Humusoft
Humusoft is a Czech private IT company founded in 1991 serving as the exclusive distributor for MathWorks, COMSOL, and dSPACE technical computing software across the Czech Republic and Slovakia, complemented by proprietary HeavyHorse workstations, consulting, and training services.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1991
- HeadquartersPraha, Czechia
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Humusoft does
Humusoft s.r.o. is a privately-held Czech information technology and services company founded in 1991, headquartered in Prague with a branch office in Bratislava, Slovakia. The company operates as the sole authorized reseller and distributor for three major technical computing and simulation software vendors — MathWorks (MATLAB and Simulink), COMSOL AB (COMSOL Multiphysics), and dSPACE SE & Co. KG (real-time simulation platforms) — across the Czech and Slovak markets. In parallel, Humusoft develops its own product line, most notably the HeavyHorse brand of high-performance multi-processor workstations, the Simulink Desktop Real-Time add-on library, and a portfolio of data acquisition boards (partially discontinued), positioning it as both a distributor and a niche original equipment manufacturer.
The company monetizes through a multi-stream revenue model: software license distribution and maintenance contracts (licensing/reseller margins from MathWorks, COMSOL, dSPACE), hardware sales (dSPACE real-time systems and HeavyHorse workstations), and professional services including application engineering consulting and certified training courses delivered in Czech, Slovak, and English. Customer segments span educational institutions (with a dedicated PASS multi-license program), industrial engineering companies in automotive/aerospace sectors, and research organizations. Go-to-market combines direct enterprise sales, trial-and-evaluation inside sales, annual proprietary events (Technical Computing Camp), COMSOL conferences, and content marketing through technical blog and quarterly newsletter. The firm employs approximately 20 people, suggesting a high-revenue-per-employee lean distribution model with sustained 35-year operating history and no external funding or parent company.
Humusoft firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Humusoft
- Legal name
- HUMUSOFT s.r.o.
- Website
- https://humusoft.cz
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1991
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Humusoft is a Czech private IT company founded in 1991 serving as the exclusive distributor for MathWorks, COMSOL, and dSPACE technical computing software across the Czech Republic and Slovakia, complemented by proprietary HeavyHorse workstations, consulting, and training services.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Where Humusoft is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Praha
- HQ country
- Czechia
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices2 records
Markets served
Humusoft business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Software Distribution (MATLAB & Simulink): Humusoft is the sole authorized reseller of MathWorks MATLAB and Simulink products for Czech Republic and Slovakia, generating revenue through software license sales, subscriptions, and maintenance contracts.
- Software Distribution (COMSOL Multiphysics): Exclusive distributor of COMSOL AB for Czech Republic and Slovakia, reselling multiphysics simulation software licenses.
- Software Distribution (dSPACE): Exclusive distributor of dSPACE real-time simulation hardware and software for Czech Republic and Slovakia, including ControlDesk, AutomationDesk, and related products.
- Consulting Services: Application engineering consulting from advisory activities to complete application development and custom simulation models. Daily rates apply with volume discounts.
- Training Services: Public and private training courses on MATLAB, Simulink, COMSOL, and dSPACE. Courses offered in Czech, Slovak, and English languages, both in-person and online.
- HeavyHorse Workstations: Production and sale of multi-processor workstations designed for high-performance numerical computing.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Subscription | Annual | PASS License for Primary/Secondary Schools |
| Subscription | Pay-as-you-go | Consulting Services - Standard Rate |
| Subscription | Multi-year contract | Consulting Services - Volume Discounts |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | MATLAB Training - Standard |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | MATLAB Training - One Day Courses |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | COMSOL Training |
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Code Generation Training |
Go-to-market motion3 records
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels6 records
Humusoft product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Humusoft distributes and supports technical computing, simulation, and model-based design software — including MATLAB & Simulink, COMSOL Multiphysics, and dSPACE real-time systems — as the exclusive authorized reseller for Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company also develops its own proprietary hardware and software (HeavyHorse workstations, Simulink Desktop Real-Time, data acquisition boards) and provides complementary consulting and training services.
