Heydt-Verlags

What Heydt-Verlags does

Heydt-Verlags-GmbH is a German family-owned enterprise founded in 1967 that specializes in enterprise document management, digitization, and regulated-content archiving. The company operates 11 sites across Germany plus one in Switzerland and employs approximately 420 staff, delivering a proprietary four-product software suite — C[act] for document capture, C[arc] for archiving, C[serve] for document provision, and C[depot] for long-term storage — together with operational services such as digitization-on-demand, archive outsourcing, and managed data center operations. Underpinning the stack is a neural-network-based indexing engine performing multimodal (text, image, handwriting) classification that integrates with customer hospital information systems (KIS), enterprise content management (ECM), and SAP environments.

Name

Heydt-Verlags

Legal name

Heydt-Verlags-GmbH

Website

https://heydt.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1967

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Heydt-Verlags-GmbH is a German family-owned enterprise document management provider (founded 1967), operating 12 sites with 420 employees. It delivers the proprietary C[act], C[arc], C[serve], and C[depot] software suite plus digitization, archive outsourcing, and AI-driven indexing services to healthcare, banking, insurance, industry, and public administration across DACH.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Enterprise Document Management and Digital Archiving Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Software Publishers (513210)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Integration Engines & Interface Management (HL7 v2/X12/API) (HLACABAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

API Management & Developer Portals for Health Data (HLACABAD), Software License Resale & Optimization (Perpetual/Subscription) (BPAEAOAC)

Keywords

• Enterprise content management
• Document digitization services
• Cloud document archiving
• Records management software
• Secure document transport

Headquarters

HQ city

Rottenburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices11 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Services (Scanning, Indexing, Digitalization): High-volume document scanning and digitization services for paper-based records including patient files, mail, invoices, HR documents, classic archives, microfilm. Services include secure collection via proprietary transport fleet, scanning at production sites, AI-powered indexing, and delivery into customer archive systems. Revenue is project-based and recurring, tied to document volumes and service levels.
2. Software Licensing and SaaS (C[act], C[arc], C[serve], C[depot]): Proprietary software products licensed to enterprise customers. C[arc] is offered as a cloud solution with monthly usage fees and data storage pricing. C[act] and C[serve] are additional software modules available for purchase. New web-based C[arc] planned for February 2025 launch with subscription/pricing model.
3. Archive Outsourcing and Storage: Physical document storage at Heydt facilities with inventory management via C[depot]. Customers pay for space utilization, retrieval services, and destruction at end of retention period. On-demand access to stored files for scanning and digital delivery.
4. Consulting Services: Advisory services for document management optimization, data protection and information security, mail processing solutions, HR file optimization, and digital invoice processing. Provided by qualified and experienced consultants and project managers across healthcare, banking, insurance, and industrial sectors.
5. Data Center Services: Managed data center services including long-term archiving, system migration, and cloud infrastructure. Open source-based solutions offered 'from the socket' with clear pricing including server infrastructure, database, maintenance, and user interfaces. Revenue from managed service contracts with monthly or annual billing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Heydt-Verlags-GmbH operates a full-service enterprise content and document management offering that combines proprietary software (the C[arc], C[act], C[serve], C[depot] suite) with physical services including high-volume document scanning, secure transport, physical archive outsourcing, IT system migration, and AI-based indexing. Customers are predominantly large enterprises in healthcare, banking, insurance, industry and public administration across Germany and Switzerland, with all services delivered DSGVO/GDPR-compliant and certified to ISO 9001, ISO 27001, and BSI TR-03138 Resiscan.

Product overview

Heydt-Verlags operates a platform-plus-modules architecture centered on document management and digital archiving. The core product suite includes: C[arc] (cloud-based long-term archive with 98.5% availability, AES 256-bit and RSA encryption, and LTANS verification), C[act] (document request and compliance management system for BSI TR-03138 Resiscan compliance), C[serve] (secure encrypted data transfer between Heydt infrastructure and customer systems), and C[depot] (archive portal for managing external document storage). Supporting services include digitization, logistics/transport, consulting, IT migrations, data center services, and AI-powered neural network indexing for document classification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• C[arc]: Cloud-Lösung der Heydt Gruppe für revisionssichere Dokumentenarchivierung mit 98,5% Verfügbarkeit.
• C[serve]
• C[act]
• C[depot]

