What Ostendis does

Ostendis AG is a privately held Swiss software company founded in 2015 and headquartered in Boniswil, Canton Aargau, that develops and operates a cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) / E-Recruiting platform for the Swiss market. The product is built and hosted entirely in Switzerland, with infrastructure at Swiss data centers (Steinhausen and Cham) operating to banking-grade security standards, and holds Swiss Made Software and Swiss Hosting certifications alongside GDPR and revised Swiss DSG compliance. The platform spans job posting and multiposting, applicant tracking via multiple intake channels (email, CVdropper drag-and-drop, and conventional forms), CV parsing, candidate pool management, internal collaboration, automated confirmations and rejections, and KPI/reporting dashboards, with an applicant-facing portal at cv.ostendis.com and an adjacent candidate evaluation service branded Evaloo.

The core product is the Ostendis Professional Edition, priced at CHF 5.00 per day per account under a usage-based "pay-as-you-need" model with no long-term contracts, minimum terms, or subscriptions, complemented by a 100-day full-feature free trial. Go-to-market blends self-serve onboarding with inside sales via live "Coffee Date" demos, an HR consulting partner network (HRgenau, human connections, M&E Personnel, PriMaVera, Temproll), technology and channel partners (Prospective Media Services for multiposting to 200+ boards, Hürlimann Informatik for public-sector IT, JobIQ for social recruiting, Yousty for apprenticeships), and content marketing via blog and podcast. Customers are predominantly Swiss SMEs with intermittent hiring needs, with named logos spanning healthcare, hospitality, government, manufacturing, real estate, and technology.

Revenue mechanics depend entirely on days-of-actual-use, which inherently caps average contract value and creates variable monthly revenue tied to customer hiring cycles. The company operates with a small 11–50 employee team led by founder/CEO Philippe Moser and Head of Development Ralf Zimmermann, is profitable-by-implication (no external funding disclosed), and focuses exclusively on the Swiss/DACH market with a multilingual German/French/Italian/English website but no active international sales operations.

Name

Ostendis

Legal name

Ostendis AG

Website

https://ostendis.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2015

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ostendis AG is a Swiss cloud-based Applicant Tracking System (ATS) provider offering pay-as-you-need e-recruiting software to Swiss SMEs, public sector, healthcare, and hospitality organizations, with Swiss-hosted data, compliance certifications, and integrations to 200+ job boards.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Applicant Tracking System

NAICS

Employment Services (5613)

SIC

Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

Talent Acquisition (Recruiting) & Applicant Tracking (ATS) (BPACAPAD)

Keywords

• Applicant tracking system
• E-recruiting software
• Candidate management
• Job posting platform
• Talent acquisition software

Headquarters

HQ city

Boniswil

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. SaaS Subscription (Pay-as-you-need): Ostendis uses a flexible pay-as-you-need pricing model where customers only pay when they use the system. No long-term contracts, minimum terms, or subscriptions required. Pricing is based on CHF 5.00 per day per Professional Edition account. Professional application management (ATS) is positioned as affordable for SMEs that do not have permanent vacancies to fill.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Ostendis AG provides a cloud-based, Swiss-hosted E-Recruiting (Applicant Tracking System) SaaS platform that manages the end-to-end hiring workflow for organizations. The product supports multiposting of job ads to 200+ job boards and social channels, candidate intake via email, CVdropper, or career page, centralized team collaboration, automated confirmations, CV parsing, candidate pooling, and recruitment KPI reporting. It is sold on a flexible pay-as-you-need pricing model aimed primarily at Swiss SMEs and organizations with intermittent hiring needs.

Product overview

Ostendis offers a cloud-based Swiss E-Recruiting System (ATS) as its core unified product, designed to simplify the entire recruitment process from job posting to hiring decision. The platform consists of the Ostendis Professional Edition as the main SaaS product, complemented by the CVdropper for simplified application intake, a built-in Multiposting Solution for publishing to 40+ job platforms and social media channels, Reporting & KPIs for analytics, a Kandidatenpool for talent pooling, and a Karriereseite for hosted career pages. Additional services include Evaloo for applicant evaluation and cv.ostendis.com as a dedicated applicant portal. The system is characterized by its pay-as-you-need pricing model, Swiss hosting with data residency compliance, and rapid 2-hour implementation without IT integration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CVdropper: A drag-and-drop document upload tool allowing applicants to conveniently upload their application documents. Mobile-friendly with no restrictions on file formats.
• Evaloo

Products and services

• Ostendis E-Recruiting System A cloud-based Swiss E-Recruiting (ATS) platform that simplifies the entire recruitment process from job posting to hiring decision for Swiss SMEs, public sector, healthcare, hospitality, and mid-market organizations. It includes multiposting to 200+ job boards, team collaboration, automated confirmations, CV parsing, candidate pooling, and KPI reporting.
• Evaloo A candidate evaluation and assessment service operating as a sub-brand of Ostendis, designed to work in conjunction with the E-Recruiting system for comprehensive applicant evaluation and selection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces administrative effort in recruitment process by up to 64%
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration36 records

