Cmsbox

What Cmsbox does

Cmsbox GmbH is a privately-held Swiss web agency founded in 2007 and headquartered in Bern, with a 12-person team that develops custom websites and interactive web applications. Its core customer segments are design agencies and graphic studios across Switzerland (which retain client relationships while Cmsbox handles all technical implementation), small and medium Swiss enterprises (KMU), and real estate developers and marketers served through specialized webapps. The company currently manages 849+ active customer websites and has delivered over 2,000 web projects since inception, operating exclusively within Switzerland under the Swiss Made Software certification.

The company's core technical asset is its proprietary CMS, built on the open-source Wagtail platform (Python/Django) and extended with an award-winning in-page WYSIWYG editor, a modular component system, and headless CMS capability that distributes content via APIs to multiple touchpoints. Specialized real-estate webapps — RoomFinder 2D, RoomFinder 3D, and RoomDesigner — add an interactive property-presentation and apartment-configuration layer. All customer sites are hosted on Cmsbox's own data center in Bern, powered by renewable energy, with waste heat reused for nearby residential heating. The platform supports GDPR and Swiss nDSG compliance by keeping all data within Switzerland.

Cmsbox generates revenue through three primary streams: one-time project fees for custom website and webapp development under modular pricing, recurring hosting and operations subscriptions starting at CHF 24.90/month, and domain registration/management services bundled into the offering. Partner design agencies earn a 10% commission on referred projects, and Cmsbox commits not to compete for the agency's end client. In June 2026 the company unveiled a new CMS system, new website, and refreshed branding after 18 years of continuous operation. Recognition includes the Master of Swiss Web (2008), Nielsen Norman Group "10 Best Application" (2008), Red Dot Design Award (2009), and Swiss Made Software certification.

Name

Cmsbox

Legal name

Cmsbox GmbH

Website

https://cmsbox.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2007

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cmsbox GmbH is a Swiss web agency in Bern that develops custom websites and interactive webapps on its proprietary Wagtail-based CMS, serving design agencies, KMU, and real estate developers across Switzerland with bundled Swiss-hosted operations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Web Development Services

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Blogging & CMS Content Platforms (BPAMAJAG)

Keywords

• Content management system
• Website development
• Swiss web hosting
• Web application development
• Real estate webapps

Headquarters

HQ city

Bern

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Website Development Projects: One-time fees for the development of custom websites and webapps. Pricing is based on a modular system that allows quotes even without a finished design. A standard website can be implemented in 10 working days.
2. Hosting & Operations: Recurring monthly subscription for website hosting, operations, security updates, backups, DNS, and monitoring. Starting at CHF 24.90/month. Includes optional professional mail hosting with spam and virus protection.
3. Domain Registration & Management: Domain registration and transfer services offered as part of the bundled service.
4. Partner Commission: Design agencies and graphic studios acting as partners receive a 10% advisory commission on every website project they bring to cmsbox.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Cmsbox is a Swiss web agency from Bern that develops, hosts, and supports custom websites and web applications. The offering is anchored by a proprietary content management system built on the open-source Wagtail CMS (Python/Django) extended with an award-winning WYSIWYG in-page editor and a modular component architecture. The agency operates primarily as a technical implementation partner for design agencies and graphic studios across Switzerland, while also serving SMEs and real estate developers directly, including specialized real estate webapps for interactive property presentation.