Product overview
HUMUSOFT is a Czech IT company founded in 1991 operating as exclusive distributor for MathWorks (MATLAB & Simulink), COMSOL AB (COMSOL Multiphysics), and dSPACE SE & Co. KG (real-time simulation platforms) across Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company also develops its own product line including HeavyHorse high-performance workstations and data acquisition boards, and offers complementary training, consulting, and job exchange services. The core portfolio comprises: MATLAB & Simulink (technical computing and Model-Based Design with 50+ toolboxes), COMSOL Multiphysics (multiphysics FEM simulation with specialized physics modules and LiveLink CAD integrations), dSPACE (real-time RCP and HIL simulation platforms with ControlDesk/AutomationDesk software suite), HeavyHorse (proprietary HPC workstations), and legacy data acquisition hardware. HUMUSOFT provides public/private training, consulting services, and a job exchange portal as value-added services supporting its software distribution business.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- HeavyHorse: High-performance multi-processor workstations designed for optimal performance in sophisticated numerical computing.
Products and services
- MATLAB & Simulink Technical computing platform (MATLAB) and graphical Model-Based Design/simulation environment (Simulink) from MathWorks, distributed exclusively by Humusoft for Czech Republic and Slovakia. Used by engineers, researchers, and educators for numerical computation, algorithm development, data analysis, and dynamic system simulation.
- COMSOL Multiphysics Multiphysics simulation platform for finite element analysis (FEM) and modeling of physical phenomena using partial differential equations (PDE), distributed exclusively by Humusoft for Czech Republic and Slovakia. Used by engineers and researchers to simulate electrical, mechanical, fluid, thermal, chemical, and acoustic physics.
- dSPACE Real-time simulation, rapid control prototyping (RCP), and hardware-in-the-loop (HIL) platforms and software from dSPACE SE & Co. KG, distributed exclusively by Humusoft for Czech Republic and Slovakia. Primarily used in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications for electronic control unit development and testing.
- HeavyHorse Workstations Humusoft's own line of high-performance multi-processor workstations designed and manufactured for sophisticated numerical computing, technical simulations, and computationally intensive engineering applications.
- Simulink Desktop Real-Time Proprietary Simulink add-on developed by Humusoft that enables real-time execution of Simulink models on standard PC or Mac computers with interfacing to HUMUSOFT data acquisition boards for laboratory and industrial real-time control and simulation applications.
- HUMUSOFT Data Acquisition Boards (MF644, MF634) Humusoft-designed multifunction I/O boards for laboratory and industrial data acquisition, including MF644 (Thunderbolt) and MF634 (PCI Express) models. Supported by Simulink Desktop Real-Time and Simulink Real-Time for hardware-in-the-loop applications.
- Public Training Courses Scheduled public training sessions in Czech, Slovak, and English covering MATLAB, Simulink, COMSOL, and dSPACE from introductory to advanced levels. Offered face-to-face at the Humusoft Training Center in Prague or online.
- Private Customized Training Tailored training programs prepared to client specifications for time, intensity, content, and language. Delivered at client premises, Humusoft Training Center in Prague, STU Bratislava, or via online/hybrid formats.
- Consulting Services Application engineering consulting from advisory consultations to complete application and simulation model development. Includes FEM simulation and analysis, custom MATLAB application development, optimization and tuning, data analysis, legacy code conversion, and Model-Based Design implementation.
Quantifiable outcome
- More than 5,000 educational institutions worldwide use MATLAB tools for teaching
Companies that use Humusoft
Customer profileNamed customers1 record
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Humusoft technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration27 records
AI capability13 records
Feature3 records
Humusoft partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- MathWorks LimitedcoreHUMUSOFT s.r.o. is the sole authorized reseller of MathWorks, Inc., USA, for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Provides marketing and value-added services for MATLAB and Simulink technical computing and simulation software.
- COMSOL ABcoreHUMUSOFT s.r.o. is the sole authorized distributor of COMSOL AB, Sweden, for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Markets COMSOL Multiphysics for modeling and simulation of physical phenomena using Partial Differential Equations.
- dSPACE SE & Co. KGcoreHUMUSOFT s.r.o. is the sole authorized distributor of dSPACE SE & Co. KG, Germany, for the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Distributes real-time software and hardware for rapid control prototyping and hardware-in-the-loop simulations.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Humusoft competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Dassault Systèmes: Vendor of SIMULIA, CATIA, and 3DEXPERIENCE competing for CAE and model-based design spend in the same European industrial customer base that HUMUSOFT addresses through COMSOL and Simulink.
