ARES Consulting

What ARES Consulting does

ARES Consulting GmbH is a Munich-based, founder-owned IT consulting firm founded in 2021 that operates as 'The Cloud Native Company,' delivering cloud-native transformation services to enterprise and public-sector clients across Germany. The company organizes its work around five service lines: Strategy, Infrastructure, Software, DevOps, and (most recently) Artificial Intelligence, executed by a bench of 30-40 IT consultants working remotely across Germany. Its core technical stack spans Kubernetes, Docker, microservices, declarative APIs, CI/CD pipelines, and Infrastructure-as-Code, with delivery capability across AWS, Microsoft Azure, the sovereign STACKIT cloud (Schwarz Group), and Scaleway. Notable client engagements include cloud migration for Uni-Assist, a Microsoft 365 rollout for OBERMEYER Infrastruktur's Bahnallianz railway project, and BSI-compliant Kubernetes operations and data-center transformation for Dataport, alongside confidential work in pharma, automotive, and healthcare.

The business model is a hybrid of professional services and managed services: project-based consulting engagements typically run 6-12 months under service agreements, Time & Material, fixed-price, or managed-service contracts, with pricing quote-based and not publicly disclosed. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales, supported by a partnership ecosystem with the major cloud platforms, content marketing via a Medium blog and LinkedIn presence, employer branding through Kununu, and event participation including the Digits Partner Summit. ARES is co-led by Managing Directors Tom Müller and Oliver Kolar, with no external institutional investors disclosed, indicating a bootstrapped, founder-funded capital structure.

Name

ARES Consulting

Legal name

ARES Consulting GmbH

Website

https://ares-consulting.de

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

ARES Consulting GmbH is a Munich-based, founder-owned IT consulting firm founded in 2021 delivering cloud-native strategy, infrastructure, software, DevOps, and AI services to enterprise and public-sector clients across Germany.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

IT Consulting Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Other Management Consulting Services (541618)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Cloud Consulting & Migration (BPAHAEAE)

akta.pro secondary industries

Strategy & IT Advisory (BPAEAAAA), Data, Analytics & AI Consulting (BPAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Cloud consulting services
• DevOps consulting
• Cloud migration services
• AI consulting
• Infrastructure modernization

Headquarters

HQ city

Aschheim

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. IT Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for cloud strategy, infrastructure, DevOps, software development, and AI. Project-based engagements typically lasting 6-12 months. Contract types include service agreements, Time & Material, fixed-price contracts, and managed service agreements.
2. Managed Services: Ongoing managed services for cloud infrastructure, application operations, monitoring, maintenance and support. Provides recurring revenue through operational support contracts.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

ARES Consulting provides cloud-native IT consulting services across five service lines: Strategy, Infrastructure, Software Engineering, DevOps, and AI. The firm delivers bespoke consulting engagements covering digital transformation, cloud migration, infrastructure modernization, CI/CD implementation, and AI/ML integration for enterprise clients in pharmaceuticals, automotive, finance, and public sector across Germany.

Product overview

ARES Consulting GmbH is an IT consulting company operating as 'The Cloud Native Company,' founded in 2021 and based in Munich, Germany. The company offers a unified portfolio of five consulting service lines: Strategie (Strategy), Infrastruktur (Infrastructure), Software, DevOps, and AI (Artificial Intelligence). These services are delivered by approximately 40 IT consultants and cover the full lifecycle of digital transformation—from strategy and advisory through infrastructure, software development, DevOps practices, and AI integration—primarily for enterprise clients in pharmaceuticals, automotive, finance, and public sector. The company does not offer a packaged software product; rather, it provides bespoke consulting engagements tailored to client needs using modern Cloud-Native technologies.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Strategie (Strategy Consulting) IT strategy consulting services including digital transformation advisory, digitization strategy, cloud readiness assessment, cloud adoption and transformation, process digitization and automation, business intelligence, hybrid and multi-cloud strategies, Infrastructure as Code implementation, and managed services development for enterprise clients.
• Infrastruktur (Infrastructure) Cloud infrastructure services including modernization, cloud migration, operations, and platform development as a Service (PaaS) for customized platform solutions for enterprise clients.
• Software (Software Engineering) Custom software engineering services including application development, modernization, migration, rewrites and consolidations, Greenfield development, platform and portal development (SaaS), product maintenance, backend development, API development and management, and legacy system integration for enterprise clients.
• DevOps DevOps consulting services including system modernization, cloud migration, automation, CI/CD pipeline implementation, Infrastructure as Code (IaC), performance monitoring and optimization, containerization and orchestration (Kubernetes), and application operations for enterprise clients.
• AI (Artificial Intelligence) AI consulting services including AI strategy development, use case discovery, data analysis and preparation, AI model development (Machine Learning, Deep Learning, GenAI), AI solution integration, enablement and support, organizational development, MLOps and AI in the Cloud, AI prototyping and MVPs, AI for business automation, Responsible AI and Governance, and AI Readiness Check for enterprise clients.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduced operational costs through automation and Infrastructure as Code implementation
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core, supporting and minor.

