What Deutsche Post Adress does

Deutsche Post Adress is the address management competence center of Deutsche Post DHL Group, providing B2B address data quality, verification, and maintenance services to enterprise clients in Germany. Its portfolio spans the full address lifecycle — MOVE relocation database updates, undeliverable address screening (Screen), deceased-person identification (GONE), personal and business master data maintenance, international address upkeep, and KOMPASS Adressmanagement-Beratung consulting — delivered through enterprise sales channels and a website-based solution finder. Two wholly-owned subsidiaries (ABIS and RISER) and the umziehen.de consumer relocation portal extend the address-related product surface.

The underlying technology is a proprietary address management and data quality platform built on Deutsche Post's national address databases, with the MOVE database as the central asset tracking the roughly 3 million annual German relocations cited in the company's 2024 Umzugsstudie. Core differentiators are data scale (postal-network-derived address change signal) and accuracy/precision (deterministic verification, correction, and deceased-record identification). No API, SDK, or AI/ML capabilities are disclosed in the source data; integration with clients is via Deutsche Post/DHL's enterprise sales motion and website-driven inquiries.

Deutsche Post Adress monetizes through subscription-based B2B address management services, targeting large organizations in banking, energy, insurance, e-commerce, automotive, and debt collection. Distribution is anchored in Deutsche Post/DHL Group's enterprise customer network and corporate sales organization, with direct online access for mid-market inquiries. As a subsidiary of DHL Group (Frankfurt-listed Deutsche Post AG), the unit benefits from the parent's postal infrastructure and brand, but does not separately disclose revenue, headcount, or pricing.

Name

Deutsche Post Adress

Legal name

Deutsche Post Adress

Website

https://postadress.de

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Deutsche Post Adress is the address management competence center of Deutsche Post DHL Group, providing B2B address verification, updating, and data quality services to German enterprises across banking, insurance, energy, e-commerce, automotive, and debt collection.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Address Management Services

NAICS

Postal Service (491), Document Preparation Services (561410)

SIC

Services-Direct Mail Advertising Services (7331)

akta.pro primary industry

POI, Local Listings & Business Directory Platforms (BPAMANAD)

Keywords

• Address management services
• Data quality solutions
• Address verification services
• Master data maintenance
• Move database services

Headquarters

HQ city

Germany

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Address Management Services: B2B address management solutions including address verification, updating, and data quality services for enterprise clients across banking, insurance, energy, e-commerce, automotive, and debt collection industries.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Deutsche Post Adress is the address management competence center of Deutsche Post DHL Group, providing B2B address management, verification, and data quality services to enterprise customers in Germany. The portfolio centers on the MOVE address database that tracks relocations, supplemented by undeliverable-address screening, deceased-person identification, personal and business master data maintenance, international address validation, and KOMPASS advisory consulting for address process optimization.

Product overview

Deutsche Post Adress is the address management competence center of Deutsche Post DHL Group, offering holistic address management solutions for businesses to ensure efficient customer contact. The product portfolio is organized as a platform of interconnected services rather than a single unified product. Core offerings include the Move Address Database (Umzugsadressen aktualisieren) for tracking relocations, screening services for undeliverable addresses, deceased person identification (GONE), and personal/business master data maintenance. These are complemented by KOMPASS consulting services for process optimization and the umziehen.de consumer portal. Subsidiaries ABIS and RISER provide additional specialized address solutions. Industry-specific solutions are offered for banking, energy, debt collection, insurance, e-commerce, and automotive sectors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Umzugsadressen aktualisieren (Move Address Database) Proprietary MOVE move database that provides updated addresses for people who have relocated across Germany, enabling businesses to keep customer contact information current and reach movers with refreshed addresses.
• Unzustellbare Adressen bereinigen (Screen Undeliverable Addresses) Service that identifies and removes undeliverable addresses from customer databases, reducing returned mail and improving delivery success rates for enterprise customers.
• Datensätze Verstorbener identifizieren (GONE - Deceased Data) Identifies records of deceased persons in customer databases, allowing businesses to maintain accurate and respectful customer data and prevent inappropriate communications.
• Personenstammdaten pflegen (Personal Master Data Maintenance) Service for maintaining and updating personal customer master data records to ensure data quality and accuracy across banking, insurance, energy, and other consumer-facing organizations.
• Firmenadressen (Business Addresses) Business address management and maintenance services for corporate customer data, including verification and updates for commercial address records.
• Internationale Adressen pflegen (International Address Maintenance) International address maintenance services for managing and validating addresses outside Germany, extending Deutsche Post's address data quality capabilities beyond the domestic market.
• KOMPASS Adressmanagement-Beratung (Address Management Consulting) Advisory consulting service providing expert guidance on optimizing enterprise address data processes, workflow integration, and data quality governance.
• umziehen.de (Online Relocation Portal) Online relocation portal allowing individuals to manage move notifications and address changes, supporting Deutsche Post Adress's address data collection on private relocations.

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• ABIScoreOthersSubsidiary company of Deutsche Post Adress providing additional address management and data services. ABIS is listed as a subsidiary on the Deutsche Post Adress website under the 'Über uns' (About us) section.
• RISERcoreOthersSubsidiary company of Deutsche Post Adress. Listed alongside ABIS as a subsidiary company under the 'Über uns' (About us) section of the website.
• umziehen.deminorOthersOnline relocation portal operated by Deutsche Post Adress. Mentioned in the sidebar as a related service: 'Kennen Sie schon...unser Umzugsportal umziehen.de?' (Do you know our relocation portal umziehen.de?). This is an internal property rather than an external partnership.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Emerging players

• Lob: US-based direct mail automation and address verification API platform. Comparable in combining address quality with direct mail execution, particularly for digital-first customers.
• Smarty (SmartyStreets): US-based address validation API provider with developer-friendly positioning. Competes in address verification and standardization, representing a more digitally-native alternative model.

Broad incumbents

• Acxiom (IPG): Global data, identity, and audience solutions provider. Comparable as a broad incumbent offering address, identity, and customer data quality at scale for enterprise marketing clients.
• Arvato (Bertelsmann): Global financial services and data management arm of Bertelsmann offering CRM, address, and master data services. Comparable as a broad incumbent in German/European data services with overlap in address and customer data quality.
• Deutsche Post Direkt: Direct marketing and address services arm of Deutsche Post within the same parent group. Sibling business with overlapping customer base in direct marketing and address services.

Direct peers

• Creditreform: German credit and business information provider with address verification, company data, and debtor identification services. Overlaps with Deutsche Post Adress' debt collection and deceased identification use cases.
• Melissa Data: US-headquartered address verification, identity validation, and data quality services provider. Comparable across address standardization, deceased records, and international address support.
• Loqate (GBG): Global address verification, geocoding, and data quality platform. Direct competitor in address capture, validation, and master data management for enterprise customers.
• Bisnode (Dun & Bradstreet): European B2B data and address quality provider (now part of Dun & Bradstreet). Competes with Deutsche Post Adress on business address data, master data management, and customer data quality across DACH.
• Schober Information Group: German B2B data and address management specialist offering address quality, market data, and direct marketing solutions. Most direct domestic competitor to Deutsche Post Adress in the German address data space.

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

Subsidiaries2 records

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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