- Altair Engineering: Global CAE/HPC vendor (HyperWorks, Inspire, PBS Works) competing for simulation and high-performance computing budget that also drives HUMUSOFT's MATLAB/Simulink and HeavyHorse workstation sales.
- MathWorks: Vendor of MATLAB and Simulink — HUMUSOFT is its sole authorized CZ/SK distributor. MathWorks is a broader incumbent with a global catalog of toolboxes and a worldwide direct + channel sales motion; comparable in category even though it is also a partner.
- Siemens Digital Industries Software: Vendor of Simcenter, NX, and Teamcenter PLM/CAE suites competing head-to-head with the MATLAB/Simulink/COMSOL workflows in automotive and industrial accounts that HUMUSOFT serves.
- dSPACE: German vendor of real-time simulation, RCP, and HIL platforms distributed exclusively by HUMUSOFT in CZ/SK. Operates in the same automotive/aerospace simulation category and serves overlapping customer verticals.
- ANSYS: Global CAE simulation software vendor competing for the same industrial engineering budgets as the MATLAB/COMSOL stacks HUMUSOFT distributes. Competes at the customer-level solution layer even though HUMUSOFT is not an ANSYS reseller.
- COMSOL AB: Vendor of COMSOL Multiphysics distributed exclusively by HUMUSOFT in CZ/SK. Comparable as the global incumbent in multiphysics FEM simulation, addressing the same industrial and academic customers as HUMUSOFT.
- PTC: PLM and CAD/CAE vendor (Creo, Mathcad, ANSYS-mediated tools) addressing the same model-based-design and engineering software segment as HUMUSOFT's MATLAB/Simulink portfolio.
Emerging players
- National Instruments (NI, now Emerson): Vendor of LabVIEW and modular data acquisition/HIL test systems competing with HUMUSOFT's dSPACE distribution line and proprietary MF-series data acquisition boards in laboratory and industrial test markets.
- Wolfram Research: Vendor of Mathematica and Wolfram Language — a competing technical computing and symbolic math platform that overlaps with MATLAB in education and engineering-research workflows, where HUMUSOFT's PASS and consulting services compete.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
Humusoft social profiles
Digital presenceHumusoft compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance1 record
Humusoft financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Humusoft leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles2 records
Humusoft funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Humusoft M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Humusoft
What does Humusoft do?
Humusoft distributes and supports technical computing, simulation, and model-based design software — including MATLAB & Simulink, COMSOL Multiphysics, and dSPACE real-time systems — as the exclusive authorized reseller for Czech Republic and Slovakia. The company also develops its own proprietary hardware and software (HeavyHorse workstations, Simulink Desktop Real-Time, data acquisition boards) and provides complementary consulting and training services.
Is Humusoft a public or private company?
Humusoft is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Humusoft founded?
Humusoft was founded in 1991. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Humusoft based?
Humusoft is headquartered in Praha, Czechia, in the Europe region.
How does Humusoft make money?
Six revenue lines are on record. Software Distribution (MATLAB & Simulink) is the primary driver. The others are software Distribution (COMSOL Multiphysics), software Distribution (dSPACE), consulting Services, training Services and heavyHorse Workstations.
Who are Humusoft's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Dassault Systèmes, Altair Engineering, MathWorks, Siemens Digital Industries Software, dSPACE, ANSYS, COMSOL AB and PTC. Emerging players are National Instruments (NI, now Emerson) and Wolfram Research.
Does Humusoft have an API?
Yes. MATLAB MCP Core Server implements the Model Context Protocol (MCP) as an open protocol that bridges AI agents with MATLAB. It provides five built-in tools: evaluate_matlab_code (executes code and returns output/errors), run_matlab_file (runs script files), run_matlab_test_file (executes MATLAB tests), check_matlab_code (static code analysis), and detect_matlab_toolkits (identifies available toolbox installations). The server is the foundation for MATLAB Agentic Toolkit and Simulink Agentic Toolkit, enabling AI agents like Claude Code, GitHub Copilot, OpenAI Codex, Sourcegraph Amp, and Gemini CLI to interact with MATLAB in real-time.