What Optazen Gmbh does

OptaZEN GmbH is a German boutique consulting and software development firm founded in 2021 and headquartered in Windhagen, Germany. The company specializes in PlanningAI solutions built on the Timefold (formerly OptaPlanner/Drools Planner) constraint satisfaction solver, delivering optimization applications for employee rostering, production scheduling, and field service routing across logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, pharma, automotive, utilities, rail, airports, hospitality, security, and home care sectors.

Core offerings are organized around three packaged solution areas — Employee Rostering (15-minute precision shift planning), Production Planning (OEE optimization, batch tracking, ERP integration), and Field Service Planning (route optimization, SLA management, real-time replanning) — supported by Vehicle Routing, Maintenance Scheduling, Location Optimization, Timetabling, Task & Project Scheduling, and Warehouse Optimization capabilities. Service delivery spans consulting (planning-challenge evaluation and architecture design), development (data integration through optimization engine to UI), and training & coaching across all three Timefold tiers (Open Source, Enterprise, SaaS), with ERP connectors for SAP and existing system landscapes.

The go-to-market is consultative and sales-led: engagements are initiated via a free PlanningAI assessment call and delivered as quote-based professional-services projects. OptaZEN operates as an official Timefold partner listed on timefold.ai/partners/ and reaches customers through its website, LinkedIn (founder profile), and email outreach. Named enterprise customers include DHL Group, Alstom, Allnex, Cargonexx, TimeEdit, and Shipsta/Freightos, with mid-market and SMB clients across Belgium, Italy, Austria, and the Czech Republic in addition to Germany.

Name

Optazen Gmbh

Legal name

OptaZEN GmbH

Website

https://optazen.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2021

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

OptaZEN GmbH is a German boutique consultancy that builds PlanningAI solutions on the Timefold constraint solver, delivering scheduling, routing, and production optimization applications to enterprises and mid-market firms across logistics, healthcare, manufacturing, pharma, and utilities industries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Planning & Optimization Consulting Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512), Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (54151)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Workflow-Oriented Integration & Orchestration (HDAEAIAG)

Keywords

• Planning optimization services
• Constraint satisfaction solving
• Employee rostering software
• Production scheduling solutions
• Field service routing

Headquarters

HQ city

Windhagen

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: PlanningAI consulting — evaluating planning challenges, designing optimal solution architecture, and guiding teams from concept to go-live. Billed per engagement or project.
2. Development Services: Complete PlanningAI application development including data integration, backend, optimization engine, and user interface delivered production-ready. Billed per project/engagement.
3. Training & Coaching: Hands-on enablement for client development teams to build, tune, and extend PlanningAI solutions with Timefold independently. Offered across all three Timefold tiers (Open Source, Enterprise, SaaS).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

OptaZEN GmbH is an official Timefold partner that delivers PlanningAI consulting, custom development, and training services built on the Timefold constraint satisfaction solver. The company designs and builds complete optimization applications covering employee rostering, production planning, and field service routing, delivering data integration, optimization engines, and user interfaces production-ready for enterprise and mid-market customers across multiple industries worldwide.

