Faw Gmbh

What Faw Gmbh does

FAW GmbH is a privately held Austrian IT services and consulting firm headquartered at Softwarepark Hagenberg, founded in April 2005 as a spin-out of the Institute for Applied Knowledge Processing (FAW) at Johannes Kepler University Linz. The company delivers vendor-neutral technology selection consulting and implementation services across four core competency areas: Enterprise Content and Process Management delivered through its certified Alfresco/Hyland partnership, Business Intelligence and Data Warehousing, Enterprise Software Engineering (microservices, portals, SOA/ESB, mobile iOS/Android), and selection/tendering advisory for ERP and enterprise software platforms. Service offerings span advisory, proof-of-concept, architecture, implementation, customization, system migration, SAP integration via Activiti workflows, and ongoing maintenance and support.

The underlying technology stack is anchored on Alfresco's ECM/BPM platform (supporting 11 million users globally and 7 billion daily documents), Liferay portals, SAP integration, and BI/Data Warehousing platforms (Business Warehouse, ETL, OLAP, data/text mining). Delivery is led by certified Alfresco developers and administrators, with a registered brand portfolio that includes proprietary trademarks EZUNO, FINTRICS, FILESNYPER, and SNYPSTER, though product-level detail is not disclosed. The firm highlights technical domains including high-availability power-grid monitoring solutions, web content analysis, recommender systems, and B2B clearing platforms.

The business operates on a project-based professional services revenue model with quote-based pricing. Go-to-market is sales-led and enterprise-focused, with senior consultants and the management team engaging directly with decision-makers at mid-market and large enterprises; vendor-neutral selection advisory is used as a trust-building entry point for downstream implementation projects. Customers are concentrated in the DACH region across energy, pharma/biotech, banking/insurance, public administration, manufacturing, education, media, and healthcare verticals, with reference clients including voestalpine, APG AG, Salzburg AG, Energie AG Oberösterreich, EVN AG, Santander Consumer Bank, AFFiRiS AG, the Austrian Federal Ministry (BMWFW), Bundesrechenzentrum, and the Austrian Court of Audit. The firm is equally owned by three individuals (Steiner, Jabornig, Wagner/Regner in operational roles) and maintains ongoing research collaboration with the FAW University Institute.

Name

Faw Gmbh

Legal name

FAW GmbH

Website

https://faw.at

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

FAW GmbH is an Austrian IT services firm specializing in Alfresco enterprise content management, business intelligence, custom software engineering, and vendor-neutral technology selection consulting for mid-market and large enterprises across the DACH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

ERP, CRM & Enterprise Applications Consulting (BPAHAEAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Compliance Technology, GRC Platforms & Controls Automation Advisory (BPAHAFAO), Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) Advisory (BPAHAFAA)

Keywords

• Enterprise IT consulting
• Enterprise content management
• Business intelligence consulting
• Data warehousing services
• Software engineering services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hagenberg

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting & Professional Services: FAW GmbH generates revenue through project-based consulting engagements and professional services. The company provides advisory services for technology selection, implementation services for enterprise software, and ongoing maintenance and support for deployed solutions.
2. Enterprise Software Implementation: Implementation and customization of enterprise platforms including Alfresco ECM/BPM, Business Intelligence systems, and custom enterprise software development.
3. Selection Advisory Services: Vendor-neutral consulting for ERP, BI, and software platform selection including requirements analysis, RFP creation, bid evaluation, and project accompaniment.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

FAW GmbH provides enterprise IT consulting and software engineering services with a focus on Enterprise Content Management (centered on the Alfresco platform), Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing, custom enterprise software engineering, and vendor-neutral selection advisory for ERP and enterprise software platforms. The firm serves large enterprises in the DACH region across energy, pharma, banking, insurance, and government sectors.

Product overview

FAW GmbH is an IT services company offering a portfolio of four main service areas: (1) Enterprise Software Engineering for custom application development including microservices, portals, and mobile apps (iOS/Android); (2) Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing covering BI platforms, ETL, OLAP, and data governance; (3) Enterprise Content & Process Management via Alfresco partnership providing ECM/BPM capabilities; and (4) Vendor-neutral selection consulting for ERP and enterprise software. The company also holds registered trademarks for its own products including FINTRICS (financial technology), EZUNO, FILESNYPER, and SNYPSTER. The portfolio is delivered through certified consultants based at Softwarepark Hagenberg.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Enterprise Software Engineering Custom enterprise software development and engineering services, covering requirement-driven and process-model-based engineering, for large enterprise customers in the DACH region.
• Business Intelligence & Data Warehousing Consulting and implementation services for business intelligence and data warehousing platforms, including enterprise application integration, for large enterprise customers.
• Alfresco Enterprise Content & Process Management Consulting, implementation, migration, and process automation services based on the Alfresco ECM platform and Activiti workflow engine, for large enterprise customers.
• Selection Advisory & Tendering Support (Auswahlberatung & Ausschreibungsbegleitung) Vendor-neutral selection advisory and tendering support services for ERP and enterprise software platforms, intended to help large enterprises evaluate and select the right software.

Quantifiable outcome

• Power grid capacity expansion of up to 50% through optimized software systems
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers20 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Hyland / AlfrescocoreTechnology or IntegrationFAW GmbH is a certified Alfresco partner and Hyland partner in the DACH region. The company has certified developers and administrators for Alfresco ECM/BPM platform implementation. They received 'Alfresco DACH Partner of the Year' recognition in 2015. Services include consulting, implementation, customization, and ongoing support for Alfresco deployments.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atos: Global IT services group with significant DACH presence offering digital transformation, managed services, and enterprise application consulting. Comparable to FAW's enterprise application and public-sector work but at global scale.
• Capgemini: Global IT consulting and services firm with strong DACH enterprise and public-sector practice. Overlaps FAW's ERP advisory, custom software, and BI/DWH offerings as part of a much broader portfolio.
• Arvato (Bertelsmann): Bertelsmann-owned business process and IT services provider with significant DACH footprint in content management, BPM, and regulated-industry outsourcing. Comparable in ECM/BPM capability but operates at much larger scale.
• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT services arm offering broad portfolio including cloud, SAP, IoT, and digital transformation across DACH. Overlaps FAW's enterprise integration, BI, and public-sector work but at vastly greater scale.
• Allgeier: German IT services and consulting group with multiple enterprise software and ECM-related subsidiaries. Comparable to FAW in enterprise application consulting and DACH mid-market/enterprise customer overlap.
• NTT Data DACH: Global IT services provider with a meaningful DACH business focused on enterprise applications, SAP, BI, and public-sector digital transformation. Comparable to FAW across multiple service lines but at significantly larger scale.

Direct peers

• Communardo: German consultancy specializing in ECM, collaboration, and Atlassian-based enterprise platforms with strong DACH enterprise customer base. Comparable to FAW in ECM implementation services and mid-market/enterprise segment focus.
• S&N AG: German IT consultancy specializing in Enterprise Content Management, BPM, and document-centric process solutions for mid-market and enterprise clients. Directly competes with FAW in the Alfresco/IBM ECM ecosystem and vendor-neutral advisory.
• msg systems: German-headquartered IT consultancy with strong Austrian footprint focused on ERP, banking/insurance, and regulated-industry software services. Directly comparable to FAW in target verticals, enterprise custom development model, and DACH enterprise client base.

Emerging players

• Cross Solutions: German ECM/BPM specialist focused on document management and workflow automation for mid-sized enterprises. Comparable niche overlap with FAW's Alfresco-based ECM and process management practice.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/fawgmbh

Compliance4 records

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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