Conduction
Conduction B.V. builds open-source Nextcloud apps — OpenCatalogi, OpenRegister, OpenConnector, DocuDesk, LaunchPad, OpenWOO — monetised via paid support subscriptions, managed hosting, and an 11-partner ecosystem serving Dutch municipalities and MKB teams.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2018
- HeadquartersAmsterdam, Netherlands
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Conduction does
Conduction B.V. is an Amsterdam-based open-source software company founded in 2018 that builds a portfolio of Nextcloud applications targeting Dutch municipalities and small-to-medium businesses (MKB). The company operates a freemium model: all apps are free to install from the Nextcloud App Store under an EUPL-1.2 license, with optional paid support subscriptions and a managed hosting layer running on Cyso infrastructure under ISAE 3402 Type II attestation. The product portfolio includes OpenCatalogi (a public software catalog app), OpenRegister (a typed-data backbone with schemas, registers, and structured data objects), OpenConnector (a universal integration layer for REST, SOAP, GraphQL, file drops, and message queues), DocuDesk (document management), LaunchPad (dashboard customization), OpenWoo (Wet open overheid publication compliance), OpenBuild (visual no-code app builder), and the Hydra agentic CI/CD pipeline built on the OpenSpec spec-first framework.
The underlying technology stack combines PHP, Vue.js, the Nextcloud nc-vue component library, and Docusaurus for documentation. Conduction has developed distinctive proprietary tooling around spec-driven development — OpenSpec captures feature specifications and architectural decisions as markdown, while Hydra orchestrates AI-assisted parallel code and security review via Claude Code. An OpenRegister MCP server exposes the data layer to AI agents using the Model Context Protocol over HTTP transport. The company holds ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 27001:2022 certifications (valid 24 July 2025 – 21 July 2028) and is pursuing BIO compliance for Dutch government procurement eligibility.
Conduction monetises through three revenue streams: support subscriptions with SLAs (95% uptime, tiered P1/P2/P3 response times), managed hosting on commonground.nu, and partner-sourced services through an 11-partner ecosystem (1 Certified, 1 Service, 9 Host). The Certified tier (e.g., Acato, Shift2) handles government tenders; the Host tier (e.g., Centric, Procolix, The Goodcloud, xxllnc) ships the apps on managed Nextcloud infrastructure. Go-to-market is product-led via the Nextcloud App Store for self-serve installs (2-minute time-to-value), supplemented by channel partners for enterprise and government sales. The customer base is concentrated in Dutch municipalities — the segment with the strictest compliance audits — with the same apps reused for MKB, healthcare, and privacy-conscious organisations seeking open-source alternatives to proprietary SaaS. Conduction is founder-owned with no external funding disclosed.
Conduction firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Conduction
- Legal name
- Conduction B.V.
- Website
- https://conduction.nl
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2018
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Conduction B.V. builds open-source Nextcloud apps — OpenCatalogi, OpenRegister, OpenConnector, DocuDesk, LaunchPad, OpenWOO — monetised via paid support subscriptions, managed hosting, and an 11-partner ecosystem serving Dutch municipalities and MKB teams.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Conduction industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Open-source Nextcloud Applications
- NAICS
- Software Publishers (513210), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)
- SIC
- Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Developer Experience Platforms for Enterprise (IDEs, CI/CD, Dev Portals) (HDAEAKAI)
Keywords
Where Conduction is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Amsterdam
- HQ country
- Netherlands
- HQ region
- Europe
Offices1 record
Markets served
Conduction business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Support Subscriptions: Optional paid support for open-source apps. SLA with 95% uptime, response times P1 2h, P2 4h, P3 1 week.
- Managed Hosting: Managed Common Ground tenant at commonground.nu on Cyso infrastructure. ISAE 3402 Type II compliant hosting layer.
- Partner Services: Revenue through partner ecosystem (Certified, Service, Host tiers) who resell and implement Conduction apps to end customers.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Freemium | Others | Free apps from Nextcloud App Store |
| Subscription | Monthly | SaaS/Managed Hosting SLA Subscription |
| Subscription | Others | Response and Resolution Times |
Go-to-market motion2 records
Distribution channels5 records
Marketing channels7 records
Conduction product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Conduction develops and maintains 22 open-source applications that extend the Nextcloud workspace platform, distributed via the Nextcloud App Store and priced at €0 for the apps themselves. The portfolio covers cataloging (OpenCatalogi), typed-data registers (OpenRegister), system integration (OpenConnector), document management (DocuDesk), dashboard customization (LaunchPad), Dutch open-government compliance (OpenWoo), and no-code app building (OpenBuild). Revenue is generated through optional paid support subscriptions, managed hosting services, and a three-tier partner ecosystem (Certified, Service, Host) that resells and implements the apps to Dutch government and SMB clients.
