Wotan Monitoring

What Wotan Monitoring does

Wotan Monitoring, operated by GH-Informatik GmbH and headquartered in Graz, Austria, is a 32-year-old vendor of an All-In-One IT monitoring platform sold primarily to mid-sized and large enterprises in the DACH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland), with deployment in 12 countries across 15 industries. The platform unifies infrastructure monitoring (servers, networks, databases, switches, WLAN, environment/Green IT), business-process monitoring, native SAP monitoring (HANA, BW, ERP without third-party plugins), ITIL-compliant escalation management, automated reporting, and IT documentation within a single on-premise deliverable shipped as a pre-configured appliance or virtual machine. Core technical assets include AutoDiscovery for automatic device and dependency recognition, 1,430+ monitoring check templates, support for SNMP v1/v2c/v3, Syslog, REST, SOAP, and integrations with AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, VMware, Hyper-V, and the OTOBO open-source ticketing system.

The business model combines an annual subscription license priced per monitored system or business service — with a CPI-linked price guarantee rather than discretionary increases — alongside professional services delivered via the WOTAN Academy and direct developer support from the Austrian engineering team. Go-to-market is a hybrid of direct enterprise field sales (live demos, personalized workshops) and a certified partner channel led by system integrators such as allcore Service & Consulting GmbH, with content marketing and SEO displacement campaigns targeting competitors including PRTG, Checkmk, Nagios, Zabbix, SolarWinds, and Datadog. The company is privately held and founder/owner-operated under Managing Director Philipp Ghirardini, with no disclosed external funding, M&A, or parent-company relationships. Named customers include efko (food processing), IKB Innsbrucker Kommunalbetriebe (utilities), KitzSki (tourism), Steinbacher Dämmstoffe (manufacturing), ITSDONE, and allcore, spanning a deliberately diversified vertical mix.

Name

Wotan Monitoring

Legal name

GH-Informatik GmbH

Website

https://wotan-monitoring.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Wotan Monitoring is an Austrian software vendor offering an All-In-One IT monitoring platform — covering infrastructure, business processes, and native SAP monitoring — primarily to mid-sized and large enterprises across the DACH region, distributed via subscription licensing and a certified partner channel.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Graz

HQ country

Austria

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licenses: WOTAN Monitoring is licensed based on the number of monitored systems or business services. All core functions including dashboards, SLA reports, business service monitoring, and process visualizations are included in the standard license. License models are scalable and flexible to adapt to company size and IT complexity.
2. Professional Services: Additional revenue streams include consulting, workshops, training through WOTAN Academy, and support services. The company offers personalized support, on-site or remote workshops for initial configuration, and ongoing customer support.
3. Support Services: Manufacturer support directly from developers in Austria, including security updates, patches, and direct developer contact for customization and troubleshooting.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels13 records

Core offering

Wotan Monitoring provides an All-In-One IT monitoring platform that combines infrastructure monitoring (servers, networks, databases, cloud, virtualization), business process monitoring, native SAP monitoring, ITIL-compliant escalation management, automated reporting, and IT documentation in a single on-premise solution. The software is licensed per monitored system or business service, with optional professional services, training through Wotan Academy, and direct manufacturer support from developers in Austria.

Product overview

WOTAN Monitoring is an All-In-One enterprise monitoring platform developed by GH-Informatik GmbH (based in Austria, Graz) that provides comprehensive monitoring across IT infrastructure, business processes, and SAP environments. The platform consists of a unified core product (WOTAN All-In-One) supporting multiple monitoring modules including IT Infrastructure Monitoring (server, network, switch, WLAN, environment), Application Monitoring (web, SAP, process), and operational solutions (escalation management, reporting, documentation). Key integrated modules include the OTOBO ticketing system for ITSM, WOTAN Flex for customization, WOTAN Umbrella for distributed monitoring, and KPI Dashboards for executive reporting. The solution emphasizes process-oriented monitoring with end-to-end visibility, ITIL-compliant escalation workflows, and automated documentation capabilities. With 1,430 check templates across 15 industries in 12 countries, WOTAN targets mid-to-large enterprises requiring comprehensive business-service monitoring rather than basic infrastructure-only solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• WOTAN All-In-One: The comprehensive monitoring platform covering IT monitoring, distributed monitoring, IT escalation management, reporting, documentation, and OTOBO ticketsystem integration.
• WOTAN Flex
• WOTAN Umbrella
• WOTAN Service
• OTOBO
• Outside-In Monitor
• BizResilient-Cycle