Product overview

OptaZEN GmbH is an official Timefold partner offering a portfolio of PlanningAI solutions centered on constraint satisfaction optimization for scheduling, routing, and production planning. The core product portfolio includes Employee Rostering (automated shift planning with 15-minute precision), Production Planning (OEE-optimized manufacturing scheduling with batch tracking and ERP integration), and Field Service Planning (route optimization and technician dispatch with real-time replanning). Supporting core solutions span Vehicle Routing, Maintenance Scheduling, Location Optimization, Timetabling, Task & Project Scheduling, and Warehouse Optimization. Services include Consulting (architecture and implementation guidance), Development (complete PlanningAI applications from data integration through UI), and Training & Coaching (team enablement on Timefold). The company operates within the Timefold ecosystem, supporting three product tiers: Timefold Open Source (free solver), Timefold Enterprise Edition (production-grade with multi-core solving), and Timefold SaaS Models (managed services for field service, shift scheduling, and routing).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Employee Rostering solution Automated shift planning solution delivering 15-minute precision employee scheduling, compliant with labor law, flexible for demand peaks, and optimized for staffing efficiency in logistics, healthcare, airports, hospitality, security, and childcare sectors.
• Production Planning solution Fine-grained production scheduling and optimization for manufacturing and process industry, delivering OEE optimization, batch tracking, and ERP integration for automotive, machinery, pharma, food & beverage, and chemical sectors.
• Field Service Planning solution Route optimization and technician dispatch solution for field service management, including SLA management, real-time replanning, and customer communication for utilities, home care, rail, winter services, sales teams, and facility management.
• PlanningAI Consulting Services Consulting engagement evaluating customer planning challenges, designing optimal solution architecture, and guiding teams from concept to go-live across all Timefold tiers (Open Source, Enterprise Edition, SaaS).
• PlanningAI Development Services Complete custom PlanningAI application development including data integration, backend, optimization engine, and user interface, delivered production-ready with ERP/SAP connectors.
• Timefold Training & Coaching Hands-on enablement program for client development teams to build, tune, and extend PlanningAI solutions with Timefold independently, offered across Open Source, Enterprise, and SaaS tiers.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15-minute precision in shift planning
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• TimefoldcoreTechnology or IntegrationOptaZEN GmbH is an official Timefold partner with over 10 years of experience in Timefold/OptaPlanner frameworks. The partnership provides consulting, development, and training services across all three Timefold product tiers: Timefold Open Source (free solver), Timefold Enterprise Edition (production-grade solver), and Timefold SaaS (managed services for field service routing, employee shift scheduling, and pick-up & delivery routing). OptaZEN supports customers through concept phase, implementation, and ongoing development of PlanningAI solutions.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• RELEX Solutions: Supply chain and retail planning optimization platform covering demand forecasting, replenishment, and workforce planning. Serves retail and manufacturing verticals where OptaZEN also delivers production and shift scheduling solutions.
• o9 Solutions: Enterprise AI platform for integrated business planning (IBP), S&OP, and supply chain planning. Serves large global enterprises with planning optimization use cases that intersect OptaZEN's manufacturing, logistics, and production planning engagements.
• Blue Yonder: Major supply chain and planning optimization platform with broad coverage of demand planning, workforce scheduling, and transportation optimization. A larger, established incumbent whose planning portfolio overlaps OptaZEN's vertical focus areas.
• ToolsGroup: Supply chain planning and optimization software serving manufacturing, retail, and logistics with demand sensing, inventory, and production planning capabilities — overlapping customer industries with OptaZEN's manufacturing and logistics verticals.
• Quintiq (Dassault Systèmes): Established planning and optimization platform within Dassault Systèmes' 3DEXPERIENCE portfolio, serving workforce, production, and logistics planning at large enterprises — broader scope but overlapping planning/optimization customer base with OptaZEN.
• FICO (Xpress Optimization): Optimization solver (FICO Xpress) and decision management platform used for planning, scheduling, and resource allocation. Broader portfolio but directly competes for optimization engagements and serves similar enterprise optimization needs.
• IBM Decision Optimization (CPLEX): Enterprise mathematical optimization solver (CPLEX) and decision optimization platform within IBM's broader software portfolio. Competes with Timefold/OptaPlanner as an alternative solver foundation for planning applications.

Direct peers

• AIMMS: Optimization modeling platform that combines proprietary software with implementation services for supply chain, production planning, and workforce scheduling — a closely comparable business model to OptaZEN's Timefold-based consulting and development offerings.
• Timefold: The vendor behind the Timefold solver ecosystem that OptaZEN is officially partnered with. Timefold also sells direct consulting and SaaS managed services for field service routing, shift scheduling, and pickup-and-delivery routing — overlapping OptaZEN's service offering and competing for some of the same enterprise planning engagements.

Others

• Gurobi Optimization: Mathematical optimization solver provider whose technology can substitute for or complement Timefold in planning applications. As a solver vendor rather than implementation partner, Gurobi is an adjacent ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor to OptaZEN's services.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/optazen

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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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