Product overview
Conduction builds open-source apps that plug into Nextcloud, forming a modular workspace ecosystem. The core portfolio consists of three flagship apps: OpenCatalogi (public software catalog for apps, datasets, and APIs with Woo and DCAT publication support), OpenRegister (typed-data backbone using schemas, registers, and structured data objects that powers manifest-driven app building), and OpenConnector (integration layer connecting Nextcloud to external systems via REST, SOAP, GraphQL, file drops, and message queues). These three apps are complemented by DocuDesk (document management), LaunchPad (dashboard customization), OpenWoo (Dutch open-government compliance), OpenBuild (visual no-code app builder), and OpenAI Bridge (AI/LLM integration). ConNext bundles these as a unified workspace stack for SMB teams; Common Ground+ frames the same apps for government use with Woo and BIO compliance. All apps are open-source, free to install from the Nextcloud app store, and designed for deployment in two minutes. The ecosystem includes 22 apps total with 21,744 downloads, 11 certified implementers, and 9 hosting partners.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- ConNext: Open-source apps as a single workspace stack for MKB teams. A product platform proposition bundling Conduction's Nextcloud apps into a unified workspace solution.
- Common Ground+
- OpenCatalogi
- OpenRegister
- OpenConnector
- DocuDesk
- LaunchPad
- Hydra
- OpenWoo
Products and services
- OpenCatalogi Public software catalog app for Nextcloud that organizes every app, dataset, and API in an organisation into one searchable place, with GDPR-compliant publication workflows and DCAT-AP-NL feed support for open-data harvesters.
- OpenRegister Typed-data backbone for Nextcloud that powers schemas, registers, and structured data objects with schema validation, versioning, and audit trails, enabling manifest-driven app building.
- OpenConnector Universal integration app that connects Nextcloud to external systems via REST, SOAP, GraphQL, file drops, and message queues, enabling data synchronization into OpenRegister without custom middleware code.
- DocuDesk Document handling application for Nextcloud, delivered as part of the sovereign workspace programme hosted by Centric for municipalities and the public sector.
- LaunchPad Dashboard supercharger for Nextcloud that turns the default dashboard into a drag-and-drop workspace with custom widgets, shortcut tiles, and admin-controlled group templates.
- OpenWoo Solution for Dutch Wet open overheid (WOO) compliance that implements the open-government publication workflow on Nextcloud, integrating with OpenCatalogi, OpenRegister, and OpenConnector.
- OpenBuild Visual no-code app builder on top of OpenRegister manifests that lets users compose schemas, pages, dashboards, and business-logic flows through a browser-based visual editor instead of JSON editing.
- ConNext Platform proposition bundling Conduction's open-source Nextcloud apps (OpenCatalogi, OpenRegister, OpenConnector, DocuDesk, LaunchPad) into a single deployable workspace stack aimed at MKB and IT leads.
- Common Ground+ Government-framed proposition bundling the same Conduction apps with WOO publication and BIO (Baseline Informatiebeveiliging Overheid) compliance signals on a Common Ground foundation for public-sector clients.
- Managed Hosting (commonground.nu) Managed hosting subscription for a Common Ground tenant on Cyso infrastructure with ISAE 3402 Type II attestation, bundled with a 95% uptime SLA and capacity included per organisation (5 GB storage, 1 million queries/month, 10 GB data transfer/month).
- Support Subscription (SLA) Optional paid support subscription for Conduction's open-source apps with a 95% uptime SLA, 24/7 response, and tiered P1/P2/P3 response and resolution times within office hours.
Quantifiable outcome
- 11 weeks from kickoff to cutover for full migration
- +4 more outcomes
Companies that use Conduction
Customer profileNamed customers3 records
Segments3 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Conduction technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration1 record
AI capability4 records
Feature12 records
Conduction partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
13 partnerships are on record, tiered certified, service, host and core.
- AcatocertifiedDigital agency from Den Haag. Builds accessible websites and web apps for municipalities and government organisations, focused on WCAG 2.2 AA and NLDS. Delivers the Conduction OpenWoo solution on OpenCatalogi, OpenRegister, and OpenConnector.
- Shift2serviceDutch software builder for municipalities, water boards, and provinces, part of the Conxillium group. Ships CMS, civil affairs, and forms, plus the Conduction OpenWoo solution on OpenCatalogi, OpenRegister, and OpenConnector.
- CentrichostOne of the Netherlands' largest IT suppliers for municipalities and the public sector. Partners with Nextcloud on sovereign workspaces and hosts DocuDesk inside that programme.
- ProcolixhostDutch managed-Nextcloud hoster from Dordrecht. Delivers managed Nextcloud environments on dedicated EU infrastructure, open source by default.
- The GoodcloudhostDutch managed-Nextcloud hoster. Privacy-first, no tracking, data in the Netherlands. For SMBs, non-profits, and privacy-conscious organisations.
- BCThostDutch supplier of information- and document-management software (Corsa, Verix). Delivers the Conduction OpenWoo solution to organisations that want their information governance in order.
- Open GemeentenhostOpen-source platform for municipal websites. Serves more than 30 municipalities with accessible sites (WCAG, internet.nl). Also delivers the Conduction OpenWoo solution.
- xxllnchostDutch supplier of case-management software for municipalities (xxllnc Zaken, plus apps for taxes and the social domain). Also delivers the Conduction OpenWoo solution.
