, deployment, and maintenance tasks under a manufacturing partnership agreement. Both companies share the same shareholder base, board of directors, and management team.
• Distribution Partners (Germany, Spain, Netherlands)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2023In 2023, Knoware signed distribution deals to distribute ComeoCare in Germany, Spain, and the Netherlands, enabling international expansion of its healthcare product offering through local distribution partners.
• DKV Euro ServiceminorOthers · 1 January 2023DKV Euro Service is Knoware's fuel card provider. Knoware offsets CO2 emissions from its remaining combustion engine vehicles through DKV Card CLIMATE, investing in certified climate protection projects managed by myclimate Deutschland gGmbH. DKV awarded Knoware a Climate Certificate in recognition of offsetting 46.13 tonnes of CO2.
• myclimate Deutschland gGmbHminorOthers · 1 January 2023myclimate Deutschland gGmbH is a non-profit organization that confirms Knoware's contribution to high-quality climate protection projects through CO2 offsetting. 46.13 tonnes of CO2 were offset in 2023 through Gold Standard climate protection projects.
• PfizercoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2012In 2012, Knoware acquired the full editor and distributor rights for CytoWeb from Pfizer. Knoware has also provided consultancy services to Pfizer on various projects over many years. Pfizer's Medcheck software application is managed by Knoware. This relationship was foundational to Knoware's entry into healthcare software.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sopra Steria: Large European IT services and software firm offering consulting, custom application development, and managed services across regulated verticals including healthcare, finance, and public sector — directly comparable business model and customer profile to Knoware's pan-European enterprise services.
• Inetum: European IT services company providing consulting, custom software development, and managed services with strong public-sector and healthcare exposure — comparable multi-vertical European footprint.
• Delaware Consulting: Belgian-headquartered IT consultancy providing ERP, custom development, and managed services to enterprise and mid-market clients — equivalent Benelux footprint and Microsoft-centric delivery model as Knoware.
• Allgeier: European IT services and software development group delivering custom application development, application management, and modernization across regulated verticals — comparable in service mix and mid-market Europe orientation.
• XPLUS: Belgian IT consultancy offering custom development, application management, and legacy modernization to enterprise clients — directly mirrors Knoware's core services triad of consulting, project development, and legacy modernization.
• Devoteam: European IT consultancy with strong focus on cloud and digital transformation, serving regulated industries including healthcare, finance, and public sector — directly aligned with Knoware's enterprise digital-transformation services.
• Cronos: Belgian IT services group focused on consulting, custom development, and managed services across local enterprise, healthcare, and public-sector clients — closely analogous to Knoware's Belgium-centric services portfolio.

Emerging players

• Dedalus: European healthcare-software vendor with clinical and care-pathway applications; overlaps with Knoware's ComeoCare in addressing complex clinical workflows, though Dedalus is a product company rather than a custom-development consultancy.

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Global systems integrator with European roots providing custom software, application management, and digital transformation across healthcare, finance, and public sector — competes with Knoware on the upper end of the same enterprise bid pool.

Regional players

• Ordina (Sopra Steria Benelux): Benelux-rooted IT consultancy (now part of Sopra Steria) offering custom development and managed services across banking, healthcare, and public sector in the low countries — closely aligned geographically with Knoware's Benelux home market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/knowarebe
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/knoware

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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