Bosch Connected Industry

Name

Bosch Connected Industry

Legal name

Robert Bosch Manufacturing Solutions GmbH

Website

https://bosch-connected-industry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

501–1,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial IoT Software

akta.pro primary industry

Discrete Manufacturing IIoT (Automotive/Electronics/Machinery) (IMAIAMAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Supply Chain & Warehouse Automation (Smart Logistics) (IMAIAMAJ), Factory Automation & Control Systems (PLC/SCADA/DCS) (IMAIAMAA), Process Industries IIoT (Oil & Gas/Chemicals/Pharma/Food) (IMAIAMAM)

Keywords

• Industrial IoT software
• Manufacturing automation
• Digital twin platform
• Shopfloor management software
• Production digitalization

Headquarters

HQ city

Stuttgart

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses and Subscriptions: Sale of industrial software solutions including Nexeed Industrial Application System, Nexeed Automation, and Bosch Semantic Stack to manufacturing companies. Software is available for download through the online portal after registration.
2. SaaS Terms and Conditions: Cloud-based software delivery model with associated terms and conditions for SaaS offerings.
3. Software Maintenance: Supplementary terms for software maintenance services providing ongoing support and updates.
4. Professional Services: Implementation support, training, industry consulting, and work/services contracts for deployment and customization of solutions.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Bosch Connected Industry sells IIoT software and services that digitalize the manufacturing value chain. Its portfolio centers on the Nexeed Industrial Application System (shopfloor, product & quality, machine & equipment, intralogistics, execution), Nexeed Automation (planning, engineering, testing, operation, hardware, documentation), and Bosch Semantic Stack (digital twins, semantic data management, data-driven solutions, battery passport). Offerings are sold exclusively to commercial enterprise customers with optional implementation, training, and consulting services.

Product overview

Bosch Connected Industry offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial software solutions organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings include Nexeed Industrial Application System (an IIoT platform with modules for shopfloor management, product & quality, machine & equipment, intralogistics, and execution), Nexeed Automation (covering planning, engineering, testing, and operation), and Bosch Semantic Stack (for product-centric digital transformation including digital twins and semantic data management). Additional products include HMInow for HMI development, Battery Passport for sustainability tracking, and Manufacturing Co-Intelligence for AI-powered manufacturing. Services include Bosch Industry Consulting. The company also provides a customer portal for software downloads and community access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Nexeed Industrial Application System: Software system for digitalizing production, shopfloor management, product & quality, machine & equipment, intralogistics, operating base, and execution.
• Nexeed Automation
• Bosch Semantic Stack
• HMInow
• Bosch Industry Consulting
• Manufacturing Co-Intelligence
• Battery Passport