Products and services

• C[arc] Long-term Archive Cloud-based, GDPR-compliant long-term digital archive providing time-stamped, revision-secure document archiving with AES 256-bit and RSA encryption, LTANS hash-tree integrity verification, and 98.5% availability, storing encrypted data in redundant WORM-mode archive farms across two geographically separated data centers. Built for enterprise customers (healthcare, banking, insurance, industry, public administration) needing tamper-proof retention.
• C[act] Document Management Document request and records management system for deadline-compliant digitization of paper documents, providing complete process chain documentation, BSI TR-03138 Resiscan compliance, and generation of compliant transfer files. Supports master data import from HR, KIS, and CAD systems and integrates deeply into Dedalus Healthcare KIS environments.
• C[serve] Secure Data Transfer Secure data transfer module for encrypted batch transmission to customer archive and ECM systems via VPN tunnel, with monitoring and logging of data import completeness and compliance, automated confirmation messages, and integration with C[act] for full compliance documentation.
• C[depot] Archive Portal Document portal for managing outsourced paper archives. Enables authorized request, administration, and return of archived documents, generates GUID-based barcode labels for unique identification of archive boxes, and provides inventory and movement tracking integrated with Heydt's physical archive.
• Beratung (Consulting Services) Advisory services delivered by qualified consultants and project managers based on 400+ implemented customer projects, covering optimization of hospital archives, data protection and information security, mail processing solutions, HR file management, digital invoice processing, and IT system migration requirements across healthcare, insurance, banking, industry, and archive sectors.
• Digitalisierung (Digitization Services) High-volume document scanning services for patient records, incoming mail, invoice processing, HR documents, and classical archives using high-performance scanners at up to 600 dpi, including same-day pickup-to-delivery processing for enterprise customers in healthcare, banking, insurance, industry, and public administration.
• Archivoutsourcing & Archivauslagerung (Archive Outsourcing) External physical storage of paper-based archives at Heydt facilities with cataloging, inventory management, on-demand retrieval and digital delivery of requested files, and destruction at end of retention period. Integrates with C[depot] for inventory and movement tracking.
• Transport (Logistics Services) Privacy-compliant daily document transport service using 40+ GPS-tracked vehicles and sealed transport boxes, providing same-day document pickup from customers and delivery to Heydt scanning sites across Germany, with insurance up to €3,000,000.00 per shipment.
• Rechenzentrumsleistungen (Data Center Services) Open-source-based cloud-ready data center services including long-term archiving, system migration, and cloud infrastructure with clear pricing covering server infrastructure, database, maintenance, and user interfaces. Operated from a TIER 3 data center with two fire compartments and full redundancy, providing 12 Petabyte of mass storage capacity.
• IT Systemmigrationen (IT System Migrations) Data conversion and migration services for transferring data from old archive, workflow, and ECM systems to modern platforms using ISO 27001 compliant, independent solutions, enabling customers to replace legacy document management systems without data loss.
• Indexierung (AI-based Indexing) Neural network-based document indexing providing highly accurate classification, document recognition including handwritten content, and data evaluation, used to accelerate document workflows for enterprise customers in healthcare, banking, insurance, industry, and public administration.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 400 million scanned documents per year across the group
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability7 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and historical/core.

• Dedalus HealthcarecoreTechnology or IntegrationDeep technical integration between Heydt's C[act] software and Dedalus Healthcare's KIS (clinical information systems). The partnership enables particularly deep integration of C[act] into hospital workflows, supporting automated MDK processes, private billing automation, and ePA document exchange. C[act] is designed to integrate seamlessly into Dedalus systems.
• Hochschule für Wirtschaft und Umwelt Nürtingen-Geislingen (HfWU)supportingStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partnership with the HfWU Nürtingen-Geislingen, specifically the Health and Tourism Management program under Prof. Dr. Michael Reiher. Created to provide expert guidance on frequently asked legal questions about digital archiving and to deliver seminars and studies on legal security, TR Resiscan 03138, information security, ISO IEC 27001:2013, and design of legally compliant process chains in clinical settings.
• Agfa HealthCare (former HYDMedia GmbH)historical/coreTechnology or IntegrationHeydt sold its subsidiary HYDMedia GmbH to Agfa Healthcare in 2007. The companies continue to maintain product and integration relationships. C[act] and Heydt's solutions are featured in Agfa HealthCare DIREKT publication, and the companies share customers in the healthcare sector.
• BBKontor (Rechtsberatung)supportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPartnership with BBKontor under Prof. Dr. Michael Reiher for legal consulting on topics including legal certainty in digital archiving, TR Resiscan 03138, ISO IEC 27001:2013 compliance, and legally compliant process chain design in clinical settings.
• Duale Hochschule Baden-Württemberg (DHBW)supportingOthersEducational partnership offering dual study programs in BWL-Technical Management and Informatik at DHBW campuses in Stuttgart, Horb, and Villingen-Schwenningen. Also provides Ausbildung (vocational training) in IT (Fachinformatik Anwendungsentwicklung & Systemintegration) and Büromanagement.

Scale indicators13 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Iron Mountain: Global records and information management incumbent with physical archive, secure shredding, scanning, and digital archive services. Overlaps with Heydt's archive outsourcing, scanning, and transport services at much larger scale and global reach.
• OpenText: Global information management platform with extensive ECM, archiving, and content services portfolio. Overlaps with Heydt's document management, long-term archiving, and migration capabilities as part of a much wider enterprise software portfolio.
• Kofax / Tungsten Automation: Global intelligent automation vendor with document capture, OCR, and workflow products. Comparable to Heydt's scanning + AI indexing stack for high-volume enterprise document processing, but at much broader scale and across geographies.

Regional players

• Datagroup SE: German IT services and data center operator offering managed IT, cloud, and document-related services to enterprise customers. Comparable DACH-centric IT outsourcing footprint to Heydt, with overlapping data center and managed services capabilities.

Direct peers

• DocuWare: German-founded document management and cloud ECM vendor serving mid-market and enterprise customers. Highly comparable to Heydt in core product category (DMS/ECM), target customer base (regulated enterprises), and DACH-centric go-to-market.
• Ceyoniq Technology: German ECM/archive vendor specializing in revision-safe long-term archiving (nscale). Comparable to Heydt's C[arc] cloud archive and BSI-compliant long-term storage proposition, especially for regulated DACH customers.
• SER Group (SER Solutions): European ECM vendor with strong German heritage and deep enterprise content management suite. Directly competes with Heydt's C[act]/C[arc] software offerings for archive and records management customers in DACH.
• d.velop AG: German ECM and document management software company offering digitization, archiving, and workflow solutions. Direct peer to Heydt in the DACH enterprise document management category, with comparable customer base and regulatory positioning.

Others

• Agfa HealthCare: Healthcare IT vendor that acquired Heydt's former subsidiary HYDMedia GmbH in 2007 and continues to share customers and integration relationships. Strongly comparable to Heydt's healthcare IT integration stack via shared product lineage.

Emerging players

• aconso AG: German vendor specializing in digital HR document management and personnel file solutions. Adjacent to Heydt's HR document digitization use case, focused on a narrower but similar regulated buyer profile within the DACH market.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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