Progtech

What Progtech does

Progtech GmbH is a privately held German IT services company founded in 1994 and headquartered in Buchbach, Germany, operating with a team of 1-10 employees. The company specializes in cloud backup, offsite and onsite disaster recovery, and IT security consulting, with its flagship offering being BAYERN BACKUP — an Asigra-powered cloud backup solution available in Public, Private, and Hybrid deployment models. It targets small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Germany that lack extensive internal IT resources, addressing pain points such as data loss, weak backup readiness (third-party data cited notes 67% of German companies doubt full restoration ability), ransomware exposure, and compliance with German and EU data protection regulations. The firm's central value proposition is data sovereignty: all customer data is stored exclusively in two independent German data centers under German law.

BAYERN BACKUP is built on Asigra's platform and is distinguished by an agentless architecture that eliminates per-device software-agent installation, reducing attack surface and easing deployment. Supporting features include centralized management, encryption at rest and in transit, German/EU regulatory compliance, support for virtualized environments, and restore-and-recovery verification. Progtech holds the highest-tier Asigra Managed Hybrid Partner certification and is an active member of the Cloud Services Made in Germany initiative. Disaster recovery modules — both onsite and offsite — extend the platform into business continuity, addressing the cited average German SME IT outage cost of approximately €25,000 per hour.

Revenue is generated primarily through subscription-based cloud backup services (recurring fees tied to storage usage and protected device count), supplemented by managed disaster recovery services and IT security consulting engagements. Pricing is quote-based and tailored per customer, with annual billing cadence and no publicly disclosed tiers. Go-to-market is sales-led and consultative: leads are generated via website quote requests, blog/white-paper content marketing, webinars, and direct phone/email outreach, then converted through personalized consultation. The company is privately held with no external funding disclosed, led by Managing Director and Managing Shareholder Michael Schimanski, and has remained at its Buchbach headquarters continuously since founding.

Name

Progtech

Legal name

PROGTECH GmbH

Website

https://progtech.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Progtech GmbH is a privately held German IT services company founded in 1994 that delivers Asigra-powered cloud backup (BAYERN BACKUP) and disaster recovery exclusively from German data centers, serving German SMEs that require data-sovereignty-compliant backup and IT security consulting.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Backup and Disaster Recovery

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Backup & Restore Platforms (Cloud Backup) (HDABAIAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud DR, Backup & Business Continuity (BPAEACAJ), Hybrid Cloud Storage & Backup Infrastructure (HDABAMAG), Managed Backup Operations (On-Prem & Hybrid) (BPAEALAC)

Keywords

• Cloud backup services
• Disaster recovery
• Managed backup services
• Data protection solutions
• Hybrid cloud storage

Headquarters

HQ city

Buchbach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Backup Services (BAYERN BACKUP): Recurring subscription-based cloud backup services offered in Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud models. Revenue generated from monthly/annual service fees based on storage usage and number of protected devices.
2. Disaster Recovery Services: Onsite and offsite disaster recovery solutions, including consulting and implementation services for business continuity planning.
3. IT Security Consulting: Consulting services for SMEs on data protection, cloud computing security, and compliance with German data protection laws.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

PROGTECH GmbH sells branded cloud backup and disaster recovery solutions under the BAYERN BACKUP name, built on Asigra's agentless architecture and delivered via Public, Private, and Hybrid cloud deployment models from certified German data centers. The offering is complemented by 24/7 certified support, data security consulting, and optional data center rental for German small and medium-sized enterprises.

Product overview

PROGTECH GmbH is an IT security and cloud backup service provider offering BAYERN BACKUP as its core product. BAYERN BACKUP is a cloud backup solution powered by Asigra technology, available in three deployment models: Public Cloud, Private Cloud, and Hybrid Cloud. The product portfolio includes the main backup service, disaster recovery capabilities (both onsite and offsite), and is positioned for small to medium-sized businesses seeking data protection with German data center locations and agentless architecture.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• BAYERN BACKUP: A cloud backup solution offered by PROGTECH that provides data backup services in public, private, and hybrid cloud deployment models with German data centers.

