What J.M. Software Solutions GmbH does

J.M. Software Solutions GmbH is a Brilon, Germany-based GmbH founded in 2012 that operates as a certified sales, service, and development partner for Infor's Varial World Edition software suite, serving German small-to-mid-market customers and public-sector organizations. The company's core offering bundles the Varial World Edition Finanzwesen (financial accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting) and Personalwesen (HR/payroll) modules with proprietary add-ons it has developed in-house — notably the REWO-Manager invoice workflow module, Avis- and EPA-Konverter tools, MS Excel interfaces, and a private-school invoicing solution installed at 16 schools. The technology stack is Embarcadero Delphi on Microsoft Windows with MS SQL Server or ORACLE backends, integrated to ERP systems via XML for real-time data exchange.

The company monetizes through four streams: software licensing and maintenance subscriptions, professional services (implementation, training, consulting, data migration), tiered hotline and support (including tier-2 support for partner firms and former SOG Financials customers), and managed payroll services via its own Rechenzentrum data center. Go-to-market is sales-led, combining 13 full-time staff and 5 freelance consultants with a nationwide network of more than 20 certified Varial partner consultants, supported by customer days, release workshops, webinars, and co-marketing with Infor at trade shows such as KOMMUNALE.

J.M. serves a diversified base of over 600 Varial customers across five verticals: public administration/municipalities (the primary segment, requiring TVöD/TV-L and eRechnung compliance), industry/manufacturing/trade, service companies, healthcare/senior care, and culture/entertainment. Named customers include Ziemann Sicherheit (~2,700 payroll employees), Friedrichstadt-Palast Berlin, MÜLLER & BAUER, Silbitz Group, and Halbmond Teppichwerke. The company has earned annual GKV/ITSG certifications and recurring uneingeschränktes Testat audit certificates, secured the Innovationspreis IT 2018 for REWO-Manager, and absorbed the Varial customer books of F1-innovate GmbH (2013) and SOG Financials (2020) to grow its installed base.

Name

J.M. Software Solutions GmbH

Legal name

J.M. Software Solutions GmbH

Website

https://jmsolutions.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

J.M. Software Solutions GmbH is a Brilon, Germany-based certified Infor/Varial sales, service, and development partner delivering the Varial World Edition financial and HR/payroll suite, proprietary add-on modules, outsourced payroll Rechenzentrum services, and consulting to over 600 German mid-market and public-sector customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Financial and HR ERP Software

NAICS

Software Publishers (5132), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372), Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise Application Managed Services Outsourcing (ERP/CRM/HRIS AMS) (BPAEAMAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Enterprise Application License Advisory, Vendor Management & Optimization (BPAEAGAO), Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) & Document Generation/Templating (HDAEAGAL), IT Program/Project Management (PMO) & Delivery Assurance (BPAEAAAO)

Keywords

• Financial accounting software
• Payroll management software
• ERP software implementation
• Outsourced payroll services
• Public sector software

Headquarters

HQ city

Brilon

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Software Licensing and Maintenance (Varial World Edition): Revenue from sales, installation, and ongoing support of Varial World Edition software for financial accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting, and human resources/payroll. Includes software maintenance and updates through release cycles.
2. Professional Services - Consulting, Training, and Implementation: Revenue from implementation projects, customer consulting, on-site and online training sessions, and data migration/conversion from legacy systems. The company conducts release workshops, online seminars, and customer days as part of its service delivery.
3. Technical Hotline and Support Services: Revenue from tiered technical support including first-level and second-level hotline services for end customers and partner companies. Also includes support for SOG Financials customers taken over in 2020.
4. Payroll Processing Center (Rechenzentrum): Outsourced payroll processing service where the company performs complete payroll calculations in its own data center on behalf of customers, handling all statutory calculations, reporting, and compliance tasks.
5. Proprietary Add-On Modules and Custom Development: Revenue from proprietary add-on modules developed by J.M. for Varial products, including reporting modules, converter tools, Excel interfaces, and invoice workflow tools. Also includes individual software development for customer-specific requirements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

J.M. Software Solutions is a certified Varial sales, service, and development partner that sells, implements, customizes, and supports the Varial World Edition software suite covering financial accounting, asset accounting, cost accounting, and HR/payroll for German businesses and public administration. The company also develops proprietary add-on modules (e.g., REWO-Manager) and operates its own data center offering outsourced payroll processing (J.M. Rechenzentrum).