AI capability1 record

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Prospective Media Services PMS AGcoreTechnology or IntegrationProspective is a leading Swiss multiposting platform operating for over two decades. They develop innovative solutions for talent attraction across Switzerland, Germany, and Austria with around 40 experts. Together with Prospective, Ostendis clients benefit from the latest approaches in online recruiting and seamless integration into their processes.
• YoustycoreTechnology or IntegrationYousty is the leading platform for apprenticeship placement in Switzerland, supporting young people in finding the right career path. The interface enables all applications to land directly in the Ostendis system. Simple, secure and efficient recruitment of apprentices.
• Hürlimann Informatik AGcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerIT partner for public administrations with more than 25 years of business activity. Leading provider of specialist municipal solutions and IT infrastructures for cities and municipalities with 'everything from a single source' approach.
• JobIQ AGminorGTM or Marketing PartnerSocial media recruiting platform that publishes job ads on search engines (Google Ads), social media (Facebook, Instagram), and thousands of websites via banners. Creates campaigns automatically for each job and monitors throughout duration.
• HRgenau gmbhminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPersonnel services company providing support with HR issues. Offers HR project support from idea to conception and implementation, as well as HR interim managers on site.
• human connections GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerExternal sparring partner for personnel issues working in HR interim management, recruitment on mandate basis, and outplacement support in tandem with newplace ag.
• M&E Personnel Consulting AGminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerPersonnel consulting and placement firm operating since 1989 based on trust principle for personnel selection and placement.
• PriMaVera FlükigerminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHR expert for unusual situations - temporary HR management vacancies, HR under pressure, company changes. Brings solutions for people and companies in management, recruitment, and projects.
• Temproll GmbHminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHRM Pool - an online sharing platform where HR professionals exchange questions in a protected forum. Also offers 'employee sharing' model for companies with fluctuating workload.
• Job Portals Network (200+ platforms)coreGTM or Marketing PartnerExtensive network of job platforms including jobs.ch, publicjobs.ch, myjob.ch, StepStone, Monster, LinkedIn, Xing, Google for Jobs, and 200+ specialized platforms across industries and regions in Switzerland and DACH.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• JOIN (Talent-Plattform): Swiss-founded job platform and ATS solution serving SMEs in Switzerland and Europe. Closely comparable on geography (Swiss origins), target segment (SME), and product category (ATS + multiposting), making it a primary head-to-head competitor.
• Workable: Global ATS and recruiting platform with strong SMB positioning and self-serve onboarding. Comparable in go-to-market (self-serve, PLG) and target segment (SMB), competing in the same recruitment software category from a different geography.
• Personio: European HR suite founded in Germany targeting SMEs with HR, recruiting, and payroll functionality. Highly comparable to Ostendis as a European SMB-focused HR tech player, though at much larger scale with VC backing and broader product scope.
• Softgarden: German ATS and talent acquisition suite serving mid-market and enterprise across DACH. Direct competitor in the ATS space with similar focus on candidate experience and multiposting, and established presence in German-speaking markets adjacent to Ostendis's Swiss stronghold.
• BITE GmbH: German ATS provider focused on mid-market employers with applicant management, multiposting, and candidate communication. Directly comparable product offering and target market segment, making it a relevant peer for benchmarking product and pricing.
• d.vinci: German ATS and e-recruiting provider focused on mid-market employers. Comparable in product scope (ATS, multiposting, candidate management) and in its DACH regional focus, making it a head-to-head competitor for cross-border expansion.

Broad incumbents

• SmartRecruiters: Global ATS and talent acquisition suite with enterprise customers. Broader geographic reach and well-funded; competes in the same ATS category though typically for larger organizations than Ostendis's SME sweet spot.
• Greenhouse Software: US-headquartered ATS and hiring platform serving mid-market and enterprise globally. Operates broadly in the same ATS category with significantly greater scale, funding, and AI investment; competes for the same enterprise buyers Ostendis targets with larger Swiss employers.
• onlyfy by New Work (Xing): Recruiting and employer branding solutions from New Work SE (parent of Xing), the leading DACH professional network. Operates in the same ATS-adjacent category with deep integration into Xing's candidate pool, competing for DACH SMB and mid-market recruiting budgets.

Emerging players

• Recruitee: European-headquartered ATS for SMBs with collaborative hiring and multiposting features. Comparable in target segment (SMB) and product category (ATS), though with broader geographic ambition and slightly different feature emphasis.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@OstendisAG
• Facebookfacebook.com/ostendis
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ostendis
• Instagraminstagram.com/ostendis_ag

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 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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