What km-it does

km-it (legal name: Konrad Mathieu IT-Consulting GmbH) is a privately held German IT consultancy and software house founded in 2002 by Konrad Mathieu and headquartered in Cologne. The company employs approximately 7 staff and operates as a team of specialized software developers and hardware integrators applying Unix/Linux pragmatism and OpenSource principles to modern enterprise applications. Its product portfolio spans cloud-based enterprise applications including hotel booking software, fitness club management, procurement and administration, personnel dispatch, ticketing, and parking management systems, all built cloud-native from inception.

The flagship product is the sparkle framework, a fully integrated complete system that covers all operations of modern wellness hotels and thermal baths across the D.A.CH region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland). The company positions itself as a system house developing concepts and solutions for enterprises on the basis of modern software and AI. A sister company, km-sys, provides data security and data protection consulting specialized for the hospitality and leisure sector, helping large clients navigate complex EU requirements compliantly.

Revenue is generated through recurring enterprise software subscriptions and project-based consulting services, primarily to enterprise customers in the hospitality and leisure vertical. The company operates with a direct-to-customer go-to-market motion and is privately funded, with no external capital rounds disclosed. Currently, the company is actively hiring for four specialized roles (Helpdesk Agent, Linux-Admin, UX-Developer, Fullstack Developer), indicating modest organizational expansion.

Name

km-it

Legal name

Konrad Mathieu IT-Consulting GmbH

Website

https://km-it.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

km-it is a Cologne-based German IT consultancy and software house (founded 2002) that develops cloud-based enterprise applications, with its flagship sparkle framework providing integrated management systems for wellness hotels and thermal baths across the D.A.CH region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Hospitality Management Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

akta.pro primary industry

Sales & Catering / Group & Event Management (THALACAM)

Keywords

• Hospitality software
• Wellness hotel systems
• Cloud-based enterprise applications
• Spa management software
• Thermal bath solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Cologne (Köln)

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Enterprise Software Solutions: Revenue generated from developing and delivering enterprise software solutions including hotel booking systems, fitness club management, procurement, administration, personnel dispatch, ticketing, and parking management applications. Solutions are cloud-based and delivered as integrated systems.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Core offering

km-it is a systems house that develops and delivers cloud-based enterprise software solutions for businesses across the hospitality and leisure sector. Its flagship offering is the sparkle framework, a fully integrated complete system covering all operations of modern wellness hotels and thermal baths across the D.A.CH region. Additional offerings span hotel booking software, fitness club management, procurement, administration, personnel scheduling, ticketing, and parking management, all built cloud-native from inception using Unix/Linux pragmatism and OpenSource principles.

Product overview

km-it is a specialized software development and hardware integration company founded in 2002, applying Unix/Linux pragmatism and open-source principles to modern enterprise applications. The company offers a portfolio of cloud-based products spanning hotel booking software, fitness club management, procurement, administration, personnel scheduling, ticketing, and parking management. The flagship product is the sparkle Framework—a fully integrated comprehensive system for wellness hotels and thermal baths covering all operational workflows. km-it operates as a systems house developing concepts and solutions for businesses using modern software and AI technologies, alongside sister company km-sys which provides data security and privacy consulting specialized for the hospitality and leisure sector.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• sparkle: Full-integrated complete system framework for wellness hotels and thermal baths operating across the D.A.CH. region (Germany, Austria, Switzerland).

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• km-syscoreStrategic or Co-development Partnerkm-sys is the sister company of km-it, providing consulting on data security and data protection, specializing in the hospitality and leisure sector. It helps large clients navigate complex EU requirements compliantly. This represents an internal strategic alignment rather than an external partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Book4Time: Spa and wellness management software with booking, POS, and CRM for hotels, resorts, and day spas. Direct overlap with sparkle's spa/wellness operations focus.
• Perfect Gym: Cloud-based club management software for fitness studios, gyms, and wellness clubs. Overlaps with km-it's fitness club management offering and SPA/wellness workflows.
• ClubReady: Fitness club management platform with member management, billing, and scheduling. Compares to km-it's fitness club management product line.
• Mindbody: Wellness and fitness business management software including booking, memberships, and payments. Comparable to the fitness club management module of km-it's portfolio.

Direct peers

• Cloudbeds: Cloud-based hospitality management suite combining PMS, channel manager, and booking engine. Similar all-in-one SaaS positioning for independent hotels and boutique properties.
• Mews: Cloud-native PMS and hospitality platform with strong European presence. Competes head-on with sparkle in the integrated, modern UI category of hotel and spa operations software.
• SIHOT: Germany-headquartered PMS and hospitality platform vendor with deep D.A.CH footprint. Comparable product structure (modular PMS modules) and customer base (hotels, resorts, chains).
• Hotelkit: Austrian hotel operations platform providing digital workflows and guest journey tools. Similar size and D.A.CH focus, with comparable modular, cloud-based positioning.
• protel hotelsoftware: Long-established German PMS provider (now part of Planet Group) serving hotels globally with on-premise and cloud deployment. Direct overlap with km-it's hotel booking and property management functionality in the D.A.CH market.

Broad incumbents

• Oracle Hospitality (OPERA): Global incumbent in hotel PMS with the widely deployed OPERA/Fidelio suite. Overlaps with km-it across PMS, sales & catering, and integrations but at much larger enterprise scale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/km-it-cologne

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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