• Amazon Web Services (AWS)coreTechnology or IntegrationPrimary cloud platform partner. ARES builds cloud-native solutions using AWS services including ECS, Fargate, Lambda, CloudFront, S3, Redshift, CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and CloudFormation. Experience with global scalability requirements for enterprise clients.
• Microsoft AzurecoreTechnology or IntegrationKey cloud partner for Azure-based solutions including workspace portals, virtual machines, storage, databases, and Azure Resource Manager for automation. ARES implements self-service portals and Azure solutions for enterprise clients.
• STACKIT CloudcoreTechnology or IntegrationSovereign cloud solution for Germany and Europe. ARES participates as partner in Schwarz Group ecosystem. STACKIT represents sovereign cloud alternative for German enterprises with data residency requirements.
• ScalewaysupportingTechnology or IntegrationEuropean cloud provider partner. Part of ARES multi-cloud strategy approach.
• OBERMEYER Infrastruktur GmbHsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerInfrastructure consulting firm engaged in railway projects. ARES supports Microsoft 365 implementation for Lübeck-Lensahn railway alliance project involving 15 organizations and 500+ participants.
• Digits Partner SummitminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner event participation. ARES attended Digits Partner Summit 2026 at LIDL Headquarters in Bad Wimpfen, discussing sovereign cloud solutions and AI as success components.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Atos: European IT services major with a sizable German business in cloud, cybersecurity, and digital workplace. Competes with ARES for enterprise cloud migration and managed services, particularly with public-sector and large industrial clients.
• Accenture: Largest global management and technology consultancy with deep cloud, AI, and industry consulting practices. Competes for the same enterprise digital-transformation budgets as ARES, particularly in pharma, automotive and financial services in Germany.
• T-Systems: Deutsche Telekom's enterprise IT arm and one of the largest German cloud and digital transformation providers. Directly competes for the same public-sector and large-enterprise cloud-native engagements as ARES, but at significantly greater scale and with broader managed-service capabilities.
• Capgemini: Global IT services and consulting leader with a strong cloud-native and DevOps practice serving European enterprise and regulated industries. Competes with ARES for cloud transformation, DevOps, and AI consulting engagements across the same German enterprise accounts.
• Sopra Steria: European IT services group with significant German presence (Sopra Steria SE) focused on digital transformation, cloud, and regulated-industry consulting. Directly competes for German public-sector and enterprise cloud programs.
• IBM Consulting: Global consulting arm of IBM with deep hybrid cloud (OpenShift, AWS partnership) and AI (watsonx) practices. Competes for the same enterprise cloud-native and AI modernization budgets ARES targets in German banking, automotive and public sector.

Direct peers

• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy specializing in cloud-native software engineering, DevOps, and platform modernization — directly comparable to ARES's core service lines (Software, DevOps, Cloud) and target customers in regulated industries.
• Slalom: US-headquartered cloud-native and digital transformation consultancy with strong AWS and Azure delivery capabilities. Closely comparable business model — project-based, senior-consultant-heavy, focused on cloud and AI outcomes for enterprise clients.
• Allgeier: German IT consulting and services group with strong enterprise and public-sector footprint in Germany. Overlaps directly with ARES in cloud modernization, software development, and DevOps consulting for mid-to-large German enterprises.
• Datagroup: German mid-market IT services provider offering cloud, SAP, and managed services to enterprise and public-sector clients. A direct domestic peer for ARES, particularly in regulated industries and government IT modernization.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xmedium.com/@ares.consulting
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ares-consulting-gmbh
• Instagraminstagram.com/aresconsultinggmbh
• Facebookfacebook.com/aresconsultinggmbh

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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