[abe] wolf software

What [abe] wolf software does

[abe] wolf software gmbh is a Munich-based German IT consulting and software house founded in 1983 by Managing Director Bernhard Wolf, operating as a privately held GmbH with a single Munich headquarters at Benedikt-Hagn-Straße 5c. The firm serves German small businesses and Mittelstand companies with custom software development, network support, IBM iSeries/AS400 development and migration (including 5250-to-GUI conversions), web application development in .NET/PHP/ASPX, SaaS and web hosting, and Lexware software distribution. Industry experience spans leasing, travel, wholesale, insurance, art publishing, transport refrigeration, and craft businesses.

The company's differentiated product portfolio centers on two vertical software platforms: KIDDS (Kartografischer-Informations-Dienst-Der-Stadt), an interactive cartography suite for municipalities comprising city information, a business directory, POI and bus-line mapping, commercial-area visualization, and a smartphone version; and ImmoMaps-Portal, a property and cadastral mapping portal for real estate professionals and appraisers offering static and interactive maps, BORIS, thematic overlays (flood, noise, air quality, cycling, public transport), and distance/area measurement with PDF and PNG export. Complementary web applications (Bild-Präsentation, Bild-Tool, Branchendienst) provide image presentation, intranet image cropping, and a Germany-wide business directory with Google and Bing Maps integration.

The business model combines professional services (project-based custom development, network support, IBM iSeries consulting billed monthly for customer-specific applications) with recurring software subscriptions. KIDDS municipal licenses run under 100 EUR per year on 3-year terms; Branchendienst operates freemium with paid Business and First-Class directory listings at 60-80 EUR per year. Distribution is direct sales via the company website and email, with no channel partners, paid acquisition, or social media presence evident. Go-to-market is sales-led and consulting-led, with live product demonstrations for KIDDS and the image tools. The firm has a minor technology integration with Google Maps and Bing Maps, no external investors, no M&A activity, and a single identified executive.

Name

[abe] wolf software

Legal name

[abe] wolf software gmbh

Website

https://abewolf.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Munich-based IT consulting and software house founded in 1983, serving German small and Mittelstand businesses with custom software, IBM iSeries/AS400 support, and proprietary municipal cartography (KIDDS) and real-estate mapping (ImmoMaps) products.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Custom Software Development

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Management Consulting Services (54161)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Architecture & IT Operating Model (BPAHAEAB)

Keywords

• Custom software development
• IT consulting services
• Municipal cartography software
• Real estate mapping portal
• IBM iSeries migration

Headquarters

HQ city

München

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Individual software development for Host, Client/Server, and Web applications. Development is done to customer specifications following analysis and presentation. Billing appears to be on a per-project basis.
2. SaaS/Cloud Services: Software as a Service (SaaS) offerings including web hosting, monitoring, and cloud computing services. Monthly billing model mentioned for customer-specific applications.
3. Network Support Services: Ongoing network administration, configuration, and support services for Windows and IBM iSeries environments. Includes VPN setup and virtual server provision for backoffice operations.
4. KIDDS Product Licenses: Licensing of the KIDDS cartography tool to municipalities for city information services and business directories. 3-year term pricing with annual cost under 100 EUR.
5. Branchendienst Listings: Business directory entries with tiered pricing: Basic (free), Business (60-80 EUR/year), and First-Class (60-80 EUR/year with additional features). ABO subscriptions also available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

[abe] wolf software gmbh is a Munich-based IT consulting and software house founded in 1983, offering individual software development (host, client/server, and web applications) and network administration in Windows and IBM iSeries/AS400 environments. The company sells proprietary products including KIDDS (an interactive cartography/business directory suite for municipalities) and ImmoMaps-Portal (a mapping portal for the real estate sector), along with web applications for image presentation, image editing, and a Germany-wide business directory service.

Product overview

[abe] wolf software gmbh is a Munich-based IT consulting and software house founded in 1983, offering a portfolio of proprietary products and professional services. Its core product line centers on two mapping-based platforms: ImmoMaps-Portal (a property and cadastral mapping portal for the real estate sector and appraisers) and KIDDS (Kartografischer-Informations-Dienst-Der-Stadt), a modular cartography suite for municipalities consisting of a business directory, city information tool, digital maps, and smartphone versions. Complementing these are web applications for image presentation and image cropping tools (Bild-Präsentation and Bild-Tool), a Germany-wide business directory service (Branchendienst), and a general web-design service. The company also provides strategic IT consulting, network services, IBM iSeries/Midrange development and migration, and Software as a Service (SaaS) hosting.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• KIDDS: Kartografischer-Informations-Dienst-Der-Stadt - an interactive cartography tool for municipalities consisting of city information, business directory, digital maps, route planner, city maps with traffic, and satellite maps. Available in desktop and smartphone versions.
• ImmoMaps-Portal
• STADT-Digital