Product overview

Cmsbox is a Swiss web agency from Bern offering a unified platform centered on its proprietary CMS system combined with specialized webapps and hosting services. The core product is the cmsbox CMS System (built on Wagtail/Python/Django), which includes an award-winning WYSIWYG in-page editor. Supporting the CMS are specialized webapps for real estate: RoomFinder 2D (property presentation), RoomFinder 3D (interactive property marketing), and RoomDesigner (apartment configuration). The offering extends to Swiss hosting from Cmsbox's own Bern data center with renewable energy, domain registration services, and custom website/webapp development. The platform supports headless CMS operation for omnichannel content publishing via APIs. Cmsbox positions itself as a technical partner for design agencies rather than a direct competitor.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• cmsbox CMS System Professional content management system built on Wagtail (Python/Django) with an intuitive WYSIWYG in-page editor, modular component architecture, and headless CMS capability for omnichannel publishing via APIs. Serves as the foundation for custom website and webapp projects.
• Website Development Custom website development services covering technical conception through go-live for design agencies, SMEs, and real estate developers in Switzerland. Includes modular pricing with quotes possible without finished designs and free adjustments under one hour post-launch.
• RoomFinder 2D Web application that presents real estate properties clearly and systematically in a 2D floor plan view, enabling organized property visualization for property developers and real estate marketers.
• RoomFinder 3D Interactive web application for marketing real estate properties in 3D, allowing prospects to experience and explore properties before construction is completed.
• RoomDesigner Web application that enables interactive apartment configuration, allowing users to customize and design living spaces online as part of property marketing.
• Swiss Hosting Website hosting from Cmsbox's own data center in Bern, Switzerland with renewable energy, including DNS, backups, updates, monitoring, and professional spam/virus protection. Includes optional professional mail hosting and SSL certificates. Starting at CHF 24.90/month.
• Domain Services Domain registration, transfer, and management services for top-level domains, integrated into the bundled Cmsbox hosting and operations package.

Quantifiable outcome

• 849 websites actively managed
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration8 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• FRESCH Identity GmbHcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorFRESCH Identity GmbH (Bern) is the designated web design partner for cmsbox. They design the user experience and visual design for client websites, which cmsbox then technically implements and hosts. This is an established design-to-development workflow partnership serving clients throughout Switzerland.
• Wagtail (Open Source CMS)coreTechnology or IntegrationCmsbox is built on Wagtail, an open-source CMS based on Python and Django. Wagtail is developed by a global community and used by organizations including NASA, Google, and Mozilla. Cmsbox extends Wagtail with its proprietary editor and modular component system.
• Design Agencies & Graphic Studios (Network)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorA network of design agencies and graphic studios across Switzerland that partner with cmsbox for technical implementation and hosting. Agencies deliver designs and retain client relationships; cmsbox handles development, hosting, and support. No minimum project volume or contract obligations to join. Partners earn 10% commission on projects brought in. Cmsbox also refers direct inquiries to suitable agency partners.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Sanity: Sanity is a headless content platform with structured content and a customizable studio. It is frequently chosen by agencies for content-driven projects, putting it in direct competition for the same Swiss and DACH agency customers as cmsbox.
• Strapi: Strapi is an open-source headless CMS used by agencies and developers to build content-driven websites. It competes with cmsbox for the same headless-CMS technical buyer, especially in mid-market projects that agencies might otherwise deliver on cmsbox.
• Webflow: Webflow is a visual, headless-leaning CMS and website builder used by agencies and brands globally. Like cmsbox, it serves design-forward projects and supports headless content distribution, but operates as a global SaaS platform rather than a Swiss agency model.
• Contentful: Contentful is an enterprise headless CMS used by global brands. It competes for higher-end content-hub and omnichannel-publishing deals where cmsbox's headless capability and GEO optimization could also play.
• Storyblok: Storyblok is a headless CMS with a visual editor aimed at developers, marketers, and agencies. Its visual editing + headless architecture directly overlaps with cmsbox's award-winning WYSIWYG editor and headless positioning.

Emerging players

• Ghost: Ghost is an open-source publishing-focused CMS used by independent publishers and creators. It overlaps with cmsbox for content-led sites (publishers, festivals, NGOs) where cmsbox's flexible CMS and Swiss hosting could also win.

Broad incumbents

• WordPress: WordPress is the dominant general-purpose CMS worldwide and the default for most Swiss web agencies. It competes with cmsbox across the SME and agency channels, with a vastly larger ecosystem of themes, plugins, and developers.
• Squarespace: Squarespace is a hosted DIY website builder popular with small businesses and creatives. It competes with cmsbox for the lower end of the Swiss KMU market that might otherwise pay for a custom cmsbox build.
• Drupal: Drupal is an open-source enterprise CMS used by large organizations and public-sector clients. It overlaps with cmsbox's modular, headless-capable architecture for higher-end web projects where agencies might otherwise propose cmsbox.

Others

• Wagtail: Wagtail is the open-source Django-based CMS on which cmsbox's platform is built. While not a direct commercial competitor, Wagtail's roadmap, community health, and ecosystem directly shape cmsbox's product capabilities and risk profile.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/cmsbox

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 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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