Once Germany GmbH

Name

Once Germany GmbH

Legal name

Once Germany GmbH

Website

https://once.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1994

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Live Audience Engagement Software

NAICS

Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621), Software Publishers (5132)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming Services (7371), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Platforms & Modern Data Stack Services (Lakehouse, DW, MDM) (BPAEAHAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Data Platform (Unified Data & Analytics) Suites (HDAEABAD), Connector/Adapter Frameworks & Integration Runtimes (HDAEACAJ), Database Tools & Ecosystem (Replication, Backup/Recovery, HA/DR, Monitoring) (HDAEAAAO)

Keywords

• Live audience engagement
• Enterprise application development
• Custom content management systems
• Televoting infrastructure
• Managed live event services

Headquarters

HQ city

Köln, NRW

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Custom Software Development: Building fully customized, user-facing applications and operational tools including CMS, dashboards, and back-office applications tailored to specific customer needs.
2. Managed Services: End-to-end managed services from concept to execution for engaging large audiences, including digital security and anti-fraud systems for massive scale operations.
3. Platform Licensing: Licensing of in-house developed platforms (Based, Tally) and foundational technology (database systems, APIs, SDKs) to third parties.
4. Technology Services: Foundational technology services including API access, CLI tools, and SDKs available via based.io for the developer community.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Once.net develops and licenses the in-house Based technology stack, including database systems, orchestration infrastructure, APIs, CLI tools, and SDKs, and builds customized operational and user-facing applications for live-data workflows. It also supplies the Tally live-media engagement platform and end-to-end managed services for large-audience events, including digital security and anti-fraud operations.

Product overview

Once.net is a creative media and technology agency offering a layered service framework ranging from foundational technology to full managed services. The core offering is Based.io, their in-house built foundational technology platform providing database systems, orchestration infrastructure, APIs, and SDKs. On top of this, they offer a Design Kit (UI Library) for building applications, Back Office Apps for operational tools, End-to-end Apps for customized user-facing applications, and In-house Platforms including Tally for audience engagement. Their Managed Services layer provides end-to-end support for large audience engagement. Key vertical solutions include televoting systems (including 20+ years with Eurovision Song Contest), fleet management, drone operations via AirHub, and publishing platforms.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Based: Foundational technology platform including database systems, orchestration infrastructure, APIs, CLI tools, and SDKs. Available at based.io.
• Tally

Products and services

• Based.io Developer-focused portal for Once.net's in-house foundational technology, including database systems, orchestration infrastructure, APIs, CLI tools, SDKs, and documentation designed for high-scale applications.
• Tally Audience engagement platform for live media that provides interactive live-show tools and supports scalable televoting experiences.
• Back Office Apps Custom operational applications, including content management systems, dashboards, and other back-office tools tailored to customer workflows.
• End-to-end Apps Custom user-facing applications built from design through development and deployment, with branding and live-data requirements tailored to each customer.
• Managed Services End-to-end operational support for engaging large audiences, covering execution and delivery with digital security and anti-fraud systems.
• AirHub Platform for live drone operations that relies on Once.net's Based technology to manage critical flight and operational data, with cloud and on-premise deployment options for enterprise and government customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 1.3 million concurrent users supported at peak
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Slido: Audience engagement and Q&A platform purpose-built for live events, conferences, and broadcast-style productions. Direct competitive overlap with Once.net's Tally platform and Eurovision-style televoting workloads.
• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy delivering custom software, platform engineering, and managed services to enterprises. Closely comparable to Once.net's custom development and managed-services model for large, demanding enterprise clients.
• Endava: Technology services company specializing in custom software development, platform engineering, and live-data systems for enterprise clients in Europe and the US. Comparable scale, geography, and delivery model to Once.net.
• Globant: IT services and digital transformation firm building custom platforms, data products, and user-facing applications for global enterprises. Mirrors Once.net's agency-style delivery combined with proprietary platform components.

Broad incumbents

• Akamai Technologies: Edge and CDN infrastructure supporting large-scale live streaming, voting, and real-time broadcast events. Overlaps with Once.net's managed-services layer for massive-concurrency live engagement.
• Contentful: Headless CMS platform used by publishers and enterprises for editorial workflows. Comparable to Once.net's custom CMS offerings (e.g., EUobserver) but sold as standardized software rather than bespoke builds.
• Confluent: Data streaming and event-driven platform company with foundational infrastructure (database, connectors, orchestration) comparable to Once.net's Based stack, though at much larger scale and with a pure-product model.
• Databricks: Unified data and analytics platform combining data lakehouse, orchestration, and developer tooling. Comparable to Once.net's Based platform ambition for modern data-stack workloads.
• Pivotal (VMware Tanzu): Application platform and developer tooling suite used for building scalable, cloud-native applications. Comparable to Once.net's combined stack of foundational technology plus developer-facing SDKs.

Emerging players

• Mentimeter: Interactive presentation and live audience polling platform used at scale in events and broadcasts. Competes with Once.net's Tally audience engagement layer for recurring live-media deployments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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