Products and services

• KIDDS (Kartografischer-Informations-Dienst-Der-Stadt) Interactive cartography tool for municipalities providing city information, business directories, digital maps, route planners, traffic maps, and satellite imagery. Available in desktop and smartphone versions. Targeted at German cities and municipalities requiring interactive cartography and city information services for their websites.
• ImmoMaps-Portal Interactive and static mapping portal for the real estate industry and appraisers. Features include interactive/static maps in various sizes, cadastral maps, aerial imagery, property parcel information, BORIS maps, thematic maps (POIs, accident data, flood zones, cycling routes, public transport, noise pollution, air quality), distance calculations, area measurements, and PDF/PNG export capabilities.
• Bild-Präsentation (Image Presentation) Interactive image presentation tool for websites offering zoom, pan, fullscreen, custom framing, passe-partout styling, downloadable images, and infobox overlays. Designed for art publishers and image-heavy websites.
• Bild-Tool (Image Tool) Web-based tool for creating and styling image crops with configurable DPI, watermarking, navigation controls, and security settings (domain, login, IP restrictions). Used on websites or intranets for image editing workflows.
• Branchendienst (Business Directory Service) Germany-wide business directory service with routing, traffic, and satellite information, offering free basic listings and paid Business/First-Class upgrades with images, extended text, and external links. Integrates with Google/Bing Maps.
• Web-Design Services Custom website design service offering layout templates, color/font customization, responsive mobile design, and a CMS allowing clients to manage their own site content and extensions. Targeted at SMBs needing bespoke websites.
• IT Strategy Consulting IT strategy consulting including project planning, workflow and inhouse-process analysis, hardware/software needs assessment, ongoing application support, and user training. Targeted at SMBs and Mittelstand companies.
• Network Support Services Ongoing network administration, configuration, and support for Windows and IBM iSeries environments, including VPN setup, virtual server provision for backoffice operations, and server/desktop virtualization (HyperV, Xen).
• IBM iSeries / Midrange Development & Migration Specialized IBM iSeries/AS400 development, including programming in RPG, RPG400, RPGLE, CL, ISAM/DB2/4000 databases, and migration from IBM 5250 green-screen applications to modern GUI interfaces and from IBM Midrange to SQL Server.
• Custom Software Development Individual custom software development for Host, Client/Server, and Web applications built to customer specifications following analysis and presentation. Includes web applications in .NET, PHP, and ASPX, plus SaaS and cloud computing hosting options.

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature5 records

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• PRODYNA SE: Mid-sized German IT consultancy/custom software house serving Mittelstand and SMBs across multiple verticals. Comparable business model to [abe] wolf: project-led development with recurring managed services, headquartered in the DACH region.
• doubleSlash GmbH: German software house and IT consultancy developing custom applications, web solutions, and digital products for Mittelstand and enterprise customers. Closely overlaps with [abe] wolf's custom development + web application + IT consulting mix.
• AED-SICAD GIS mbH: German GIS vendor specializing in cadastral, utility-network, and municipal mapping solutions. Directly competes with KIDDS in the German Kommunen cartography/mapping segment and with ImmoMaps' cadastral/BORIS layer use cases.

Broad incumbents

• Esri Deutschland GmbH: German arm of the global GIS platform leader. Competes in the underlying geospatial technology that powers KIDDS and ImmoMaps, particularly for larger municipalities that buy ArcGIS-based platforms directly.
• BTC AG: German IT services firm focused on energy, utilities, and public-sector clients. Comparable as a German-language IT partner with municipal/regulated-industry exposure, though operating at larger scale.
• msg systems AG: Large German IT services/consulting group operating across insurance, banking, automotive, and public sector. Comparable as a longstanding German-language software/consulting house serving regulated industries, though at much greater scale than [abe] wolf.

Regional players

• Conject (now belonging to WSP) / AEC3 / gevas humberg & partner: Midsize German/DACH GIS and traffic-engineering consultancy providing specialized mapping solutions to municipalities and infrastructure clients. Comparable on the proprietary municipal-cartography niche that KIDDS targets.

Emerging players

• metaXsoft GmbH: Smaller German IT/software provider focused on custom applications and industry solutions. Comparable on size tier and German Mittelstand custom-software focus, though a more recent entrant than [abe] wolf.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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