Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG

What Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG does

Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG is a privately held German limited partnership headquartered in Bochum that develops and operates factro, a cloud-based project management software platform sold under a freemium-to-enterprise SaaS model exclusively in the DACH market (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The company was founded in 1994 as a management consulting firm and has since pivoted into product software; no external funding rounds, institutional investors, or parent-company affiliations are disclosed, and ownership commentary indicates a bootstrapped, founder-controlled entity. factro is delivered as a single integrated platform that combines a central Projektstrukturplan (Project Structure Plan) with Gantt timelines, Kanban boards, table views, dashboards, workload monitoring, meeting functions, customizable additional fields, and a public API with direct Microsoft Teams and SharePoint integrations. All data is hosted on servers located in Germany under full DSGVO (GDPR) and BDSG-Neu compliance, which is positioned as the core differentiator for German public sector buyers and other regulated customers.

The platform's go-to-market is a hybrid motion: a product-led free tier (up to 10 users, no credit card, no subscription commitment) drives organic adoption, while enterprise deals are converted through HubSpot-mediated sales consultations and a dedicated Enterprise tier with individualized configurations. Distribution is purely direct — the factro.de website, the cloud.factro.com application, iOS/Android mobile apps, and the HubSpot booking funnel — with no third-party reseller or marketplace channels. Marketing is concentrated on content (blog, Tour de factro, factro Academy, factro Beh\u00f6rdentalk webinars) and a specialized public-sector community (factro Beh\u00f6rdenCommunity). The company reports 5,000+ customer organizations, 100,000+ users, and presence in 30 industries, with the primary vertical being German \u00d6ffentliche Verwaltung (public administration), followed by architects/engineers, consultancies, hospitals and clinics, municipal utilities (Stadtwerke), banks/financial services, and social/nonprofit organizations. Named reference customers include Stadt Bergisch Gladbach (municipal government), ADAC Südbayern e.V. (nonprofit automobile club), and DKMS Life Science Lab (life sciences). Revenue, headcount progression beyond the disclosed 1-10 range, and detailed founding history are not publicly disclosed, and no AI/ML capabilities are documented in the available product or technology information.

Name

Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG

Legal name

Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://schuchert.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG operates factro, a Germany-hosted cloud project management SaaS sold via freemium and enterprise tiers across the DACH market, primarily serving German public administration, architecture/engineering, consulting, healthcare, and municipal-utility organizations with a focus on GDPR-compliant data sovereignty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Project Management Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAMAMAF

Project & Task Management

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Collaboration, Productivity & Work Platforms

SECONDARYBPAMAMAG

Work Management & Collaboration Suites

Business & Public Services/Web, Mobile & Digital Platforms/Collaboration, Productivity & Work Platforms

Keywords

• Project management software
• Cloud project management
• Team collaboration platform
• Task management tools
• Agile project planning

Headquarters

HQ city

Bochum

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (factro Cloud): Cloud-based project management software offered as a subscription service. The platform offers a free tier (up to 10 users, no credit card) and paid tiers for larger teams and organizations. Enterprise solutions with individual pricing are available.
2. Enterprise / Individual Solutions: factro Enterprise offers customized solutions for entire organizations, likely at custom/negotiated pricing for larger deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels10 records

Core offering

Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG develops and sells factro, a cloud-based project management SaaS platform hosted on servers in Germany. The software enables teams to plan projects via a hierarchical project structure plan, schedule tasks through Gantt timelines, manage workflows on Kanban boards, analyze data in table views, and collaborate in real time, with mobile apps, an API, and dedicated public-sector and enterprise offerings.

Product overview

Schuchert Managementberatung GmbH & Co. KG operates factro, a unified cloud-based project management platform. The core product factro provides comprehensive project management capabilities including task structuring, Gantt charts, Kanban boards, tables, and real-time collaboration. The platform is offered as a single integrated solution with additional modules including the factro Mobile App for on-the-go access, factro Enterprise for large organization customization, and factro Community/BehördenCommunity for public administration collaboration. Supporting offerings include the factro Academy learning platform, Tour de factro interactive demos, factro Behördentalk webinars, and a public factro API for third-party integrations. Project templates are available across multiple industries including public administration, architecture/engineering, consulting, healthcare, and social organizations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• factro: Cloud-based project management software featuring project structuring, Gantt charts, Kanban boards, tables, and team collaboration tools.
• factro Enterprise
• factro Community (BehördenCommunity)

Products and services

• factro

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 5,000 organizations and 100,000 users use factro across 30 industries

Named customers3 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature10 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Planner / Project: Microsoft Planner, Project for the web, and Loop are bundled with Microsoft 365 and target the same project management use cases with native Teams integration. Broad incumbent in the same category with unmatched distribution through enterprise agreements.
• Atlassian Jira: Work management and project tracking platform widely used in software/IT teams with extensive integrations. Broad incumbent with strong enterprise presence, especially in agile teams; overlaps with factro's task management and Kanban features.

Regional players

• Projectplace (Planview): European project collaboration platform by Planview with strong presence in Northern Europe. Comparable in product scope (Gantt, Kanban, dashboards) and in targeting European enterprise buyers with similar regulatory sensibilities.

Direct peers

• Wrike: Enterprise work management platform offering Gantt charts, Kanban boards, dashboards, and project templates. Direct competitor in the same project management SaaS category, with broader enterprise features.
• Trello (Atlassian): Visual project management tool using Kanban boards with a freemium model and Power-Up integrations. Direct competitor in the same task and project management category with a comparable self-serve onboarding approach.
• Smartsheet: Work execution SaaS combining spreadsheet-style project management with collaboration and automation. Direct competitor offering similar Gantt, Kanban, and dashboard views with subscription pricing.
• Asana: Cloud-based work management platform offering task management, multiple project views, and team collaboration. Direct competitor targeting similar SMB and mid-market customers with comparable subscription and freemium pricing models.
• Stackfield: German-hosted project management and collaboration SaaS focused on European customers with GDPR-compliant German server hosting. Closest direct peer given its similar DACH focus and data sovereignty positioning.
• MeisterTask: German-developed project management tool by MeisterLabs operating in the DACH market with Kanban-style workflows and integrations. Direct competitor with similar German origin and SMB/mid-market focus, also emphasizing ease of use.
• monday.com: Work management and project collaboration SaaS offering multiple views (Kanban, Gantt, Timeline, Table) with a freemium tier and enterprise editions. Direct competitor in the same product category, with stronger global scale but less DACH-specific sovereignty positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubevimeo.com/showcase/6906292
• Facebookfacebook.com/schuchert.management
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/factro
• Xx.com/theoPragmatiker

Compliance2 records

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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