IT Academy

What IT Academy does

RA Workshop, operated by Pyramid Software and headquartered in Bucharest, Romania, is a privately held vertical software vendor serving the global windows and doors fabrication industry. The company delivers a tiered software suite — RA Workshop Lite (free), RA Workshop Express (estimation), RA Workshop Professional (production/manufacturing), RA Workshop Client Server (enterprise multi-user), RA Workshop CNC Add-On, and RA Inventory — that covers the full sales-to-production-to-CNC workflow for aluminum, uPVC, wood, and steel windows, doors, shutters, and related products. Its underlying technology combines a proprietary cutting optimization algorithm, a multi-profile/multi-hardware configuration engine, optional client-server architecture, and CNC export modules that bridge quoting directly to 13+ OEM machine brands (Elumatec, Graf Synergy, Kaban, Murat, Pertici, Rotox, Techna, and others). The platform supports a broad range of opening types (casement, awning, hopper, tilt-and-turn, sliding, folding, lift-and-slide, pivot) and shapes (round, trapezoid, custom), configured for regional profile and hardware standards.

The company monetizes through one-time perpetual software licenses (Express, Professional, Server, CNC Add-On), an annual software assurance add-on, professional services (database setup, training, on-site deployment, support via email, phone, Skype, TeamViewer), and a freemium entry point (RA Workshop Lite). Distribution is hybrid: a multi-language self-serve storefront (English, French, Romanian, Spanish, Bulgarian) with free Lite downloads and a 30-day trial, paired with quote-based inside sales, on-site enterprise deployment, and trade show presence (Glass Build America). The company reports 2,000+ customer companies in 51+ countries, served by a 11–50 person team, with 15+ years of domain specialization in window and door fabrication workflows.

Name

IT Academy

Legal name

Pyramid Software

Website

https://pyramid.ro

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

RA Workshop (Pyramid Software, Bucharest) provides a vertical software suite for the global windows and doors fabrication industry, covering estimation, production, CNC integration, and inventory across aluminum, uPVC, wood, and steel, serving 2,000+ fabricators in 51+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bucharest

HQ country

Romania

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. One-time software license sales: One-time license purchases for RA Workshop Express, RA Workshop Professional, RA Workshop Server, and RA Workshop CNC Add-On. End-of-Year 2020 promotion offered 0% discount on Express and discounts on Server/Professional packages bundled with one year of software assurance.
2. Software Assurance (annual maintenance): Software assurance offered as an annual add-on (one-year term referenced in End-of-Year promotion T&C) covering ongoing support and updates.
3. Professional services (training, onboarding, support): Revenue from database setup, training sessions, on-site team deployment, and ongoing technical support delivered via email, phone, Skype, and TeamViewer.
4. Freemium (RA Workshop Lite): Free basic Lite edition available as download, used in sales departments and showrooms to drive adoption and upsell to Express/Professional.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

IT Academy, operating through Pyramid Software and the RA Workshop brand, develops and sells a suite of Windows- and doors-fabrication software used by fabricators worldwide. The portfolio covers the full sales-to-production-to-CNC workflow, including free and paid estimation editions, a production/manufacturing edition with cutting optimization, a client-server edition for medium-to-large manufacturers, a CNC machine integration add-on, and an inventory module.

Product overview

RA Workshop (developed by Pyramid Software, headquartered in Bucharest, Romania) is a worldwide Windows- and doors-fabricator software suite offered as a tiered, edition-based platform rather than a single product. The portfolio comprises two estimation editions (RA Workshop Lite as a free basic tool and RA Workshop Express as the complete estimation package), one production edition (RA Workshop Professional) that delivers execution plans, cutting reports, labor and parameter calculations, and an enterprise client-server edition (RA Workshop Client Server) for centralized multi-user data. These core editions are extended by an add-on module (RA Workshop CNC Add-On) that exports data to specific CNC machine file formats and by an inventory sub-product (RA Inventory). Together, the modules span the full sales-to-production-to-CNC workflow for aluminum, uPVC, wood, and steel windows and doors across more than 51 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• RA Workshop Lite: Free basic software edition used in sales departments and showrooms for window and door estimation.
• RA Workshop Express
• RA Workshop Professional
• RA Workshop CNC Add-On
• RA Workshop Client Server
• RA Inventory

Products and services

• RA Workshop Lite Free basic estimation software for sales departments and showrooms that produces fast and attractive quotes for window and door configurations.
• RA Workshop Express Paid estimation package used in sales departments and showrooms to generate comprehensive quotes for any window or door configuration in minutes.
• RA Workshop Professional Production/manufacturing edition that delivers execution plans, cutting size reports for profiles and glass, labor computation, and technical parameter calculation using a proprietary cutting optimization algorithm.
• RA Workshop CNC Add-On Add-on module that exports production data into machine-specific file formats for cutting centers, welding machines, processing centers, and tenoning/profiling machines from multiple CNC OEMs.
• RA Workshop Client Server Client-server architecture software for medium-to-large door and window manufacturers, providing centralized storage of materials, prices, customers, and projects with multi-user access management.
• RA Inventory Inventory management module within the RA Workshop product suite used to track materials and components.

Quantifiable outcome

• Stated 2,000+ companies using RA Workshop software globally.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration14 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• IMOS AG: German provider of iX CAD/CAM and iXertino for furniture and woodworking manufacturing — overlapping CNC-driven fabrication workflow, similar end-user (wood-working shop floor), and adjacent window/door profile configuration capability.
• Cadwork: Swiss-headquartered 3D CAD/CAM for timber construction and component manufacturing — overlaps with RA Workshop on parametric profile/hardware configuration and CNC export to woodworking machines.
• Microvellum: North American CAD/CAM platform for wood product manufacturers — comparable multi-user, multi-machine shop-floor integration and similar vertical SaaS-with-CNC-export monetization model.
• Windowmaker Software: UK-based window and door design, quotation, and manufacturing software — competes head-to-head on profile/hardware libraries, multi-material support (PVC, aluminum, timber), and CNC machine integration for fabricators.
• Orgadata: German-headquartered vendor of LogiKal / WinDo software for aluminum, uPVC, and wood window/door fabrication — directly competes with RA Workshop across estimation, profile/hardware configuration, and CNC export in the same vertical.
• FeneTech: US-based software suite for window and door manufacturers covering ordering, production, and shipping — same end customer profile (fabricators), same workflow from quote-to-CNC, and same recurring/maintenance revenue model.
• Dietrich's: European timber construction and component manufacturing CAD/CAM software with strong CNC export — comparable in serving small-to-medium wood-working manufacturers with design-to-machine workflows, including window and door producers.

Broad incumbents

• Dassault Systèmes (SolidWorks): Horizontal 3D CAD/CAM/PLM incumbent used across discrete manufacturing — represents the 'good enough' horizontal alternative that could pressure pricing on niche fabrication software like RA Workshop.
• Autodesk (AutoCAD): Generic horizontal CAD incumbent with broad manufacturing footprint and ecosystem — competes indirectly as fabricators may default to AutoCAD-based workflows rather than vertical-specific tools like RA Workshop.
• ERP vendors for manufacturers (e.g., SAP Business One, Microsoft Dynamics): General-purpose manufacturing ERP suites that increasingly embed estimation and production modules — adjacent competitors that could bundle window/door estimation inside broader deals, displacing best-of-breed tools like RA Workshop.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCpA7gKTtRYFcVRfAB0tU72A
• Facebookfacebook.com/RaWorkshop
• Instagraminstagram.com/raworkshop.software

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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