What QIT Systeme GmbH does

QIT Systeme GmbH is a Mannheim, Germany-based IT specialist serving radiology practices and hospital radiology departments with a portfolio of vendor-neutral, DICOM-compliant appliances. The company's core product, QIT PACS, is a web-based Picture Archiving and Communication System built on established DICOM standards and designed for fast and stable image archiving, reliable DICOM communication, flexible viewer solutions, secure data transfer, and centralised administration with user-rights management. Around PACS, QIT has assembled a modular add-on set: QIT Importer for patient-data ingestion, QIT Dosismanagement for automatic radiation-dose classification and reporting to the German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS), QIT DICOM Mail for DRG-compliant image transmission, QIT MammoBote for digital 'No Findings' notifications in mammography screening, and the Bergfried® Backupserver for encrypted, immutable, offline long-term backup of medical imaging, developed in partnership with trademark holder KEINSTEIN GmbH and integrated with Veeam Immutable Repository functionality.

The company monetises through a combination of one-time appliance licences, recurring QIT Systemservice contracts (first- and second-level support, system administration), and Bergfried backup subscriptions that include full maintenance and VPN-based monitoring. Go-to-market is sales-led and direct, with field support concentrated in southwestern Germany and remote support delivered via TeamViewer nationwide. The company positions itself as a pragmatic, domain-specialised alternative to large single-vendor PACS providers, emphasising personal customer relationships, open architecture, and German regulatory compliance. The company is privately held and founder-managed by managing directors Alexander Strifler and Stefan Baur, with no disclosed external institutional investors and operations limited to Germany.

Name

QIT Systeme GmbH

Legal name

QIT Systeme GmbH

Website

https://qit-systeme.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

QIT Systeme GmbH is a Mannheim-based, founder-managed German IT vendor that sells vendor-neutral, DICOM-compliant PACS appliances and add-on modules (dose management, DICOM mail, mammography screening notifications, encrypted backup) to radiology practices and hospital radiology departments in Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Radiology IT Software & Appliances

NAICS

Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511)

SIC

Surgical & Medical Instruments & Apparatus (3841)

akta.pro primary industry

Picture Archiving & Communication Systems (PACS) (HLACALAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Imaging Interoperability & Standards Enablement (DICOM/HL7/FHIR/IHE) (HLACALAJ), Image Exchange, Sharing & Patient/Provider Portals (DICOM/Web) (HLACALAI), Quality, Peer Review & Compliance Tools (MQSA/ACR/QA) (HLACALAL)

Keywords

• Radiology IT solutions
• PACS software appliances
• DICOM medical imaging
• Radiation dose management
• Medical image backup

Headquarters

HQ city

Mannheim

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, Others

Revenue model

1. Software Appliance Sales: Sale of pre-configured hardware/software appliances including PACS systems, backup servers, and specialized radiology IT solutions. Products are delivered as complete, managed appliances requiring minimal customer IT involvement.
2. QIT Systemservice: Modular service packages for ongoing IT support and system maintenance for new and existing customers in southwestern Germany. Includes first-level support, second-level support, and system administration services.
3. Bergfried® Backupserver with Full Maintenance: Backup solution including complete maintenance, monitoring, and administration via VPN infrastructure. Hardware and system logs are continuously monitored with daily status reports included.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

QIT Systeme GmbH develops and sells Linux-based IT appliances for radiology, including the web-based QIT PACS for image archiving and DICOM communication, plus complementary modules for dose management, DICOM data import and transmission, mammography screening notifications, and the Bergfried® encrypted backup server. The company also delivers modular IT support and system administration services (QIT Systemservice) to radiology practices and hospitals across Germany.

Product overview

QIT Systeme GmbH offers a comprehensive IT solutions portfolio for radiology practices, built around QIT PACS as the core platform for picture archiving and communication. The offering includes specialized add-on modules: QIT Importer for data import, QIT Dosismanagement for radiation dose compliance, QIT DICOM Mail for secure image transmission, and QIT MammoBote for mammography screening notifications. The portfolio is complemented by the Bergfried® Backupserver for secure long-term data storage and the QIT Systemservice for ongoing IT support and maintenance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Bergfried® Backupserver: Modern long-term data backup solution for medical imaging, with fully managed, offline backup server designed for maximum security and data immutability.
• QIT PACS
• QIT Importer
• QIT Dosismanagement
• QIT DICOM Mail
• QIT MammoBote
• QIT Systemservice