Product overview

J.M. Software Solutions GmbH is a Varial software partner offering the Varial World Edition suite, a modular ERP system for financial management (Finanzwesen) and HR/payroll (Personalwesen). The core platform consists of Varial World Edition Finanzwesen (financial accounting, asset accounting, cost accounting) and Varial World Edition Personalwesen (payroll and HR management). These core products are complemented by numerous add-on modules including REWO-Manager for invoice workflow automation, Varial WIN for web-based reporting, Mitarbeiter Self-Service for employee portals, Personalakte for digital personnel files, ReportFactory for eBilanz creation, Konsolidierung for financial consolidation, Planung und Budgetierung for planning, Skill Management, Sachmittelverwaltung, and various converter tools (Avis-Konverter, EPA-Konverter, MS Excel-Schnittstellen). The company also offers outsourced payroll processing services through its Servicecenter/Rechenzentrum. All products target German businesses and public administration with focus on compliance with German tax and social security regulations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Varial World Edition: ERP software suite for financial accounting, asset accounting, cost accounting, and human resources management developed by Infor Germany GmbH, which J.M. Software Solutions distributes and supports.
• Varial Guide
• REWO-Manager
• Varial WIN
• Varial ReportFactory
• J.M. Rechenzentrum

Products and services

• Varial World Edition Finanzwesen
• Varial World Edition Personalwesen
• REWO-Manager (Rechnungseingangs-Workflow-Manager)

Quantifiable outcome

• The Wasser-/Abwasserzweckverband Arnstadt significantly reduced invoice processing time after implementing REWO-Manager.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Komuna GmbHminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 22 October 2025J.M. Software Solutions participates in the KOMMUNALE 2025 trade fair in Nuremberg together with Komuna GmbH at Hall 9, Stand 9-433. Komuna is a provider of municipal software solutions. The partnership is for co-marketing at this trade show targeting municipal decision-makers.
• SOG Business Software GmbHminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 3 December 2019Starting in 2020, J.M. Software Solutions took over the technical support and hotline for SOG Financials customers from their previous partner. J.M. also assumed responsibility for project-oriented initial consulting for prospective SOG Financials customers. SOG wanted to expand its support activities with a larger partner capable of handling increased support volume.
• Infor (Deutschland) GmbH (formerly Varial AG / Infor Germany)coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 July 2013J.M. Software Solutions is a certified Varial sales and service partner for Infor (Deutschland) GmbH. The company sells, installs, implements, and supports all Varial World Edition products including financial accounting, fixed asset accounting, cost accounting, and human resources. J.M. also provides hotline support for end customers and partners. The relationship includes co-hosted webinars, customer days, and release workshops. Infor's product managers (e.g., Christoph Clemens, Olaf Hellekes) participate in J.M.'s customer events.
• F1-innovate GmbHminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 July 2013J.M. Software Solutions acquired the complete Varial business division of F1-innovate GmbH (a trading, consulting, and software company from Brilon) effective July 1, 2013. This acquisition expanded J.M.'s customer base by approximately 200 Varial customers, growing its total to over 600 Varial customers.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Lohnwerk (formerly LODENIUS): German vendor of payroll and HR software for SMBs and accountants. Comparable to J.M. in customer segment and product breadth, and similarly positioned as a smaller specialist competing against larger ERP players.
• SOG Business Software GmbH: German vendor of financial and payroll software (SOG Financials). Directly adjacent to J.M.'s VWE offering—J.M. even took over SOG Financials customer support in 2020—making SOG the closest product-and-geography peer.
• ATOSS Software SE: German vendor of workforce management, time and attendance, and HR software. Overlaps with J.M.'s Personalwesen and Skill Management modules for German SMB/mid-market customers, with a more SaaS-oriented delivery model.
• Personio: Munich-based HR and payroll SaaS platform targeting German SMBs and mid-market. Direct competition for J.M.'s Personalwesen offering with a cloud-native architecture, faster release cadence, and significant VC funding, but lacks the municipal/public-sector compliance depth and on-premise data center option that J.M. offers.

Broad incumbents

• Sage GmbH (Sage HR/Payroll): Global vendor with established German payroll and HR products (Sage HR, Sage 50, Sage 100) for SMBs and mid-market. Comparable customer base and overlapping financial/HR functionality, but broader portfolio and international footprint.
• ADP (Germany): Global payroll and HR services provider with a German subsidiary (formerly part of Enterprise Services). Comparable in providing outsourced payroll and HR technology to mid-market, with international scale J.M. lacks.
• Haufe Group (Haufe-Lexware, Haufe Personal): German provider of business software, content, and compliance solutions including payroll/HR (Haufe Personal, Lexware lohn+gehalt). Comparable in German SMB focus and regulatory depth, with broader content and software portfolio.
• DATEV eG: Germany's dominant cooperative provider of payroll, financial accounting, and tax-advisory software for SMBs and tax consultants. Highly comparable to J.M. Software Solutions' target customers and adjacent functionality, but operates at vastly larger scale with a broader portfolio and cooperative ownership model.
• SD Worx (Germany): European payroll and HR services provider with German operations. Comparable in offering payroll outsourcing and HR software to SMBs and mid-market, but primarily a pan-European player competing in the same German deals.

Others

• BITMARCK Software GmbH: German IT service provider for statutory health insurance funds, operating GKV-relevant infrastructure. Tangentially related because J.M.'s VWE relies on BITMARCK-/ITSG-certified data exchange for German social security compliance.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

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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