- YARDhostDigital agency from Utrecht for municipalities, healthcare, and knowledge organisations. Open-source-oriented, more than 80 projects. Delivers the Conduction OpenWoo solution.
- iOhostBelgian-Dutch digital agency with offices in Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Builds customer-facing digital platforms and delivers the Conduction OpenWoo solution to public and semi-public organisations.
- SendenthostDutch supplier that connects Microsoft Outlook and Teams to Nextcloud. Provides support on LaunchPad for customers who want to keep their mail and file flows inside their own Nextcloud environment.
- NextcloudcorePlatform provider. Conduction builds open-source apps that plug into Nextcloud. The apps and ConNext workspace stack run on Nextcloud infrastructure.
- CysohostInfrastructure operator for managed Common Ground tenant at commonground.nu. Operates under ISAE 3402 Type II attestation. Provides hosting layer for Conduction's managed services.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Conduction competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Open Government Products (OGP) by Google: OGP builds open-source tools for government. Comparable in mission (open-source civic tech) and government-customer focus, though geographic focus is Asia rather than EU.
- Frappe / ERPNext: Frappe builds open-source low-code app builder frameworks (similar in spirit to Conduction's OpenBuild). Comparable as an emerging open-source platform offering low-code/no-code app development.
Direct peers
- Collabora Online: Collabora provides open-source office and collaboration apps tightly integrated with Nextcloud. Direct comparable in the Nextcloud ecosystem, also selling to government and enterprise customers with similar compliance positioning.
- OnlyOffice: OnlyOffice offers open-source document handling and collaboration with Nextcloud integration. Competes for the same sovereign-workspace budget in EU public sector and SMB segments.
- Alfresco: Alfresco provides open-source document management and content services with enterprise/government positioning. Comparable as open-source content and document platform targeting regulated, compliance-heavy buyers.
Broad incumbents
- Open-Xchange: Open-Xchange provides email and productivity platform used by ISPs and telcos across Europe. Comparable in the EU sovereign-workspace and digital-sovereignty space, with broader product portfolio.
- Nextcloud: Nextcloud is the platform Conduction builds on. While not a direct product competitor, Nextcloud could internalize successful app categories (catalog, register, integration) and directly compete with Conduction's apps in the same workspace.
- OpenText: OpenText is a large enterprise content management incumbent. Comparable in document management and government compliance but as a broad incumbent serving large enterprises, not a Nextcloud-native player.
Regional players
- iO (digital agency): iO is a Belgian-Dutch digital agency that is also a Host partner of Conduction for public-sector OpenWoo deployments. Comparable as a regional Benelux player in the Dutch government digital services market.
- Centric: Centric is one of the Netherlands' largest IT suppliers for municipalities and a Host partner of Conduction. Comparable as a Dutch government IT services vendor with deep municipal relationships.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat6 records
Key risks5 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Conduction social profiles
Digital presenceConduction compliance and trust
Trust signalCompliance5 records
Conduction financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Conduction leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Conduction funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Conduction M&A and investment
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Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Conduction
What does Conduction do?
Conduction develops and maintains 22 open-source applications that extend the Nextcloud workspace platform, distributed via the Nextcloud App Store and priced at €0 for the apps themselves. The portfolio covers cataloging (OpenCatalogi), typed-data registers (OpenRegister), system integration (OpenConnector), document management (DocuDesk), dashboard customization (LaunchPad), Dutch open-government compliance (OpenWoo), and no-code app building (OpenBuild). Revenue is generated through optional paid support subscriptions, managed hosting services, and a three-tier partner ecosystem (Certified, Service, Host) that resells and implements the apps to Dutch government and SMB clients.
Is Conduction a public or private company?
Conduction is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Conduction founded?
Conduction was founded in 2018. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Conduction based?
Conduction is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, in the Europe region.
How does Conduction make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Support Subscriptions are the primary driver. The others are managed Hosting and partner Services.
Who are Conduction's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Open Government Products (OGP) by Google and Frappe / ERPNext. Direct peers are Collabora Online, OnlyOffice and Alfresco. Broad incumbents are Open-Xchange, Nextcloud and OpenText. Regional players are iO (digital agency) and Centric.
Does Conduction have an API?
Yes. OpenRegister exposes a public REST API at openregister.conduction.nl and an MCP (Model Context Protocol) server at /index.php/apps/openregister/api/mcp for programmatic access to registers, schemas, and objects. The MCP server uses Streamable HTTP transport with JSON-RPC 2.0 and standard Nextcloud basic-auth (via app-password). It exposes three CRUD multiplexer tools: registers (list, get, create, update, delete), schemas (list, get, create, update, delete), and objects (list, get, create, update, delete). Also exposes read-only resources under openregister:// URI scheme. OpenConnector supports REST, SOAP, and GraphQL protocols for external system connections. OpenBuild enables no-code app building through the manifest system. Developer documentation is at openregister.conduction.nl.
What industry is Conduction in?
Conduction's product category is Open-source Nextcloud Applications. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAEAKAI, Developer Experience Platforms for Enterprise (IDEs, CI/CD, Dev Portals). Its NAICS code is 513210 and its SIC code is 7372.