Products and services

• QIT PACS Web-based Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) providing fast and stable image archiving, reliable DICOM communication, flexible viewer solutions, secure data transmission, central administration with user rights management, and high availability/scalability for radiology practices.
• QIT Importer Tool for secure and complete import of patient data, enabling seamless DICOM data ingestion into radiology systems.
• QIT Dosismanagement Radiation dose management system that automatically classifies and reports dose data in compliance with German Federal Office for Radiation Protection (BfS) requirements, with OCR/RDSR support and pre-configured exports for medical associations.
• QIT DICOM Mail Application for sending DICOM data according to DRG (German Diagnosis Related Groups) standards, enabling secure transmission of medical imaging data between facilities.
• QIT MammoBote Digital 'No Findings' notification system for organized mammography screening programs, facilitating communication of screening results to patients.
• Bergfried® Backupserver Modern long-term data backup solution for medical imaging featuring encrypted, immutable data snapshots, hardened Linux OS (CIS server levels 1 and 2), fully autonomous operation disconnected from the internet, VPN-based management, and optional Veeam Immutable Repository support.
• QIT Systemservice Modular service system for needs-based customer support, providing comprehensive IT system service and maintenance (first-level support, second-level support, and system administration) for radiology environments, primarily in southwestern Germany.

Quantifiable outcome

• Minimized IT downtime through reliable, professionally maintained appliances
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• KEINSTEIN GmbHcoreTechnology or IntegrationKEINSTEIN GmbH is the trademark holder of the Bergfried® brand. QIT Systeme GmbH develops and sells the Bergfried® Backupserver product under this licensed trademark. The partnership involves product development and branding授权 for the secure long-term backup solution specifically designed for medical imaging.
• MPEminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMPE is listed as a partner on QIT's website. Nature of partnership appears to be channel-related distribution or reseller arrangement for QIT products.
• Technische Hochschule Mannheim (THM)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCooperative education partnership through the StudiumPLUS program. QIT provides trainee positions for students in informatics, medical informatics, and related programs. Students gain practical experience while QIT builds talent pipeline and university relationships.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights12 records

Direct peers

• medavis GmbH: German radiology IT vendor offering RIS/PACS/workflow solutions to radiology practices and hospitals in the DACH region. Closely comparable niche, geography, and customer base to QIT's radiology practice and hospital focus.
• medigration GmbH: German PACS and imaging IT provider serving radiology practices and clinics. Comparable product scope (PACS and related imaging tools) and DACH focus to QIT.
• INFINITT Healthcare: Vendor of PACS, RIS, and radiology workflow solutions deployed in hospitals and imaging centers globally. Directly comparable core PACS offering to QIT PACS, with similar target end users.
• Sectra: Swedish publicly listed vendor of PACS and medical imaging IT solutions serving radiology departments and hospitals across Europe. Directly comparable to QIT as a dedicated PACS/imaging IT specialist, though at much larger scale.
• Visage Imaging: Pure-play PACS and imaging viewer vendor serving radiology practices and hospitals. Closely comparable on enterprise imaging and DICOM-based PACS product surface to QIT's offering.
• CHILI GmbH: German vendor specializing in teleradiology, DICOM image exchange, and radiology imaging IT. Closely comparable on DICOM-based image sharing (QIT DICOM Mail) and German radiology customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Siemens Healthineers: Global medical imaging and healthcare IT provider offering PACS and radiology workflow solutions as part of a much larger diagnostics portfolio. A key incumbent competitor for hospital radiology departments QIT targets.
• GE HealthCare: Global imaging modality and enterprise imaging IT vendor with PACS offerings. Comparable on the imaging IT/PACS layer for hospital customers, though QIT competes as a vendor-neutral alternative.
• Dedalus Group: Large European healthcare IT vendor with radiology, RIS, and diagnostic imaging modules serving hospitals across multiple countries. Comparable on the radiology IT module but operates as a multi-vertical incumbent versus QIT's focused niche.
• Agfa HealthCare: Global vendor of imaging IT (PACS/RIS) and radiology solutions for hospitals. Comparable core PACS capability but at much broader portfolio and scale than QIT.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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