Products and services

• BAYERN BACKUP Branded managed cloud backup service built on Asigra's agentless platform, delivered via Public, Private, or Hybrid cloud deployment from certified German data centers, with 24/7 certified support, for German small and medium-sized enterprises that need compliant, in-country data protection.
• Disaster Recovery Managed disaster recovery service offering onsite and offsite recovery options, layered on top of the BAYERN BACKUP cloud backup platform, targeting German SMBs that need business continuity and rapid restoration of protected workloads.
• Data Security Consulting Advisory engagement in which PROGTECH consultants assess customer data protection needs and design backup, recovery, and security architectures, primarily for German SMB customers of the BAYERN BACKUP platform.
• Data Center Rental Rental of certified German data center capacity as an add-on offering alongside BAYERN BACKUP and Disaster Recovery, giving customers a sovereign hosting footprint for protected workloads.

Quantifiable outcome

• IT outage costs average €558,000 per incident in Germany (EMC Global Data Protection Index)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• AsigracoreTechnology or IntegrationAs highest-certified Asigra Managed Hybrid Partner, PROGTECH leverages Asigra's cloud backup technology platform to deliver BAYERN BACKUP services. This partnership provides the core technology foundation for their primary product offering.
• Initiative Cloud Services Made in GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPROGTECH is an active member of the Initiative Cloud Services Made in Germany, which promotes German cloud providers for legal certainty in data handling. Managing Director Michael Schimanski participates in interviews and initiatives for the organization.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Keepit: Danish SaaS data protection specialist focused on cloud-to-cloud backup for Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, Salesforce, and similar platforms. Comparable as a modern, region-rooted EU backup provider competing for the same sovereignty-conscious European SME buyer.
• AvePoint: Specialist in Microsoft 365 and SaaS data protection, governance, and migration. Comparable as a SaaS-backup specialist targeting the same M365/SaaS data protection use cases that PROGTECH cites as part of its addressable market.
• Arcserve (now part of StorageCraft / Catalyze partner ecosystem): Backup and disaster recovery vendor with multi-channel partner program and focus on SMB/mid-market. Comparable as an Asigra-adjacent backup competitor that reaches SMEs through managed service providers, overlapping with PROGTECH's channel-led GTM.

Direct peers

• Acronis: Global cyber protection vendor offering backup, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection with strong SMB traction. Comparable as a direct competitor on cloud backup and DR, though Acronis brings its own technology stack and broader product suite versus PROGTECH's Asigra-based BAYERN BACKUP.
• Hornetsecurity: German-headquartered provider of cloud backup, email security, and compliance services targeting European SMEs and mid-market. Highly comparable because it sells managed cloud security subscriptions with EU data residency, overlapping directly with PROGTECH's SME cloud backup offering.

Broad incumbents

• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): German hosting and cloud infrastructure provider offering backup, server, and managed cloud services from German data centers. Comparable on the German data sovereignty angle and SME target market, though as a much broader incumbent across hosting, domains, and infrastructure.
• Veeam Software: Largest independent backup and data management vendor for virtualized and cloud environments, serving mid-market through enterprise. Comparable on backup and DR functionality, though Veeam operates as a broad incumbent across data center, cloud, and SaaS workloads rather than as a regional managed service provider.
• Cohesity: Enterprise data security and management vendor offering backup, DR, and ransomware defense. Comparable on backup and DR product capabilities; differs in targeting enterprise and large mid-market rather than German SMEs.
• Rubrik: Cloud-native data security and backup vendor serving mid-market through enterprise. Comparable on backup and DR functionality and increasingly on ransomware analytics, but Rubrik operates at a significantly larger scale and price point than PROGTECH's SME focus.

Regional players

• Hetzner Online: German hosting and dedicated server provider with cloud storage and backup products operated from German data centers. Comparable on German data residency and SME/developer customer overlap, though Hetzner's primary motion is infrastructure rental rather than managed backup services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/progtech-gmbh

Compliance1 record

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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