Products and services

• Nexeed Industrial Application System Comprehensive IIoT application platform for digitalizing production in manufacturing enterprises, with modules for shopfloor management, product and quality control, machine and equipment monitoring, intralogistics, and execution. Sold to industrial manufacturers via subscription licensing.
• Nexeed Automation Automation software platform covering the full automation lifecycle — planning, engineering, testing, operation, hardware integration, and documentation — for manufacturing customers deploying machines and systems.
• Bosch Semantic Stack Platform for product-centric digital transformation that enables semantic data management, digital twin implementations, and data-driven solutions across the product lifecycle, including Catena-X automotive network integration and developer APIs.
• HMInow PLC-manufacturer-agnostic software for creating HMI (human-machine interface) views with consistent design, sold to automation engineers and machine builders needing fast HMI development without vendor lock-in.
• Battery Passport Sustainability software providing transparency and traceability across the battery lifecycle, enabling manufacturers to document and track battery-related data for regulatory and ESG purposes.
• Manufacturing Co-Intelligence AI-powered manufacturing platform integrating agentic AI, digital AI twins, and other AI capabilities to combine AI and human expertise for manufacturing productivity and collaboration.
• Bosch Industry Consulting Consulting service that supports manufacturing customers in implementing connected production and digitalization strategies, including implementation support, training, and individual training concepts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Maximizes process efficiency and product quality without requiring data science expertise
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Bosch Rexroth AGcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBosch Connected Industry and Bosch Rexroth AG operate under joint controllership for CRM, lead management, enterprise planning, and project management. Bosch Rexroth handles hardware solutions for complementary products. Joint sales activities coordinated for connected manufacturing solutions targeting automotive and industrial sectors.
• Bosch Rexroth AG (EV Battery Solutions)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAt Hannover Messe 2026, Bosch is highlighting Bosch Rexroth's scalable EV battery recycling solutions. Battery recycling volumes expected to increase tenfold over next five years, driving demand for joint solutions in EV battery production and recycling.
• Catena-XcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerBosch Semantic Stack includes Catena-X integration for automotive network data exchange. Catena-X is a collaborative data ecosystem for the automotive value chain. Bosch participates as founding member and contributor to open standards.
• Robert Bosch GmbHcoreOthersParent company providing SingleKey ID authentication service, shared services, and corporate infrastructure. Joint controllership for customer data management, enterprise planning and project management across Bosch Group entities.
• Deutsche Messe AGminorGTM or Marketing PartnerExhibition organizer for Hannover Messe, the world's leading industrial technology trade fair. Bosch Connected Industry showcases innovations at this annual event.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• ABB: ABB Ability offers IIoT software, digital twins, and automation solutions for process and discrete manufacturers, overlapping with Bosch Connected Industry on condition monitoring, asset performance, and factory digitalization.
• Schneider Electric: EcoStruxure is Schneider Electric's IIoT platform spanning connected products, edge control, and apps across manufacturing and process industries, competing directly with Bosch Connected Industry on shopfloor-to-enterprise digitalization and sustainability use cases.
• Siemens Digital Industries: Siemens' digital industries software business (including Xcelerator, MindSphere, and Mendix) is the most direct competitor in factory automation, discrete manufacturing IIoT, and digital twin platforms, targeting the same enterprise manufacturers as Bosch Connected Industry.
• Rockwell Automation: Rockwell's FactoryTalk suite, Pavilion model-based engineering, and Lifecycle Services compete head-on in discrete manufacturing IIoT, machine automation, and production digitalization for industrial customers globally.
• Dassault Systèmes: Dassault's DELMIA and 3DEXPERIENCE platforms compete in manufacturing operations management, digital twins, and product lifecycle management, overlapping with Bosch Semantic Stack's product-centric transformation and digital twin capabilities.
• PTC: PTC's ThingWorx IoT platform, Kepware connectivity, and Creo/PLM portfolio directly compete in manufacturing digitalization, digital thread, and shopfloor-to-enterprise software for discrete manufacturers, closely mirroring Bosch's Nexeed and Semantic Stack scope.

Broad incumbents

• Honeywell Forge: Honeywell Forge is a broad industrial software portfolio spanning process industries, assets, and connected workers; while not purely a discrete manufacturing IIoT platform, it competes for enterprise manufacturing software budgets overlapping with Bosch Connected Industry.
• SAP Digital Manufacturing: SAP's Digital Manufacturing cloud integrates shopfloor execution with ERP, competing in the same enterprise manufacturing software category as Bosch Connected Industry and often co-existing or competing in the same plant deployments.
• Microsoft (Azure IoT / Cloud for Manufacturing): Microsoft provides the cloud and IoT substrate (Azure IoT, Microsoft Cloud for Manufacturing) that underpins many IIoT offerings, including Bosch Connected Industry's own Azure Marketplace listing; it is both a platform partner and a competitive incumbent for enterprise manufacturing data and AI workloads.

Regional players

• Mitsubishi Electric (e-F@ctory): Mitsubishi's e-F@ctory solution and MELFA robotics offer factory digitalization and edge-to-cloud integration, primarily serving Asian and Japanese manufacturers but competing in the same IIoT and shopfloor digitalization category as Bosch Connected Industry in global accounts.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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