Products and services

• WOTAN All-In-One Monitoring Platform All-In-One IT monitoring platform that combines infrastructure monitoring, business process monitoring, SAP monitoring, ITIL-compliant escalation management, reporting, and IT documentation in a single on-premise solution deployed as an appliance or virtual machine. Targeted at mid-sized to large enterprises with complex IT environments.
• SAP Monitoring Specialized native monitoring for SAP environments including SAP Basis, SAP HANA, SAP BW, and SAP ERP with service-oriented dependency mapping. Provides SAP Quality of Service and SAP Compliance monitoring without requiring third-party plugins. For SAP administrators and SAP managers in SAP-dependent enterprises.
• WOTAN Umbrella (Distributed Monitoring) Distributed monitoring solution enabling centralized data collection and analysis from multiple locations, systems, and network components using WOTAN satellites and external system integration. For enterprises with geographically distributed IT environments.
• Outside-In Monitor External monitoring service that checks online services from customer, employee, and partner perspectives to ensure online services are available and functional from external user viewpoints. For organizations running customer-facing web services and APIs.
• WOTAN Flex Flexible customization module for WOTAN allowing individual configuration of dashboards, plugins, KPI displays, Active Directory integration, ESX virtualization monitoring, and mobile access. For organizations needing custom-tailored monitoring views.
• WOTAN Service Comprehensive service package including direct developer support from Austria, remote and on-site support, individual extensions, security updates, and training. For customers needing direct manufacturer engagement and ongoing assistance.
• KPI Dashboards
• OTOBO Ticketing System Integration

Quantifiable outcome

• 50% automation of monthly system checks
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration13 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core, strategic and minor.

• OTOBOcoreTechnology or IntegrationOTOBO is an open-source ticket system integrated into WOTAN Monitoring. The integration creates a central platform for structured processing of network disruptions and service requests. Every incident is automatically captured, comprehensively documented, and seamlessly integrated into the existing IT service process.
• allcore Service & Consulting GmbHstrategicImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT service provider and consulting partner that uses WOTAN Monitoring for its customers. allcore delivers monitoring as a managed service and provides implementation and consulting services using the WOTAN platform.
• RZ10 / MindsquareminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT consulting partner specializing in SAP and IT security. Partner Tobias Harmes from RZ10 produces educational content about IT Security Act (IT-Sicherheitsgesetz) and related compliance topics.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Zabbix: Zabbix is named in Wotan's comparison content as a direct alternative, providing enterprise-class infrastructure and application monitoring with a similar open-source plus commercial-support model and broad template ecosystem.
• Centreon: Centreon offers unified infrastructure monitoring for mid-market and enterprise IT, particularly strong in Europe. It overlaps with Wotan across infrastructure monitoring, alerting, and reporting for IT operations teams.
• Checkmk: Checkmk (tribe29) is explicitly listed by Wotan as a comparison target and competes directly in IT infrastructure monitoring with both open-source and enterprise editions, overlapping heavily with Wotan's server, network, and application monitoring.
• Icinga: Icinga is an open-source monitoring fork that serves the same IT operations persona as Wotan with comparable network, server, and application monitoring capabilities and enterprise editions for larger deployments.
• Paessler PRTG: Paessler's PRTG is one of the most frequently named competitors in Wotan's own comparison pages. Both offer unified, agent-based infrastructure monitoring for mid-market enterprises with a similar perpetual/subscription licensing model and broad device coverage.
• Pandora FMS: Pandora FMS is a unified monitoring platform offering infrastructure, network, application, and business process monitoring — a feature set and target customer that closely mirrors Wotan's All-In-One positioning.
• Nagios: Nagios is a longstanding open-source IT monitoring platform and a named Wotan competitor. Both target IT operations teams needing server, network, and application monitoring with extensible alerting and reporting.

Broad incumbents

• SolarWinds: SolarWinds is explicitly named as a competitor in Wotan's comparison pages. As a much larger IT management incumbent, it overlaps in infrastructure, network, and application monitoring but offers a much broader portfolio.
• Datadog: Datadog is named in Wotan's competitive comparison set and represents the cloud-native, SaaS-first observability alternative. It targets the same IT/operations buyer but with a different deployment model and much larger R&D and go-to-market scale.
• ManageEngine OpManager: ManageEngine (Zoho) is a broader IT management vendor whose OpManager product competes with Wotan in network and server monitoring, while benefiting from Zoho's larger portfolio, sales reach, and bundled pricing.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/wotanmonitoring
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCggjXpPvyfHXKUGaYaD7BhQ
• Facebookfacebook.com/WOTANMonitoring
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/wotan-monitoring-gh-informatik-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/wotan.gluecksraben

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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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